Nevada County picayune., 1886-09-01
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Adopted by inc State Conventions
 July |. 1886.

|. Ttr deuocrlijc party of the staie oi Arkansas through t- representatives, assem- hlod in state contcniion recognizing q at rcacc prosperity and cantcntmort are the rruii. of good government, congratulate the people of ,hr stgtc on the bcnidccnt results of fa inst and w,c ,dmh i-trntion ofthc states public a:lair. for .l" pest two wears. and on thr restoration to p"wo", in n.tional af'aira, of the acrrofra.i, party
 2. We endorse tlc national democratic administration. aHl rr-atirm our allegiance to tbe national dcmo' r,.'ic party and our firm athcrraro ;o j,- houorcd princi- plc-, which garnico equality, liberty and hapr,no-s to thc ,i:.zcu- nf onr conmon country.
 | w. maintain ,ha' ,ho rr irction ofthc right. of Hfr, libr'v and property. the
 anal ty of.f efi,rn. before tl.c law, the right of sclfeevcr en' ssd tho supremacy nf the federal government within con-titn- ,ionnl limit- are csscu'ial to ihc continuance pf frye government
 [. We regret the lsprc.-.d condition of ihr aaticuiurl iu'cr'.is Ht tEe state. and the strained relations ui Cnpiia' and labor and ,rncc tL,.s- condition, directly to the opera .inn nt a high protective tariff: and We com- mend the rH,tris of our dclrgHii- n iu con gr,..s iu their sgppoTi of the hill introduced hv William E. Norrj.ou for tine rrvi-inn of the tarh. We rr-uilirn our adherence to thr time-honau-l drmner,i, doctrine of 'a tariff for rtveHue only
 5 w. are in favor uf ihc unlimited coin nsr of .ilver. md doiatul that thc coin of tlia United Statt.. goll and silver. b" paid out of the debts of the government without dis criminatiug asuin,i silyea
 G. We recognize that all ndu-trio, md nll citizens ,hould bear their equal proror- lions of the hurlti,s of government; that teN- ation should fall equally upon all species of propcrty. ard we demand equal and cNuc. irISticc in the assessment and collection of taxes. and favor such legislation as will fes- ter labor and honest industries and disconr- age monopoly.
 :. We recommend te payment of the state debt as rapidly as 1t cun be accomplish ed under reasonable taxation. consistent with public interest.
 8. We demand equal protection of all cit izens. in their rights uf person and property, Il maintenance oi the purity of the ballot
 9. We invite labor and capital to assist ia developing the great agricultural. mineral and manufacturing resources of our state, and favor liberal legislation for the cneuur- areinent of immigration and the fostering of progressive industries in the state.
 To- We recognize that agriculture + the mains,ay and chief support of :hc state; we demand that the gcucrnl assembly shall foster and encourage it bv establishing bureau of agriculture and labor statistics, with view to the improvement of the conditions of the lahorcr and the advdncement of agriculture.
 II. We recognize that public intelligence l. essential to good government and rc-aiiirm our devotion to the cause of popular educa- cation and pledge the fostering care of the state to work necessary tc the liberty md happiness of the people.
 T.. We recognize that railroad, are among the prime iactors of modern civilization and We demand that the general assembly shall foster and encourage their construction and by wise and just laws, and shall prohibit all wjllful obstruction to their operation. At the same time we declare that railroads are public highways. subject tn the control of the state for the b,nctit of ahe public. We. therefore. demand that the general assembly shall so regulate freight and passenger charges as to protect the In- terest of the people while doing justice to the railroads, innkin% their charges equal and uniform, and shall prohibit, under severe ponaltics all discriminatians in favor oi or stgain,t particular persons localities and classes of freight.
 l3. In conclusion, we congratulate the people of the state on jhe reduction of taxes, | hc prosperous and nouri>l. ing condition of ,,ur slate institutions the Larrc increase of taxable property ot the state. the reduction in the expenses of the state government and the general prosperity in all vacations aud industries These prove moro con,lusivcly than pledge, and platforms the sincerity of purpose and efficiency of pol.cy of the dem ucrsiic party in Arkansas.
 Franklin Boswell offered an additional plank on railroa,., which was read and adopted, and appears ns the twelfth plank in the platform.
 The platform Was then adopted as whole by uIaumuus vote of the convention.