Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-19
POLITICAL.
Tho pemeeratle rIa.rorm.

| Bat II IL L. disponsable Tor the practical Rprhet
| don and enforcement Of these fundamental pm
oiplcs that the Government should not always %
| controlled by Que political party. Frequent
change OF administration Is as necessary ~ con
| stant recurrence " the popular viii. otharvise
| abuses grew and the Goyefnnent instfumentality
| i. used Tor imposing heavy burden. on the many
who are governed for the benofit of the lew WHO
govern Public servants thus become arbitrary
rulers, This is now the condition Of the coub-
| Try; hence n change ls demanded.
| The Republican party. 80 far hs principle ~
| concerned IL q remulsoonce In practice, ~ Is
| an organization for enrichiag those who control
| Its machinery. The frauds and jobDcry whifh
| have been brought TO light IN bfery nepafthenl
| OF the Government are sufficient 70 rave eal"i
| Tor reform within the iiepublican party, Yet
| those ia authority, made reckless BY the long
| possession OF power, have snocunbed % It's cor
ruptlng influence and have placed IN nainination
| a ticNot against which the indep psndent portion
| Of the party are In open revolt Therefore a
| change is demanded. Such a change was alike
| nscessary In 1870. but the viii Of the people Was
| then defeated by fraud which eau never be for
| gotten or oondoned. Again In iss0 tho change
| demanded By tho people was defeated by the
lavish u.u Of N ,ney contributed b. unscru ul Jus
contractors and shameless iobbers who had bar
gained for unlawful profits or Tor high oifiee.
The Republican party, during Its legal, is
stolen and it, bought toDures Of power has u adj
| ly decaycd In moral character aud policical ca
| paoity. Its platform promises are now list o.
| Its past failures. II demands tho reatoration Of
| lions to create navy that does not EXIT. IL
| calls upon Congress remove the burdens under
which American shipping has been depres sod. IL
| imposed aud has confirmed those burdens u
| profosses preference for free institutions. u
| organized aid tried to legaliEc control Of state
| elections by Federal troops. II professos dc
sire 10 elevate labor II has SubJects1 American
| workingmon 10 tho composition OF convict and
| imported contract labor IL prOfeases gr ttude
| to all who were disabled died In the war. loay
| inQ widows and orphans IL left 10 q Democratic
| House Of Representatives the first effort 10
| egu,liEe both bountles and pensions 1t profer
| cd pledge to correct the lar gularitios Of our
tariff 1t created AMI has continued them. It's
own Tariff Commits ,ion c09fe3sed the need of
| more than 20 per cent. reduction. II, Congress
gave a reduction OF less than por cent. IL pro-
| fosos tho protection Oi Amarican manufacturers
| u has subjected them 10 an increasing Hood Of
/ manufactured good and a hopeless competition
| with manufacturing nations, not one OF which
taxes raw materials u Processes 10 prot ot all
| American indu ,tries. 1t has impoverished many
to snbsidiro fow. II processes the protection Of
| American labor has depleted the returns OF
Am rican aghcults , AN industry followed BY
halt our people, PROCESSES the equality OF all
citizens before the law Attempting to hx tho
| status OF colorcd eitigens, the Acts OF its Con
fross were ovoret by TIN decisions OF its courts.
lts caught criminals are permitted TO escape
| through contrvod delays or actual connyanoo In
the prosecution, HOneycombed with corruption,
| outrageous exposures no longer shock its moral
| sense. lts honest members and It's independent
Journals no longer maintain successful contest
| for authority In It's connsels or veto on bad
| nominations.
isting surplus of more than slDO0O0,O9, which
has yearly been collected from suffering peo.
| pie. Unnecessary taxation IL unjust taxation.
| wo denounce the Republican party for having
failed to relieve tho people from the crushing war
| taxes, which have paraiyzed business, crippled
industry aHd deprived labor OF employ mont and
| Of IT, Just reward.
The Democracy pledges Itself t. purify the Adj
ministralion from corruption, 10 restore economy,
TO revive respect for law. and TO reduce taxation
10 the lowest limit consistent with due regard
to the preservation Of tho faith Of the nation to
Its creditors and its pensioners, knowing full
| we'll however that legislation affecting the wei
fare OF the people should be cautious and con-
| servatiyc in method not In advance OF public
opinion, but responsive TO its demands.
| The Democr attic party Is pledged 10 revise the
tariff In u spirit OF fairness TO all interests, but
| In making reduction In taxes 1t is not proposed
| to injure any domestic industries but rather TO
| promote thoit healthy growth From the fonn-
| dation Of this Government. taxes collected at the
custom house ha, been the chef source Of Fed
| era reyot ue, and such they must continue to be-
| Moreover, many Industries have come to r0ly up
on e,i Station for their successful continuance, so
| that any change Of the law must be at every stsp
regarlful OF the labor and capital thus involved
| Tho process Of reform must be subject 10 the exc
| cuton Of this plain dictate OF Justice All tnxa-
| tion shall be limited to the requirements Of an
| economical Government. The necessary reduc
| ton In taxation can and must be effected With
| out depriylng American labor of the ability 10
| compete successfully with foreign lab r. aud
| without imposing lover rates ot duty than VIII
| bo ample to cover any Increased cost OF produe-
| ton which may exist In oousequenoe OF the
| higher rate Of wages prevailing in this country
| Sufficient reyenue 10 pty all tue expenses Of tha
| Federal Government, economically administered,
Including pensions and interest AID principal OF
| the pbbo debt can he got under our present
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| fewer imported articles, bearing heaviest on ar
tiolos OF luxury and bearing lghest on articles
OF necessity. We therefore denounce the abuses
OF the exs ing tariff, and, subject to these limi
| tations, we demand that Federal taxation shall
DO exclusively for public purposes and shall not
exceed the necds Of The Government, eoonomi.
oaly administered.
