Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-11
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL PLATFORM
Adopted at Chicago July 8, 1896.

Democrats
advocated from nersOns time Owndom Of speech
freedom Of the press freedom Of conscience the Of personal
During years party
teadfasty
maintained the integrity the dual scheme Of government established by the
elgovernment expression the
maintenance of the rights of the States and in its assertion Of the necessity
combining the general the exercise of powers granted the
States
ns zo p D I b S ad r D f9 p on e IT'S OS
fundamental principles of the
THE MONEY PLANK.
this
silver and
the United States and that the first
gold ratio based upon
without the KNOW
Of the American people has resulted in the
corresponding fall commodities produced by the
private and abroad;
posraion industry impOvcrhmcpt OF the people
industrial people in the PARALYSIS Of hard times Gold mo
into anti
fastened United States only by the sitting Of
that spirit and love Of liberty which proclaimed our po'
l76 it in the War of the Revolution - $50 - ~ , . M
present consent Of any 9th
tender equally with gold for all debts public
for the future the decentralization OF any Nno
% opposed 70 the policy and practice of urnderng
the
obligations in either silver coin or gold COIN
INTEREsT-BEARING BONDS
opposed bonds of the United
condemn the trafhckng with banking syns
the policy of gold monometas
AGAINST NATIONAL BANKS
Congress only has the power President Jack
could not be delegated to corporations or %
money the conctiuton and we de-
maa that all paper which 6 United States shall be
and shall be redeeabe IN com
TARIFF RESOLUTION.
should be levied for purposes OF revenue ue
equally throughout the country ana not
discriminate between class or section ana ( We
honestly and economically % WE
Knley which has twice been condemned by the people IN mnaO
proved monopoies enriched the few at the
the restricted trade and deprived producers OF the great
settled opposed to any agitation Tor
in necessary to meet the
deficit in caused by the adverse decision OF the supreme 5 } NO
law passed by Democrats Congress IN strict
court having in that its
which had previously
@ m ON that bench We declare that it is the duty
from its reversal by the court as may hSea De ,Pa to the end
that the BURDENS Oh M ~ the EXPENSES Of the government
IMMIGRATION ARBITRATION
We hold that American labor to
the of the home market to our
~ the prices production and thus de-
tories and as labor demand the pass
age We re in favor Of the arbaon
gagged and recommend such ieg'
Iation as necessary o this principle
TRUSTS
The absorption consolidation Of our leading rail
federal government Of those arteries OF - Commission and
of railroads as viii protect
epeopIef ON robbery and oppression
FOR ECONOMY
people by
lavish appropriations OF recent Oo"
~ which have kept labor that them
toll depressed in price till they
demand return to that simple
and reduction IN the
number which drain the substance of the peo
' FEDERAL INTERFERENCE IN LOCAL AFFAIRS
federal authorities in local affairs
United States and crime against
especially injunction
which federal
Contempt Of the laws of the
the bill
session Of pending the House OF Repre-
providing for
u certain of contempts
RAILROAD.
No discrimination of the United
bd Congress pass bill denoun
PENSIONS.
RECOGNIZING soldiers heartily
shall
roll the fact Of enlistment and
conclusive evidence against disease ana "aoy
beor
ADMISSION OF TERRITORIES.
Mexico Oklahoma and
the early admission OF all the
ente them
hold that the oas
OF together
md
be performed The Democratic
believes OF the United States
Of free homes for American cit
Alaska BE- granted delegate in Con-
general timber laws OF the United States be
tended TO Z Territory
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