Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-14
The Democratic PLATFORM.

govern. fupnc soi'a,iso w., .l-fe'...'
rulers This is now the conal.ioh OF the couii-
try; hence change Is uemahueo.
The Republican party, SO iaI as prlhclpie u
concerned, - remihlscence' III practee, u ~
an organization ioI enIioh,ls .no7o wno coIi'iVi
its machinery, Inc nauus ahu JopuetF Whleh
have been brought 70 light ia every department
OF the GoVcriinehe art suincieIt 10 pave caleu
Tor reform wrtnin ene hePupleai party, yet
those In authority, hiaue reckless Dy tine long |
possession OF power, nave succuinped 10 lts cor
rupting influence anu nave placed IN nomination |
ticket agalhst Whlch the independent portion |
OF the party are IN open revolt. therefore "a |
change is demanded such change was alike |
necessary In 1875, but the viii OF the people was
then defeated by fraud which can never be for |
gotten or condoned. Again in 1850 the change |
demanded Dy the people was defeated by the |
lavish use OF money contributed BY unscrupulous
contractors and shameless jobbers, who had bar |
gained for unlawful profits or for high office.
The Republican party, during Its legal, its
stolen and its bought tenures OF power, has steadi
ly decayed in moral character and policical ia.
pacity. It's platform promises are now list o.
its past failures. II demands the restoration OF
our navy. II has squandered hundreds OF mil
lions to create navy that does not exist. IL
calls upon Congress remove the burdens under
which American shipping has been depressed IL
imposed and has continued those burdens. 1t
processes preference for free institutions. lt
organized aid tried to legalize control of State
elections by Federal troops. II processes de
sire TO elevate labor. IL has subjected American
workiDgmen to the competition OF convict and
imported contract labor. IL processes gratitude
to all who were disabled or died in the war. ieay-
ing widows and orphans. IL left to Democratic
House Of Representatives the first effort TO
equsze both bounties and pensions IL pronef
ed pledge to correct the irregularities OF our
| tariff. II created ana has continued theni' its
| own Tariff Commission confessed tine need oil
more than 20 per cent reduction. ts congress
gave reduction of less than per cent IL pro-
fesses the protection OF Amarlcan manufae'urers:
has sinh al
| manufactured goods and hopeless competition
with manufacturing natlons not one Oh "hicn
| taxes raw materials. IL processes 10 pronct All
| American Industries. III mas linpoFerlsheu many
| to subsdze Few. u processes the protectloh OF
| American labor " has depleted the returns OF
Am srlcan aBticututet AL lhuustiy ioiio"eu "
half our people. processes the eluallty OF ali
| citizens before the law. attempting 10 h the
| status oil colored cltizehs, the Aots OF lts Con
gress were OVERSEE Dy TN uecisions 0, lts courts
| Its caught CRIMINALS are permitted 70 escape
through contrived delays CT actual eonnisahcs ~
| the prosecution, HoneycomDed ~itncofruploh,
| outrageous exposures no longer shoek us morhi
sense. It's honest members and It's independent
JOURNALS no longer maintain successful contest
| Tor authority IN lts cohnseis OF veto on DAD
| nominations.
| Ihat cnahee u necessary Is proved by an ek'
| listing surplus OF more than slO0,O0O,Oo0, which
| mas yearly beeh collected IRON suffering peo-
pie. Unnecessary taxation Is unjust taxation.
| we denounce tine republican party ior having
iaiied 70 reneNe the people IRON the crushing var
| taxes, when save paralyzen bhslhess, crlPplel
INDUSTRY ana deprived labor OF employment ana
oil its Just reward
The Democracy pledges Itself 70 purlfy ire Al
minlstrallon from corruption, torestore economy,
10 revive respect LOT law. ami 70 reduce taxation
| TO the lowest limit consistent win Que regard
70 the preservation OF the iaitIi OF the hhtoh 10
| It's creditors and It's pensioners, knowing full
well, however, mat legislation Affecting the vel
fare OF the people should be cautious and con
| sentative IN method, not IN advance OF public
opinion, but responsive 70 ITS demands
The Democrstic party Is pledged 70 revise the
tarif In spirit OF fairness to all Interests but
in making reduction IN taxes It Is not propo sed
10 lnJure any dolhestlc INDUSTRIES, put Tathef 10
| promote their healthy growth FROM the toun-
datlon Of this G0Vernment, taxes collected a. the
| custoin-house ma been the ehlei source OF ed
eral reFef ue ana such they must continue 70 De.
