Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-07-24

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Democratic House of Representatives
the first effort to equalize both boun-
ties and pensions. It profers pledge
to correct the Irregularities Of our ia
riff; it created and has continued
them. It's own tariff commission con-
fessed the need Of more than 90 per
cent reduction; its Congress gave q
reduction of less than 4 per cent.
| 1t processes the protection of Amer
lean manufactures; it has subjected
them to an increasing food of manu-
| featured goods and hopeless compe-
tition with manufacturing nations, not
one Of which taxes raw material. 1t
processes to, protect all American in
dustries; it has impoverished many to
subsidize a few; it processes protec-
ton of American labor; it has deple-
ted the returns of American agricul-
ture-an industry followed by half of
our people; it processes the equality
of all men before the law, attempting
to fix the status of colored citizens;
the acts of its Congress we've overset
by the decisions OF its courts; it ac-
cepts anew the duty Of leading in the
work of progress and reform; its caught
criminals are permitted to escape
through contrived delays or actual
connivanoe in the prosecution. Hon
eyoombed with corruption, outbreak
ing exposures no longer shock its NOR
al sense. Its honest MEMBERS, its in
dependent journals, no longer main
tain successful contest for authority
in its counsels or veto upon bad
nominations. That change is neces-
sary is proved by an existing surplus
of more than $l00,000,000 which has
yearly been collected from suffering
people.
Unnecessary taxation is unjust tax
alton. We denounce the Republican
party for having failed to relieve the
people from crushing war taxes, which
have paralyzed business, crippled in
dustry and deprived labor of employ
ment and of just reward. The De.
mocracy pledges itself to purify the
administration from corruption, to re-
store economy, to revive respect for
law, and to reduce taxation to the
lowest limit consistent with due re-
gard to the preservation of the faith
of the nation to its creditors and pen
sioners.
Knowing full well, however, that
legislation affecting the occupations
of the people should be cautious and
e ToDs5s a tdt fss:poR!
fsive to it's demands, the Democratic
party is pledged to revise the tariffin
spirit Of fairness to all interests.
/ But in making reduction in taxes
it is not proposed to injure any do
nestle industries, but rather to pro-
mote their healthy growth. From
the foundation of this government
taxes collected at the Custom House
have been the chief source of Federal
revenue; such they must continue to
be. Moreover, many Industries have
come to rely upon legislation for sue
cessfnl continuance, so that any change
Of law must be at every step regard
full Of the labor and capital thus in
volved. The process Of reform must
be subject in the execution to this
plain dictate of justice.
All taxation shall be limited TO the
requirements Of economical govern,
ment. The necessary reduction IN
taxation can and must be effected
without depriving American labor Of
the ability to compete successfully
with foreign labor, and without inn
posing lower rates Of duty than will
be ample to cover any increased cost
of production which may exist in COB
sequence of the higher rate of wage,
prevailing in this country.
4 Sufficient revenue to pay all the ex-
penses of the Federal government eco
nomically administered, including
pensions, interest and principal Of tie
public debt, can DO got under our pip-
sent system Of taxation from Custom
House taxes on fewer imported arti-
Giles, bearing heaviest on articles Of lux
ury, and bearing lightest on articles
of necessity. We therefore denounce
, the abuses Of the existing tariff, and
, subject to the preceding limitations
we demand that Federal taxation shall
be exclusively for public purposes and
shall not exceed the needs of the gov.
eminent, economically administered
The system Of direct taxation known
: as the internal revenue" 10 wal
tax, and so long as the law continued
the money derived therefrom shoulc
be sacredly devoted to the relief o
: the people FROM the remaining burdens
} of the war, and be made fund to de,
, fray the expense Of the care and com
fort of worthy soldiers disabled in til,
line of duty in the wars of the repuo
. lie, and for the payment of such pen
) sions as Congress may from time y
) time grant to such soldiers, a like funl
t for the sailors having been already pro
D vided. and any surplus should be pail
: into the treasury.
We favor an American continenta
policy based upon more intimate coiD
1 fnercial and political relations wit
7 the fifteen sister republics Of NORTH
3 Central and South America, but EN-
tangling alliances with none. u.
We believe in honest money, th
r gold and silver coinage Of the Conaii
/. TUITION and circulating medium cpl
a vertible into such money withyG
: loss. \