The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-06-15


which united the suffrages OF the
people.
During a most critical period oil
our financial affairs, resulting IRON
overla cation, the anomalous cOhdI.
lion of our currency and public
debt unnatured, it has by the
adoption ola wise and c0nserya.
tive course not only prevented dis
asler, but greatly promoted the
prosperity ofihe people.
II has reversed The improvident
and unwise policy of the Repub-
lican party touching the public do
main, aud has reclaimed from cor
pOralions and syndicates, alien and
domestic, and restored to the peo-
pie, nearly one hundred million
acres of land to be scarcely held
as homesteads for our citizens:
While carefully guarding the in
terest TO the principle OF justice
and equity, it has paid more on
pensions and b0untIes 10 the sol
diers and sailor of the republic
Than was ever paid before during
an equal period.
1t has adopted and consistently
pursued a firm and prudent foreign
policy, securing peace with all na-
lions while scrupulously maintain
ing all the rights and interests OF
our government and people at home
and abroad. The exclusion from
our shores Of Chinese laborers has
been effectively secured under the
provisions of a treaty, the opera
ton of which has been postponed
by the action OF a Republican ma
jority IN the Senate.
In every branch and department
of the government under Demo-
cratic control the rights and the
welfare Of all the people lave been
guarded and defended. Every
public interest has been protected
and the equality of all our citizens
before the law, without regarding
to race or color, has been steadily
maintained.
Upon its record thus exhibited,
and upon a pledge of its continu-
ance to the people of these benefits,
the Democracy invokes a renewal
of popular trust by The reelection
of the chef magistrate who has
been faithful, able and prudent,
and invokes in addition to that
trust the transfer also to the DEM
ocracy ofthe entire legislative pow
err. The Republican party, CON
trolIng the Senate and resisting IN
both house of Congress 4 retorma.
ton of the unjust and unequal tax
laws which have outlasted the
necessities of war, and are now mn
determining the abundance of long
peace, deny 10 the people equality
before the law, the fairness and
Justice of which are their right.
By them the price OF American
labor for a better share in The re-
wards of industry is stItled with
falsed pretense ; enterprise is sli-
fed and bound down 10 home
markets; capital is discouraged
with doubt and unequal and mn
Just laws. Can neither be properly
amended nor appealed! The
Democratic party will continue,
with all the power confided TO il, to
struggle to reform these laws in nc
cordance with the pledge of its last
endorse at the ballot box
by the sufrages of the people. or
all the industrious free men of our
land, The immense MAJORITY, includ-
ing every tiller Of the soil, gain no
advantage from excessive tax laws,
bu: the cost of everything the use
is increased by the favorltism OF an
unequal system of tax legislation.
All unnecessary taxation is nm
lust. 1t is repusnant to the creed
of Democracy, that by such taxa
ton the cost of the necessarles OF
life should unjustifiably be lncreas
ed, Judged by Democratic prin-
the interests Of the people
are betrayed when by unnecessary
taxation trusts and combinations
are permitted to exist, which UNI
duly enriches the few, that com
bine robbery of our citizens by de.
priving them of their benefits of
National competition. Every
Democratic rule of governmental
action is violated when, through
unnecessary taxation a vast sun
of money, far beyond The needs
economical administration, is
drawn from the people and chan
nels of trade and accumulated as
demoralizing surplus in the Ma
tlonal treasury. The money mon
now lying idle III the Federal
treasury, amounts to more than
1924, OO0, 900, and the surplus col
is reaching the sum of more
than 100000 ,OO0. Debauched by
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