The Globe-republican., 1900-10-04

For President J. BRYAN
of Nebraska.
yice-President-ADLA E. STEVEN
SON Of Illinois
PLATFORM.
We, the Democrats of the United
States. in national convention assembled.
do rea firm allegiance tc those great
essential principles of justice and liberty
upon which our institutions founded.
and which the Democratic party has al
vocated from Jefferson's time to our own
freedom of speech. freedom of the
press, freedom OF conscience, the preser-
walton OF personal rights, the equality OF
all citizens before the law, and the .a;t-
full observance OF constitutional Em;ts-
lions.
State Rights.
During all these years the Democratic
party has resisted the tendency of selfish
interests to the Capitalization of govern
mental power, and steadfastiy maintain
ed the integrity of the dual scheme OF
government established by the founders
of this republic republics. Under its
guidance and teachings the great princi-
pie OF local self-goyernment has found
its best expression in the maintenance
of the rights of the States and il its as
sertion of the necessity of confning the
general government to the exercise of the
powers granted by the Constitution of
the United States.
The Money Question.
Recognizing that the money system is
paramount to all others at this time
invite attention to the fact that the
Federal Constitution names silver and
gold together s the money metals of the
United States, and shat the first coinage
law passed by CONGRESS- under the Con
stitution made the silver dollar the mon
etary unit, and admitted gold to free
coinage at ratio based upon the silver
dollar unit
We declare that the ac1 Of 1873 demon
citing silver without the knowledge or
approval Of the American people has re
suited in the appreciation Of gold and q
CORES onding fall in the prices of com
modities pro6uce by the people: heavy
increase in the burden OF taxation aud CT
all debts, public aud private; the enrich
ment of the money lending classes ut
home and abroad, p1ostration of indus
try and irnpoveriShrnes.. of the people.
We are unalterabi opposed to gold
monometail:sn,: which has locked fast
the prosperity CT industrial people in
the paralysis Of hard times. Gold mono
metallism is British policy, and its
adoption has brought other nations into
financial servitude TO London. 1t is not
only un-American, but antiAmerican,
and it can be fastened the United
and love of liberty which proclaimed our
independence in 1776 and it in the
Of the Revolution.
Free Silver.
We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver at the
present legal ratio of 16 to 1, without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation. We demand that the
standard silver dollar shall be a full legal
tender, equally with gold, for all debts,
public and private, and favor such
legislation will prevent for the future
the demonstration OF any kind of legal
tender money by private contract
We opposed to the policy and prac-
tice of surrendering to the holders of
the obligations of the United States the
option reserved by law to the government
of redeening such obligations in either
silver coin gold coin
Bond Issues.
We are opposed to the issuing of inter
est-bearing bonds of the United States
in time of peace, and condemn the traf
ticking with banking syndicates which
in exchange for bonds and at enor
profit to themselves, supply the
Federal treasury with gold to maintain
the policy of gold monometallism
Congress alone has the power to coin
and issue money. and President Jackson
declared that this power could not be del
egated to corporations or individuals We
therefore demand that the power to issue
notes to circulate money be taken from
the national banks, and that all paper
money shall be issued directly by the
Treasury Department, be redeemable in
coin, and receivs BILE for all debts, public
and private.
Tariff Revenue.
We hold that the tariff duties should be
levied for purposes OF revenue, such du
ties to be adjusted as to operate equal
ly throughout the country and not dis
eliminate between class section, and
that taxation should be limited by the
needs of the government honestly and
econ omicaly administered We de-
nounce as disturbing to business, the Re
publican threat to restore the Mckinley
lou fRirff haG vii re ed hU
the people in national elections, and
which, enacted under the false plea of
protection to home industry, proved a
prolific breeder of trusts and monopolies,
enriched the few at the expense of many,
restricted trade and deprived the pro-
ducers of the great American staples of
access to their natural markets Until
the money question is settled OPP
posed to any agitation for further
changes in our tariff laws. except such
as are necessary to make the deficit in
revenue caused by the adverse decision
Of the Supreme Court on the income tax