The Red Cloud chief., 1884-07-18

enc. for sr~ inssifusscns: u c-rznirea and
;-Ssd 10 lss . n c"ntrS. OF W.. -
10 .'-rsx labor IL h.e suht-fss AnSfSan
r.rgr~ - the mpe-S 81 consS'
am IMPORTED custrsT lassr ~ prhc-
xrartaS. 80 oil ~ho ~ere cpssosei er :.
- -a,i,r Shao-. and az phan.- " eli TOT
I.~macraftr Hou~e OF Representative tbs
rr~, fort to cgpslixe 10th bovnise> ahs -
SONS Il pruf~>s-s n pss1s- 20 C'f -
irregularities OF
z. created and has cOutiGurdf II
cprnrntsssun confessed the nes-d al nor thAn
t.aut. p~r cent r~-uCtion- 'onZr"~ssaH
a -rtucitou Of So than four pr CENT * pro
t-s..- prutertioE 81 American nanuiartSreF
D; has subjected them 10 a. iaSirsrshs go
Of Manufactured goods ana aolrte
u-,t.ion nth manufacturing nations. nuf one
Of whseh taf-. raw materials: II Proi--~- !"
protect al Auserlcan indu>ir1"s u ma !"
IrDyeri-hed many To sut-sdixr n lev Pr
f-~e-s IN. protection OF American AApoi. -
ha. a.pl.,,d rhc returns a. American zrricui-
-ure. an industry foliused ~ eAf our u~-'ps
u prvfes~- the equality OF zi uen o-ioT" tps
law. Attempting To nx the stains OF coiot'.
citizens. the arts Of 81 Congress Herr o'cr~
by ,s- d.-cisiocs of IT. courts " -scc-rpt.
anew the duty Of leading IN tor "WrN ~
progress and reform" IL. cau-h; criminals
ar permitted Ia escape through contrFei as-
lays or s-tusl cosnirAnce in tae prosecution
h~1nrycOmt-C corru ption. out breaking rs-
pOsurcs nD longer shock IL morality. IL scn-
est Demt-rs. ts independent rD-irnsa no
longer mAint Nn n successful contest Tor zo
thority II its ~couu.cgs ar q veto % Ts nnrnins-
lions. That q change - necessary IL rroStN
by an existing surplus of NOR" than tlpss.-
OD which has yearly been Corrected irorn =
suffering r~-,ple. Unn-cc.sAry taxation D.
unjust TAXATION We denounce the hepuhh-
can party for having failed 10 rcliesc the ps--
pie from crushing
which have paralyzed business. crippled In
du-try and depressed lacor OF employment
and % ju-, reward. In, D~mocrscy pisdr--
It.-1 TO purify the administration from cor
rupt.on. To restore economy. To rovive ~
sp--ct for lav and ~ reduce TAXATION Ia The
lowest lrnii consistent With due rrxArd To the
pr-seryatYnA of the faith OF the Nation 10
creditors and pensioners Knowing fuil vel
how rare that legislation. Affecting the occu-
patton of the people. should Us cautious and
conseN alive In It's method and not In sdvsDc"
or pubic opinion, but IN rcspons~ to i- o~
manc. The Democratic party II pi.~fs-d Ia
Revise the tarf' In q spirit Of fairness to AAinr
tsrt.-ts-
But in making reductions In tases II f. not
proposed TO inJure any domestic INDUSTRIES.
but rather 10 promote their healthy growth
Prom the foundation OF this Government
taxes collected al tho Custom House h.vc lsvn
the chief source of federal r~ycnus. such
they must continue 70 To-. Moreover. many
industries have come To rely upon legislation
for successful continuance, 80 that any
change OF law must b- al every step regard
ful OF the
LABOR y CAPITAL
thus involved the process of reform must br
subject In the execution TO mi. plain dictate
of Justice. III taxation shall be limited Ia
Ihe requirements OF economical government
The Necessary reduction IN taxation can and
must be effected without d-priving American
labor of the ability 10 compete successfully
with foreign labor and without imposing lower
rates OF duty than will tie ample TO cover any
increased cost of production which may exist
in consequence Of the higher rate of wages
prevailing In this ~cOSntry- Shsbci.nt revenue
10 paw all tho go y..ns-- of the Federal Gov
erns1ent, economically administered. fDclud-
ing pensions, interest and principal az the
public debl car re gut under our present sy-
TEN of taIatisn from Custom Hou-~ taxes on
fewer Inn portt-d articles, bearing heaviest on
articles of luxury and hearing iightcst ON ar
ticle- of necessity. We, therefore, dcnouncs
the abuses of the existing tariff: and subject
Ia the preceding limitations. W.. demand that
Federal taxation shall Dc exclusively for pub
lie purposes and shall not exceed tn needs of
the Government economically administered
The system Of direct taxation known "a
TIE INTERNAL RkvEsUE
Is a war tar and 80 long "a tn. lsw continues
the moneys derived thercfrom should be de-
voted To the relief of the people for removing
burdens o; the vsk and be made a fund To de-
fray the expense dr the care and comfort of
worthy soldiers disabled In the line of duty ia
the war; Of the Republic and for the pay m.nt
of such pensions A. Congress may from time
TO time grant To such soldiers. a Ike fund for
sailors having been already provided, and any
surplus should t~ paid into the Treasury. We
favor AN amendment Of the continental policy
baS-d upon more intimate commercial and
political relations with the fifteen sister he
public- of North, C~ntral and South America
but entSngimg alliances with none
THE
We believe In honest money, al the gold and
silver coinage OF the constitution and n circu-
lation medium convertible to such money
without loss. Asserting the equality OF ali
men before the Law. We rold that II - abe duty
80 tha ILAW In " AAf -Fh A..
