The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-23
A Truthful Arraignment of the
Republican Paaty.
A Gear Cut Enunciation of De-
mocratic Principles.
A Platform That Will Win
With the People.

by the united voice of the people, re-
main, and will ever remain, as the best
and only securities for the continuance
of free government. The preservation
of personal rights. the equality Of all
citizens before the law. the reserved
rights of the States, and The supremacy
of the Federal Government within the
limits of the Constitution, will ever form
the true basis of liberties, and can never
be surrendered without destroying that
balance Of rights and powers which en-
ables continent to be developed in
peace and social order. to be maintained
by means of local self government. But
it is necessary for the practical applica-
ton and enforcement of these fundamen-
tai principles, that the Government
should not always be controlled by one
political party. Frequent changes of
administration is as necessary as con-
stant recurrence to the popular will,
otherwise abuses grow, and the Govern
IucIC UeCoIiCS VIC IHstIuiuCAthIIVy -
imposing heavy burdens on the many
VINO are governed, for the benefit of the
few who govern Public servants thus
become arbitrary rulers. This is now
the condition of the country; hence a
change is demanded. The Republican
party, so far as principle is concerned, is
a reminiscence in practice. The frauds
and jobbery, which have been brought
to light in every department Of the gov
ernmeI t, are sufficient to have called for
reform within the Republican party;
yet those in authority. made reckless by
the long possession of power have sue
cnmhed to its cOrrupting influence, and
have placed in nomination ticket
against which the Independent portion of
the party are in open revolt; therefore a
change is demanded Such Il change
was alike necessary in 1876. hut tie will
Of the people was then defeated by
fraud which can never be forgotten or
.ondoned.
Agpin in 1850 the change delnanle
by the people was defeated lv the lavish
use Of money contributed hy nnscru ll,-
lous contractors and shameless jobbaM
who had bargained for unlawful profits
or io: high office. The Republican party
during it's illegal, It's stolen and It's
bonght tenures Of power had steadily
hecayed in moral character and political
capacity. Its platform promises are nnw
a list Of It's past failures. 1t demands the
restoration Of onr navy. It has squand-
cred hundreds of millions to create a
navy that does not evist. It calls on
Congress to remove the burdens under
which American shipping has been de-
pressed. 1t processes preference for
free institutions. 1t organized and tried
to legalize a control of State elections by
Federal troops. 1t processes desire to
elevate labor. 1t has subjected Amcri-
can workingmen to the competition OF
convict and imported contract labor. 1t
| plOlCDoC6 a 1dtlGSItl-1 W oil Wuo NSIC
disabled or died in the war, leaving wld-
ows and orphans. 1t left to Democra-
tic House of Representatives the first ef:
fort ts equalize both bounties and pen
sions. 1t proffered pledge to correct
the Irregularities of our tariff. 1t created
ann has continued its own tariff commits
sion, who confessed the need of more
than 20 per cent reduction. Its Congress
gave reduction of less than per cent
1t processes the protection of American
manufacturers. 1t has subjected then
to an increasing flood of manufactured
goods and hopeless competition will
manufacturing nations, not one of which
taxes raw materials. 1t processes to pro
tect all American industries. 1t has i'm
poverished the many to subsidize a few
1t processes the protection to American
labor; it has depleted the returns 0
American agriculture, an industry fol
lowed by half our people. 1t professe
the equality of all citizens before tn
law, by attempting to fix the status O
colored citizens. The acts of its congres
were overset by the decisions of it
courts. II Accepts anew the duty O
leading in the work of progress and re
; FORM Its caught criminals are premit
ted to escape through c6!Atrued delay
or actual connivance in the prosecution
Honeycomed with corruption. the ont
breaking of exposure no longer shock it
) moral sense. Its independent journal
. maintain successful contest for author
; ity in its counsels or veto on bad nom
nations. That change is necessary
: proved by an existing surplus or NOR
, than 500, 100000 which. has yearly bee1
collected from a suffering public. Al
unnecessary taxation is an unjust taxa
ton. We denounce the Republican
party for having failed to relieve tn
people from the crushing war taxes
r which have paralyzel business, cripplet
industry and deprived labor Of employ
ment and Of 4 Just reward. The Demo
cracy pledges itself to purify the admin
istration from corruption, to restor
, economy, to revive the respect for tn
} law and to reduce taxation to the loves
, limit consistent with due regard to tn
preservation Of the faith of the nation t
4 its creditors and pensioners, knowing ful
!, well, however, that legislation afiectin
:. the occupations Of the people should b
( cautious and conservative in method
l not in advance of public opinion, but re
. sponsible to its demands. The Demo
4 cratic party is pledged to revise the tari
s in spirit of fairness to all interests, b,1
: in making reduction in taxes it is nc
i proposed to injure any domestic indus
a tries, b,lt rather to promote their health
D growth. From the foundation of thi
t government, taxes collected at the GU
0 tom house have been the chief source {
Federal revenue; such they must COZ
y tinue to be. Moreover, many industrie
d have come to rely upon legislation for
a successful continuance, SO that an
change Of law must be at every step n
e gardful of the labor and capital thus il
It yolvcd. The process Of reform must |