The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-07-15

The Platform. IL
Tie Democratic party of the Unon ti9tt,1g1l
its representatives in Matt ,nal Cm,ventssu AS
semblcl recognizes thai, ~ the NalEn NE.ws
ode' :, new issues are born If time asi psElsreSs
and old issues perish But ne fun lanjtntas prHi-
cpts of The Democracy, ar )rovc by he Rhita',l
voice OF the people, remain md III rstr tSg3aih
he best and only securrl lor the c,Ih d. c,.
of tree government. The preservation n per
sonll rights, the equality ii all citizens bs+,rt,
the law, the reserved right of bhc Statek &antl
the supremacy -: the Fedora GeycihHtnf,
wit nm the limits of the & ,nsiirnlon iwil8 aver
lorin the true basis nf libcrie> and can snsver
be surrendered without dt stroying thai hAlanct
of rights and powers which enables the ron Ei.cni
To be developed in peace AND social pnler ;st, bs
ma ntancd by means "l m al sci -gnve,nmthi. :
But it is Indispensable r the pr.csical k,pIi-
cation and enforcement 't The sc tu4laia aepta
principles that the govcri mcnr snni8h nh: al
ways bc CONTROLLED by one political Raf.y
Fr 'qucnt change OF admi lstra ion is rs Stces.
saIy as constant recurreT To he pOpllak will
Otherwise abuses grow an the governmciS In
ste ad OF being carried on TOR The general wSllate,
be comes an insrumcnIaliiy tor imrosiag brtvy
bu rdens on the many wh !;ovcrndl I4f The
he nefit OF the tcw who govern. Ene Bita,iic
SC wants thus become arbii raty rulers (.
This Is now the Cont.ltlOn of he cnAftry
Hence Il change is demanded. The la.pual;can
party, so tar as principle |, ,'ncclnd, is repins
erce. In practice IT s AN organization Tor cdr CHI
in those who control its machinery. The = u,is
al iObbery which have mcn brongisi to.hshI
in every department of the gnv.ri1tnrtls are
su fhclent tn haze called Tor ,iorm WiihEl The
Republican party Yet ii use il, authority, H. ale
reckless by the long posses sion u pow,f,hat <uc
cl lnbcd To It's cOrruping Influence and3kayc
placed in nomination III k,:l.a 5ain>I xhicl .ihc
Ii dependent portion ot he party are in hpen
revolt Therefore a clian r. IS d''mtntlcd Such
II Change was alike ncce 'say in 1876, blA thc
will OF the people was th Ii dcf'alcd by Fraud
which can never he fpigo ten nor conlpnc,E
Again in 1880 the cha lge cemandai IN The
people was defeated ~ tne iavisi llAa of
II "ney contributed by M ,crup llnls rinlr, crors
id shameless jobbcrs h" had rlI gtiin0h for
unlawful profits OF l"l hi tn office. Til. Is4pIlb
II ,an party, during lis rsal, is stolen arf its
b Iught tcnurcs of powr has steadily deqay yed
II moral character and political cap;IcitXs It's
Platform promises are nov a lid OF ils; paA tail
urcs. 1t demands the re. toratin OF our hwy !;
1t has squandcrcu hundr lis %. millions tttrite
II navy thai does not exit. 1t calls uiion A'on-
Z ess to remove the u lrenr undeti 3hch
American shlppng has zen Il pressed, Ii M
p 'Sed and has continued hose ,uulrn- Ii4pro-
IL Sscs the policy oi rescrvr public lamisfor &nali
holdings by actual settlers, Ii has gwen Axay
the peoples heritage, ill now Il lew islfh,ails
AID nonresident aliens, ndiyi lual and Gbtn-
rale possess larger area han al our ffrIits he
tW cen the two scits.
