Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-18
POLITICAL.
The pemeern,lo rIatrerm

ssmbled recognizes that a. the nation grows
older new issues are horn of time and progress
aad old issues perish, but the fundamental prin
ciples Of the Democracy, approved by tho united
voice Of the people. remain. aud will eyerIemain,
AZ the best aud only security for the continuance
Of fires government; the preservation Of personal
rights. the equaity Of all citizens before the Law
the reserved rights Of the States and the su
premacy Of the FEDERAL Government within the
limits Of the Constitution, will escr form the
true basis of our liberte. and can never be sur
rendered without destroying that balasce Of
rights and powers which enables continent 70
be developed In peace and social order and 70 be
maintained by means Of Local sell gotehlin-hL
But II !. " fdisponsable for the practical applea
ton and enforcement Of these fundamental prin-
ciples that the Government should not always be
controlled by Que political party. Frequent
change of adminirtfatio1 IL ss necessary hs oyh
slant recurrence To the popular VIII. otherwise
abuses grew and the GoYernment instriiinoniality
| l. used Tor imposing heavy burdens on The many
who are governed for the benefit of the lew VINO
govern. Public servants thus become arbitrary
rulers This s now the condition OF the coun.
| try; hence u change Is demanded.
| The Republican party 30 far as principle IL
| concerned, isa "reminiscences. In practice, u y
an Organization for enrichlng those who control
| IL machinery The frauds and Jobbery which
| have been brought 70 light In every department
/ Of the Government are sufficient 10 have called
| for reform within the Republican party, yet
those in authority, made reckless by the long
possession Of power, have succumbed to ts cor
| rupting influence and have placed In nsmlnati0n
| a tioaet against which the Independent portion
| Of the party are In open revolt. Therefore a
change Is demanded. Such change was aliko
necessary In 1876 but the will of the people was
then defeated by a fraud which can never bc for
gotten or oondoned, Again Ia 1880 the change
demanded by the people was defeatad by the
lavish uso Of money contributed by unseru pnlous
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gained for unlawful profits or Tor high oiilae.
The Republican party, during Its legal, its
stolen and ts bought tenures Of power. has stsadi
ly dccayed In moral character aud policical ca.
pacity. its platform promises are nov list o'
is past failures. II demands The restoration OF
| our navy. II has squandered hundreds Of mil
| Hons 10 create navy that does not exist II
| calls upon Congress / remove the burdens under
which American shipping has been depressed. u
| imposed and has continued those burdens IL
| professes preference for free institutions II
organized and tried 10 legalike control Of State
elections by Federal troops. II Processes de-
sire TO elevate labor IL has subjected American
workingmen 10 the competition Of convict and
| imported contract labor II Processes gratitude
10 all who were disabled or died In the war, oay-
| Ing widows and orphans II left TO u Democratic
House Of Representatives the first effort ~
cqualixe both bounties and penaons II proffer
| cd pledge 10 correct the irregularities OF our
| tariff II created AMI has continued them. Its
| own Tariff C0mmls don confessed tho need of
| more than 20 per cent. reduction. Its Congress
gave a reduction Of less than pcr cent. II pro-
| fcsses the protection OF Amarican manufacturers.
| II has sub bected them to an increasing Hood OF
| manufactured good sand a hopeless competition
| with manufacturing nations, not one OF which
taxes raw materials. T. processes to prot. ct all
| Ann ricnn industries. II has Impoverished many
TO subsidize few. II processes the protection OF
| American labor 7 has depleted the returns Of
Am rican agricusDe !, an industry followed by
half our people. processes the equality Of all
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status Of coorcd citizens, the Acts OF its Con
grcss were oyorset by tn, decisions OF Its courts
Its caught criminals are permitted TO escape
| through eoDtriyed delays or actual oonnivnnce In
| the prosecution. IIoneyoombed with corruption,
outrageous exposures no longer shock Its moral
aonso Its honest members and IL, Independent
| Journals no longer maintain successful contest
Tor authority In Its connsols or veto on bad
| nominations.
That change Is necessary Is proved by M OK
| isting surplus VI more than slDO,O00,11i, which
| has yearly been collected from suffering poo
| pie Unnecessary taxation is unjust taxation.
| We denounce tho Republican party for having
failed to relieve the people from the crushing war
taxes, which have paraiyzed business, cripplel
| industry and deprived labor Of employment and
Of II, Just reward.
The Democracy pledges itself 10 purify TIE Ad
| mnstraiion from corruption, TO restore economy
to revive respect Tor law and to reduce taxation
| TO the lowest limit consistent with due regard
TO the preservation of tho faith Of the nation TO
| its creditors aud Its pensioners, knowing full
| we'll, however, that legislation affecting the wei.
fare Of the people should be cautious and con.
sorvative In method, not in advance OF public
| opinion. but responsive to its demands
| Tho DcmOcr ,tic party Is plcdgcd to revise tile
tariff In spirit Of fairness to all interests, but
| In making a reduction in taxes II is not proposed
| to injure any domestic indu tries, but rather TO
| promote their healthy growth From the foun-
datlon of this Goyornmt mt, taxes collected at the
| custom house In, been the chief source Of Fed.
a tl...s.
