The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-11

government economically aJne;l
istered, including pensions. in,a,natt
and principal of The public debt c9n
0e got under our present systeno -
taxation from custom ho1se ta1oa
on FEWER imported articles besr;noo
tue heaviest on articles of neesssit,ss
we therefore Genounce thesahnss.
OF the existing tariff, and, su6iect -
the limitations, we demand tbst
Iederai tsxation shall be exclusively
fer public purposes, and shall Dot
exceed the needs OF the government
economically administered Tho
system OF direct taxation known 90
the "Internal revenue" is q war To-
and so long SIS the law continues tbo,
money derived therefrom shonId,Is
sscredly devoted to the relief of tbe
people from the remaining burdens
of the war, and be a fond to defrsv
the expenses of the care and CON.
fort of worthy solJierS disabled In
the line of duty in the wars of tbe
republic, and for the payment NJ
such persons SIS Congress NAV from
time to time grant to such soldiers
a like fund for the sailors hsvir9
been already provided /; and snv snFs
pluS should be paid into the treas.
ury. We favor an American con.
tinental policy based upon more in.
innate commercial and political re-
latiens with the fifteen sister
republics OF north, central.
and South America but entsilinc
alliance with none. We believe in
honest money, the gold and silver
coinage of the constitution and q
circulating medium convertible into
such money without loss: assertino
the equality Of all men bef0re tbs
law, we hold that it is the dutv of
the government In its dealings with
tbs peop'e to meet out equal and
exact Justice to all citizens of that
ever nativity, race, color or persna-
sion, religious or political: we ha
lieve in a free ballot and a fsir
count; and We recall TO the mem nv nv
OF the people the noble struggle IF
OF the Democrats in the 18Th Cons
gress by which a reluctant Rennb.
llcan opposition was compelled to
consent to.legislation making everv.
where illegal the presence Of froo1s
at the polls, as the conelps
ave proof that a Dem.
ocratio administration will preserve
liberty with order. rhe selection
OF federal officers for the Territories
should be restricted to citizens pre-
viously resident therein; we oppose
sumptuary laws which yex this
cit zen and interfere with individual
liberty. We favor honest evil
cerVlce refIrm in compensation of
all Uni ed States officers by fixed
salaries; the separation of church
and sta e and the diffusion of
free education by common
schoois, so that every child
In the land may be taught the
rights and duties of citizenship.
While we favor all legislation which
will tend to the fquitable distribu.
ton OF property, to the prevention
OF monopoly and to the strict en-
forcement Of Individual r:phts
against corporate abuses, We hold
that the welfare OF society depends
on a;scrupulous regard for the rights
of properly IS def ed by law.
We believe that labor is hast
reward d where 1t ia freest and nost
enlightened L. should be- Iostere6
anu cherished We favor the Ie-
peal vi all lave restoring the free
act OIL OF labor, and The enactment
OF laws by wDi3h labnr urgan "a
tions may be increa, ed, aud If an
such legislation as VIII t.nd O en-
llghteu the people as To- the trne re-
latlons o. capital ans la. or. We
osliove that the public lands oaghs
as Lar d. possible to be kept IS
hoine teads for actual settlers:
tha' all un earned lands heretofore
lmprov1deutly granted o railroad
by the action al tie
Republican party, should be res.
tofSd t. the public domain, AID no
more grant, shall be made TO cor.
porations or be allow. d to fall to the
ownership of alien aesentees. We
are opposed to all propositions
which upon any pretext would cor
vert the general government into
a machine for collection of
Iaxes, to be distributed among
the States or the citizens
thereof, ana wish to realize the
declaration OF tn. Democratic plat.
form of 1856, that the liberal prins
,iples emDcdiei by ], ffersou in The
Declaration Of Indepe ndence. and
sanctioned in the Constitution.
which make ours the land of liberty
md the asylum of The oppressed
II every nation have ever teen car
iinal principles in the Democratic
.aiiD. We nevertheless do not eanc.
ion the importation of foreign labor
,r the admission of serviie races
by habits, training, religion
II kindred for absorption into the
treat body of our people or for the
citizenship which our laws confer.
american civilization demands that
'gainst the immigration or importa-
ion OF Mongolians to these shores
'ur gates be closed. The Democratic
'arty insists that it is the duty of
government to protect with equal
deity and vigilance the rights Of
Is citizens, native and naturaIiZsd,
Z home and abroad, and to the end
nat this protection may be assured,