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1t organized and tried io galiz. the ts3htth OF
ST lie elections by FEEDER, troo - 1t nr,Nn-es
Il esrc to elevate labor; has suljrciti Nh1,1i-
ca' worklngincn 10 the c mpcinIon Qt cdg ict
ant imported labor |; pr, t'.s>c, gtailtnu. d, all
VIII were disabled or die, in ihc WIZ, csiNing
Wlr&wS and orphans; ii l'i 10 a Dam ,isf,,iic
House of Representatives II first ctloEl 10 td,l-
ne both bountes and .n-irlS. 1t prtlicrs
pl agc TO correct The meg >larI ol plr uSrilf Il
II creatcd and has continued them Its Awn
Tarif Commission c"nicss'd n"cd OF dor
Than ~ per cent. re 'nctIon; ills Congress gay. Il
rcdu ,tion ol less than per cen. |. pr"S>S,s
The Protection OF Anerlcrn Hnanll. curcs il has
SubJt CT Il them tO an lnctclslr tieul ot mAnil-
iactu-c'l goods and hopclc,> e icliiion with
mant featuring nations, not ent winch ;hN,s
raw naicriaiS *
1t PROCESSES To protcct All \ mcrc IN irnluiir,>;
1t has Impoverished The may tn s,Ib,hhzc :,
few. Ii pruicsscs the pr.,IctlIo,i Am,+I an
Labor II has depicted ihc r,urIs III A.0tfl-
can NJ rlculiurc, an ndu-lr, l. II '~ri IS inl II
our pc 'pl, 1t pru>s,'- ih ,rYu.tlilr ll.ls anrn
before the law : attempting To h> the .ktn>
oi COLO ri cliZrn>, he acts :, ca l4r.>> v, re-
ovcrscI 10y the ii. Clsio.S OF i sniit> 1t aakjn>
new iuty in lrsliing in ne work "i ,,r A.,>S
and IT. orm; its caught eli nnas, axe .sp. r
nttcd I" escape through CA lnlvcl lciiSS ~
actual 'oh"ivtncc in the pros cul'oi ilsaty
combcd ~ilh CORFU ili"n, OUT r. ,ki xp.,s-
ares NJ longer shock its II nial -clsc.f It's
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longer maintain successful com rSi 10 a,iipfIy
III lis ca lncils or IL veto upon b al lffn ,{kin>.
That change Is necessary Is piov,si iiy IN
existing surplus ot more h,i $l00,OOej000,
which his ycarl, been collected rom stlitl4lns.
people. Unnecessary taxation = un a.fl tAAa-
lion. We dcnounce The Rcpul Iicau ntriN|.tor.
having tailed to relieve the pcopl from eluyAjng,
war take, which have paralyzed business, Nip
pied Industry and deprived labor ,I employ hltnl
an / ot its just reward I'M
The ID ;mocracy pledges itScl to plritV liz.
adininisr r .tion from corruption, II rest ne ebtm
omy, TO r.vivc Respect for law, md t., r,.asim:r:
taxation 10 the lowest limit -iStcut wh3l :,
due regart to the preservation ot he taii ,sgAhr
Nation To ills creditors and pcnsin hers. Il,
Knowing tull well, however, AI le .islAli;,n
affecting the operations If the people shouN be
cautious and conservative in metl od, moi inI AL
vance OF ,ublic opinion, but RESP ,ns,vis td is
demands, he Democratic party Pile igef Ia
revise the tariff in spirit OF iair less IT, at3'in-
tcreats. Bit, in making retiuctiOl in laxtk, II
Is not pro scd To injure any dOmcs ic inii,sfgics
but rather 10 promote their het thy lrdky th
From the Oundaton of this guN ernmrnl3ibc
taxes collcc ed at the custom hous IS haI jheen
the Chief Sol rec of Federal revenue Suc iicy
must contiI ue to be- Moreover, Ilany laus-
tries nave c. me to rely upon legislation fer Sue
ccssftl cont nuance, SO that any change of
law must be nj every step regardfu ii the lAl,Dr
anu capital hus involved The plDcess tE re-
form must lie subject in the cxecu ion /, this
plain 'iictate of Justice Hi
All taxation should he limited to the ri.litire-
ments OF economical government the nSs,~s-
sary reduction in taxation can auil INT Il, he
effected with out depriving American tsbt8 III
the ability to compete successfully ith inrstgn
labor, and wi hout imposing lower ra ,es nf atliy
than Will be tmple TO c0ver any inc ease, lf 1T
of production which may exist in C, ns,ou encc
OF the higher rate of wages prcval ng in Ll,,s
country. Sufficient revenue to pay all expt sses
of the Federal Government, econon ic.liyi ad.
ministered, inc udIng pensions intcresl u,d Min
cipal OF the public debt, Can be got ln,ier .i,ur
present system of taxation from til. cusSom
house taxes OIL fewer imported article 81 beading
neavles 1 on al tic, t,cles nl luxury and hIing ahf
We therefor, denounce the abuses oE!,he' lex
isting tariff ane subject to the preced u linsta-
tions, we dema nd that Federal taxa,io ,sshaff h,
exclusively l"i public purposes, and shall not
exceed the neels of the government, Gpndhi-
cally administe red. The system of di ect TAXA
tiOn known as " internal revenue" is q warsAx
and SD as long as the law continues tile msjkey
levied tlerefrOIn should be sacredly dt yotetI To
the relic OF tn, people from the renal ing ihr.
dens OF the war, and be made fund o dssray
the expense OF the care aud comfort of wtfhy
soldiers disabled in the ftne of duty in he kars
of the ltepubl C, and for the payment OF Mich
pensions as Ct ngress may from tim, tn Hmc
grant H such soldiers a like fund Il sailors
having heen ali eady provid, d. and an, su III ius
should hs paid into the Treasury II
| We favor al American cOntinenta pt3fcy.
based upon MOI intimate commercial andzso.
li,cal relations with the fifteen sister cpulSis
oil North, Centra and South America, bu entt5,g-
ling alliances wi tn none. |,