The system OF direct taxation known as the
Internal revenue Is q war tsI and 50 loug as the
law continues the duty derived therefrom should
be sacredly devoted TO the T. lief Of the reople
| from the remaining burdens OF tho war md be
| made a fund to efray the expense ot the oare
| and comfort OF worthy soldiers disablet in the
line Of duty In the wars OF the republic aud for
the Payment OF sucn pc sons as Congress may
from time to time grant to snch soldiers, like
fund Tor the sailors having been alroady provid
Cd. and any surplus should be paid into the
| frevsury
We favor an American continental policy,
blsed on more intimate commercial and political
relations with the fifteen sister republics Of
| lcitlFAl south AINtElch, tlIANglHb
alliance with ~ one.
| We believe In honest money, the gold and sl.
| yer coinage. anl OF the cultivation and rcula-
ton u m diuin convertible into such money,
without luss
Asserting the equality of all men before the
law, we hold that II is the duty OF the Govern
ment IN its dealings with the people TO mete out
equal and exact justice TO all citi1cns, OF what.
ever nativity, race color or persuasioi religious
or political
We believe in FREQ ballot and a fair count
| aud we recall to the memory of the people the
noble struggle Of the Democrats ia the Forty
iith aad Forty sixth Congresses by which re-
luctant Republican opposition was compelled to
assent to legislation making tyerywhcre Illegal
the presence of troops at tho POLLS, tho con-
elusive proof that Democratic administration
will preserve liberty with order.
Tne election OF Federal officers for tie Terri
ories should he restricted to citizens previously
resident therein.
We oppase .ump,uary laws. which vex the citi.
ren and Interfere with individual liberty.
We favor honest civil service reform, the
pensatlon Of All tuittd States officers by hSed
salaries. the separation OF Church and state and
the diffusion otfree education by common soho Is,
so that every cha In the land may be tau hit the
ri hts and duties Of citizenship.
While We favor all legislation which will tend
: to the equitable distribution Of property. 10 tho
prevention of monopoly AMI 10 the strict en-.
forcement Of individual rights against corporate
abuses, we hold that tho welfare Of society de.
pends on a scruppous regard for tho rights of
property as defined by law. We believe that Ia.
bor is bost rewarded VIII re 1t is lreest am most
enlightened, IL should be fostered aud cherish.
ed We favor the repeal OF all laws restoring the
free action OF labor and the enactment OF laws
by which labor organizations may be incrsa oil
; and OF all such legislation as will tend to en-
J tighten the people as To the true rotations Of
, | capital aud labor.
wcbelieye that the public lands ought. as far
as possible, TO be kept as homestead, TOR aatual
settlers; that all unearncti land. hsret tJrg im.
proyi1ently granted 10 railroad corporations by
the action OF the Repuh lean party, should lie
restored to the public domain and ~ more
grant. shall bo made to corporations 10 al 0w.
ed 10 tall into the ownership Of allen absentees
We arc opposed 10 all propo. .itions which, up
on any preteNt, would convert tho general Coy.
ernuont into machine fot the collection OF tax
- to be distributed smoug the States Or the 0il.
rens thereof.
In oifect the declaration OF the Democrats plat
form ot 1885 that "Th, liberal prncip iplc IN
bodied by Jefferson In the Declaration u Inde.
pendencs aud sanctioned in the Cons -ituiaY,
which make ours the land Of liberty and the asy-
lum Of the oppressed ot every Gat u, have ever
been the Cardinal principles in the Democratic
: faith. We, nevertheless, do not sanction the im-
portation Of foreign labor or tho adm. s-ion Of
ser,ie races, uHattod by habits. Training. relig-
on or kindred, for absorption into the great dy
OF our people. or for the citila anship which our
laws confer. American civilization demand e
that against the immigration or importation Of
Mongolians to these shores our gates ba closed
e The Democratic party insists that 81 DE- Tie
duty Of the Government t. protect vi ilh equal
idelity and vigilance the rights OF ito ctilens-
native and naturaliEod-at homa and abroad.
ard 10 the end that this protection may be ~
surod the United States papers u naturalization,
issued hy courts OF COM etaut iurisliat on must
be respected hy tho execu i've and tgi-iatiyo de-
partmeats Of cur own Government and by all
foreign Powers.
Il is the imperative duty OF this government
to efficiently protect all tho rights Of hcf sons
/ and the Of American N
foreign lands and demand ~ enforce lui repar.
: alton for any INVASION thereof An American
i citizen is only responsible . his oan govern.
1 ! ment for any act done in his country or uHdcr
:, her rag aud laws, aud can only be tired { G sior
on her own slil and according TO her laws, and
no power exists ia this 20, srnmeut to eNuatria
d an American citizen 10 be tried in any iOTsgI
. | land for any such act
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