The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-14
The Platform.


We. tho Dcmocrats of Ohio. In couven-
lion assembled. reafiirm our adherenc, ~
the national platform adopted al Chicago
IN lN@ But new and grave issues hsye
arisen, threatening the safety OF free gov.
ernmcnt Itself. which should command at
this time the most serious attention of an
patriotic citizens
We enter our protest against the doc
trine that the president or congress can
govern acquired territory outside and In.
dependentiy of the constitution az The
Cnited states as a doctrine utterly sub
verstve Of the principle of our govern.
ment The Declaration of Independence
the flag and the constitution everywhere
stand together as emhlerns Of human lih-
erty and equal rights for all and where
one gees all 40. We therefore denoance
Imperialism under any pretense as neces-
sarily leading to niiitarisgn and as wholly
foreign to our system Of government, ana
declare that neither congress nor the pres
ident can exercise any power whatever
mot derived from the constitution We
therefore deuounce the Puerto Rican tariff
blll as a palpahle violation 81 the doc.
trtnes of the fathers and 81 the fgnda-
mental principles ~ our government, which
is na@ed upon equal riEatH to all
Trusts and monpfsoli.e, formed for the
purpose u arbitrarily controlling proiuc-
tion and prices ia tho interest soieiy Of
combined capital. II allowed to 40 or. can
result only In industrial Herfdou for fha
mass az peopie We Therefore oppose such
combsnattons. and demand that not only
shall existing avs aEa1ns combinations
IN restraint NJ trade be riaidiy enforced
bat. h%ileviug that protective taFiTs AND
railway Determinations have been ard stili
are the cai,f supgssrters - rnouopolisa. w.
favor thc removal of sn duties from i'm
ports rouJpoNxed hy tfuFfs and aiso Co.
ulAnd THAI Enactment aud enforcement of
zach legislation A. Will prevent every src-
cies 20 Discrimination. aud beiisve tgat
The courageous aHd honest aptilcaIian ,,f
tne Democratic maxim ~ 'eaual r4xat# 10
all and special privileges ta none wil te
effective 60 destroy anl thereafter pre-
vent any irlrt pr combination of rapli al
That is pve 3aGleiai 20 the general srlfar~
We demand the repeal ~ al lass Civ
ing special privileges 90 any r~rscn ci4eF
losaUty ~ iutersss
We d~no4ncr the csrrsncY la& passed
by i1e present congress whica transters
So tae pankE the entire control ~ ste
f-Aprr currency fhax iayiug me fgun5ailnr
far q uaneE traet WAlch ISL faF~ pan ~
20 control the g7irea ~ ag property ana
60 stimulate 0r Ftr8agie haanNHa ~n tba
other hard. hy rrauirins 9a~ E0yerw-BFut
- redeem al forms. ~ ~grreury iu gpl3
IS cauttuzss ana uu4.t.qHte The eslls 2
tH- 'en1lsrs c1alB. au9 iw.-azss upon t,ie
government the eu.trt h8Tlsn ~ a4prlg
inx Es8a FOR eap4ft ehsu~vrr asman8e
anf - obtain Whirs So g48e t.~ae BONDS
aheu nscsssary. THIS oree7aitaiing nat
Dnly a p~rp~ta4l dstt 0at a rsrpetasI.y
Increasing Geht.
Want Issue Of Gr~~nbsek..
ais tss, q z currency af bank prom.
is..s 90 F.ay. 90 - expanded and contract
% ns the interest - banks alone may
dictate we demand that fhe general gov
erumeut shall rot only coda no metals
but shau issue ard regulate the volume
a. paper cUrreHcy also ia the interest 81
al the people aad that All currency In
tended % circulate as money shall De
LEGAL tender ard be maintained at 3 pnri-
a. II value ard - regulated with a view
70 maintaining stable price levels aad
safe business conditions
solid for Hr3an.
We affirm anew our uudimiulshsd faith
a-us1Fs snrtsA m