people TO mrte out equal and exact justice TAI
all citizens of whatever nationality. racc. col
or or persuasion-r~ligiou- or political. W..
believe in a free ballot. and a fair count
and we recall to the memory of the p.-oplc the
noble struggle of the Democrats in the Forty
nifty and forty-sixth Congress 10y which a w.
tn assent to iegislatSon making every here
illegal the presence OF troops nj tho polls n
the conclusive proof that ts.nocr attic admin
istration will preserve liberty with order. The
selection OF Federal officers for the T~erritorie.
should be restricted To citizens previously res
idcnis therein. We Oppose sum psuary Law.
which ven the citizen and interiors with in
dividual liberty. We favor honest
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
and IN. compensation Of the United States of.
f1cers by fixed salaries. the separation Of
church and State and the diffusion Of free
education by common schools. 40 that ev.yy
child in the land may bs taught the rights and
duties OF citizenship. while in favor 81 all hey
is.stion which will tend to the equitable dis
tribution OF property: TO the prevention of
monopoly, aud to the strict enforcement 81 in
divriual rights against corporate sbu>@. We
hold that the welfare Of society doIsr-ts upon
n scrupuloutegsrd for tbetixhis Of property.
a. defined by law We believe that labor IL
hest NV where IL IL free and mos, en-
lIghtened; IL should therefore ~ f~ostsrsd and
cherished. We favor The repeal OF Nj ia~s re-
s~tricting the FIRE. action of labor and The en-
actmcnt OF law. 10y which labor orRanizations
NAV bc Incorporated. and Of all such k.gisla-
ton a. will tend 10 enlighten the p~opIe as TO
the true relation Of capital and labor. We b.
iieye that
THE prBLIc LAMBS
ought. as far as possible. 10 ne kept n home
sfeads for actual settlers: that al uaesrned
lands heretofore improvidentiy Tr.nt-d TO
railroad corporations BY the action Of tbs Re-
publican party should b. rrstorcd to the pub
lie domain. and that no more grants of land
shall be rnade To corporations or te allowed to
fall into the ownership 81 alien shs-ni~cS
We are oppo~e1 TO all propositions. which.
upon any pretcxt viii convert the general
Governments into . machine for collecting
taxes TO be- distributed among the states or
the citizens thereof.
In rean,rming the declaration Of the Demo
cratic platform OF lsS that the liberal prin-
ciples embodied by Jcffer~on In the DeciA-n-
ton of Independence and sancsioo~t In the
Constitution. which make OUR the lsod %
liberty and the home Of the oppressed Of every
Nation. have ever eeen cardinal principis In
the Democratic faith" ve nevertheless do not
sanction the importation OF
voREiGS LABOR
or the admission Of servIle raccx unified b.
habits. training. religion or Kindred for at~
sorption into the great body uf our people.
or for the citizenship which our lsvs confer.
American civilization demands. that against
-the:mmizration or n Importation Of N~ongolians
TO ihe@e shores. our gates te closed
The Democratic party inNste that II |. the
duty Of the Government 10 proiecs With eQusi
6delity and vixiiancc. the righ-s Of It's citizens.
native an nAinralized. ~ bono and abroad.
and IN the end thas this prosecstca may b. a.
sured. United States papers Of rasgralnArsDa
issued by courts 81 competent Jurisdiction
must h. respected by the executive and sexi>
iaffve departments Of our oxn G-osrruuseu.
and by nj foreign powers II - an imp-rs-
tive duty 81 this Government ~ cfSci@utly
protect al the rights of person and property
az every American citizen In foreign IanxS.
and demand and enforce o full rs2ar1.tOn FIR
any INVASION fhereef. An American citizen
i ouiy responsible 20 hi~ cwD Government for
any scf done IN bis own eountr. or under Der