The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-15
THE PLATFORM.
Chicago Platform Reattirmed
and a Declaration About
New Issues.
INews-pemocrat LEASED Wire Service.

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Columbus, June 14.-Following is the
platform adopted by the Democratic
day:
We affirm our adherence to the Democratic
national platform adopted at Chicago in 1896
But new and grave issues have arisen, threat
ening the safety Of free government itself,
which should command at this time the most
serious attention OF all patriotic citizens.
We enter our protest against the doctrine
that the president OF congress can govern ac.
quired territory outside and Independently of
the constitution Of the United States, as u doc.
trine utterly subversive Of every foundation
principle Of our government.
The Declaration Of Independence, the flag
and the constitution must everywhere stand
together, as cmblems Of human liberty and
equal rights for all, and where one goes, all CO.
We, therefore, denounce imperialism under
any pretense, necessarily leading to mill
tarism and as wholly foreign to our system of
government, and declare that neither con
grcss nor the president can exercise any power
whatever not derived from the constitution.
We, therefore. denounce the Porto Ricon tariff
bill as u palpable violation Of the doctrines OF
the fathers and Of the fundamental principles
Of our government, which is based upon equal
rights to all.
Trusts and monopoles formed for the pur.
pose of arbitrarily controlling production and
prices in the interest solely Of combined capi.
tai. IL allowed to co. can result only in indus.
trial serfdom for the mass OF people. We
therefore, oppose such combinations and de
| mnnd that not only shall existing laws against
combinations In restraint Of trade be rigidly
| enforced, but believing that protective tariffs
| and railway DETERMINATIONS have been, and
still are the chief supporters of monopolies.
We favor the return of all duties from i'm.
| ports monopolized by trusts and also demand
| the enactment and enforcement of such legis.
| latior AS will prevent exery species of dis.
| crimination, and believe that the courageous
| and honest application OF the Democratic
| maxim of equal rights to all and special priv
| ilcges to none will be effective to destroy and
| thereafter prevent any trust combination
| OF capital tint IL prejud ical to the general
welfare; we demand the repeal Of all laws
| giving special privilege to any person, class
| locality or interest
| We denounce the currency law passed by the
present congress, which transfers to the banks
the entire control Of the paper currency, thus
laying the foundation for a money trust which
| will have power to control the prices of all
property and to stimulate or strangle bust
ness on the other hand by requiring the gov
ernment to redeem all forms of currency In
| gold, it continues and multplies the evils OF
| the endless chain" and imposes upon the gov
| ernment the entire burden Of supplying gold
| TOT tNpoTt We never ueiIuHutu anu 10 ODbhlI
| which 1t must issue bonds when necessary
| thus necessitating not only perpetual debt, but
for u perpetnally increasing debt. q )
In lieu Of u currency Of bank promises tC
pay, to be expanded and contracted as the in
| terest Of banks alone may dictate, we demand
| that the general government shall not only
! coin the metals, but shall issue and regulate
the volume Of paper currency In the interest
| OF all the people, and that all currency in
i tended to circulate as money shall be lega
tender and be- maintained at parity Of value
and be regulated with view to maintaining
stable price levels and safe business condi
/ tions.
We affirm anew our undiminished faith In
the acknowledged l<sder Of our partv, viii
IAN J. Bryan, and drmand his nomination a
Kansas City for president Of the United States
and delegates elected by this convention ar,
instructed to so cast their votes.
a resolution was adopted requesting tn,
Ohio delegation to Kansas City to present
proposition to the national Democratic com
mittee to locate their headquarters in Colum
lus. t,l