Moreover, many industries nave come To rely up
on legislation Tor their successful continuance, so
That any change OF tine law must DC at every step
| regardtul OF the labor ana capital thns involved
The process OF reform must be subject to the exc
cution OF TINS PAIN dictate OF justice. All taxa
ton SNAIL DC limited TO the requirements OF an
economical Government. The necessary re'luc-
ton IN taxation can ana must lie effected WIN
out deprying American labor Of the ability 70
compete successfully with foreign labor, and
without, imposing lower rates o. duty than "iil
be ample 10 cover any Increased cost OF pfOduc'
ton which may exist in consequence Of the
higher rate OF wages prevailing III TINS country
Sufficlent revenue 70 pay All the expenses OF the
Federal Government, economically administered
incin9ing pensions ana interest ana principal Of
the pbbiic debt can be got under our present
system OF taxation from custouI-house taxes on
fewer importer artices, bearing heaviest on ar
ticles oil luxury anu bearing lightest on articles
OF necessity ne therefore uenounce the abuses
OF the eklsIng tam, and subject 70 these iill-
tatiOls, we demand mat federal taxation snail
be exclusively lof puhlc purposes anu snail not
exceed the heens OF the Government, econofni
caily administered
me system OF direct taxation known as the
INTERNAL revenue u war Tax ana 50 lguS as me
law continues the duty derived tlleretrom should
he saoredly devoted to the r, lief OF the reopls
IRON the remaining burdens OF the war ana be
msae iuiin 70 oeiral the eApehsa o. the care
anu eomiqrt OF Worthy soulers dtsabiec IN lhe
hne OF uuty W the wars Oh the fePnuHc ana ior
the payment Oh such pehsiohs as congress may
from time 10 time grant to such soldiers, Ike
fund ior the sailors having been already proyid
cd, ana any surplus should be paid into the
Irctsury.
we favor an American continental policy,
based on more intimate commercial and political
relations with the fifteen sister republics OF
N0rlh, central silu south AWehoa,nut ENHANCING
We believe in honest money, the gold and sill
yer coinage, and OF the cultivation and eircula-
4 ton OF a mt dum convertible into such money
without loss
Asserting the equality OF all men before the
law, we hold that it is the duty OF the Govern
ment in its dealings with the people to mete out
| equal and exact justice TO all citizens, Of what
ever nativity, race, color or persuasion, reig ious
or political
We believe in free ballot and fair count
and we recall to the memory Of the people the
noble struggle of the Democrats in the Forty
| NTH and Forty sixth Congresses, by which re-
luotant Republican opposition was compelled to
assent TO legislation making everywhere Illegal
| the presence Of troops at the polls, the con-
elusive proof that a Democratic administration
will preserve liberty with order.
The election of Federal officers for the Terri
/ tories should be restricted 10 citizens previously
resident therein.
We oppose sumptuary laws which vex the citi-
zen and Interfere with individual liberty.
We favor honest civil service reform, the com
pensatton OF all United States officers by fixed
sdaIies, the separation OF Church and State and
inc diffusion offree education by common Schools
- tnat every chtld In the land may be taught the
TENTS and duties Of citizenship.
WINE We iayor all legislation which will tend
70 tne tIWtanle distribution of property, tn the
preVehton Of monopoly and TO the strict en-
ioroeihent OF INDIVIDUAL rights against corporate
aOuses, we hoid thst the welfare of society lie.
peIlus on aseruph,ous regard for the rights OF
property as dehned by law. We believe that la
DOn Is pest feWIusu WnPre 10 - treest an most
ehhgnteMu, ~ should De fostered and cherish
CO. we taNof the repeal OF all laws restoring the
itec scton OF iapor ana the enactment Of laws
oy when spor ORGANIZATIONS may be increased
aug OF AZ sueh Iegislauoh as VIII tend to en-
tighten TIRE people as TO the true relations OF
caRital snd amor .,,
We believe that the public lands ought ~ far
as possible, to be kept ~ homesteads for actual
settlers; that sll unearned lands heretofore inn
Providently granted TO railroad corpsration- by
the action OF tte hepublcan party, .shond be
restored 10 the public domain and n 'uore
grants snall be maze 10 Corporations, or b, atow-
ed 20 fall into the owner hip of alien absvntees
We are opposed to all propositions which. mp
on any preteXt. would convert tbs general Gov
eminent into mat nine tof the collection OF tax
Is 10 be distributed anoug the States or the citi
Gems thereof
In effect the declaration - the Democratic plat
form OF 1855 that Tho liberal principle n
bodied by Jefferson In the Declaration Of ,de- |