Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-09-18
THE PLATFORM.

The democratic party OF Missouri congratu-
| lates the country upon M TACT that alter the
| most thorough and practical test of the iunda-
De ntul principles vi the demorra. Ic party uDon
which Grover Clcveland was elected Il Can now
declare Its renewed faith in those principles and
| most hearty Indorse the firm and conscientious
| manner in whchIresi .enLC has gwen 10
the country wise and patriotic admin stratlOn
| reforming The glaring abuses that had crept in o
the adInI raiIun OI lie public service under his
republican predecessors. We inurse the wise
| and economical adm nstratiOn oI q ~ Marina
duke, und we IA Ter with pride to The fact that IN
the state, which has been ,raduc-d for pol lIticai
purpose By lis enemies ID the ..robber state -
I'll nowh. re are the rights of citiz-n more
sacredly GUARDED us the best refuta, ION OF such
ISLANDERS And II ad iiIionaI evid, nee is needed
il Is furnished by The iact that our bonds bearing
~ per cent int.rest command in the money
markets u premium OF per cent. We, there
lore. with confidence present the following
declaration of prIncIpies:
In acc"rdanc. with tn" time hon red princi-
pies OF the d' mocralic party We declare that the
1, ueral gOveIhin, mt Is one of limited bower:
| That the powers not delegated 10y the constItu-
tiOn to the United States pIouibIt by il tn
for the people; that the maintenance OF the Just
equilibrium as to the powers delegated. and
those reserved ls essential To the perpetulty of
our dual form OF state ani federal governments
md that congress In The exercise of it's Iunc-
lions should cuntine .ts actions strictly within
the limits of Tile constitutional grant; that the
authority to levy and collect taxes and duties
on imports Was intended to vest In the general
government the power OF raising the money ne
press terms oil the Institution limited to the
purpose OF paving the expenses and obligations
uI I government: We, therefore, deprecate
the prostitution Of the taxing power under apy
preteXt or guise whate.er. To objects and pur-
poses other than the Raising of revenue or to
the purpose OF en- ting ind rectly legislation a,
10 SUBJECTS over which congress has no control,
hs such legielation tends Inevitably TO CONSOLE
itiOn and destruction of the reserved rights
OF the states, and that the building up of one
industry by L taxation at the expense of an
other Is ioIeiSn to the true aims oil a Tree gov
ernment IN which all the people Is to their legal
rights stand on an absolutely oquli footing
Second-We believe In honest III ney, the gold
ant silver coinage Ol The constitution and a
Gil culatlng medium nvertible in 10 su ch money
without loss, and We demand at the hands OF
congress the free and unlimited Coinage of both
gold and silver.
Thiri-We demand tina: 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 OF congress in iorieIting and re-
storing TO the Pablo domain for hOmesteads for
actual settlers nearly 100 600 900 acres of up-
earned lands heretofore granted by republican
congresses to railroad corporations, and We
also approve the act preventing alien ownership
In large tracts oil public lands in the United
States.
FifIh-It is the deliberate Judgment ot the
democratic party OF Missouri, that In their very
nature as well as by the provisions Of our state
constitu ION, the railroads of this sta are pub
lie highways. many Of which were bultI Uy
public taxation; D.; that both the right and duty Of
the state To regulate and conirOl the hgs ways is
provisions oil our constitution to discrimlna-
ions IN freight and passenger rates by railroads,
against competing lines being under one man
sSelhent, against the giving OF passes or re
uuceu rates 10 public OIEcvrs, against such Cor
pOra!iOns engaging in other business and Their
Omctrs furn Shing supplies to 6uch railroads, TO
eether win the other requirements of our con-
stltullOn, should be supplemented by stringent
laws 10 carry them into eff, CT. and we demand
oil tie next general assembly the passage of all
such necessary laws, with such penalties as will
insure their due observance. We further declare
That rates shouid be 80 adjusted ON heights Us
TO give the railroads far and just reInunera-
ton Tor service performed md the money ac-
tuaily invested, exclusive Of watered or fictlti-
Gus stock; that our board of railroad commits
sioners should due all present Iales to such
standard, and IL The powers OF the board are
lnadequ ate 10 that end, that such further au-
tnufliy be gwen to II , that demand that our
present laws b. so amended as TO give the board
Tue power to enforce such rates wnen fixed, and
The shipper also u clear remedy Tor ali Wronws
we iuriher laVor necessary Legislation for the
speedy and equitable settlement OF all disputes
ana differences that may arise between raIlroad
companies and their employees
SiXth-lh" democratic party, which orIginal-
ed the public school system III Missouri stands
pledged to maintain popular educ i,iOn IN the
state.
oe,enth-We heartily sympathiZe with the
preston and to secure 10 th.ms, Ives u local
government free from the oppression of land
lordlsm--a relic Oi IrudalIsm.