The Progress., 1896-08-15
ADOPT FkEE SILVER,
o zMCCRATiO NATIONAL FLA'
FORM IN FULL.

Declared for ,hc Free AVID lr'imN'" ''"-
ac. Of silver ~ - Natl" 81 J" !" wy
ros.d to Interest Nearing H""ds We /"
Issued Nv "a" Government
The follow i
inc il tho platform Adopted 10y the
national Democratic conventions
We tho Democrats OF the NnI'en
States, In national convention Assem-
bled DO resillrm our allegiance to those /
Neat and essential principles OF JUS
lice aud liberty upon which our 'Ns"-
mtaons ere founded and which the !
Democratic party has advocated from
| Jefferson's tine TO Cur own -lr''o""'
~ speech, freedom Of the pres'. tr"'-
dom Of conscience. fho Preservation "
personal rights. the equality OF all per
SONS before the law and me faithful CD
servance Of constitutional hmlta''o"9'
During all thes, years the Democrat
&c party has res sted Tho t'nheh'y W
selA.h interests. the Capitalization OF
governmental power and st"ad'aSV.y
maintained the integrity OF the o"hi
s,heme Of Government established by
the founders OF this republic OF Iep'o-
Iics Under It's guidance the great pr'h-
ciple OF local goverNmrH, mas
hound its best expression IN the nam
teuauce Ct the rights OF the states ana
in its assertion OF the necessity OF con-
. nnlug the general government 70 'he
, exercise OF the powers granted by the
, constitution OF the United States.
| Recognizing that the money q"es
q ton lis paramount to all others at TIM
cx,e. We invite attention to the TACT 'ha'
= the federal constitution names @lVe
l. and cold together as the money me'a.
n of the United states, and that the nrS
l. coinage law passed by congress Nh'e
NJ tho constitution made the silver oo
Is lar the monetary unit and admltte
III eoh TO free coinage at 4 ratio oase
J" upon the silver unit,
>" We declare that the act OF '"''' az
y mone.izing silver without the know
.dge or approval OF the American pei
- nile has resulted in the apprec atIoh
:, rod and q corresponding fall IN u
rrices of commodities produced by I!
" people. !,
A. Wa are unaltcraby opposed TO VI
us recommendation which has locked Ia
or ,he prosperity OF industrious peoF
eir IN the paralysis OF hard times, 90
TO mon r. mctallism is 2 British policy. al
no It's adoption has brought other na'lo
ties ,n,o financial servitude to London
nj Ia not only un-Amerioan. but an
American, and it can be fastened on
no United States only by the stl''he
'"' That spirit of love OF liberty when p'
wv claimed our political independence
-. 177s and won il IN the war OF the rev
to luton, =.
,a, Wa demand the free and unlim''
lion c,,naee OF both gold and silver al
present legal ratio OF is to j. wlth'
,st- waiting for the aid or consent Of
in other nation. We demand that
nit. standard silver dollar shall be !
nee lega, tender equally with god. LOT
eX- dents, public and private, and we ia
ele- s,,ch legislation as will prevent 1or
bHd future the decentralization OF any Is
'reo of legal tender money by private
'"'0 tract.
an We are opposed 10 the policy
''S nractice of snrrendering TO the hol'
''' If the Obligations OF the United ST
the nption reserved by law to the
''''o eminent of rcecminy such obligat
~, in ether silver coin Or gold CON-
=. We are opposed 10 the issuing OF
terest-bcaring bonds OF the uh
states in time Of po3cc, and conn
the ,rallcking with banking syndle
Ito" which. in exchange for bonds an
''peu an enormous profit to themselves
VII" NV the Feeral treasury win so'
maintain the policy Of gold monom
" % lism.
nave Congress alone has tho powe
s'''" coin and issue money. ana Pres'
law Jackson declared that this power
no, be delegated to corporations 0
,o"sn dividuals, We. therefore demand
" ~. Tho mower to issue notes to circula
= s "- money he taken from the nat
40 am hanks and that all paper money
10 issued directly by the treasuT'
,..o, nar,ment and be redeemabie IN
.a' W ard receivable for all debts, publ
nched private
,rten. We hold that the tariff duties $
ho,t no levied for purposes Of revenue
duties 10 be so adjusted as to OF
ago Of oo,,a)lv throughout the country al
with discriminate between class or sc
,t nm and that taxation should be iim''
anx mo needs OF the government no
It has ond economically administered.
Duke nouoce as disturbing to bushes
Republican threat to restore IN
cars Klnley law, which has been t"e