Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-15

TRISTAN COUNT
delays or actual connivance
in the prosecution, honeycombcd
with corruption. Outbreaking ex-
posures no longer shock its moral
sense. Its honest members, its in
dependent journals no longer main
tain Il successful contest for authori-
ly in its counSels or veto upon bad
tEE
That change is necessary is
proved by an existing surplus Of
more than $l0Q,D00,000, which has
yearly been collected from suffering
people. Unnecessary taxation is un-
Just taxation. We dcnouncc the Re-
publican party for having failed to
relieve the people from crushing
war tax, which has paralyzed bust
ness, crippled industry, and de-
prived labor of employment and of
its just reward. The Democracy
pledges itself to purify the admins
tration from corruption, to restore
company, to revive respect for law,
and reduce taxation to>the lowest
limit consistent with with due re-
gard to the preservation ofathe faith
Of the Nation to creditors and pen
Sioners-knowihg full well, however,
that the legislation affecting the oc-
cupations Of the people should be
cautious and conservative in its
method, not in advance of public
but irrespon,ive 10 its de-
III inds.
The Democratic party is pledged
to revise the tariff in the Spirit OF
fairness to al interests, but in making
a reduction in taxes tits not proposed
to injure any domestic industries,
but rather to promote their healthy
growth. From the foundation Of this
Government the taxes collected al
the Custom House have been the
chef source of the Federal revenue,
and uch they must continue 10 be.
Morever many industries have come
TO rely upon legislation fora success
ful CONTINUANCE, SO that any change
of the law must be, at every step re-
gardful Of labor and capial. Thus IN
volyed, the process Of reform must
be subject in the execution TO thi,
plan Of Justice. All taxation Shall
be limited 10 the requirements of al
economical Government, The nee.
essary reduction in taxation can and
must be effected without depliving
American labor of the ability tc
compete successfully with foreign la
Dor and without imposing lower
rates of duty than will be ample tt
cover any increased cost of produc
ton which may exist in consequence
of the higher rates of wages prevail
ling in this country. Sufficient rev
enue to pay all tlle expenses of the
Federal Government, cconomicalll y
administered, including pensions and
the interest and principal of the pub
lie debt, can be got under our pres
ent system of taxation, from Custom
House taxes on fewer imported arti
cles, bearing heaviest ON articles o
luxury and bearing liglncst on arti
cles of necessity. We therefore, de
nOunce the abuses of the existin.
tariff, and, subject to the precedin:
limitations. we demand that the Fed
cral taxation shall be exclusively 70
public purposes and shall not cXcceC
the needs Of the Government econ
omically administered
The system of direct taxation
known as the Internal Revenue, is {
war tax, and so long as the law con
tinucs the money derived therefrom
should be sacredly devoted to the re
lief of the public from the remaining
burdens of the war, and be made ;
friend to defray the expense of th,
care and comfort of worthy soldiers
disabled in line of duty in the wars o
the Republic, and for the paymen
of such pensions q Congress many
from time to Time grant to such sol
dierS, a like fund for the sailors hay
ing been already provided, and any
surplus should be paid into The
Treasury.
We favor an American -Contincn'
tai policy, based upon more intimate
commercial and political relations
with the fifteen sister Republics O
North, Central and South America
but cntangling alliances with none.
We believe in honest money al
the gold and silver coinage of TIN
Constitution, aud a circulating me
dium convertible to such money
without loss; asserting the equality
of all mch before the law. g.
We hold that it is the duty Of tho
Government in its dealings with tho
people to mctc out equal and exact
Justice to all citizens of whatever ma.
tivity race, color or persuasion, relig
Gus or political.
We believe in free ballot and {
fair count, and we recall TO the mem
DRY of the people tile noble sti'uggl
oftho Democrats in the Forty-tittl
and Forty-sixth Congresses, by whicl
areluctantRepublican opposition wa