The Brookhaven leader., 1884-07-17


| the Democrats In the ROrty-ffth and Forty
! sixth Congresses by which reluctant Re-
publican opp isitiOn was compelled to assent
to legislation making everywhere Illegal the
presence of tro BPS at the polls rs the concu-
/ sive proof that democratic administration
! will pre- -erve liberty with order.
/ The selection of Federal officers for the
/ Territories should he restricted to citizens
| previously c-ident therein.
We Oppos sunptuary laws which vex the
! citizens and interfere with IIiN idual liberty.
We favor honest civil ser. G. rCtG rim and the
! compensation of United Stues officers by
| hxei salari' 8; the separation Il church and
| State and the diffusion of free education by
| common schools. 50 that every child in tho
/ land may be taught the rights and duties Of
While we favor all legislation which vii
lead = the equitable distribution Of property
to the prevention Of monopoly and T. the
strict enforcement of indivi iual rights against
corporate abuse. we 10 d that the welfare Of
society depends upon scrupulous regard for
the rights of property as defined by law.
LABOR AND LAND.
We believe that labor is best rewarded
where 1t is frpcst and most enlightened. 1t
should therefore be fOstered ami cherished
We favor the rereal of all laws restricting the
free action of labor and enactment of laws by
which labor organizations may b. incorporHt
ed and of all such legislation "a will tend tO
enIightcn the people as to the true relations
of capital and labor; believe that the public
lands ouy ht "a far as possible To be kept a
hOmeStcads Tor actual settlers: that all UNI
earned lands heretofore imprnvi lently grant
G to railroad corr OratiOns 10y the action Of
the Republican party should be restored to
the public domain, and that no more grants of
land shall he made to corporation or be al
lowe to fall into the ownership of alien alb
Scntecs
We are opposed to all PROF. os tons which.
upon any pretcxt, will convert the general
government into Il machine for collecting
taxes to he distributed among the States or
the citizens thereof.
FOREIGN POLICY.
In reafirming the declaration of the Demo
| cratic y atform of 1885. that the ibcral prin-
| cjples embodie by jefferson in the Declare
/ ton of Independence and sar ct oned in the
/ Constitution, which make oGr- The land of lib
erty and the asylum Of the cpprcsscl of every
| nation have ever been cardinal principles in
| the Democratic faith" we nevertheless do
not sanction the importation of for
eign labor or the admission of servIie
races, unttttel by habits Of training, religion
or kindred for absorption into the great body
I of our people or for the citizenship " hich our
laws confer. American civilization demands
that against the immigration or importation
| OF MongoLans To those shores our gates
be clio Oh. The emocratic party insists that
1t is the duty of this Government to protect
with equal fidelity aud Wig lance the rights or
its citIeds, native AMI naturalIZed. at home
and abroad, and TO the end that this pro-
tectiol may be assured. tnnci states
papers OF naturalization s'ued b. courts
of cumpctGn- jurisdiction must be reSpec ed
by the executive and leg slItit e dcpar nentS
OF oar own GOYernu 1t, AM by all fore IN
powers. 1t Is an Imperative duty of this
Government to efficiently Protect all tie
glts Of person aud properly of every
American citizen il 70 cIgn lanl Is AMI de-
man and eaforce fun re ,'araton for any in
Nasion there #. An Ane i al citizen is only
rc ponS bic tn his own Government for any
act Lolc II his own country or under
h 80 tag and can Only e trie there
Tor OIL her own soil and ac, orling to
her laws, and no power exists in
this Cove nm mt to cypatratr an Anne lean
C tZen to be red in any lore gn land TOR any
such ac This country mas never had Il we'll
De incd and eNecutel foreign policy save I'M
der Demo att admins ration, That policy
hos ar h1gn in psAFIt In
so lon as they do not act detrimental! 10 the
inter St. OF the country or hurifui to our CIT.
/enS to let tn IN alone. That, A. result or
this po icy we recall tn acquisition of Louis
lana Florida, Ca ifornia and OF the adjacent
Mexican territory by purchase alone, ana
contrast these grand aclHIs tons of Demo-
crat craftsmanship with the purchasf OF
Aias H. tho sole fruit of a Republican admins
istraton OF nearly quarter OF Il century
THE MISSISSIPPI.
The Federal Government s ouli care for
and improve the Mississippi ri .Gr, AMI other
great water ways of the republic, so as to Sc
cure for the interior States Easy and cheap
transportation to tide wafer
MERCHANT MARINE.
Under a long period of Demo ratio rule
and policy, our III; rcAaat ma inc was fast
ortrsaking, and on the point of oulStripPing
that of Great Britain. Under twenty years
OF Republican rule and pol C, our commerce
has been lett to Brit 81 bottoms, and almost
mas the Amcr lean flag been swept oil the
high seas. Instead of the RePubi an Ia tvs
British policy we demand for the people OF tho
Uni oi Stat IS an American olcy. Under
Demo ratio rule and policy our merchants
every poIt successfully searched Out
market for the varici products
OF Anne lean IN ustry. tnder quarter OF
cen ury of Repub, can rule and policy, de-
sptc GU" NJ nteSt advantage over all o'her
nations in high paid lab r. favorable cl mates
and tecming soil despite the freedom of trade
amo' e ali tie &c Untad States: despite their
population by the foremost races of men
ami an annual immigration OF tho young,
thrifty and adv ent IrOus OF all nations; de.
spite our freedom here from the inherited
buri ms of f, and indus ry in O.d World
monarchies-their costly war navies, their
vast tax con uming, non-produClng standing
a mies--de spite twenty yel rs of peace that
Repub lean rule and pO,icy have managed TO
surrender TO Great brIaln, along with our
commerce, the c 1ntrOl of the market; OF the
world Ins cad of the Repuhl can pa tvs
British policy we demand in b half of the
American Democracy, an American policy.
Instead OF the Republican party fedt d
scheme and false prcten'e of friendship for
Anne lean ahOr, oppressed by lmpoSi 1g taxes,
| we demand in behalf of the lie rocracy free
dom for American labor by reducing taxes to
the end that these United States may compete
with unhindered powers for the primacy
among nations in all Inc arts OF peace anu
fruits of Liberty.
With profound regret we have been ap-
rriSed by the venerable statesman. through
wi oSa person was struck that blow II h vital
principle of pablics lacqui scence in the
will o: the majority, that he can not permit us
again to place in his hands the leadership OF
the Democrat hosts, for the reason that the
achievement of reform in the administration
of the Federal Government is an undertaking
now too heavy for his age and failing strength.
! Rejoicing that his life has been pro-
longed until tae general jud mont of our fel-
low countrymon united in the wish that
| wrong were GIFTED in his person, for the De-
mocracy of the ni;c1 Stl'es we offer u him
in his withdrawal from public cares not only
our respectful S.mpat and esteem hut also
that best homage OF frccmen, the pledge of
our devotion TO tho p"inoip,eS and h eau 50
| now inscparahle in tho history of this
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