The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-27
AN EXCELLENT PLATFORM.


honest, unequiv0cal and straightfor-
ward, and are seemingly guides of
action by the party when in power.
Democracy claims to BIO the party Of
the people and It's platforms are con-
tinually breathing principles and poi-
cies that arc supposed to be nearest
the heart and interest of the people.
Nationally, 1t has been % years since
the Democratic party had any chance
to put It's promises to the practice.
AS yet 1t has only the executive and a
part Of the legislative departments of
the government aud cannot hope for
thorough reform, but If the spirit be
there, as indcsted by efforts, tho peo-
pie cannot and will not complain.
In convention assembled tho other
day, the Nebraska Democrats adopted,
to our thinking. q most excellent and
perfectly representative Democratic
platform. II tho present utterancss
and efforts OF the Democratic
administration nationally ara in
the line of thought and promise as out
lined by this Nebraska platform, then
surely have the people, irrespectively
aud at large, occasion 10 reJoice in tho
happy turn OF affairs and the assurance
OF greater devotion by the government
to their interests.
The platform contains, 1t may be in
terostlng and instructive 20 note, &c.
cording to the Omaha Herald, first
plank-reaflirming party fealty; the
second-indorsing the administration:
the Notwithstanding tariff revision;
the fith-denouncing contract labor
and restricting Chinese immigrs-
ton; the slxth-advocating tho rights
OF the honest laboring man; the
Notwithstanding protection of tho
American citizen abroad, and aspect.
ally expressing sympathy with Ire
land, and the eleventh aHd Last, ex-
pressing respect to GRANTS memory.
Tho third plank relates to tho 10.
moval OF Republican officials, tho
ninth to O State railroad commission,
and the tenth to the construction Of u
navy.
In tho uttorances OF tho prescott ad.
ministra.ion, and In tho efforts of Con-
gress, this platform has been long
since approved and attempted to DO
put Ia operation IN It's most proml-
nent and important features. L. Ia
about the best Democratic doctrine
and cloarost utterauce yot onuu-
ciated, and Nebraska Demo-
Gratis can 10 congratulated
upon having 30 pointodly and cor.
rectly expressed 10 the public the old
Democratic faith. A "revis!on of the
tariff" tho accommodation OF contract
labor and Chinese immigration" tho
"rights OF tho homes. laboring man."
"protectlon 10 American citizens
aproad"-thoso IRE all cardinal prlnoi.
pies OF the Democratic faith, indicated
by tho administration, 80 far a. os.
pecial matters OF concern aad favor,
II
dear to tho people AT large, and tho
emphatic enuncialion OF which by q
State convention, ondoraing tho ma
tiensl administration, canno. but be-
gratifying TO tho public at large.
In q word, Nebraska Democrats
have declared democracy In no uu.
miatakablo terms, adopted mos. ex-
cellont platform, and all the moro vslu.
able from tho fact that 20 far es eau be
seen itisa faithful expression OF the
democracy OF the present Democratic
executive aud Democratic House. 1,
differs IN some respects from other
State Democratic platforms recently
adopted.