Show democratic we the democrats of the united states in national convention led do our allegiance to those great essential principles of justice and liberty upon which our institutions are founded and which the democratic party has advocated from jeffersons time to our own freedom of speech freedom ot the arese prese freedom of conscience the preservation of rights tho equality of all citizen before the law and the faithful observance of constitutional limitations all these years the democratic party ha resisted tile tendency of selfish interested inte reste to the centralization of governmental power and steadfastly main bained the integrity of the dual scheme of the established ty the founders 0 this republic os republics under ite guidance and the great principle of local belf lna ilund its bet in the maintenance of the righta of the states and in ite assertion of the necea gity ot confining con finine the beneral to the of power granted by the constitution ution of the united states the constitution of the united guarantees to every the rights ia civil and religion libity the democratic party has the exponent of political liberty and freedom and it obligation and reaffirms ite devotion to these fundamental principle oc the constitution MORE visas ISSUE recognizing that the money question ie paramount to aai others at this time we invite attention to the fact that the federal constitution silver and gold together ae the of the united states aad that the first laia passed by conabee conaree Co naree wider the constitution made the the monetary unit and admitted gold to free at a ratio based pon the silver dollar unit we declare that the act 06 1873 demonetizing siave without the knowledge approval 04 the american i people resulted MI the appreciation ol 01 cold and a fall in the prices of commodities produced by the people increase in the burden of taxation and all deus and private the of the money lending classes at ht abroad the prostration nd impoverishment of to people we are to yh locked fast tho prosperity ut an industrial in the paralysis of bard times gold idono meta lliam is a british policy and its adoption has brought other nations into financial servitude in london it is not only amerlean but anti american and it can be fastened on the united states only by the ot that spirit and love of liberty which our political independence in 1776 and woo it in the war of the revolution PLANK we demand the free and unlimited coinage of both cold and silver at the present legal ratio of astol without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation we demand that the standard silver dollar ball be a full ie RBI tender equally with gold for all debar and private and we favor eccli legislation aa wll prevent in the facture the af kind of legal tender money by private contract we are opposed to the policy and practice of surrendering to the holders of the obligations of the united states the options reserved by law to the government of redeeming euch obligations in either silver coin or gold coin NO jy TIM OF PEACE we are opposed to the issuing of in terest bearing bonds ot the united slates in time ft peace and condemn the with balkina syndicate with and in exchange for bonds at au enormous profit to themselves to supply the federal treasury with gold to maintain the policy oi gold TO ISSUE congress alone has alie power to coin and issue money and president jackson declared that this could not be delegated to corporations or individuals we therefore denounce the issuance of notes as money for national banks as in derogation of tho constitution and we demand that all paper winch ia made legal tender for public and private beote or which is receivable for dues to the united states shil be issued by the government of the united states aud shall be redeemable iu coin THE AND INCOME TAX wo hold that the arff duties should be levied purposes 0 revenue lucli duties to be so adjusted to operate cooperate co equally the country and not discriminate between clabea or section and that taxation be limited by the needs of the gove ament honestly ho neatly and geue bounce as disturbing to the republican threat t restore the me kinley law which his been twice condemned by the people in national elections and which enacted under the faleo plea ot protection t home industry proved a prolific bree ler of trusts and monopolies enriched the few at the expense of the many restricted trade and deprived the producers of the great american staples of access to their natural markets until the money question is settled we are opposed fo any agitation for further changes in our tariff laws except auci as are necessary to meet the deficit in revenue caused by he adverse decision by the supreme court on the income tax but for the decision by the court there would be no deficit in the revenue the law passed by a democratic congress in strict pursuance of the uniform decisions of that court lor nearly years that court in that decision sustained constitutional objections to its enactment which had previously been overruled by the best judges who have set on eliat bench we declare that it is the duty of congress to uee all the constitutional power which remain after that decision or which may come reversal by the court as it may hereafter be constituted so that the burdens of taxation may be equally and impartially laid to the nd that wealth may bear its due proportion of the expenses a of the government we hold that the most e way of pro teching american ime rests ij to prevent the importation of foreign f pauper abor to compete with it inthe home market and that the value dlithe home market to far aud ar tisane is greatly reduced by the monetary system depresses the prices of their products below tho cost of production and thus deprives them of the means of purchasing the products of our the absorption of wealth by the few the consolidation of our leading railway systems and the formation of our rusts and pools require a stricter control bv the federal government of these arteries of commerce we demand the enlargement of the powers of the interstate commerce and such restrictions and guarantees in the control of railroaded rail roade as will protect the people from robbery and oppression WASTE W we denounce the profligate waste of the money wrung from the people by oppressive and the lavish ap of recant republican congresses gr esses which hive kept taxes hish while the laborer that pays them is unemployed and the products of alie people s toil are depressed in price till they no the cost of production we demand a return to that simplicity and economy which befits a democratic government and reduction in the number useless offices the salaries which draw the substance 0 the boua try NATIONAL bocal AFFAIRS we denounce arbitrary by federal in local affairs a the of the united states and a crime free institutions wo especially object to government by injunction a a new 1 and bially dan xeona form of oppression by which federal juliee ju lgee in contempt of the lawe and the fights of citizens become at once legislators judges and wap prove 1 the bill passed at the last of the i united states senate and now pending in the house relative to con tempts in federal courts and arft for ariale by jury in certain cases of contempt 1 no discrimination should indulged be y jhc thc government of the united states in cavon oi ay of its debbora deb tora we p prove of the refusal of the fifty third to pass the pacific railroad bill and denounce the efforts ol 01 the present congress ta enact a similar leisure mei sure baas the just blaime of deserving union goldiere Eol diere wa heartily indorse the rule ot the commissioner of pension eliat no jamea shall be arbi I 1 dropped from the pension rolls and the fact of enlistment and service should be deemed conclusive evidence against disease and disability before ADMISSION OF we favor the tha berri lories of new mexico and arizoca into the union as elates and we favor the early admission of all the territories having the necessary nece spary copulation and resources to entitle tb em to statehood and while they remain territories we hold that the anted to administer the tory the ground with the district of columbia and should be bona fide residents oe tho territory or district in which the duties are to be performed j tho democratic party believes in home i rule and that all public lands of the I 1 united states should be appropriated to 1 the establishment of freo homes for citizens wo recommend that alaska be granted a delegate in conferees cone rees and that the land aad timber laws of the united states bo extended to eaid territory S FH CUBA the monroe doctrine as originally do deded and as interpreted byoir leading is a permanent part of the breien policy of the united stacee mil must at all times by maintained we extend our sympathy to the people of cuba in their heroic struggle for liberty and independence CIVIL SERVICE ASP XO we declare it to be the unwritten law of this republic established by custom and usage of one hundred I 1 i years and sanctioned by the examples of the preat state and the idest of those who founded it hat no man ehwald be 1 eligible for a third term to the pread dennial otilde WATERWAY alio federal government should care for and improve the mississippi river d aber areat wa ervans of thu republic so as to secure lor the interior otia easy and cheap transportation to tide W ter whenever any waterway of the republic is of importance to demand aid of the government such aid should bo extended buon definite plan of continuous work until permanent improvement pro is secured in the justice of our cause and the necessity ct its success ss at the polls wo submit the declara lion of principles and purposes to the i judgment of the american people we invite the support cf all citizens who approve them and who desire to have them made effective legislation for the relief of the and the restoration of the prosperity |