Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-02
POLITICAL.
The pemeeratlc Plassorm.

rights and powers Which enables . contiheht 70
ne deseloped In peace and social order and to be
maintainsd bt means Of local sell eoye1nment.
But il d Indispensable for the practical sppliea
| tlcn and enforcement OF these fundamental prin-
| cipIes that the Government should not always pe
Controlled BY one political party. Frequent
s6snre Il admlnistr.tIo, & Is necessary as con
| stanf recurrence ts the popular will: Otherwise
abuses grew and the Government instrumentality
| 4 used 1or imposing heavy burdens on the many
who Are ior rRs t 1snens q sne Tx wro
rulers. This Is now the condition OF the coun-
| try: hence q change is demanded.
| The Republican party, 90 far - principle Is
ooncsrnsd, !! reminiscenoe. In practice, It Is
| its machinery, The frauds and tobbery which
| have been brought to light in every department
| OF the Government are sufficient to have called
| for reform within the Republican party, yet
| those In authority, made reckless by the long
possession Of power, have succpnhed to it's cor
rupting Influence and have placed In nomination
| . ficxet against which the independent portion
/ Of the party are In open revolt. Therefore q
change Il demanded. Such change was alike
necessary in 1875, but the will Of tho people was
then defeated by frsud which can never be for
gotten or condoned. Again in 1880 the change
demanded BY the people was defeated by. the
tlavlnh use Of money contributed b. unscrupuleus
contrsctorH and shameless iobbers. who had bar
| gained for unlawful profits tr for high Office.
/ The Republican party, during its legal, ~
stolen and its bought tenures Of power, has steadi
Iy decayed In moral character and policicei ca.
| pacity. Its platform promises are now List O,
It's past failures. 1t demands the restoration Of
our navy. 1t has squandered hundreds oi mn.
lions to create navy that doss not exist II
calls upon Congress b remove the puruons under
which American shipping has . been dssprsssssa spqssas
proiesses prefersnce TOR free institutions; = Il
organized aud tried to leRalze control OF State
election, by Federal troops II PROGRESSES de-
sire to elevate labor. II has sup]ecteo american
| imported contract labor. It prolcsees gratitude
10 alI Who were disnbled or died In the war, leav
| inx widows and orphans. It left to Democratic
House Of Representatives, the hfst enort 70
q I pisdee 70 correct tho Irregularities of our
| tsri6. Il created an1 has continued them. its
own Tariff CommisSion confessed ths need Of
| more than 90 per cent. reduction. Its Congress
rave reduction Of less thnn por cont 1t pro-
fsssss the pfotection Of Amarican manufacturers.
| II has ss1b]ected them To an increasing food OF
| manitfHc ctufed goods and . hopeless competition
with manuiacturing nations. not ono Of which
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to subsidizs few. It profeesss the protection Of
American labor y has depleted the returns Of
American agricu tuF !, an industry followed BY
halt our people. u 'ofesses the equality Of all
status Of eoIored os,ssns, the Acts Of its Con-
gress were everest by ths decisions Of its courts
| IL caught criminals are permitted to escape
through contrived delays Or actual connivance In
| the prosecution. Honeycombed with corruption,
Outrageous exposures no longer shock it's moral
sense. IT. honest uaembes and its independent
| journals no longer maintain successful contest
Tor authority in it, connsels or veto on bad
nounina tiona. j.. 3 Is /. /, - = IL. s y
That change Is necessary Is proved by an sx
Isting surplus of more than 800, ,ooo. .0o, which
has yearly been collected from suffering poo-
PIE. Unnecessary. taxation Il unjust taxation.
We denounce the Republican party for hsving
failed 70 reljqye the people from the crushing war
taxes, which have pAFsiyxed bnsiness, crippled
industry And deprived labor Of employment and
III DsnoeysSy pledsss ITSELF 70 purify tie Ad-
70 revive ssspsct fos law. snd g reduce tsxssiSu
to the lowee Limit consjstent With due regard
to the pssservAtion Of the faith Of the nation TO
IL creditors and IL pensioners, knowing full
yell e1xsysg G shAi lsgs'sslon M sascslns ths vel
ssrstiye In method, not in advance Of public
opinion, but Responsive TO il demands
r. Dsmoerstie party y pledged 70 revise the
in making reduction in taxes 1t is not proposed
toinjure any domestic industries. but rather to
promote their healthy growth From the foun-
dation Of this G0vcrnnent taxes collected at the
custom-house have been the chief source Of Fed
Scfeovsr many M a hsSs cos 70 ~ p pe
on legislation for their successful continuance 80
that any change OF the law must be at every step
regardful Of the labor and capital thus involved
cadS z pan doss q ascs sa
tion ahelI be limited to the requirements Of an
economical ooyerninenk The necessary reduc-
tion In taxation can snd must BE- effected with
out depgiving American labor Of the ability 70
cnmpsts successfully With foreign labor. and
without iinposing lower rates Of duty than viii
be ample to cover any Increased cost OF produc-
ton which may exist In consequence Of the
higher rate Of wages prevailing In this country
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Tsdslsi dosssnnsns. 80 sessononicsiiy sdminisssrsi,
Including pensIons and interest and principal Of
The pbbllc debt can b. Kot under our present
system q texsaon from custom house taxes on
ticIes q luxury and bearing Ightest on articles
Of necessity. We therefore denounce the abuses
d the existing tariff and. subject 70 these Iimi
sAtions, We demand that FederHl taxation shalI
exceed The Needs of the Governments, economi.
