Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-02
THE PLATFORM.

The democratic party of Missouri congratu-
lates the country upon th; fact that alter the
most thorough and Practical test OF the Iunda-
me tai principles Ot the demOCra lc party upon
which Grover Cleveland was elected ii can how
declare It's renewed faith in those principles and
most hearty inGOrse the irm and conscientious
manner in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has wen TO
The country a wise and pa iotIc administration,
reioi ming the Slariup abuses That had creDt int
the admi. tratiUn OF tbe public service unuer his
republican predecessors. We IndOrse the wise
and economical uuni .nsiratiOn OF GOV. Marina
duke. and We rtier with pride 10 the fact that III
this state, which has been tr.,iucrd for political
purpose by lis enemies ~ the .'rObDer slate'
III nowh.re are the rights OF citizen more
sucredly gaardei as the Dest r.futai ION OF such
ISLANDERS And II adiitlOnai eVid, nee Is needed
it Is furnished by The lact that our bonds bearing
81 per ceat Interest command in the money
markets premium Of per cent. We, there
lore, with confidence present the following
declaration of principles:
In accC raHc': " It'll the lime hon red princ-
pies of tho ds moc.atic party We declare that the
federal Sovernm mt Is one Of limited power;
that the powers not delegated by the cOnstitu-
tOn to the United States nor prOulbi biteu by il to
the states reserved to tae ntat-s respectively
for the people that the maintenance oil the Just
equiiibi ium rs TO III. powers delegated, and
those reserved is essential To the perpetuIty OF
our dual form oil state AMI federal governments
md Li,uL cOuerrss IN The exercise OF It's iunc-
tiuns should contme Is actions strictly within
the limits Oi the constitutional kr.nt; that The
authority to levy anu collect taxes and duties
on imports Was intended to vest in the general
government III" power OF raising the money ne
pre- ans oil The ms tuition limited to the
purpose OF pay ing the ia Denscs ana obligations
ui e sosefEment We. therefore. deprecute
the prostitution of the ttiX!ug power unuer any
pi eteXt or Su;sc wh;itever. 10 objects and pur-
poses other Ihan the raising oil the reyenue or TO
the purpose o en- ting Iud rectly 1, gis!a ion a
10 subjects over winch congress has cUntIoi
Ms su,E legislation tends Inevitably 10 cOnsol-
,tlOn and II nt stru:tIon of the reserved rights
OF the states, and that the building up OF one
industry by ataAaiIon or at The expense ol an
o,hur Is iDi egn To the true aims oil Il Tree gov
ernmcnt in which all tie people 10 their leg ii
rights stand Oh AN absolutely tqu Il footing.
Secund-Ne believe in honest Ill .ney, the gold
ami silver coinage uI the Constitution and n
| cn culatlng medium onverllblc into such money
without loss, and We demand at the hands OF
CONGRESS the tree and Unlimited coinage of both
gold ana silver.
ThIri-We demand that all the surplus money
| III the uea7nry shall be applied to The payment
OF The interest bearing debt
FourtE-We approve the action OF the demo y
cratic house congress in io,ieiling aud re
storing to tue p.blic uumain Tor iiUInesteads for
| actual settlers nearly loo ,UOO, 200 acres Of I'm
| earLei lands heretofore granted by republican
| Congresses TO railroad cofpcrati ms, and We
| also approve the act preyelIlng alien OWNERSHIP
| IN large uacis OF public lands in the United
| states.
| FlIlh-It is The deliberate judgment OF th.
democratic party Oi Missou t, that IN their very
nature its well as by The provisions Of our stat.
constiu ion. the railroads of this e are pub
| lie highways. many OI which were butt by
public taxation; that both the right and duly OF
the state 10 regulate and Control th. hlgi Wuys is
| C.ctT CdH never hDfOSileu, llat the Wise
| VI DIVISIONS Of our constitution 10 diScr rmlna- =
lions IN freight and passenger rates by railroads
| against competing lines being under one u
| aseln"ht, against the giving oil passes or re
uuced rates tO public Olic,rs. against such cor
| pOra.lons engaging in other business and tEeir
Officers furn ishing supplies to such raj iroads to
Stther with the other requirements OF our con-
stltutlon, should be supplemented by stringent
| laws to carry them into Ell, CT, and we demand
Oi the next general assembly the passage of all
| uch necessary laws, with such penalties 4 will
insure their due ObserN ance. We further declare
III Al rates should be au justed ON lTeights us
| 10 give the railroads IL far and Just remuneru-
| tlon for service performed md the money ac-
| tuaily invested, exclusive GI watered ictIti-
| Gus stock; that our board Of railroad cummis-
siOners should r. duca all present Iaies to such a
| standard, and II The powers OF the board are
| nadequ ite 10 that end, that such further au-
| thirty he Civ, II to ii. that demand that our
| present laws b. so amended us 10 give the board
| Tue power 10 enforce such rates wnen fixed, and
| the shipper Also 4 clear remedy 1or ali wrongs
| we lufiher favor necessary Legislation for the
| speedy and equitable settl, ment of all disputes
| and differences that may arise between railroad
| companies and their employees
| SiXth-Iht democratic party, which orlginat
| Ell the public school system in Missouri, stands
| pledged TO maintain popular educ LIlon the
| state.
| seNenth-We heartily sympathize with ths
| Irish people IN their heroic Efforts against olr
| preston anlt to secure to thems, Ives a lOca
| government free from the oppression of land
| lordlsm-I relic Of ieudalIsm.