Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-28
THE PLATFORM.

The democratic party OF Missouri congratu-
iates the country upon tn. fact that after The
most thorough and practical test of the Iunda-
me 3tal principles oi Inc demoUra Ic party upon
which Grover Cleveland was elected II Can Low
decar" It's renewed faith in those pri nciples and
most hearty indorse the firm and conscientious
manner i'll NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has given to
the country u wise and pa ri0tiC admin istration,
reforming the garing abuses That had crept into
the administration OF the pubic service under his
republican predecessors. We indorse the wise
and economical adm .nistraton OF GOV Marina
duke, and we Ter W itn pride To the fact
this state, which has been traduced ior poIlticaI
purpose by It's enemies is the .'robber state,'
th nowhere are the rights of u citizen more
sacredly guarded as the best refutaion OF such
ISLANDERS And II additional evidence is needed
it Is furnished by The that our bonds bearing
81 per cent interest command in the money
markets Il premium OF per cent. We, there
lore. with confidence present The following
declaration Of principles:
In ace: 'r,!inc" VIA. lime hon red princi-
pies OF lhu d. ma:r ii: party We declare that th.
Il deral gOvernIn mt Is one OF limited power;
that the powers not delegated by the c0nstItu-
tlOn To the United Stale5 II prOlbited by it to
the states are reserved 10 the states respectively
for the people; that the OF The lust
eguIiibi ium 10 the powers delegated and
those reserved is essential To the pei IpetuIty OF
our dual form ui state AMI federal governments
'hd Lhtt congress IN the exercise OF it's Iunc-
lions should cunGHe is actions strictly within
the limits "i Ill" constitutional er.nt; that the
authority TO levy ami collect taxes and duties
on imports Was intended to vest in the general
government thr power OF raising the money ne
ctssary to meet its expenses and is by the eX-
prt s5 terms oil the e Institution limited to the
purpose of paying tue expenses and obligations
uf e government. We, therefore, deprecate
the prostitution OF the taxing power under any
pretext or guIse whatever. TO objects and pur-
poees other than the RAISING Ui the revenue or to
The purpose oil ell ting ind rectly legiSa ion
10 subjects over which congress has no CONTROL
MS such legislation tends Inevitably 10 consoli-
d ltion anu destruction of the reserved rights
of the states, and that the building up of one
industry by taxation or at the expense of an
oiher Is ioIeign to the true aims oil Tree gov
m m in Ut t.h ol
rights stand on an All sOluigly equal footing
Second-We believe In honest IN .ney, the gold
ami SILVER coinage OF the constitution, and u
circulating medium convertible into such money
without loss, and we demand at the hands OF
cnngress the free and unlimited coinage of both
gold and silver.
rhird-We demand that all the surplus money
in the treasury shall be applied to the payment
of the interest bearing debt
Fourth-N approve the action of the demo-
cratic house o! congress in iorieIting and
storing to the pablo domain for homesteads for
actual settlers nearly loo, 900 200 acres of un-
earned lands heretofore granted by republican
congresses to railroad corporations. and W.
also approve the act preventing alien ownership
IN large tracts of public lands in the United
States.
Fnith-It is the deliberate Judgment OF the
democratic party OF Missouri. that their very
constitu ion. The railroads of this sta e are pub
lie highways. many OF which were built by
public taxation; ; that both the right and duty of
the state TO regulate and control the hIgi ways is
Gear and can never he abrogated; that the wise
provisions OF our constitution as to discrimIpa-
u Ons IN freight and passenger rates by railroads
against competing lines being under one man
aSeiuent, against the giving OF passes or re
duced rates to public Oilcers. against such cor
pOratOns engaging in other business and their
ofhc, rs furn. shIng supplies to such railroads. to
gether with the other requirements of our con-
stltutlon, should be supplemented by stringent
laws 10 carry them into effect, and We demand
oil the next general assembly the passage of all
such necessary laws, with such penalties IA will
insure their due observance. We further declare
that rates shon'd be So adjusted on ireights as
10 give the railroads fair and Just rcmunera-
tion Tor service performed md the money ac-
tiialiy invested, exclusive Ct Watered or tctiti-
GUS stock; that our board of railroad commls-
sioners should r. duce all present rates to such a
standard, and II the powers OF the board are
inadequ tte 10 that end, that such further au-
thuflty be gwen to II. that demand that our
present laws be so amended as TO give the board
tne power TO enforce such rates when hxed and
Inc shipper also clear remedy Ior all WrOnys
we iurther favor necessary legislation for the
speedy and equitable settlement of all dis putes
anu differences that may arise between railroad
companies and their employees
SiXth-lh ha democratic party, which orlginal-
ed Inc public school system in Missouri stands
pledged TO maintain popular educI Iuon IN the
state
seVenth-We heartily sympathize with the
irish people IN their heroic efforts against on.
preston amt to secure TO thems,Ive local
government free from The oppre essIon of land
lordlsm-a relic oI ieudalism