Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-25

age.
In 1865 in opposition to the gold
movement in favor of only one coin and
OF paying all bonds and other coin"
obligations in gold exclusively. the first
Democratic platform after the war pro-
claimed the party for
zone currency for the government
and the people, the laborer and the Of
feel holder, the pensioner and the SOL
der the producer and the bondholder."
In 1872 the Democracy had no platform
nor candidate, supporting Horace
Greeley, who had been nominated by
'the liberal Republicans"
In 1876 the Democracy declared for
money reform" and Sound cur
rency." Four years later. in 1850, in
terpretirg and pushing the demand OF
1876. the Democratic party urged
"HONEST MONEY, CONSISTING OF
GOLD AND SILVER, and paper con-
vertible into coin on demand" The
cry was still the same in 1854, when
the moncy-p plank of the Democratic
PARTY was:
eve believe in HONEST MONEY.
THE GOLD AND SILVER COINAGE
OF THE CONSTITUTION. and a cir
culating medium convertible into such
money without loss"
In 1855 the Democratic platform ig-
nored the money issue; but in 1892 (the
next preceding declaration to that of
1866 the Democratic platform said:
I'VE HOLD TO TIE USE OF BOTH
GOLD AND SILVER AS THE
STANDARD MONEY OF THE COUN-
TRY. AND TO THE COINAGE OF
BOTH GOLD AND SILVER WITH
OUT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
EITHER METAL. or CHARGE FOR
MI NTAGE."
Did the Chicago platform of 1896 de-
part from that record? If So how.
and in what respect? We invite our
readers and the Times to inspect the
record. But ii is not only with respect
to money, currency and coinage that
the platform of 1896 is arraigned as
un-Democratic: its denunciation of jul
dicial usurpatlon is cited as Il gross in
fraction OF Democratic doctrines and
practices. and this in face of the fact
that Thomas jefferson, the Father OF
Democracy. writing as early as Deem
ber 1920, TO Thomas Ritchic, the emil
ncnt Richmond editor and patriarch
of Democracy, soiemnly said:
THE JUDICIARY OF THE
UNITED STATES IS TIE SUBTLE;
CORPS OF SApPERS AND MINERS.
CONSTANTLY WORKING UNDER
GROUND TO UNDERMINE THE
FOUNDATIONS OF OUR CONFEp-
EEArE FABRIC. THEY ARE CON
STRUNG OUR CONSTITUTION
FROM y CO-ORDINATION or 4
GENERAL AND SPECIAL GOVERN
MENT TO y GENERAL AND SU-
PREME ONE ALONE"
Federal usurpation, busy then in ali
departments, as well rs the judiciary.
has steadily gone on from bad TO worse,
and all the time. 10 this moment its
only adequate and consistent opponent
has becn and is the Jcffersonian De-
mocracy as instituted and taught by
the Sage Of Monticello" and reitera ted
in the Chicago platform of 1896.
Always in valiant array against the
enemies of the constitution, liberty and
the people Except under the Apostacy
of Clcveland). even in war it dared to
face tyranny; and in another mcmora-
bic Chicago platform Gin 1860 it boldly
arraigned the Republican party in
arms. as follows:
Under the pretcnsc of n military ne
ceSslty OF Il war-power higher than the
Constitution, the Constitution itself has
been d!sregarded in every part, and
DllDlig liharfV -,
troddcn down.
Fhc direct interference of the mill
tary authority OF the United States in
the recent elections held in kentucky.
Maryland, Missouri ana Delaware" Gall
border Southern Statcs) "was Il shame
ful violation of the Constitution: and
the repetition Of such acts i'm the an
preaching election will be held as rcvo-
lutionary. and resisted with all the
means ana power under our control
The aim and object of the Demo-
crauc party is to preserve the Federal
Union ana the rights or the States un-
impaired; and they hereby declare that
hey consider THE ADMINISTERED.
TIVE tSURPATION or EXTRAOR-
DlNARY MD DANGEROUS POW
EliS NOT GRANTED by THE CON
STlTuTIoN.-TIiE SUBVERSION or
THE CIVIL ny THE MILITARY
LAW IN STATES NOT IN INSUR-
KECTIcN.-THE ARBITRARY MIL
ITAltf ARREST, IMPRISONMENT
Ti,IAL AND SENTENCE or
AMERICAN CITIZENS IN STATES
WHERE CIVIL LAW EXISTS IN
FCLL FORCE, THE SUPPRESSION
OF FREEDOM or SPEECH AND or
THE PRESS.-THE DENIAL. OF THE
RIGHT or ASYLUM. THE OPEN
MD ANOWED DISREGARD or
STATE RlGHTS.-THE EMPLOY
MENT or UNUSUAL. TFST-OATiJs