Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-10-17

Adopted by the Democrats In Nationa
Convention.
The following is the full and com
plete platform as adopted by tn,
National Democratic conventions:
We, the Democrats of the United
States In national convention assemb
led, do reatiirm our allegiance to thos,
great essential principles of justic,
and liberty upon which our institu
tlons are founded, and which tn,
Democratic party has advocated from
Jefferson's time to our own-freedon
OF speech, freedom of the press, free
dom OF conscience, the preservation OF
personal rights, the equality of al,
citizens before the law, and the faith.
ful observance Of constitutional limi.
tatiOns.
During all these years the Demo.
cratic party has resisted the tendency
Of selfish interests to the centraliL.
alton Of governmental power, and
Steadfastly maintained the integrity
OF the dual scheme of government
established by the founders of this
republic of republics. Under its
guidance and teachings the great
principle of local Self-gOvernment has
found its best expression in the main
tenance Of the rights of the states
aud in its assertion of the necessity
of contning the general government
to the exercise of powers granted by
the constitution of the United States.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
The constitution Of the United
States guarantees to every citizen the
rights of civil and religious liberty.
The democratic party has always been
the exponent of political liberty and
religious freedom and it reneWs it's
obligations and reatirms its devotion
to these fundamental principles of
the constitution.
FINANCE.
Recognizing that the money Ques-
tiOn is paramount to all Others at this
time, we invite attention to the fact
that the constitution names silver
and gold together as the money metals
of the United States, and that the
first coinage law passed by congress
under the constitution made the sill
yer dollar the money unit, and adj
mitted gold TO free coinage at ratio
based upon the silver dollar unit.
We declare that the act of 1873 de-
monetizing silver without the knowl-
edge or approval of the American peO-
pie has resulted in the appreciation
of gold, and corresponding fall in
the price of commodities produced by
the people; a heavy increase in the
burden of taxation and of all debts,
public and private; the enrichment of
the money lending class at home and
abroad, the prOstratiOn Of industry,
and impoverishment of the people.
We are unalterably opposed to mon
prosperity of an industrial people in
paralysis of hard times, Gold mono
metallism is British policy, and its
adoption has brought other nations
into financial servitude to London.
1t is not only un-American, but anti
American, and it can be fastened on
the United States only by the sitting
of that spirit and love Of liberty
which proclaimed our political inde-
pendence in 1776 and won in the war
of the revolution. c
FREE COINAGE.
We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of both silver and gold at the
present legal ratio Of l6 to l, without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation. We demand that the
standard silver dollar shall be full
legal tender, equally with gold, for all
debts, public and private, and we
favor such legislation as will prevent
for the future the decentralization OF
any kind of legal tender money by
private contract.
BONDS.
We are opposed to the policy and
of surrendering to the hold
ers of the obligations, OF the United
States. the option reserved by law To
the government Of Tedeeming such OBJ
legations in either silver coin or gold
coin.
We are opposed TO the issuing OF ln,
bonds OF the United
States in time Of peace, and condemn
Jhe trafficking with banking syndl-
,ates which, in exchange Tor oohds
and at an enormous prOft 10 theIn-
selves, supply the federal treasury
With gold to maintain the policy OF
gOld mOnOmetallism.
ISSUE OF MONEY.
Congress alone has the power TO
.oin and issue money, and Prerident
Jackson declared that this power
.Ould not be delegated to corporations
n individuals. We therefore de-
lOunce the issuance Of notes intended
q circulate as money by national
,anks as in derOgatiOn Of the cOnsti-
ution. and we demand that all paper
vhirb Is made legal tender for
,ublic and private debts or which Is
cceiyable for duties TO the United
.tates shall be be issued by the gov
IDnlent of the United States and
balI be redeemable in coin.
TARIFF.
We hold that tariff duties should be
WED for purpose Of revenue, such du
les Ia be so adjusted as 10 operate
~. thrnnnhnnf the country and