Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-11
POLITICAL.


the reserved rights Of the States and the SID
premacy Of the Federal Government within the
limits Of the Constitution. viii ctcr form the
true basis Of our liberties and eau never Dc Huf
rendered without destroying that halarro oi
rights and powers which enables continent 70
be developed in peace and social order and 10 De
maintained by means " local self g0feIumHUt,
But II ia Indispensable Tor the practical appliet
ton and enforcement ~ these fundamental pfih.
ciples that The Government should not always be
controlled by one political party. Frequent
change Of admniHtratiOl is Hs NECESSARY aH con
slant recurrence to the popular viii. Othofwisu
abuses grow and the Go'rrin cnt fundamentally
Is used Tor imposing heavy burdens on the many
who are governed Tor the benefit VI the lev Who
govern. Public servants thus become arbitrary
rulers This Is now the condition OF the counr
| try, hence q change is demanded.
| The Republican party. 10 Tar as principle Is
concerned, il Tcinini"ehec IN practice u ~
| an organization for eurChiug those Who control
| it, machinery. The frauds and iObbcry which
have been brought 10 Hight In every department
Of the G0,urnmvut are sufficient 10 have called
| for reform within the Republican party, yet
those in authority. made reckless by the long
possession Of power. have suCcumbcd 10 ~ cor.
Tuuting influence and have placed In nomination
a tiuset against which the Independent portion
OF the party are Ia open revolt, Therefore "a
change Is demanded Such change was alike
necessary IN 1876 but the viii Of the people WAS
then defeated by u fraud which can never be for
gotten or condonU1 Again In 1850 tho change
demanded by the people was defeated by the
lavish use Of money contributed by unscrupulOus
contractors and shameless IOhbers who hal bar
gained for unlawful profits or Tor high office.
The Republican party, during It's legal, it-
stolen and It's bought teuurus Of power has stHAdi
~ decayed In moral character aud policical ca
pacity It's platform promises are nov list o.
It's past failures. II demands the restoration Ot
Our navy. II has spuandercd hundreds Of mil.
lions TO create navy that does not exist. IL
calls upon Congress h remove the burdens under
which American shipping has been depressed IL
imposed and has continued those burdens. IL
processes preference for free Institutions. II
organized AID tried 10 legalize control OF State
elections By Federal troops. II Processes de.
sire to elevate labor. II has subjected American
workiDgmou to the competition Of convict and
imported contract labor. II Processes gratitude
to all who were disabled or died IN thu war. cav.
Ing widows aud orphans. II left to Democratic
House ui Representatives the first effort to
equAlize both bountics and pensions. IT prolier
ed pledge 10 correct the irregularities Of our
tariff II created ana has continued them. It's
own Tariff Commission confessed the need Of
| more than 90 per cent reduction. it, Congress
gave a reduction Of less than per cent, II pro
| fes-cs the protection Of Amaric1n manufacturers
| II has subjected them to an Increasing Hood Of
manufactured goods and hopeless competition
with manufacturing nations, not one Of which
taxes raw materials, !. processes to protect all
| American Industries. II has Impoverished many
to suhsidizc few. II processes the protection OF
American labor has depleted the returns OF
| American agriculture, an Industry followed by
| half our people processes the equality of all
citizeus before the law. Attempting TO fix the
status Of o00red Citizons, the Acts OF It's Con
| grcss were OyCtset by tn decisions OF It's courts
| Its caught criminals are permitted to escape
| through o0ntryod delays or actual conniyunce in
| the prosecution, llOneyGombcd with corruption,
outrageous exposures no longer shock It's moral
sense. Its honest members and il. independent
| journals no longer maintain u successful contest
! for authority IN Ia Cunnsels or y veto on bad
nominations.
That change * necessary is proved by an oN,
sting surplus OF more than 500. 600 100 which
has yearly been collected from suffering PEG
| pie. Unnecessary taxation IL unjust taxation.
| We dgnouncc the Republican party for having
failed to relieve the people from the crushing wal
| taxes, which haSc parayzed business, crippled
industry and deprived labor OF employment and
OF it, just reward.
The Democracy pledges Itself to purify tie Al.
mnistraiion from corruption, tprcstpre economy
to revive respect for law, AMI to reduce taxation
| to the lowest limit consistent with due regard
| to the preservation OF the faith OF tho nation to
its creditors aud its pensioners knowing full
well, however. that legislation affecting the wei
fare OF the people should be cautious and con
sentative in method, not In advance OF public
opinion, hut responsive TO ia demands.
The Democratic party Is pledged to revise the
tariff In a spirit OF fairness to all interests, but
In making reduction IN taxes IL Is not prOpo sod
~ ~ r''''IieN "". ''"ti y"
promote thvlf LealtnA CROWN IRON inc louh-
datoh OF TINS So'eIhhtht' taxes collected NJ the
c'Sto"-hpuao h", ".ol' tho 'hIti source ol fcl-
S,'i rover ue' hhl suc'l lo' must continue 10 ne.
h"tuoNTr, many INDUSTRIES nav come 10 rely up
on legislation for their successful continuance,
that ANY change Of the law must be at every Step
regurdfu OF the labor and capital thus involved
Inc pIoVtSo' Ioloill must ne Hulpt'i 10 tht exc
eutluli OF tls pam ulc'alo OF Justrt, All thNh-
ZION shhil pc uiIllltd TO inc requirements OF an
pgpupmipu1 ItpKprutuRut Tho
tioh ~ t"Nauo,l can anu must ne erected WIN
out dcpri'hg American labor OF tho ability to
compete successfully WIN iotcIgn labor, and
"ithon, imposing lo"et fltes ol duly thah WI
De aiipe TO cover any increased cost OF pfouuc'
lon winch may exist m tpu.epuencr OF the
higher rate OF wages prevailing In this country
Suihcleht revenue To pay all the expenses Ut the
feacral Government economically administered,
including pensions and interest and principal OF
the pbhlic debt, can he got under our present
system oil taxation IRON custom house taxes on
Fewer imported articles, bearing heaviest On ar
tlcles oil luxury ana bearing lightest on articles
OF Necessity We therefore denouhcc the abuses
OF the eNshig thrln ana, SUBJECT 10 These llml.
tatlohs, we demand That Federal taxation shall
ne exclusively Ior pubic purposes ana shall not
exceed the needs OF the Government, cconomi.
euly administered.
Ihe system OF direct taxation known rs the
internal revenue II a war Tax and 50 long as the
law continues the duty derived thurefrom should
he sacredly devoted to the r,lict OF the pooplc
from the remaining burdens Of the war and he
made tuhd to detray the expense OF the care
ahd comfort OF worthy soldiers disabled IN the
llue OF duty In the wars OF the republic and for
the payment OF such PEI sions AS Congress may
rom Time to time grant to such soldiers, like
innd ior the sailors haN ing been already provd
cd, aud any surplus should he paid into the
IreusurN
We favor an American continental policy,
hased on more Intimate commercial amt political
relations with the itteCu sister republics OF