The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-12

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yer.
The ENAMINER regtids ii az an able
and satesmanIike document and one
which VIII bear the scrutiny without
losing its force aud logic toy auy amount
of adverse criticism.
The PLATFORM.
The Democratic party OF the Union,
through its representatives. in ua,ional
convention assembled, recognizes that
as the nt'ion grows oder new issues
are horu OF tim aud progress and old
Issues perish. But the Fundamental
prime pies of the Democracy, approved
by the ,ited vo CO OF the people. re.
lain and vii ev-r remain as the best
and only security for the clntlnuauce of
free goueynment. The preservati N of
perso al rights, the equality OF all citi-
zeus before the law, the reserved rights
of the state> and the supremacy OF the
federal government within the limits of
the constitution will ever form the trus
basis OF our liberties and can never be
surren Tered without destroying that
balance Of rights an powers which en-
aoles COVE nment to be developed in
peace and socil order-to be DAiu-
tained by means of Local self-govern.
ment; hut it i -penSab,e for th.
practlc 4 applica' ion and enforcement of
these fun nament ii pr ncplas that the
goyernme t sholil not always be con
trOllri by one political party. 4 fre.
quent change Of administration Is as
necessary aS constant recurrence to the
popu'a Ar will Otherwise abu IS Will
grow aud the government, ius cad of
beng c cstried on for the great welfare,
becomes an ins:"umentality for imp sing
heavy burdens upon the many who are
governed for the benefit of the few VINO
govern. Public servents thus become
trbltrary rulers. This is now the con-
dltlon OF the country. Hence
Il change is demanded. The
K publican party, 80 far as principle is
concerned, is rcmiuiscence in practice
1t Is AN organization tor eurichlng tho e
who control its machinery. The frauds
ant jobbery wni h have been brought to
light in every department of the gov
ernment are sufficient to have call n
reform within the Re publican party.
Yet those in authority, NJ 'de reckless by
The long pos essi'n of power, have sue
cumbed to its corrupting iuhuenc AMI
have placed in nomination ticket
against which the Independent portion
OF the party are in open revolt. There
fore. change is demanded. Such u
change was alike necessary in 1876, but
the will of the people was defeated by q
fraud which IN never be forgotten nor
condoned. Again, in 1890, the change
demanded by tIe PEOPLE wa, defeate
by the lavish Use Of money contributed
by Inscriptions contractors and shame
less Job re-, who had barsained for
profits or for high offices. The Republi
can party, during its legal, its stolen and
its bought tenures of power, has steadily
decayed in its moral character and S
political capacity. Its platform prom .
lses are now a list of its past failures.
1t demands the destruct on OF our navy.
1t has squandered hundreds of millions
to create a navy that does not exist. 1t
calls on Congress to remove the burdens
under which 4erlcan shipp ny has been
deprr Ssed. 1t imposed an has continued
these burdens. 1t protessAs the policy o.
reserving the public lands Tor small hold.
ers by actual settlers. lie hls given away
toe peoples heritage till n,wa a few rail-
roads and nonresident aliens. indivi iual
and corporate, posses larger area than
that of all our farms between the two
seas. 1t processes a preference tor ire
institutions. 1t organized and tried To
iegalze control of state elections by
federal troops. Ii processes a desire TO
elevate labor. Ii has subjected American
WorklAgtnen to the competition of con-
wet and imported contract labor. II pro-
iesses gratitude 10 all who are disabled or
q ed at war. leaving widows ana orphans.
Ii left to Democractic House of Repre-
scntatiyes the tlrst effort t" eInAl re both
bountles and pensions 1t profess 8 Il
pledge To correct tue irregularities of our
tariff. 1t created and has continued them.
It's own tariff commission confessed the
need OF more than ~ per cent. reduction.
Its Congress gave reduction OF less than
4 per cent 1t processes the protection Ol
American manufacturers. 1t has sub
| jecteu them 10 an increas NJ flood of man
! uiactured goods and hopeless competi.
ton with manufacturing nations, not one
OF which taxes raw materials. 1t pro-
tesses TO protect all American industries.
Ii has impoverished many to SuO>iiiZe n
few. ltptofesses the protection OF Amer
ic IN labor. Ii has depleted the returns o
| American agriculture AN industry to-
lowed by halt OF our people. Ii
processes the equality OF all mel
before the housekeeping to fix lhs
status of colored citizens. The acts OF
its Congress were overset by the decis
lou OF its courts. Ii accepts new the
ory of leading in the world of progrcs,
ami reform" Its caught criminals ar
permitted to escape through contriye
delays or actual connivance in the pros
ecution. Honeycombed with Eruption
and outbreaklng exposure no Longer
shock its moral sense. Its honest mem
bers-it' Independent iournalS-nc
longer maintain a successful contes
for authority in its causes, or "a veto
upon bad nominations. That change
is necessary is proved by, an exiting
surplus of more than 100000, 600 which
has yearly been collected from a suffer
ing people. Unnecessary taxation is un-
lust AKA ion, We denounce the Repub-
lcan patty for having failed to relieve
The people from crushing war taxes
which have paraly zed business, crippled