The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-24
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL PLATFORM,

William II, Morrison, OF Illinois, said no wa
directed by the Committee on Resolutions e
report the following declaration OF prlnoi
ploa, aud move Us adoption, IL bitterly do
form, tho promises OF which are declared
20 10 q list OF tho party'g past faluroA IL
thon proceeds as follows
Tho Democracy plodgoa isolf 20 purify tho
Administration from corruption 70 restore
economy, 20 revive respect for law, aud 70 no.
duco taxation 10 the lowest limit conRist0ni
with duo regard 20 tho preservation OF the
lhlth OF the Nation 10 ia creditors and pom
eionera,
Knowing full woll. however, that legislation
Affecting the occupations OF tho people should
DO cautious aud conservative In method, not
In advance OF public opinion, but responsive
20 IA uomandA tho Democratic party Ia
pledged TO roveo tho tprin IA spirit OF fair
ness 10 nll intorostA
Hut IN making reduction In taxes, II Ia not
proposed TO iniuro any domestic industries,
but rather 10 promote thNir healthy growth.
From the Foundation OF this Government
taxes collected ~ the ouslom'houao have been
the chief source OF federal revenue, Such
they must continue " DO, Moreover, many
Industries have como 10 rely upon legislation
Tor auooeaslul continuance, no that any
change Of law must bO at oyory stop rogardful
or the labor and capital thus involved, Tho
process of form must be subject In the exc
oution to this plain dictate OF Justice,
All taxation shall bo limited 20 the require.
mOnts oil economical Government Tho
necessary reduction In taxation can ana muat
bo OI0otgd without dcprlvinH American labor
OF tho nhllliy 70 compete successfully with
foreign labor, ana without lmpoaIng lower
rntoa OF duty than viii bO ample 10 cover any
Increased cost OF production which may exist
In consequence OF tho higher ratio OF wagoa
prevailing IN this country,
sulllClont revenue 10 pay all tho expenses
OF the Federal uoNoriimont economically nd.
miniutorcd including ponaons interest aud
principle OF tho public debt, can be g0t, undor
our present HysiVm OF taxation, free custom.
house taxes on lover imported articles, bear
Ing heaviest on articles OF luxury ana bearing
HRhtoat on articles OF necessity,
Wo therefore dcnounoO the abuses or tho
existing turil, and, subject 10 tho preceding
limitations, we domnnd that Federal taxation
shall DO exclusively for public purposes and
shall not exceed tho needs OF tho Government
economically administered
II. The eystcm uf dlroot taxation known 40 tho
"lntornnl rovoluo" Il u war tax, ana 90 long
~ tho law continues tho money derived
thcrOlrOm should DO snofOdly devoted TO tho
roll0f OF the people from tho remaining bur
dona Of the war aud bo made n fund 10 do.
Tray the expense OF tho caro- aud comfort OF
worthy soldiers disabled In limo Of duty In tho
wura OF The republic und for the payment OF
tu0h pensions ~ Cougross may from time 20
umO grant ~ such soldiers, llk0 fund for
the sailors having already boon provided, and
any surplus should DO pnid Into the treasury,
Wo lHNor un American continental policy
based upon moro intimate commercial and
political rolntI Ious with tho HrlOon aletor Ito
publlCa of Nofth Central und South America,
but Qntnn fling alliances with mono,
we bOllcNC IN honest money tho gold and
silver coinage OF the constitution, and olrous
dating medium convertible into such money
without loss,
Asserting the equality OF all mon before tho
law, we hold that n ID tho duty of tho dow
ornment, IN ils donlingg with the people, 10
mote out equal and exact Justice 10 oil olti'
EOna OF whatever nativity, race, color or per-
euaalon-rohglous or political,
We bollovo IN u free ballot and 4 fair oountt
aud we rconll ~ the memory OF tho people
tho noble struggle of the Democrats In tho
NlVth and NLVlth Congresses, by which u
reluctant Republican opposition waa eom-
polod 10 assent 10 legislation making every
whore lllcpn the presence of troops NJ tho
pollH, ha the conclusive proof that u Demo
cratic Administration VIII proeoryo liberty
with order
The soootion OF Federal oIloou for tho
Territories should be restricted 10 oitiSona
previously resident thorOin
We oppose Humptunry laws which voN tho
oltlon aud Interfere with Individual liberty,
we favor honest olyllsorvlco reform, and the
compensation OF all United Stntos oloora by
ilsod salaries, tho separation OF church and
State, nnd tho diffusion OF FREQ education by
common schools, ~ that every child In tho
land may DO taught tho righta and duties OF
olliyonHhln
w6ilo W. favor all leslelation which viii
tend 10 tho equitable distribution OF properly,
sirict Of, ,,forocmcnt OF Individual rights asalnsi
corporate abueoA We hold that the welfare OF
nouioty depends upon Aorupuloua regard for
thc riahta OF property ~ dclnod by law.
We bolluvu that labor II bost rewarded
whore IL Ia freest aud most enlightened, Il
should therefore bo foatored aud cherished.
We favor the repeal OF all laws restricting
the free action OF labor, and tho onaotmont
OF laws by which labor organizations may be
Incorporated, and OF nll such legislation M
will tond 70 cnllghtcn tho people a. 10 tho true
rclatlona OF capital aud labor
We believe that the public lands ought m
far M possible 20 bo kept ~ homeetcade for
actual nottlural that all unonrnod lands hcrv-
tofore improvldcntly granted 70 railroad cor
pOrntione by the action OF the Republican
party should 20 restored 70 me pupll0 qomninI
and that no more Hrhniaof lnnds shnll be made
~ corporations, or be allowed 10 fall Into the
ownership of alien abaentecH
Wo are opposed 10 All propositions which,
upon any protokt would convert the General
Government into y machine for collecting
tho citihona thereof
In roniIlrming tho declaration OF the plat
form OF 1850, that "the liberal principles ON
bodied by Jefferson IN the Declaration OF In
depondenoo, and sanctioned IN tho Constitu.
ton which makes ours the land of liberty and
have ever beon cardinal principles OF the
Democratic faith" we nevertheless do net
sanction the Importation OF foreign labor, or
tho admission or servie races, united BY
habi,a training, religion, or hindrod for ab.
eorption Into the great body OF our people, or
for the citizenship which our laws confer
American civilization demands that against
the Immigration or Importation OF MonRo-
lans 70 those shores our rates be oloeod
The Democratic party insists that II IN tho
equal fidelity ana vigilance, tho riphts OF its
oitiyonA native aud nat,rallzod nj home and