Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-21
THE PLATFORM.

The democratic party OF Missouri congratu-
iates the country upon tn fact that alter the
most thorough and practical test of the iunda-
Deot principles OF the demOcra Ic party up1n
which Grover Cleveland was elected IL Can now
declare Its renewed faith in those principles and
most heartily indorse the firm and conscientious
manner in Observation-Disclosures has given to
the country a wise and patriotic administration.
reforming the giaring abuses that had crept into
the ADMINISTRATION OF the public service under his
republican predecessors. We indOrse the wise
and economical administration OF c ". Marina
duke, and We refer with pride to the fact that In
this state, which has been traduced tor political
purpose by Its enemies % the '.rObber state"
tn ~ nowhere are the rights Of a citizen more
sacredly guarded as the best refutaiion OF such
ISLANDERS. And il additional evidence is needed
it Is furnished by The fact that our bonds bearing
81 per cent. interest command in the money
markets u premium OF 3 per cent. We, tn. re-
lore. with confluence present the IOllowIng
declaration of principles:
In accordance with the time hon ored princi-
pies OF tho democratic party We declare that the
federal government ls one Of limited power;
that the powers not delegated by the c0nstitu-
ton to the United States nor prohibited by it to
The states are reserved to the states respecIively
for the people; that the maintenance OF the lust
equilibrium as to the powers delegated, and
those reserved is essential to the perpetuity of
our dual torn of state and federal governments,
and that congress in the exercise of its Iunc-
tions should confne its actions strictly within
the limits OF the constitutional grant; that the
authority to levy aud collect taxes and duties
on imports was intended to vest in the general
government the power OF raising the money ne
4 CcsShTy " iltct ID EXPENSES, hnu ID DIV Int eN-
pre- 81 terms of the C institution limited to the
purpose oil paving the expenses and obligations
Of the government. We. therefore, deprecate
the prostitution OF the taxing power under any
pretext or guise whatever. to objects and pur-
poses other Than the raising OF the revenue or to
the purpose OF elerting indirectly legislation aS
to SUBJECTS over which congress has no control,
as such Legislation tends inevitably TO CONSOLE
datiOn and q destruction of the reserved rleht.
Of the states. and that the building up of one
industry by u taxation or at the expense OF an
other Is foreign to the true aims OF q tree gov
ernment in which all the people As TO their legal
rights stand on an absolutely equal footing
SecOnd-We believe In honest IN ,ney. the gold
ana silver coinage OF the constitutions, and IL
circulating medium convertible Into such money
CONGRESS the free and unlimited coinage OF both
gold and silver.
rhiri-w. demand that all the surplus money
In the treasury shall be applied to the payment
OF The interest bearing debt
FOurth-N e approve the action OF the demo-
cratic house oil congress In iorieIting aud re-
storing to the pablo domain for homesteads for
actual settlers nearly 100, 600 600 acres of un-
earned lands heretofore granted by republican
congresses to railroad corporations. and We
also approve the act preventing alien ownership
In large tracts OF public lands in the United
States.
FIfth-It Is the deliberate Iudgment of In.
democratic party OF Missouri, that IN their VERY
nature as well as by the provisions of our tate
constitn ion, the railroads of this sta e are pub
lie many of which were built by
public taxation; that both the right and duty OF
the state to regulate and control the higt WAYS is
GEAR ana can never he aDrOgated; that the WISE
PROVISIONS OF our constitution as to discrimma-
lions IN freight and passenger rates by railroads,
against competing lines being under one man
ageInent. against the giving OF passes or re
duced rates to public officers. against such cor
pOratIons engaging in other business and their
officers furn ,shlng supplies to such railroads, to.
gtther win the other requirements of our con
stitutlon, should be supplemented by stringent
laws to carry them into effect. and we demand
OF the next general assembly the passage of all
such necessary laws, with such penalties "a Will
insure their due observance. We further declare
In It rates should be so adjusted on ireights As
to give the railroads a fair and Just remuuera-
ton for service performed md the money &C
tlally invested, exclusive Of watered or ictiti-
GUS stock, that our board of railroad commrs-
sIoners should rtduce ali present rates to SUCH u
standard. AMI IL the powers Of the boir.i are
Inadrqu ite to that end, that such further aH-
tn r!ty b. gwen to it; that we demand that oui
present laws be so amended AS 10 give the hoaTi
Tue power to enforce such rates when Ii liked, and
the shipper also Il clear remedy 1Or all wronss,
we further favor necessary legislation for The
speedy ana equitable settlement OF ali di~ rutrs
and differences that may arise between railroad
COMPANIES and their employees
SiXth-lhs democratic party, which Original.
ed the public school system in Missouri, stands
pledged TO MAINTAIN popular educ IIOn in The
state.
Seventh-We heartily sympathIze with IN,
iIlsh people IN their heroic Efforts against on,
preston and TO secure to th-mS. Ives u Iocu
government Tree from the opp easIuu al land,
loTulSnI-a relic OF ieuuallsm.