Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-16


which American shipping has been depressed. It
imposed and has continued those burdens. 1t
processes preference for free institutions. IL
organized and tried to legalze control OF State
elections by Federal troops. 1t processes de-
sire to elevate labor. IL has subjected American
workingmen to the competition OF convict and
imported contract labor 1t processes gratitude
TO all who were disabled or died In the war. leav
ing widows and orphans. 1t left TO Democratic
House of Representatives the first effort TO
equalize both bounties and pensions. 1t prefer
cd pledge TO correct the irregularities OF our
tariff. II created am has continued them Its
own Tariff Commission confessed the need OF
more than 20 per cent. reduction. Its Congress
gave O reduction Of less than per cent. 1t pro-
fesses the protection OF American manufacturers
II has subjected them to an increasing flood OF
manufactured goods and hopeless competition
with manufacturing nations not one OF which
taxes raw materials IL processes to protect all
American industries. 1t has impoverished many
| to subsldize few. II processes the protection OF
American labor T. has depleted the returns OF
American agriculture, an industry followed by
| half our people. processes the equality of all
citizens before the law Attempting to fix the
status OF colored citizens the Acts OF its Con.
gress were overset by tn, decisions OF its courts
| Its caught criminals are permitted to escape
| through contrved delays CT actual connivance in
| the prosecution, Honeycombed with corruption,
outrageous exposures no longer shock its moral
sense. Its honest members and its Independent
| journals no longer maintain a successful contest
| Tor authority In its connses or ? veto on bad
| nominations.
That change is necessary is proved by an cx.
istins surplus OF more than 500 00O, 0ou, which
has yearly been collected from suffering peo-
pie. Unnecessary taxation Is unjust taxation.
| We denounce the Republican party for having
failed TO relieve the people from the crushing war
taxes, which have paraiyzed business, crippled
| industry and deprived labor of employment and
| OF its just reward.
The Democracy pledges itself to purify the Ad.
ministraiion from corruption to restore economy,
TO revive respect for law, and to reduce taxation
| to the lowest limit consistent with due regard
to the preservation OF the faith OF the nation TO
its creditors aud its pensioners, knowing full
we'll, however, that legislation affecting the well
fare Of the people should be cautious and con-
servstiye in method, not in advance OF public
| opinion. but responsive TO its demands.
The Democratic party is pledged to revise the
tarf in spirit Of fairness to all interests but
in making reduction in taxes ID Is not propo sed
| to injure any domestic Industries, but rather to
promote their healthy growth From the foun-
dstion OF this Government, taxes collected at the
custom-house have been the chief source of Fed.
/ eral reyeuue, and such they must continue to be-
Moreover, many industries have come to RELY up
on legislation for their successful continuance so
| that any change Of the law must be at every step
regsrdful OF the labor and capital thus involved
The process Of reform must be subject 10 the exc
cution OF this plain dictate OF justice, All taxa
| tion shall be limited TO the requirements Of an
economical Government The necessary reduc-
| ton In taxation can and must be effected with
! out depriying American labor OF the ability to
compete successfully with foreign labor, and
without imposing lower rates of duty than will
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
sufficient revenue 70 pay all the expenses OF the
Federal Government, economically administered,
| including pensions and interest and principal OF
the pbblc debt, can be got under our present
system Of taxation from custom-house taxes on
| fewer imported articles. bearing heaviest on ar.
ticies Of luxury and bearing lightest on articles
| OF necessity. We therefore denounce the abu ses
OF the exis ing tariff and, subject to these lim-
tations, we demand that Federal taxation shall
be exclusively for public purposes and shall not
exceed the needs Of the Government, economi.
cally administered.
The system Of direct taxation known as the
internal revenue is war tax and SO long as the
law continues the duty derived therefrom should
be sacredly devoted to the relief OF the Beople
from the rem ming burdens OF the war and be
made fund . defrsy the expense Of the care
and comfort n worthy soldiers disabled in the
line OF duil IL ne wars OF the republic and for
TIE = ymeni s1cn pensions as Congress may
{. III i'm Il grant to such soldiers a like
nd for ,uCrs aying been already provid-
- and urplus should be paid into the
ne an American continental policy.
ed o. q" reirtimate commercial and political
raj and South America. but entanging
f.. IN none
We oeIeNe 10 honest money, the gold and sill
Yer coinage, and OF the cultivation and crculs-
ton OF a m, dium convertible into such money,
without oss.
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 10 all citizens, OF what.
ever nativity. race color or persuasion religious
or political
We believe in a free ballot and a fair count
and we recall to the memory OF the people the
noble struggle OF the Democrats in the Forty.
18th and Forty sixth Congresses, by which re-
luctlnt Republican opposition was compelled to
assent TO legislation making everywhere illegal
the presence OF troops at the polls, s the CON
elusive proof that Democratic administration
viii preserve liberty with order
The election OF Federal officers for the Terri
Dries 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 reform. the com
pensation Of ail United States officers by fixed
salaries, the separation Of Church and State and
the diffusion offree education by common schools.
o that every child In the land may be taught the
H.hts and duties OF citizenship.
mmie We favor all legislation which will tend |
20 que equitable distribution OF property, to the
prevention OF monopoly and 70 the strict en- |
torcement OF individual rights against corporate
tDuscs, We mold that the welfare OF society dc |
p ps on a sernpnious regard for the rights Of
bor Is hest rcrardad 49,. We peh"Ne tnat Ia |
enlightened, 1t should be fostered AMI char;sb' |
81. we taNor the repeal of all laws restorinv rho
rec action OF labor and the enactment III laws
and OF all such IerlsIation as ',R, ue Increased
tighten the DeopIe az ~ tbo - teuu 70 en-
apital and labor '''''iohs OF
We believe that the public land. o,,,,h,
As possible to he kent : bon,asto. ~ ~ Is lAr
'ettlers: that All unearns,i Iands h .or actual
lroyidently granted 10 railroad cor,'rs,i I'M
he action OF the Rennb loan nar,,i shs ~
estored to the public domain IA en ny ne
rants shall he made 10 corporations or he t,n
a to fall into the owner.hin al ,lia,, - w "'oW-
We are opposed to all propositions uhich ,,a,
N any pretext would convert the ,,epersi ~ ~
,rnment into machine for the collectio, 81 ~
- to no distributed among the States or tbe NH
ems thereof.
I'm effect the declaration of the Dcp,ocr,ti. MA.
orm az Isb6 that 9TH, liberal nrinct,in p,''
'odied nv Jefferson in the Declaration ~ Ind,
,ensIence and sanctioned in the Constitutia,
hich make ours the land of liberty and thc asy
am Of the oppressed Of every nation. have ever
zen the car,iinal principles in the Dernocratic |
alth We nevertheless. do not sanction the In,
ortation OF foreign labor or the admission a,
eryilo races unGIted by habits trsinins, rai;,,i
n or kindred for Absorption into the great hcd,
/ o,Ir neonle or for ths citizensbin which -,
avs confer American eivilization dem,ud
hat against the lmmigration or imno,ta,,an q,
Ionoolisns 10 these shores o,r gates he cins.d
The Democratic nartv insi,ts that /, 1. H.
uty of the C;oyornnent L, protect with eo,,si
deity and vigilance the rights Of its citizens-
"a y, ~ al M NJ ,so,a ms,e anu aoroau
,roi ~ fTnstsd Sets NJ nsssof na,i,s.,i
sned NV conrts N oon,,s,sT Z nrjsdiet,a, 49,,
r.s,,oss,od H.. 10 ss,,, ~ 80 isi,i,1
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