Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
Fhs Platform.


issues are born o. time AMI progress.
and old Issues perish, bui the frnaa-
mental pinciples of the Democracy, !
approved hv the united voice OF the peo-
pc, remain au0 ever viii remain as the
cest aid oily security for the coniiuu-
aree o! Ifce government, the pre5trya-
ton Of the personal rights of the States,
snd he supremacy of the Federal Gov
e.nInaUt within the limits OF the con-
stitution will ever form the true basis
OF our liberties, and can never lie sur
rendered without destroying that bal
aRce ofEights ard p0 ers which ena Dies
tLe continent IL be developed ID peace
and sociai order To be mIintaiae,. By
local seif-gOvernment. IL is indispen-
sible for ire praciical application and /
enforcement Of these fundamental prin- +
ciples that the Government should not /
be controlled b. the same political par
ty. A frequent change OF adnllnlstra-
ton is as necessary as the constant /
recurrence TO the popular Will; other /
wise abuses grow, and the Government, |
instead of being carried on for the gen !
ernl welfare, becomes an instrumental !
ity for imposing heavy burdens on the
many who are governed for the benefit
of the few who govern-pnbic servants
thus become arbitrary rulers.
lllS Is nov the NDnuitlUA Vi INC
country, and hence a change is demands
ed. The Republican party who. 50 far
| rs principle is concerned, is a reminis-
ence in practice. Ii is an organization
! for enriching those who control its ma
! chinery. 'rhe frauds ami jobbeiy that
| have been brought to light in every de-
partmelt Of the government are suf-
| ticient 90 have called for reform within
! the Republican party, yet those IN au-
thority, made reckless by the long
possession Of power, have succumbed TO
It's eorrupting influences and have
placed in nomination ticket, against
which the Independent portion u the
party are in open revolt. Therefore
change is demanded. Such 4 change
was alike necessary in so, but the will
of the people was then defeated by
fraud which can never be forgotten nor
condODcd.
Again, in 1880, tbe change demanded
! by the people was debated by the Law
lishness Of money attributed by nm
6crupulous contractors and shameless
jObbeTs, who had bargaintd for ullaw-
ful profits, or for high office.
Tie Republican party, during its
legal, its stolen and bought tenures Of
power, has steadily dccayed In moral
character and political capacity. Its
platform promises are now list OF Its
past failures. IL demands the restura-
iion of our navy; it has squandered
; hundreds Of millions 10 create navy
that does not exhist. Il calls upon
Congress TO remove the burdens under
(which American shipping has been de-
pressed; it imposed and has continued
those burdens. 1t processes the policy
of reserving the pubic lands for small
holdings by actual settlers--it has given
away the Peoples heritage till now few
. railroads and non resident aliens iDdl-
yiduGl and corporate, possess larger
area than that OF ali our farms between
the two seas; it processes preference
J for free institutions; II organized and
, has tried to ieIalize a control OF the
state elections by Federal troops; II
Processes u desire to elevate iabor-lt
has subjected American woTkingmen to
the competition of convict and import
! ed contract labor; IL processes gratitude
70 all who we're disabled OF died in the
WAR, leaving widows and orphans; it has
left to the Democratic House OF Repre-
scntattves The first effort 70 equaliZe
both bouniiCs and pensions. 1t protfers
: pledge 10 correct The Irregularities oi
of ou1 tariff; il created and has contin-
ued them. It's own Tariff Commission
confessed the need of more than 20 pei
cent. reduction; its Congress gave a re
? duction Of per cent II Processes tbs
protection of American manufactures
IL has subjected them 10 AT increasing
food Of manufactured goods and I
Z hopeless competition with manufacture
Z ing nations, act enc of which taxes raw
materials.
IL Processes to protect all American
industries. 1t has impoverished man,
: to subsidize a few. 1t processes the
n protection of American labor-it ha:
= depleted the returns Of American agri
culture, an industry followed by hal
our people. it processes the equality
Q of al men before the law-attemptiny
to fix the status of colored citizens. Th'
= acts of i.s CONGRESS were overset by tn,
decisions OF its courts. Ii assets anew
the duty Of leading in the work of pro
e gress aud reform. Its Caught criminal
are permitted 10 escape Though tn
U coutrived Decays or actual comm vance
in the pfosecution. l1oneyecmbed witt
corruption, outhe liking exposures a
! longer shocks moral sense. Its homes
memk era and it's independent Journal
8 no longer maintain successful contrs
/, for authority in its counsel or vet
ul,on q bad nomination.. That achang
q is necessary is proven 10y Nh existing
r, surplus of more than 800 ,OJt ,uf. whicl
has yearly been collected lrom suffer
ing people.
Unnecessary taxation is unjust tax
b a-ion.
: We denounce the Republican part
y Tor having failed to relieve the peopi
y from the crushing war taxes which hav
;. raralyzed business, crippled industry
~ and deprived labor of employment an
. OF its inst reward The Democrat
pledges Itself to purify the aimiaistra
u zion from corruption, to restore econC
e my. TO revive respect for law, aad t
reduce taxation TO the lowest limit con
.e sisteat with due regard TO the pre-
n seryation of the faith of the nation {
its creditors ard pensioners; know IN
le fun well, however. that legislation a.
n focting the occupations of the peopi
should be cautious and conservative
method, not in advance o.. public opif
lior, but responsive TO it's demands, til
Democratic party is pledged to revis
the tariff In spirit of fairness 10 u
interests.
3. ''Bot IN making reduction IN taxes
N 10 rot proposed 10 injure any domest
Industries, nut rather IN promote the
le healthy growth. From the foundaiio
%. Of tins government taxes collected :
the custom house have been the chi,
z, source Of Federal revenue; such the
!, mus. continue; moreover, many iniu
t;ies have come 10 rely upon iegislatio
er for successful continuance, so that an
a change of law must be at every step r
n \ sl a H..