The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1888-06-20
Upon its record, thus exhibited,

" :" SHASA ihN iSOa bCO NuO has UeSu
faithful, able and prudent. We
invoke in addition to that trust the
transfer of the democracy of the
entire legislative power.
The republican party, controls
ing The Senate, and obstructing in
both houses of Congress retorma-
ton of all the unjust and unequal
tax laws which have outlasted the
necessities OF war and are now an.
dermlning the abundance of long
peace, deny to the people equality
before the law and the fairness and
the justice which are their rights.
LABOR GARROTED.
There the cry of American labor
for a better share in the rewards of
industry is silenced with false pre-
fences, enterprise is !ettered and
bound down to home markets, cap
ital is discouraged with doubt, and
unequal and unjust laws can Meth.
er be properly amended nor re>
pealed.
The democratic party will con.
TIME with all the power confded
to it. the struggle to reform these
laws in accordance with the pledgu
es of its last platform, endorsed at
the ballot box by the suffrages of
the people and of all the industri-
Gus freenen of our land. An im-
mense majority including every till
er of the soil, gain no advantage
from excessive tax laws but the
price of nearly everything they
buy is increased by the favoritism
of the unequal system of tax legiss
latlon. All unnecessary taxation
Is unjust taxation. 1t is repugant
to the creed of democracy that by
such taxation the cost of the neces>
s1ries of life SHOULD be unjustifa-
bly, increased to all cur peOple.
TIE FOE OF TRUSTS.
Jud,ed by democratic principles
the interests Of the people are be-
trayed when, by unnecessary taxa.
ton trusts and combinations are
permitted to exist which, while I'M
duly enri;hing the few that CONS
bine, rob the body of our citizens
by depriving them of the benefits
OF natural competition.
Every democratic rule of govern
mental action is violated when
through unnecessary taxation a
vast sum of money far beyond the
needs o. its economic administra,
ton is drawn from the people and
channels of trade and accumulated
as demorali@ing surplus in the
national treasury.
The money now lying in the fed
eral treasury resulting from SUPER
huous taxation amounts to none
than s125, 100000 and the surplus
collected is reaching a sum of
$50, 00O,00 more annually. De-
bauched by this immense tempta-
ton the remedy of the republican
party is to meet and exhaust it by
extravagaut appropriations and
expenses, whether constitutional or
nDt-an accumulation of extrava>
CANT taxations. The dem lcratic
policy is to enforce frugality in the
public service and abolish unneces>
sary taxation.
INDUSTRY NOT THREATENED,
Our established domestic indus
tries and enterprises should not,
and need not, be endangered as a
reduction and a correction of the
burdens of taxation. On the con-
traly, fair and careful revision Of
our tax laws, with due allowance
for the difference between the wag-
es of American and foreign labor,
must promote and encourage every
branch of such industries and en>
terprises by giving them assurances
of an extended market and steady
and continuous operations. In the
interests Of American labor, which
should in no event be neglected, the
revision of our tax laws contenpla-
ted by the democratic party should
promote the advantage of such la,
Dor, by cheapeniug the cost of the
necessaries of life in the home of
every wcrkingman, and at the
same time securing to him
steady, remunerative employment.
Upon this question of tariff res