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

cratic faith, we nevertheless do not
sanction the Importation of foreign
labor or the admission of servile
races, untitled by habits OF training,
religion or kindred for absorption
into the great body of our people or
for the citizenship which our laws
confer. American civilization de-
mands that against the immigration
or importation of Mongolians to these
shores our gates should be closed.
"The Democratic party insists that
it is the duty of the government to
protect with equal fidelity and vigi
lance the rights of its citizens, native
and naturalized, at home and abroad;
TO the end that this protection may be
assured, United States papers of natu.
laliz ,tion issued by courts of cons
petent jurisdiction must be respect
ed by the executive and Legislative
departments of our own government
and 10y all foreign powers. 1t is an
imperative duty of this government
to efficiently protect all the rights of
persons and property of every Amsr-
lean citizen in foreign lands, and de-
mand aud enforce full reparation for
any invasion thereof An American
citizen is only responsible to his own
government for any act done in his
own country, or under her flag, and
can only be tried therefor on his own
soil and according to her laws, and
no power exists in this government
to expatriate an American citizen to
be tried in any foreign land for any
such act This country has never
had well defined and executed
foreign policy, save under Demo
cratic administration. That policy
has ever been in regard to foreign
nations, so long as they do not act
detrimental to the interests of the
country or hurtfui to our citizens to
let them alone; that as the result OF
this policy we recall the acquisition
Of Louisiana, Florida, California, and
of the adjacent Mexican territory ly
purchase alone, and contrast these
grand acquisitions Of Democratic
craftsmanship with the purchase OF
Alaska, the sole fruit of Republic
can administration of nearly quar>
ter of a century.
"The Federal Government should
care for and improve the Mississippi
River and other great water ways of
the republic so as to secure for the
interior States easy and cheap trans
portation to tidewater.
"Under long period of Demo
cratic rule and policy our merchant
marine was fast overtaking, and on
the point of outstripping that of
Great Britain; under twenty years of
Republican rule and policy our COM
merce has been left to British bot
toms and almost has the American
flag been swept off the high seas.
"Instead of the Republican party's
British policy we demand for the
people of the Unlimited States an
American policy. Under Democratic
rule our merchants and sailors, flying
the stars and stripes in every port,
successfully searched out a market
for the varied products of American
industry; under quarter century of
Republican rule and policy, despite
our manifest advantage over all other
nations in high paid labor, favorable
climates and teeming soils, despite
the freedom of trade among these
United States, despite their popula-
ton by the foremost races ofmen and
annual immigration of the young, the
hardy Adventures OF all nations, des-
pite our freedom here from the in
herited burdens of life and industry
in the old world monarchies, their
costly, ar-famed navies, their vastly
consuming, nonproducing standing
armies ;despite twenty years of peace,
the Republican rule and policy have
managed to surrender to Great Bri-
tain along with our commerce the
control of the markets of the world.
Instead of the Republican party's
false pretense of friendship for Amer
lean labor expressed by imposing a
tax, we demand, in behalf of the
Democracy, freedom for American
labor by reducing taxes, to the end
that these United States may com
pete with unhindered powers for su-
premacy among nations in all the
arts of peace and fruits of liberty.
With profound regret we have
been appnsed by the venerable
statesman through whose person was
struck the blow at the vital principle
of republics, acquiescence in the will
of the majority, that he can not per
nit us again to place in his hands
the leadership of the Democratic
host, for the reason that the achieve
ment of reform in the administration
of the Federal Government is an I'M
dertaking too heavy for his age and
failing strength. Rejoicing that his
life has been prolonged until the
general judgement of our fellow
countrymen is united in the wish that
wrong we're righted in his person, for
the Democracy of the United States
we offer to him, in his withdrawal
from public life, not only our res
pectful sympathy and esteem, but
also that homage of freemen, the
pledge OF our devotion to the princi-
pies and the cause now inseparable
in the history of this republic from
the labors and the name OF Samuel j..
Tilden.
With this statement of the hopes,
principles and purposes of the Demo-
cratic party, the great issue of reform
and change in administration is sub
mitted to the people in calm couf,
dence that the popular voice will
pronounce in favor of new men and
new and more favorable conditions for
the growth of industry, the extension
of trade, employment and due reward