The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-17

70 lnu lltNNnllDn nl INhM NulNt Nil 10 ilo
strlct ehoIoementof Of individual rights against
corporate abuses we hold that the Wolflr6 or
society lependa upon sorupu0us regard for
the rBhW OF property ns defined by law,
We believe thHt labor II loat rewarded
where tis froost and most onlIghtoned, II
should therefore DO fosterel And cherished.
we lhVpr tnu repeal OF all laws restricting
tic free action 0r labor ana the enactment
OF law by which labor organizations may he
ineprp0ruiod, and Ot nll such legislation as
will Tend 10 enlghtul the people 40 10 the true
relations Of oapItnl and labor,
We boI.oye that The public lands ought m
far ns possible, 10 bo Kept as homesteaIs Tor
actual hrllprHi thnl all unoarnel land hero
totore lmploylduntlY granted 20 railroad cor
p0rntlOnA by the action ut tho Republican
parry should 10 restored 10 tho pablo dOmalnI
aud that no more grants oil luuds shall be made
~ corporations, or DO allowed 10 fall into the
ownership OF nllon NOaontcoa,
We hre opposed 10 ull propositions which,
upon any pretaXt, would convert the General
uuSornmont into u machine for collecting
taNoslo uu distributed among tho statos or
tie cilzons thereof,
In rcnIhrmug Tho declaration OF tho plat
form Of 1850, that " the llb0rAl principles em-
bodied by Jefferson Ia tho Declaration OF In
dependence, ana sanctioned In tho tOnstltus
Ton winch muhoa ours the lhnd or liberty and
the asylum OF tho Oppro aed OF oyeIy nation,
have over boon cardinal principles OF tho
Democratic faith" we uoNGrtbole8s DO not
sanction tho Importation Of Igro'Fn 'alor, or
the admission OF feryllo races, unltt0d ~
HNhANhf NNl|lNNHH 70. N|NNH NA NNlAlNNA ANE NNf
aorpuon Into the great body OF our Ieople, or
for the citizen hlp which our laws confer,
American CIVILIZATION demands that uHalnat
The immlrralio or importation Of Mongo'
lnna 70 tle.o shores our gato1 DO cl sod.
The Democratic party Insists that IL Ia the
duty OF this Government 10 protect, with
equal ndolity ana Vigilance, tho rights Of M
oil ono native ana naturalAod, ~ home and
abroad, und 70 the end that this protection
may 10 assured, United staloa papers OF nat
prallkauon, Issued by courts Of competent
lursdleuon, must DO respected BY tho eXecu'
I've ana Legislative departments OF our own
II " an imperative duty OF this Government
10 efficiently protect all the rghts OF persons
ana properly Of every AmerieAn citizen In
foreign andA and demand and enforce full
ropRratlon for any invasion thereof.
An American citizen N only responsible 10
his own Government for any act done In hia
own country or under her nag, ANA can only
bo tried therefor on her own soil and accord
Ing 10 her lawsi and no power eIlsts In thh
Government 10 oNpatrate an American oiti.
zon 10 DO tried In any foreign land for any
such not,
This country has never had l. we'll defined
and executed foreign policy save under Dom
Ooratlo administration that policy hAA over
boon, IN regard 20 foreign Nntlonh, 40 long "a
lhoy do not not dotrimontal TO tho interests OF
tho country or hurttul 10 our oltllene, 10 lot
thon alonei that ~ tho result OF this policy
wo rooall the acquisition " Louisiana, Flori'
da, California ana or tho adjacent Moxloan
ltITllOIl ny DuItHhht nlnNtt Nlu hOnlfnhl
these grand aoguiallonaof OF Democratic etatos.
manahp with the purchase OF Alaska, thoB1lo
ltruit Of u Republican Administration or n0ar
y quarter OF u century,
Tho Federal Government should caro- for
and improve tho Mississippi RIVER and other
great Waterways OF the Republic, 80 na 10 10.
cure fof tho interior States easy and cheap
transportation 10 tldewatgr
Under long period OF Democratic rule and
policy cur merchant marln0 wna fast over
taking and on tho point OF oulatrpplng that
OF Great britain,
Under twenty years Of Republican rule md
policy our commerce has boon lott TO British
bottoms, una almost hua tho American ilng
boon swept on the high sous,
Under Democratic rule and policy our NOR
chants and sailors, iiylng tho atara aud stripes
IN Ovory port, HucCGHalu'ly searched out II
market Tor the varied producta OF American
Industry
undor QuRrtoroontury of Republican rulo
nnd policy despite our manifest advantage
ovorall other nallo2a IN hlgh'phid labor ta'
yorabiu climates uhd tcoming soils, despite
Freedom of trade among al thofo United
Stalca, dcupllo tholr population by tho tor0'
most rncaa OF men pnd an annual lmmlgra.
tlon OF ITO young, thrifty and adventurous OF
all Natluna, despite our freedom horo from
the Inherited burdons OF lllo and industry In
old'worlc mOnniohloa =tholr costly war MT
yloa, thor vast tuX'oun suming, non'produolng
standing Hrmoai despite twOnty yoam OF
peHoo-sthht Of Republican rule aud policy
have managed 10 surrender 20 Great llrllaln,
along willopr commerce., tho control OF the
markets OF the world.
Instead OF the Republican party'a british
policy wo domnnd In behalf ot tho American
Democracy m American policy.
lnntoud OF the Republican pnrty'H dlacrod'
ltod aohomo ana false prot0nso OF friendship
for American labor, Expressed by npoalnR
taxes, w0 demand IN behalf OF tho Democracy
freedom for American labor by reducing
taxes, 70 the end that those United 81 ltoe may
compete with unhlndcrod powers for tho
prlmnoy among nations In nll tho arts OF
peace and fruits of liberty,
with profound regret We have boen npprinod
by tho venerable statesman through whose
person was struck that blow NJ tho vital prn
olpo Of republics lnoQuloaoonoo In tho WIN OF
tho majority, that ho ON not permit n again
70 place IN hla hands the leadership OF the
Democratic hosts, for tho rcnAon TINT the
achievement of reform In The administration
OF the Federal Government If m undertaking
now too heavy for his ngo ana falling strength
Rololqlng that his llfo hna boon prolonged
until tho general Judgment OF Jur fellow
Countryticn Ia united In tho wish TINT tho
wrong were rghtod IN HIS person, for the D0'
mooraOy OF tho United states we oltcr 10 him.
In hla withdrawal from public cures. not only
our respectful sympathy aud oatecm, hut also
thOt host homage OF ltoomon, tho pledge or
our devotion 70 the principles nnd the onueo
now lnaopnrNho IN The history OF this iopub'
10 from Tho labora and the name OF Samuel J
III dtn,
With this statement Of the hopoA prno.
ploH ana purposes OF tho Democratic party
the great Issue OF rOforn aud change In nd
mln,utratlon ID submitted 10 tho poopIO IN
calm oonldonOot hat tho popular NolCO Will
pronounce IN favor of new mon ana now ana
moro favorable conditions for tho growth OF
industry, the extension OF trade, tho employ
mont nnd due reward OF labor aud capital,
and the general welfare OF the whole country,