The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-12
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FAVOR AN INCOME TAX.
We favor an income tax for the support
Of the Federal government that industry
may be the less burdened. and that wealth
may bear its proper share OF the general
public burden. and. II necessary, we favor
constitutional amendment that such
taxes may be levied; the power OF taxa
ton and the power OF regulating the inter-
est OF foreign commerce furnished To a
Federal Congress TO employ means OF re-
straining the great trusts that break up
small Industries and aggrandIze them
selves by Illicit combinations and we favor
the exercises OF such powers to their full
extent, TO the end that these monopolies
may be curbed.
Upon the subject of the currency. We
declare ourselves unaltcrably opposed to
the British system OF monometallism,
which has aggrandized that empire at
the expense Of the nations producing
food supplies, and raw material. and its
adoption has only aggravated our fnan-
cial servitude to London. II IS not only
un-American but anti-Amerlcan And
II can be fastened on the United States
by the sitting OF that spirit and love
OF liberty. which proclaimed our political
independence in l776, and caused the war
Of the rebellion.
We demand the free and unlimited
coinage Of both gold and silver AZ the
ratio Of IS to 1. without waiting for the
aid or consent Of any nation.
We demand the repeal Of 10 per cent.
taxes on the issues OF state banks which
pays not dollar into the treasury of
the United States. and which remains
upon the statute books as a monument
OF arbitrary and perverse legislation. in
splred by monopoly and conceived in
distrust for the people.
FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
Recognizing both the right Of the in
dividual voter TO express directly his
choice for United States Senator, and
the Importance TO our country and our
party Of providing I'm the best manner
practicable for the exercise OF such right.
and believing that for the present the
best means 10 the end is to be found in
the properly directed primary elections,
We so now declare that the Democracy
OF Virginia favor and adopt as our party
policy that method OF determining fully
and freely the choice OF the masses OF
the party for the high Office Of the
United states Senator, and We further
declare that every member Of the Legs
lature hereafter elected as a Democrat
shall be bound in honor ~ adopt and
make effective the decision Of the people
at such primary elections.
We further declare and direct that the
first OF such primary elections shall be
held upon the day OF the election OF
members 10 the General Assembly IN
1880, and that II no person voted for
shall have a majority of all votes cast
therein a second primary shall be held
upon the day 10 be fixed by our state
Central Committee. which shall not be
more than thirty days after the former
primary. and that at such second pri-
mary the choice shall be between the
two who shall have received the most
votes in such former primary.
And we instruct and require our state
Central Committee 20 take all necessary
steps 10 arrange all proper details for
the carrying into effect OF this. the de-
clared policy Of the party. so that the
majority Of our party voters each voting
directly In our party primary election
for his choice. according TO his own free
will and Judgment. shall IN reality and
in truth select Virginia Senators for the
Congress OF the United States.