The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-07-17

ing people. Unnecessary taxation
is unjust taxation. We denounce the
Republican party for having failed
to relieve the people from the crush-
ing war taxes which have paralyzed
business, crippled industry and de
prived labor of employment and a
just reward. The Democracy pledges
itself to purify the administration
from corruption, to restore economy,
to revive respect for law and to re-
duce taxation to the lowest limit
consistent with a due egard to the
preservation of the faith Of the ma
ton to its creditors and pensioners,
knowing full well, however, that leg
islation affecting the occupations OF
the people should be cautious and
conservative in method, not in nd
vance Of public opinion
"But responsive to its demands,
the Democratic party is pledged to
revise the tariff in spirit of fairness
to oil interests
Bat in making reduction in taxes
it is not proposed to inlure any
domestic ind ,sties. but rather to
promote their healthy growth. From
the foundation of this government
taxes collected ut the cuslom-house
have been the chief source OF Fed.
eral revenue: such they must con
tinue; moreover, many industries
have come to rely upon legislation
for successful continuance, SO that
any change of law must be at every
step regardful of the labor and capt.
tai thus involved. The process of
reform must be subject in the execu
ton to the plain dictate of justice.
"All taxation shall be limited to
the requirements of economical gov.
eminent. The necessary reduction
in taxation can and mus be effected
without depriving American labor of
the ability TO compete successfully
with foreign labor, and without i'm
posing lower rates Of duty than will
be ample 10 cover IN increased cost
of production which may exist in
consequence of the higher rate of
wages prevailing in this country.
Sufficient revenue to pay all expen
ses OF the Federal Government eco
o nically administered, including
PENSIONS. Interest and principal OF the
public debt, can be got under our
present system of taxation from
custom house taxes on fewer lm-
ported articles, bearing heaviest on
articles of luxury and beuring light
est on articles OF necessity. We
therefore denounce the abuses of the
existing tariff, and subject to the
preceding we demand that Federal
taxation shall be exclusively for pub
lie purposes. and shall not exceed
the needs of government economi
cally administered.
1.-The system of direct taxation
known as the internal revenue tax is
war tax, and so long as the law
continues the money derived there
from should be sacredly devoted to
the elevation of the people from the
remaining burdens of the war and be
fund to defray the expenses fol
the care and comfort of worthy
soldiers disabled in the line OF duty
in the wars of the republic, and fol
the payment Of such pensions as
Congress may from time to time
grant to such soldiers, like fund
for the sailors having been already
provided and any surplus should be
paid into the treasury. .
1--WE favor an American continen'
tai policy based upon more intimate
commercial and political relations
with the fifteen sister republics Of
North, Central and South America
but entangling alliances with none.
1--WE believe in honest money, The
gold and silver coinage of the Con-
stitution, and a circulating medium
convertible into such money without
loss.
Asserting to the equality of all mer
before the law, we hold that it is in
the duty of the government in its
dealings with the people to meet Out
equal and exact justice to all citizens
of whatever nativity, race, color oil
persuasion, religious or political
We believe in a free ballot and fail
count; and we recall to the memory
CT the people the noble struggle o.
the Democrats in the 45th and 46tf
Congresses,b by which reluctant Re.
publican opposition was compelled tc
assent to legislation making every.
where illegal the presence of troops
at the polls, as the conclusive proc
that Democratic administration
will preserve liberty with order.
The selection of Federal officers
for the Territories should be re-
stricted TO citizens previously resi-
dent therein. We oppose sumptuary
laws which vex the citizen and inter-
fere with individual liberty.
I'VE favor honest civil service re-
form and the compensation Of al
United States officers by fixed sala
ries, the separation of Church and
State and the diffusion Of free edu
cation by common schools 80 tina,
every child in the land may be taught
the rights and duties of citizenship
"While we favor all Legislation
which will tend to the equitable dis.
tribution of property to the proven
ton of monopoly and to the strict
enforcement of individual rights
against corporate, abuses, we holc
that the welfare of society depends
npon scrupulous regard for the
rights of property as defined by law,
We believe that labor is best reward,
ed where it is freest and most en-.
lightened; it should, therefore, bt
fostered and cherished.
ave favor the repeal OF all laws
restricting he free action of labor
and the enactment of laws by which
labor organizations may be incor-
porated, and of all such Legislation
as will tend to enlighten the people
as to the true relation of capital and