Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-26

| and this accumulation OF silver, purchased at
| a cost OF SlSo,000000. is worth to-day not more
than $l66, 600 600 with every prospect OF further
depreciation. We therefore demand the re
! peal of the act under which the compulsory
coinage of silver goes on, but we will vel
come any practical measure or agreement
with other nations by which the ratio of
| value between gold and silver may be made
less tfuctuating, but TO this end the first step
must be the stoppage OF any lurther eomPul-
sorry coinage of silver dollars.
THE TARIFF.
The national Democratic platform pledges
the party to revise the tarth in a epirit of
fairness to all interests. While 1t declares in
favor of a reduction in taxation, and enlarge
ment OF the free list in order TO lessen the cost
OF production, it commits the party TO due
| regard for existing interests as the "plain
dictate of Justice" and declares that Ameri-
can labor shall not be deprived OF the ability
to compete successfully with foreign labor,
and that the proposed duties shall be sufl-
cient to cover any increased cost OF produc-
tiOn which may exist in consequence of a
| higher rate Of wages prevailing in this
country.
TARIFF REVISION CALLED FOR.
This convention calls for q revision Of the
tarin upon the principles thus lald down, IN
order that the market for our products may
be enlarged and that industry, may be re
lieVed from the unnecessary burdens and
serious obstacles which have paralyzed its
operations and narrowed up the field for
remunerative employment of labor and eaR-
country.
CUSTOM HOUSE PRACTICES.
We also demand that the methods Of admin
Istration in the custom houses shall be thor
oughly reformed, and the veNatious annoy
ences and oppressive regulations which have
driven our own merchants out OF business
shall be swept away, and that the conduct OF
business between the people and the govern
ment shall be made as simple and inexpensive
as possible.
The people of the State having declared by
a large majority their opposition to the con-
tract system in prisons, we are opposed TO CON
tract convict labor in any form, and are in
favor of proper substitute that will employ
convicts according TO the State account sYs-
tenn.
CHILD LABOR.
We favor prohibiting the employment Of
children under IA years OF age in factories
State.
We favor limiting the hours of labor to ten
per day for all women employed in mills and
other industrial establishments in the State.
We are in favor of such legislation as shall
insure to hOnorably discharged soldiers and
sailors Of the late war for the preservation Of
the Union priority IN certifcauon under the
civil service laws and TeEu ations OF this
state and the cities thereof. ana upon passing
such examination successfully priority in GER
litigation and appointment over all other per-
sons.
THE CANALS.
we 1aVor lengthenlng And improving the
locks OF the canals. thereby doubling their
capacity and reducing the cost Of transporta-
t0n between the lakes and the ocean.
The efforts of the Republican Legislatures
of 1884 and 1885 having proved inadequate TO
prevent the manufacture and sale OF counter
telt compounds in stimulation OF genuine but
ter aud cheese products df the dairy, we de-
mand the enactment Of such laws as shall
effectually protect the people by prohibiting
such fraud and deception.
We oppose all sumptuary and other laws
that Interfere with the c8stifutonai right of
such excise laws as shall be alike Just to all,
considering the clsims Of all and Protecting
their individual rights.