New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-09
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.
rprrD OF THE NEW POPULlsT-DEMO-
CRATIC SCHOOL.
r.rr AND UNLIMITED SILVER AT 10 no THE
CHEF P1.ANK-THE INCOME rA~' a HH'HNoH
TARIFF AND AN ANARcHIsr1C ATTACK


CHEF p1ANK-rHE INCOME TAX. REVENUE
TARIFF AND AN ANARcHIsr1C ATTACK
ON THE FEDERAL. JUDICIARY.
Cb,caro JuIy S.--The Resolutions Committee
=. tho D.mocratic Conven ion has been called
a. rset again tomorrow morning, when further
.henres In the platform are expected TO be
made. A..
', % learned that the minority report on the
,,,,forn, relates exclusively TO the financial
r,onr md It's text IL quite short. 1t declares
o. tho existipc standard and indorses the call
,n- toyother of an International Monetary
Conference.
Tho n,otform ms agreed upon this afternoon,
md % u would have been submitted to the
convention to night had opportunity offered, Is
IN its full text as follows:
us the Democrats Of the United States In
National Convention assembled, do reafiirm our
suee,ance to those great essential principles OF
,,s,,ce and liberty upon which our INSTITUTIONS
srs founded. and which the Democratic party
... advocated from Jeferson's time to our own
,reedom Of speech freedom OF the press rreedon
o,conscience the preservation OF pcrsonai rlghts'
the equality OF all citizens before the law ana 'e
faithful observance of constitutional limitations.
DurinS all these years the Democratic party mas
-o.,stsd the tendency Of selfish interests to the
Capitalization of governmental power ana s'eau
,os.,v maintained the integrity Of the dual
scheme Of government established by the rouho-
.-s ~ this Republic Of republics. Under its
Guidance and teachings the great principle OF
local self-government has found its best express
.,on IN the maintenance Of the rights OF the
States and in It's assertion of the necessity OF
.,rening tho general Government to the exer-
,,s. or nowers granted by the Constitution OF the
United States.
FOR FREE AND UNLIMITED SILVER.
Recognizing that the money question Is para
mount 70 all others at this time we invite
attention to the fact that the constitution
names silver and gold together as the money
-,o..,s q, tho United States, and tha. the first
coinage law passed by Congress under the Con
.,,,ut,on made the silver dollar the money unit
q. value and admitted gold TO free coinage al d
ratio based upon the silver-dollar unit we de-
o,ors that the act Of 1873. demonetlzhe
silver without the knowledge or approval OF .he
American people. has resulted in the appreciation
~ gold and corresponding fall In the prices oi
commodities produced by the people, heavy IN
crease in the burd IN Of taxation ana OF ali "eo's'
nuhIic and private. the enrichment OF 'he hioi'e'
lending class at home and abroad pros'ra'ioh vi
industry and impoverishment OF the people
We are unalterably opposed TO monome'ai-
liam which has locked fast the prosperity
NJ an industrial people in the paralysis OF haro
t,mes Gold monometallism is British pohcy'
and its adoption las brought other natiohs INTO
financial servitude TO London II is not oh's u
.,,.r,can but anti-Amercan. and 1t can be rast-
-. -, t,e United States only by the sitting OF
49, ,raoynft q hIe spirit and love Of liberty which
o.,a,n,ed our political independence In 10"
"a uon Il in the War Of the Revolution
We demand the free and unlimited coinage OF
both gold and silver at the present legal rato OF
1G n 1 without waiting for the aid or consent OF
anv other nation. We demand that the STANDARD
silver dollar shall be full legal tender equally
with gold. for all debts public and private ano
We favor such legislation as VIII prevent ror the
future the demonetzation Of any Kind or legal
tender money by private contract we are oi'-
nosed TO the policy and practice or surrenuerihs
10 the holders of the obligations OF the uniteo
States the option reserved by law to the Govern
ment Of redeeming such obligations in either Sill
yer coin or gold coin
OPPOSED TO ISSUING BONDS IN PEACE.
We arc opposed 10 the issuing OF interest-pear-
ting bonds of the United States in time OF peace
and condemn the trafilcking with banking syn
d,cate. which. in exchange for bonds ana al an
enormous profit to themselves. supply the red
ara, Treasury with gold to maintain the policy or
gold monometallisn
AGAINST NATIONAL BANK NOTES
Congress alone has the power to coin and issue
money. and President Jackson declared that this
pover should not he delegated to corporations OF
Individuals We therefore demand that the
power to issue notes to circulate as money pe
taken from the National banks ana tnat all
paper money shall be issued directly oy inc
Treasurr Department, be redeemable In coin and
receivable for all debts. public and private.
TARIFF FOR REVENUE
". hold tba. tariff duties should be levied for |
,urnoses of revenue such duties to be 80 ad-
,usted as 70 operate equally throughout the |
country and not discriminate between class !
or section. and that taxation should be
limited bv the needs of the Government, hohesty |
and economically administered. We denounce
ss disturbing to business the Republican threat
tn restore the Mckinley law. which has oeen
twice condemned by the people In National eiec-
tons and which. enacted under the false plea OF
protection TO home industry. proved prohhc
breeder Of trusts and monopolies, In Whlch the
few at the expens, Of the many. restricted traoe
and deprived the producers Of the great Aiie''-
can staples Of access to their natural markets
INCOME TAX AGAIN
Until the money question is settled we are OPP
posed 10 any agitation for further changes IN our
tariff laws except such as are necessary 10 meet
the deficit caused by the adverse decision OF the
Supreme Court on the income tax But ror th'S
decision by the Supreme Court there wouid Oe no
1efcit In the revenue law passed by Demo
cratic Congress in stiict pursuance or the UNI
form decisions OF that court for nearly one nun
1red years that court having In that dec's'oi
sustained constitutional objections to lis enact
ment. which had previously been overrnieo py
the ablest judges who had ever sat on that pehch'
We declare that It is the duty OF Congress 10