The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-02

,.o,,Ip are in distress. Three per cont ct
our pnprlatiou own owe" half tn" "'hi'h
If tits rpiuhlc, and almost the only n"i'
vho y osp,r are bond sharks ana W"
mon " hu fpttpu oil the misery "l '''f
THESE are conditions unh'1
which Rrpuh!ican institutions 'anu"'
torw "udHt..
I'VE hn.lrvt IT the greatness aud pa
triotism OF the American people, III 1he'r
energy industry and THRIFT, aud That s'ch
a people, with the unlimited resources 81
our land, are strOUg enough to SUSTAIN
monetary =; stem without the aid OF for
elm governments. We bcIiev" that the
bereiit Of Independence which we gained
a b,l,,d,pd years ago-the war for when
wa, antiattd upon matter OF tribute
should not he lost by yielding yassaage
to monetary sys'e preferred by other
governments.
I'VE believe that the bimctnlIism which
has done the work of the world since the
dawn of civilization, and which was made
ibe basis Of monetary system 10y llauIl-
ton and Jefferson, is absolutely necessary
at present to the prosperity OF mankind:
that its establishment will check the
business paralysis. will give to the coun-
try a safe and honest value of euual vol
umc; will restore prices OF agricultural
commodities; will encourage enterprise,
ans give Our people steady and profitable
employment. Having loa'ned through
bi,t.r experience that Wall st re, has
controlled the financial legislation at
! Washington. and knowing thai every
effort will be made to defeat the will Of
the people, we deem it proper 10 De
explicit in our declarations.
"Actulted bv the foregoing principles
and desiring the prosperity Of the people
we demand the immediate rest Grafton OF
the free and unlimited cottage OF bot,
cold and SILVER ns "A standard Of mouey
at the ratio of l6 T." Of equal tineness
with fun legal tender power 10 eacl
metal without waltz z for or dependiu.
on any other nation OF the earth, ana TIM
delegates from this convention to the ma
uoual Democratic convention are III
s,ructed to secure a declaration fol sucl
free silver ana 10 vote for no man cXc"D
one who is ar. cable with these pIlncl
pies.
I'VE favor tariff for revenue oulv,an'
declare that the government should col
lect no more taxes than necessary TO de
fray the expenses of the government
honestly aud economically administered
We are unallerably opposed to revivu
of any such monstrosity in legislation
that act Of congress which was known
the Mckinley law. which for the ttsct
Year ending June 30, 1894, produced
deficit in the United States treasury
$40 ,OOO, 900, under wh,cl wages wei
greatly lowered, and which gave proprl'
tors a monopoly while il permitted the
t TO fiji their shops with the cheapest kin
i OF cheap labor brought here from Il
!. parts of the earth.
1--WE demau ! the abo ition OF The 20
Y eminent by injunction, that new form
J. oppression and weapon OF the uloh'
y power never before heard of among me
:. whereby Federal judge at once becat
legislator, Judge aud executor. II is Il
solutely destruction of Republican ms
10 tu,ious, il robs the American citizen
b. the right of trial by jury and all the pl
L. lection granted by the Constitution.
10 "rhe arbitrary mterfeI ence on the p'
-. of the Federal government III local
:, fairs by ignoring lawful authorizes
u; not only violation of the Cons'ltn''
of the United States, but as a err
o. ooninst free government and as des'r
:, tive of the very foundation Of Den
~ cratic and Republican institutions.
III eve cordially indorse the adln'nls'
&C. too of Gov. Altgeld.
1t "The delegates from this conVeh'
nd tothe national convention are lt,stru'
bo to support only such man 1or
N' Presidency as is in full and pronou'
's' svmpathy with the declaration OF
be- n,atform. and the delegates 10
national convention are instructe
Wv, vote upon all matters, including III
,,,;ons for candidates, as a unit
ry he an INVENTION then adjourned.