The system Of direct taxation known ss the
internal revenue is war tax and 30 long as the
Law continues the duty derived therefrom should
be sacredly devoted 70 the relief Of the people
from the remaining burdens of the war and be
made fund 70 defray the expense Of the care
and comfort Of worthy soldiers disabled In tho
line Of duty IN the wars of tho republic and fer
the payment Of sucn per fsions as Congress may
from time TO time grant 70 snch soldiers. q like
fund for the sai1ors having been already proyd-
Cd. and any surplus should be paid Into the
Trcssury.
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. 1s1
We believe In honest money, the gold and sii-
vcr coinage, and Of the cultivation and c,rcnla-
ton of M dium convertible into such money,
without io1s- Is E s +. = IL :. b
Asserting The equality Of all men. before the
law, we hold that IL Il the duty Of the Govern.
Il.
equal and exact j1stics 70 al sisirsns. Of what.
ever nativity race, color or pesuasion, religious
We believe in = tres ballot and fair count,
noble struggle Of the Democratic in The Forty
nth and Forty sixth Congresses, by which : re-
fucthnt Republican opposition was compelled TO
assent 70 legislation making everywhere Illegal
the presence q troops At the polls, = tho con
viii preserve liberty with order.
The election Of Federal officers for the Terri
tories should be restricted 70 citizens previously
resident therein.
sen and lntenere WITH IndividuaI liberty.
We favor honest civil service reform. the com
pensation Of all United States officers BY fixed
salaries. the separation Of Church and State and
the difdsion free education BY common schools,
50 that every child IN the land may be taus ht the
Fixhts and duties Of citixenahip.
While We favor All legislation which will tend
TO the equitable distribution Of property, "a the
prevention q n,o,sopor and % the strict en-
abuses, we hold that the welfare Of society de-
ponds On ycrupnlous regard for the rights Of
property ~ defined By law. We believe that h.
Dor = best rewardud Wh.re L 10 freest ans most
3D. We favor the repeal Of All laws restoring the
free action Of labor and the ennetmont Of laws
BY which labor organizations may be increased
and Of an such lsgislAtIon - will tend y en-
li<hten tfe people g % tho true relations Of
%sbeiisvs that The public lands ought. as far
~ pusaible, 70 be kept A. honiesteAds for actual
settlers; that an uneamed lands heretofore i'm
RSfo,,aently S grsnted p railroad corpsr.tions hy
restored % the public domain and no more
grAnts shall be made to corporations or be allow
Cd 70 fall into the owncrship Of alien ahscntees
wesre opposed % all propositiens which. up
ernment into machine for the collection Of tax.
es 20 &c alssnnuted amoug the States or the cit-
In effect the declaration d. tbe rs.poc,.s,, n,.,
form Of 1850 that 'sTht liberal rrInciple an.
bodied by Jefferson in the Declaration Of indie |
rendcnce and sanctioned In the Consfitufion. |
which make ours the land Of liberty and the asy.
um q s, the STgrssssd q every nation have ever
faith. We, nevertheless, dc not sanction the i'm
portation Of foreign labor or the admission of |
sorvile races united by habits. training reliri
on OF tiHdrtu, TOT Absorption lto the great b. tV
q our people, or for the citizenship which our |
laws Confer. American civilization demands |
that against the immigration or Importation Of
sfongoHAns 10 these shores our gates be closed |
The Democratic party insists that Il Is the |
duty Of the Government 10 protect with equal |
idelity and vigilance the rights Of its citizens
native and nafuraiixcd--at home and abroad. |
and 70 the end that this protection may be as.
sured, the United States papetsof naturalization,
issued BY courts Of comrete,t jurisdiction must
bs respected BY the executive and Legislative do. |
partmeats Of our own Governments and by all
foreign Powers.
II g tfe imperative duty Of this government
TO efficiently protect all the rights Of her sons
and the property Of every American citizen In |
alton for any invasion thereof. An American |
citizen Is only responsible To- his own govern.
ment for any act donc In hts country or under
hcr nag and laws. and can only b. tried therefor
on her own coll and according 20 her laws. and |
no power exists In this government to cxpntriate
land for any such act -
This country has never had . awell-delnet and |