The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-07-19

Ions contractors and shameless job
beers, who had ~largained for
profits or for high office.
The Republican party, during lis
legal, its stolen and its bought tenures
of power, has steadily decayed in
moral character aud political capacity.
It's platform promises are now a list
OF It's past failures. IL demands the
restoration of our navy. IL has squan-
dered hundreds of millions TO create
. navy that does not exist. 1t calls
upon Congress to remove the
under which American shipping ha
been depressed. 1t imposed n has
continued those burdens. Ii processes
a preference for free institutions. IL
organized and tried to legalize a con-
troll of State elections 10y Federal
troops. II processes a desire to ele-
vate labor. IL has subjected Anleri
can workingmen to the competition
ofconvict and imported contract
Ii processes gratitude TO all who were
disabled or died In the war, leaving
widows and orphans. 1t left to a
Democratic House OF Representatives
the first effort to equalize both IA
ties aud pensions. IL proffered q
pledge to correct the irregularities oil
our tariff. 1t created anu has contin-
usd them. Its own Tariff Commission
confessed the need of more than 20
per cent. reduction. It's Congress
gave 4 reduction Of less than 4 per
cent. IL PROCESSES the protection OF
American manufactures. 1t has SUD-
iscted them TO an increasing Hood OF
manufactured goods and Il hopeless
conlpetl ion with r1anufac uring ma
tions, not one OF which taxed raw
materials. 1t processes to protect all
all American industries. 1t has i'm
poverished many to substitute a lew.
Il processes The protection OF Amerl'
can labor. 1t has depleted the re-
turns OF American agriculture, an III
dustry followed by half our people.
IL profe. ses the equality OF al citizens
before the law. Attenlp tinB ~ fix the
status vi colored citizens, the Acts OF
les Congress were over-set by the de-
cisions OF its courts. Its caught criuI-
inals are permit I'll to escape through
contrived delays or actual eonnlvance
in the prosecution. Honeycom0ed
with corruption, outrageous exposures
no longer shock It's moral SENSE. It's
honest members and It's independents
journals no longer maintain = success
full contest for authority III lis coun-
sells or u veto on bad nominations.
That n change II necessary Is
proved by an existing surplus OF
more 800, 700, 200 whlch has yearly
beeu collected lroaI a suffering people.
Unnecessary taxation Ia unJast Taxa
ton, We deuounce The Republican
larty for having failed To relieve The
people from the crushing war lakes,
" hich have paralyed business, GRIP
u ed industry and deprived lALor VI
+, mpIoyInsnt Ii OF ~ jus. reward.
ave Democracy pledges Itself 10 pa
rify The AumIuIslral.l ION from cor
rupligu, TO restore economy, 10 revive
Respect for law, ami 10 reduce taxa
lion 10 the lowest limit consistent
with a due regard TO the Preservation
oil the faith OF The nation To It's creuI
tJr, aud is pensioners, knowing full
well, however, tnaL legislation aItect-
ing the welfare of tho people should
DC cautious aud CONSERVATIVE Ia lis
method, not III oil public
opinion, Uut responsive 10 lis oe-
II
The Democratic party is pledged to
revIse the tariff IN u spirit OF faIrnes
10 ali interests, Dut In making 4 re-
ductiop III taxes it is not proposed 10
injure any domestic industry, but
I'd her to promote their more healthy
growth. From The foundation OF tina
Government, taxes collected al the
custon-house have been the CHIEF
source of Federal revenue, and such
they must continue To be. Moreover,
many industries have cotno TO rely
upon Legislation for their successful
continuance, so that any change oil
the law ust be al every step regard
ful of the labor and capital thus III
volyed. the progress OF reform must
be subject TO the execution Of this
plain dictate Of justice. All taxation
snail be- limited TO the requirements
OF All economical Government. The
necessary reduc ion in taxation can
aud must be ell, cted without depriv-
ing America y labor of the ability 10
pete successfully with foreign la
Dor, aud without i'm posing lower rates
OF duty than will be ample TO cover
any increased cost of produlion that
may exist in consequence of the high
er ate of wages prevailing in this
country. Sufficient revenue To pay