Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-19
Democratic Principles Defined.

| Senator Herman holds the highest office
which the Democracy Of New York could
give him and he may he said to stand at
the head Of his party in that State as Sena-
| tor COnkling heads the Republican party of
New York. Mr. Herman was the orator-in-
chief of the Democratic State Convention at
Syracuse. He undertook to tell the repre-
sentatives of The Great Unwashed." before
him, what Democratic principles are. They
are, he said
Those principles which our ancestors
| taught, which we believe, which prin-
| ciples declare that the Government shall
be administered for the benefit Of the great
mass of the people that it shall be admin
istered economically, that there may be light
burdens upon the laboreran upon those who
toll for living that taxation may be equal
and impartial, and that all property shall
| bear its share of the burden great applause /;
| and that there shall not he a system of taxa
| tiOn by which the great burden falls upon a
few, and by partial legislation great amounts
| of property are freed from taxation where
the property is in the hands Of those who
ought to bear their share-and we do not ask
that they shall bear more. Is there Demo-
crat, when he thinks of these questions, who
| does not see how important they are, thai
\ there should be economy, that taxation be
made light, that there should be honesty and
WISDOM IN leslsiatlon' thai IL may De larry
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the foundation of the Government. and that
rottennesS shall not corrupt and make II
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very sorry Sho" IN ''c way "I ca'rS'iis "u.
tn'Se P'incil''cS, "'''i II HIS '''"' '''''''' VI
government "rh IT," anu I"ie 'N''i'''o"s
corrupt anu "aS''Iu' a''iiiiii's''a' a'i"'i' anu
consequent increase "i taAa'i"h' HAS AWAY >
marked the accession "i Inc Democracy 10
power
lime was when support "' honest nafu-
money c"uhi "r claiiiie" rs pe'iio'i''iI
| prlnclple' IN THESE u'iys "l "reei'oacA anu
Democratic iuSloh' VT Nrrilah e"u'u ho'
allude 10 that pnnciple- Inc l'emo'ra'lc
7 arty was once the opponent "i the cehirah-
zation oil power nj Washington NowadayS'
when half of the Democratic platforms ad-
vocal. the ,,re,,ast sch,.r,. ,f Capitalization
ever or''cneu -'N' 'SS"e vi All 'iie euiie"'S
| Of the country, and conscqent control OF the
finances and business of the country hy the
-, a..,.o.., NJ. l,,r,,.,,, ,.,,,,J ro,
'e"''"' s''e' '''''' III ''' IN ''''''' ''''' NV
claim that pnncplt. lhcft were other
! Democratic principles, worthy Of being
named in DAYS zone hv. but they have SO
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| that Mr. herman could mol mention lheh-
/ Hismcaerr list of principles. excellent as they
or,. orc ma, distinctive nrinciuIas nr the Demo
t-:.i =, -,
cracy anu 'heSe l'iii'isn an '''e ieiSo"