Moreover, many industries have come to rely up.
on legislation for their successful continuance,
| that any change Of the law must be al every step
| regardful Of the labor aud capital thus involved
The process Of reform must be subject to the exc
cuton OF this plain dictate Of justice, All taxa.
| tion shall be limited TO the requirements u an
economical Government. The necessary reduc.
tion In taxation can and must be ELECTED with
out deprising American labor OF the ability to
| compete successfully with foreign lab r, and
without imposing lower rates OF duty than will
| bo ample to cover any Increased cost Of produc-
tion which may exist In consequence Of the
higher rate OF wages prevailing In this country
| Sufficient revenue to pay all the expenses OF the
| Federal Government, economically administered,
! including pensions and interest aud principal Of
| the pbblc debt, eau be got under our present
system of taxation from custoin-house taxes on
| fewer imported articles bearing heaviest on ar
tloos ei luxury and bearing ghtest on articles
| OF necessity, We therefore denounce the abuses
Of the eNis ing tariff, and, subject to these mi-
tations we demand that Federal taxlton shall
be exclusively Tor public purposes and shall not
exceed the needs of the Government, eeonomi.
oally administered.
| The system of direct taxation known as the
| internal revenue isa war tax and 81 long Rs the
law continues the duty derived therefrom should
| be sacredly devoted to the reliei of the reople
| from the remaining burdens OF tho war and be
| made fund TO defray the expense Of the care
! and comfort Of worthy soldiers disabled In the
| line Of duty In the wars Of the republic and for
ant nj ala
from timc to timo grant to such soldiers, a like
| fund for the sailors having been already provid-
cd, and any surplus should bc paid into the
| Treasury.
We favor an American continental policy
based on more intimate commercial and political
relations with the fifteen sister republics of
| North, Central and South America, but entanging
alliance with none.
We believe In honest money the gold and sill
Yer coinage, and Of the cultivation and crcula-
ton OF a m dium 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 i'll Its dealings with tho people to motc out
equal aud exact Justice TO all citizens, of what
ever nativity race, color or persuasion, religious
or political,
We believe in a free ballot and fair count.
and we recall TO the memory OF the people the
noble struggle OF the Democrats in the Forty
fifth and Forty sixth Congresses, by which re-
luctant Republican opposition was compelled to
assent to legislation making everywhere illegal
the presence OF troops at tho POLLS the con
elusive proof that Democratic administration
will preserve liberty with order.
The election OF Federal officers for the Terri
ores should be restricted to 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 conf
pensation OF all Unt,d States officers by fixed
salaries, the SEPARATION Of Church and state and
tTttE .NIf
that every child in the land may he taus ht the
rixhts and duties Of citizenship
While We favor all legislation which will tend
to the equitable distribution of property, to the
prevention OF monopoly aud % the strict en-
forcement OF individual rights against corporate
abuses, we hold that the welfare Of society de
pends on a scrnpnlous regard for the rights of
property as defined by law We believe that la
Dor Is best rewarded whore IL Is frecst anl most
enlightened, 1t should be fostcred and 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 increased
and OF all such legislation AZ will tend 10 en-.
tighten the people AS to the true relations OF
capital and labor
Webeieve that the public lands ought as far
as possible, 10 bo kept as homesteads for actual
settlers; that all unearned lands heret fore i'm.
provitently granted 10 railroad corporations hy
the action Of the Repub lean party, should DO |
restored to the public domain and M more |
grants shall be made TO corporations or be allow.
ed TO fall into the owner-hp Of alien absentees |
We are opposed to all PROPOSITIONS which, up |
on any pretext, would convert the general Coy |
ernment into machine ioI the collection OF tax |
es to be distributed amoug the States the citi
zens thereof
In effect the declaration Of the Democratic plat |
form of 1856 that THE liberal principle IN |
bodied by Jefferson IN the Declaration OF hide |
peudcnce and sanctioned In the Constitution, |
which make ours the land of liberty and the asy. |
lum OF the oppressed of every nation, have ever |
been the cardinal principles In the Democratic |
faith We, nevertheless, do not sanction the i'm |
porlation OF foreign labor or the adms ion OF !
servie races, united by habits. training ieligi
on or kindred for absorption into the great b. dN |
OF our people. or for the citizenship which our |
laws confer. American civilization demand. |
that against the immigration or importation OF |
Mongolians to these shores our gates be closed /
The Democratic party insi Is that /. IL the |
duty OF the Government to protect with equal |
fidelity and vigilance the rights OF It's ciu1cis-
native and naturalized-at home and abroad |
and to the end that this protection may be as |
sured. the United States papers Of naturalization |
Issued bV courts