The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Document ~. Agreed to by the slb. Com
mittCr.

mittCr.
CutcNGo, ru'y \ Following is tho
platform ., agreed to ~ The sub.om.
mit,cr 50 he ouhmi',,l 10 tho general
committee Tue minority will, OF
conr.c, present u report 'a',ing ground
against 'bc free coinage Of silver.
The ulatf ,rm;
" "a, n'r, 5u,p''r 'u''l 5't'ct IN
National ru,,u.tpu us,.lhi'I 10 r'til,rm
our ulIrg ralsc 80 hose E.'tt .t.u'tll p-Iuci.
plc, ~ just e. hnd lih'r y r,pl "h,'h 1875, ~.
situations nr, f,uuIrl anl witch 'hH Dn"ro.
| rtat = party has mtiitiir,i ir.m Jolt r,pu',
time To our own frr'dpm ~ speorl, lrHrIom
uf thu pos, fr, dom ~ rors'i'n'n, thu p-os'r.
yitiun ~ prrtonul II glits tiN equality - all
]ctti1rns hc'urr tho law, and thu faithful OBJ
-crvincr ~ constitutional limit1tlon'
recognizing thas tho mr1cy question ~
paramount Ia all oth,r, At tni, tImc W. invite
attention to tho fact tlat TIN f,icril const'tu-
ton ntmcs s,lvrr nui gold TO ;athNr IA tia
money metals % 'h, Unitri Sic' and that
tho first coin, Rc law passed. by tonsr - undnt
tho constitution ~ ado thn -ilvnr dollar tho
unit uf value, lul Himt'toI gplI - fr'o CON
ngc ut a rat % measured by th' si,vSr dollar
unit.
'Wcir'lnr' tiat ,bp act ~ 1873, l,monetts.
Ing silver without tho know 70 or approval
of tho Amcjicau people, has rcsnlt vi IN tue
app %ccit'ion ~ gold aud a zorro punii1g fhli
~ Wv ~ y w ' lIhA' 'fNA'N - 49,
people; a hciyN il rrisc IN Tho burden of tay
alton. an | ~ all debts pub'i' nui private, thu
cnrichm mt ~ thu mpnry lending elias, nt homo
und nbrua I plrilNs,'uf Industry and impuycr
iShmrnt If tho pruplc.
" arr uu ,lt"rnb J oppD oil I, the siuglo
god standard, which hu locked fast thd
prosperity ~ IN IN .]ustriouS poo. lc IN til, par
alySS ui lnrl timN Coli mouum 'tallls IN
u lriti.h policy. founded upna British Jrnod
ct gain and power, AM its general adoption
1..1 Lac .a H. - I.. a. a. LsH t.N. lN. 49, a a ~ % 4
tudr to Lon Ion II Is not orly un.Am 'rican.
hut anti. american, nnd Il c,n bo f1't'n'i upon
the United Sintns nnl, 10y the sitting uf that
In iomitabln spirit, aui lovp of liberty which
proclaimed our political independence In Td
AMI won u IN IN, war Of tho 'yolutiOu
drm,nd tho immediate rcstora,ion OF
tho froe aud unlimited COMA - NJ gold aud
silver at the pro,nnt legal ratio ~ ~ TO |, with
out waiting for tho nd or con'nnt ot any othet
nation. Va demand tho standard silver dollai
shall b'a ulllCgil ton tor. equally with gold,
fo. all debts. publ and p%riv,t,, aud W, favor
su'h legislation ~ will pr'yeat tn' dom inoti.
zntiou ~ any kinl Of loyal tender money by
private contract
W ara opposed to tn, policy ani practice
Of surfondnriug to tho holder, ~ thu obl,ga.
tions of tina Unitci States the option roserveh
10y law 10 tho government Of rode ,miny such
obligntion' In either silver coin or gold coin.
