The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FIRST DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

| In the first half century of the republics life,
| political parties did not adopt formal platforms.
| The first formal platform of the national Demo-
cratic party adopted in 1910 and consisted OF
nine resolutions. They We're as follows:
Resolved, That the Federal Government is one
of limited powers derived solely from the COnsti-
tuition and the grants of power shown therein ought
10 be strictly constructed by all the departments
and agents of the government and that it is in
expedient and dangerous to exercise doubtful Con-
stitutional powers. r..
Resolved, That the Constitution does not con-
fer upon the general government the power to
commence and carry on general system OF IN
ternal improvements
Resolved, That the Constitution does not con-
fer authority upon the federal government directly
ar indirectly to assume the debts Of the several
states. contracted for local internal improvements,
or other state purposes; would such assump-
ton be just or expedient
Resolved That justice and sound policy forbid
the federal government to foster on branch OF IN
dustry to the detrment of another, or to cherish
the interest of one portion to the injury of another
portion of our common country; that every citizen
and every section Of the country has right TO
demand and insist upon an equality Of rights and
privi' eyes, and to complete and ample protection
of person and property from domestic violence or
foreign aggression.
Resolved That it is the duty of every branch
of the to enforce and practice the most
rigid economy in conducting our public affairs and
that no more revenue ought to be raised than is re-
oured 20 defray the necessary expenses of govern
ment. .;
Resolved That Congress has no power to char
ter United States Bank; that we believe such an
institution one of deadly hostility to the best in
terests of the country dangerous to our republican
institutions and the liberties Of the people and cal
cplated to place the business of the country within
the control Of concentrated money power, and
abo"e the laws and the will of the people.
Resolved. That Congress has no power, under
the Constitution to interfere with or control the
domestic institutions of the several states and that
such safes are sole and proper judges OF every
thing appertaining to their own affairs not prohio-
tied by the Constitution; that all efforts of the
Aboltionists or others made to induce Congress to
interfere with questions of slavery or to take in
cuient steps in relation thereto are calculated to
lead to the most alarming and dangerous conse-
ouences and that all such efforts have an nevita-
bic tendency to diminish the happiness of the peo-
pie, and endanger the stability and permanency of
the Union, and ought not to be countenanced by
any friend to our political institutions.
Resolved, That the separation of the moneys of
the government from banking institutions is inds-
persabe for the safety Of the funds of government
and the rights of the people.
Resolved, That the liberal principles embodied
by jefferson in the Declaration of Independence,
anu sanctioned in the Constitution, which makes
ours the land of liberty and the asylum of the OPP
pressed Of every nation, have ever been cardinal
principles in the Democratic faith! and every at
tempt to abridge the present privilege of becoming
citizens and the owners of soil among us ought to
be resisted with the same spirit which swept the
Alien and Sedition laws from our statute book
Charleston News and Courier.