The Progress., 1896-08-29

DEMOCRATIC RATIONAL PLAT
FORM IN FULL.
UrclsreG for the Free and Uniimited tNn-
ago OF silver ~ > Ratio of lG 10 i-op-
posed to Interest Bearing Bonds lie IA :
issuca hy F.1 Government.


The follow
ING is the platform adopted by the
nationa! Democratic convention:
We, the Democrats OF the l2.tea
States, IN national convention assem-
bled, do reaftirm our allegiance TO those
great and essential principles OF JUS
tice and liberty upon which our insCs-
buttons are founded and which the
Democratic party has advocated FROM
| Jefferson's time to Cur OWn-1ceeoom
OF speech, freedom OF the press, Eee-
dom OF conscience, the Preservation VI
personal rights, the equality OF al! per
sons before the law and the faithful OBJ
servance OF constitutional limitations
During all thess years the Democrat
ic party has resisted the tendency o.
selfish interests, the CONTAMINATION OIL
governmental power aud steadla'1s
maintained the Integrity OF the d''a'
scheme Of government established "
the founders OF this republic or Tepho'
.ics. Under It's guidance the S2eiIt Lr.a'
eple OF local Selt-goyer2menc ma
found its best expression IN the main
terance OF tho rights Of the states ant
IN its assertion OF the necessity OF con
lining the general government to TN
exercise Of the powers granted by III
constitution OF the United States.
Recognizing that the money qNes
ton Is paramount to all others at thl
;tsas, we invite attention to the fact ina
me federal constitution names si.fe
and gold together as the money metal
n, ths limited States, end that the frs
coinage law passed by congress unds
the constitution made the silver do
lar the monetary uut and ad1n.tte
gold to free coinage at 4 ratio base
upon the silye- unit.
We declare that the act OF 1873 dt
monetizing silver without the know
edge or approval Of the American PEI
ple has resulted in the appreciation
god and q corresponding fall ln u
nrlcss Of commodities produced by t
people. ,,
We are unalteTaN.y opposed to Il
recommendation which has .ocked IA
the prosperity Of industrious psol
IN the paralysis oe harl times TO
metalNsm is British po.ley, ai
~ adoption has brought othsT ha'!o'
:, ,,to financial seryitude 20 London.
! Ia not only un-American, but an
j, American and 1t can be fastened on
United States only by the sitting
that spirit OF love OF liberty "illch i''
claimed our political independence
,77s and won it IN the war OF the ICY
1c luton. :,
=, We demand the free and unl!m1'
~ coinage OF both gold and silver a.
" nrssent legal ratio OF l6 to ], "ith'
waiting for the aid or consent oS
other rattcn. We demand that
10 standard silver dollar shall De
-: legal tender equally with gold. Tor
0c dents pubic and private, and we Ia
Zoe such legislation as will prevent tcr
l0c fu,ure the demonstration OF any K
100 Of legal tender money by private 9
l5c tract.
We are opposed to the policy
10, nractlcs OF surrender!ng to the hoid
Of tho obligations OF the United ST.
the option reserved b. law to the 6
.,. .rnment of reeeming such obligatl
GOV IN either silver coin OF gold coin.
p'' We are opposed to tas issuing OF
'm- terest-bearing bonds Of the un
PEI States In time Of poace, and cond'
the ,raffcking with banking syndic
which, In exchange for bonds ant
an enormous profit to themselves.
n ply the Feera treasury with gol'
w. maintain the policy Of gold monom'
lsm.
Congress alone has. the powe
coin and issue money. and PTesi
Jackson declared that this power c
m not be delegated to corporations o.
n dIv;duals. We, therefore, demand
NJ the power to issue notes to ciroula
. money be taken from the. nat
banks and that all paper money
:, he issued directly by the treasury
oar.ment and be redeeMaO'e III
80 and receivable for al debts. puo1i'
private. :,
We hold that the tariff duties 81
my ha levied for purposes Of revenue,
r..- duties to be so adjusted as to cp
Iohn EQUALLY throughout the country an
ais,.r,minate Al between class CT sS'
- ana that taxation should be limit
the needs Of the government, hol
10 and economically administered. "
ro,,nce as disturbing to bushes
s'tS Republican threat to restore the
and Kinley law, which has been t"sce
Uuu - hv rna naonle In natiOna