Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-06
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ineiuding pensions and interest and principal Of
the pbbic debt can Be got under our present
system Of taxation from customh taxes on
fewer Imported articles. bearing heaviest on ar
ticies sf luxury and bearing lightest on articles
Of necessity. We therefore denounce the abuses
Of the exls ing tariff. and subject TO these lini.
tations, we demand that Federal taxation shall
be exclusively for public purposes aud shall not
exceed the needs Of the Government, sconomi-
The system OF direct taxation known A. the
internal revenue Is war tax and so long ~ the
law continues the duty derived therefrom should
be sacredly devoted to the relief OF the people
from the remaining burdens Of the war ana %
made q fund to efray the expense Of the care
and comfort Of worthy soldiers disablec IN the
line Of duty In the wars OF the rei'ubhc ana ier
the payment Of sucn pc, sions a. y9ngrsss ny ,,s
fund for the sailors having been slreaay plos,o'
cd. and any surplus should be paid INTO tne
Treasury LII.
We favor an American continental policy,
based on more intimate commercial and poiticAi
relations with the fifteen slater repubics Of
North, Central and South America, but entangine
We believe in honest money. the gold and sil.
yer coinage, and Of the cnltiv.tion ana olrcniA'
Asserting the equality Of all men before the
law. We hold that it is the duty OF the Govern
ment in It's dealings with the people TO mete out
equal and exact justice 70 a., cs,.sns, ?. s,. %na,
W Va @ believe in a free ballot and fair count
and We recall to the memory OF the people the
noble struggle Of the Democrats In ne Forty
iuctant Republican opposition was compelled 70
assept 10 legislstion making everywhere illegal
the presence Of troops at the polls. q the con.
elusive proof that q Democratic administration
will preserve liberty with order
fnt.. .larffo,, NJ Eaf1araI oH3cera for the Terri
tories 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 com
| pensation Of all United States officers BY fixed
sAlaries the separation OF Church and State and
the diffusion OF free education by common schools
20 that every child in the land may be taught the
hts and duties Of citizenship.
| While we favor all legislation which will tend
| to the equitable distribution Of property, to the
prevention Of monopoly and TO the strict en-
forcement Of individual rights against corporate
abuses, we hold that the welfare Of society dc
ponds On q scrupnlous regard for the rights ol
property as defined by law. We believe that Ia
Dor Is best rewarded where 1t IL freest and most
enlightened, It should be foetered and cherish.
ed We favor the repeal Of all laws restoring the
| free action Of labor and the enactment OF lawl
by which labor organizations may be increased
and Of all such legislation a. will tend 70 en-.
tighten the people as to the true relations Of
capital and labor.
We ebeIieve that the public lands ought. as fal
as possible, TO be kept as homesteads for actual
settlers; that all unearned lands heretofore i'm
providently granted 10 railroad corporations by
The action Of the Repub lean party, .shoaid be
restored to the public domain and no more
grants shall be made TO corporations, or be allow
ed TO fall into the ownership Of alien absentecs.
We arc opposed to all propositions which, up
on any pretext, would convert the general Gov
ernment into machine for the collection Of tax
es TO be distributed amoug the States or the citi-
zens thereof.
In effect the declaration Of the Democratic plat
form Of 1856 that ''rhe liberal principle en-
pendence 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, dc not sanction the i'm
portation Of foreign labor or the admission Of
servile races untitled by habits training, religi-
on or kindred, for absorption 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
Mongolians to these shores cur gates be closed.
The Democrntic party insists that IT. is the
duty Of the Government to protect with equal
fidelity and vigilance the rights Of its citizens
native and naturalixed-at home and abroad,
| and TO the end that this protection may be as
sured, the United States papers Ok naturalization,
issued by courts Of competent jurisdiction. must
be respected by the executive and legislative de.
partments Of our own Government and BY all
| foreign Powers.
to efficiently protect all the rights Of her SOM
| and the property Of every American citizen In
| foreign lands and demand and enforce full repair
alton for any invasion thereof. An American
citizen Is only responsible to his own govern
ment for any act done In his country or under
her flag and laws, and can only be tried therefor
on her own soil and according to her laws. and
no power exists In this government to expatriat<
an American citizen to be tried In any foreign
| land for any such sct
educated foreign policy save under Democratic
administration. That policy has ever been 10 re-
gard TO foreign nations. 50 long rs they do not
act In manner detrimental to the interests o.
the country or hurtfu TO our citizens. TO let then
alone. As the result Of this policy we recall the
acquisition Of Louisiana, Florida, California and
| of the adjacent Mexican territory, by purchas<
alene, and contrast these grand acquisitions o.
Democratic statesnanship with the purchase o.
Alaska the sole fruit Of o Republican admins
| tration Of nearly quarter Of century.
| The general government should care for and
improve the Mississippi river and the other great
waterways Of the republic, 80 ~ to secure TO-
the interior States easy and cheap trsnsporta
Under the long period Of Democratic police
| our merchant marine was fast overtal<ing and
on the point Of outstripping that Of Great Bri
tain. Under twenty years OF Republican rult
and policy our commerce has been lost to ths
Bfitish and almost has the American flag beeI
kept o1 the high seas. Instead Of the Republi
can party's British policy. We demand for thu
| people of the United States an American policy
Uudsr Democratic rule and policy our merchants
port were successfullyI Isearchine out q market 10
| the varied products Of American industry. Un
| der quarter Of . century Of Republican ruls
and policy. despite our manifest advantages ovel
all other nations in hiehpaid labor, favorable
climates and teeming soils; despite the freedom
| Of trade among all these United States; dsspit@
theIr population Of the foremost races Of men
and annual immigration Of the thrifty and I'D
venturous sf all nations; despite our freedom
here from the inherited burdens Of NE and In
dustry in the Old World monarchies, their costly
| war nasfes, their vast tax consuming standing
armies; despite twenty years OF peace. that Nc
| publican rule and policy have managed to sur
| render to Great Britain, along with our com
merce, tho control Of the markets Of the world
Instead Of the Republican PArty's British policy
We demand, on behalf Of the American Democ
| racy, IN American policy. Instead Of the Re
publican party . eiscredit, shame and false pre-
tences Of friendship 70 American labor, expressed
BY imposing taxes. we demand. IN ben,h q tns
ducing taxes, to the end that these United
| States may compete, with unhindered powers
| for supremacy among the nations in all tho
arts Of peace and the fruits OF liberty
| WIN pr0ouuu fcHrtt We ue'o teoh cPP'i7o'
| by the venerable statesman, through whose per
son was struck that blow 1t tho vital principles
Of the republic -Acquiescence In the VIII Of the
mAjority-thAt he cannot permit us again e
| place In his hands the leadership Of the Demo.
cratic host, for tho reason that the achievement!
Of reform In the administration OF the Federal
government Is an undertaking now 700 heavy foi
| his age and falling strength Rejoicing that hii
life has been prolonged unit the genera irde
ment Of our fellow-ceuntrymen is unted IN tht
wish that the wrong were righted in his person
| for the Democracy Of the United States we offei
| to him In his Withdrawal from It's cares not only
our respectful sympathy and esteem. but also
| that best homage Of freemen-the pledge Of oul
devotion to the principles and the course nov
insep psrable In the history Of this republic from
the Leadership and the name Of Samuel J. Til
| den.
| With this statement Of the hopes. principles
and purposes Ct the Democratic party, the greai
issue OF reform and change in administration Il
submitted TO the people in the calm confidence
that the popular voice will pronounce In favor o
new men and new and more favorable condi
fffno ba Urx,rfh of ufrfctry the extension o.