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Democratic Platform
The Democratic Platform strongly condemns the actions taken by the Republican Party and its Congress owing to:
 * 1) The supposed Republican surveillance/control over Federal elections ('Force Bill' but not to be confused with the Force Bill that was passed during the Jackson Administration)
 * 2) McKinley tariff law-- the bill drove up the prices of farming equipment but failed to stop the sliding agricultural prices
 * 3) Sherman Act of 1890

The Democratic Platform affirms the following:
 * 1) Trade interchange on the basis of reciprocal advantages to the countries participating.
 * 2) Bimetallism-- it holds the use of gold and silver as the standard money of the country. It demands that all paper currency shall be kept at par with and redeemable in such coins.
 * 3) The freedom of education is an essential civil and religious liberty and must not be interfered with under any pretext whatsoever.

Republican Platform
FREE TRADE. Demands: Believes:
 * 1) all goods/services imported have equal prices as those that are domestically produced
 * 2) demands the use of gold and silver as currency
 * 3) have laws that regulate the value of the gold and silver currency
 * 4) allow every citizen to vote
 * 5) do not levy tax on imported goods
 * 1) through the Republican ways, the United States will be able to lead the world economy and trade in the near future
 * 2) a tariff-free trade is the most successful and effective way to have a world-leading economy

Populist Platform
1. union of the labor forces of the United States shall be permanent 2. wealth will belong to one who earned it 3. everyone engaged in the government are placed under a civil service regulation of most rigid character 4. demand a national currency that is issued by general government only. a. free and unlimited coinage of silver, gold at present legal ratio of 16 to 1 b. amount of circulating medium be speedily increased to not less than $50 per capita c. graduated income tax d. State and national revenues limited to the necessary expenses of the government. e. postal saving banks 5. government own and operate the railroads in the interest of the people 6. a. all the natural sources of wealth can not be monopolized. b. alien ownership prohibited