"Wo ar, opposed to tho issuing Ut interest.
bearin. bond, of tho United state, IN times OF
I'Nt'Nt ANU wv INV WtN Dfhh-
ing syndi atps viii h, In exchange for bonds
aud at an enormou profit To themsolves,
supply tho fcd,rl trea Jury with gold Ia main.
tain tho p,li'y Of gold oiomstallism.
"tougres' alono has tho power 10 coin anil
issue money, AMI Pro,i icnt Jack son l,claroI
that thu. power could not bs delegated 10 COS
porn,ions or individuals. Wo ther 'foro DO
mnni that tho p,w'r Ia is,uo notes los taknn
from thu bank, AMI that all ptpir money shall
bn i.Suod directly bS tho treasury department.
~ l-lI .l.s a...n -. .I-..t l.. 49,
solely for III, purposes ~ revenue, and that
taxation should be limited by tho noel, of tho
government, hpncsriy aud economically admin
istcrcl, We denouh ~ dt'turbing 10 bust.
ness tho Republican threat to restore tho
Mckinley law, whi,h hns be N twice con.
deemed 10y the people ia rational elections, and
which enacted und'r tlp fal'o plea of protcc.
ton to HON y industry proved n prolific breeder
Of trust, and mpnppolics enrichoi tho few at
tho oxpon,s Of thu many, r,Strictei tr ada AMI
deprive tho produiers 81 the groat Amor lean
stap'ci of access Ia thsir natural market.
Until thu money question IL settled W. aro
oppose to an agitation for further changes
in our tarin law, oKcspt thoio that ar, necos
sary to mako up til, deficit IN rsvsnu, caused
by the adyors, decision of tn, Supreme court
on tho income tax
"Ihars would have been no | oticit in fedora
revenue during tho last two years but for tho
nnnulmcnt by the supreme court of TIA, income
tax law. place upon tho statute books by a
Demo 'falti tDlsF'tS Inv bDNIfUc'1Dn 70 an
income tax, which tho supreme court discoy.
orc in tho constitution, aft,r IL had lain hid.
den for n hundrsf years, must bo removed, tn
tho eud that accumulated wealth M ~ bo mado
To bar its just share ~ ths burdens OF tho gov.
eminent. We therefore favor nm amendment 10
tho federal constitution that wall permit tho
levy 81 an income tax
W ho Il that the ot'iciont way Of protecting
American labor Ia to prevent the importation
~ for ,ign paupor labor To compete with 10 In
tho homo market, and that tho value Of tho
homo market 10 our American farmers ami mr.
tisans Is greatly reduced by n vicious monetary
system, which deprossns tho prices Of their pro.
ducts below the cO,t ~ production, aud thus
depriycs than Of tho mems of atisfyi ing their
needs
monsy wrung from tho people 10y oppressive
taxation. aud this lavish appropriations OF ro-
cent Rspubl can congressss, which have kept
take, high. while tho labor'r that pays them
Is unemployed, and tho products of tho peopis
arc depressed in price till they no longer repay
tao cos' of produ ition Wc demand a return
10 that 8 implicitly and economy which b,,t bs-
ht' n democratic government and n reduction
Ia tho number Of useless Offices, tho salaries OF
which drain tho substance OF the people.
"Connding in tho Justice Of ~ur cause and
thp necessity " it's succ esq at tho polls wa
submit tho foregoing declaration of principle,
aud purposes to tho con siderato judgment OF
the American people We invite tho suppo :
OF al citizens who approve than, and who do.
siro 10 have Thorn made effective through log
~islation for the relief Of tho people aud tho
: restoration OF the c~onntry's property"
The following is the subcommittee.
Senator j. X. Jones of Arkansas,
!, chairman; Senator +. NJ. Cockrell, Mis-
souri,; ;. 4. George Mississippi; n. l..
Worthington, Illinois; Senator Ben
Tillman, South Carolina; Mr.. Owen,
Indian Territory; Senator David u.
Hin, NcwYork; Senator Villas. Wiscon-
sin and Senator George Gray of
Dela ,yore