Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-06-08

majority in the senate. An honest reform
In civil service has been inaugurated and
maintained by the president, and he has
sna ass ss5se S the ts tne axas ae
an untiring and unselfish administration
of public affairs. In every branch and de-
partment Of the government under demo-
cratic control the rights and welfare of all
the people have been guarded and de-
tended; every public interest has been pro-
tected, and the equality Of all our citizens
has been steadfastly maintained. Upon
its record thus exhibited and on the
pledges of q continuance to the people of
the benefits of good government, the ma
tiOnal democratic convention invOkes a re-
newal of the popular trust by the re-elec-
tlon OF the chief magistrate who has been
FAITHFUL, ABLE AND PRUDENT.
They invoke in addition to this trust
the transfer to the democrats of the entire
legislative power-the republican party
controlling the senate-in both houses of
congress; reformation of the unjust and
unequal tax laws which have outlasted the
necessities of war and are now undermin-
ing the abundance of long peace and de-
nying to the people equality before the
law, the fairness and business of which
are their right. The cry of American labor
for better share Of the rewards of indus
try. stifled with false pretenses, enterprise
fettered and bound down to home mark
cts, capital disturbed with doubt, and un-
equal and unjust laws can neither be prop
erly amended nor repealed, but the demo-
cratic party will continue with all power
to struggle to reform these laws in accord
ance with its pledges. Its last platform
of the people. OF all the industrious free
men of our land, the immense majority, in
Guiding every tiller of the soil, gains no
advantage from the excessive tax laws, but
the price Of nearly everything they buy is
increased by the favOritism OF the unequal
system of tax legislation.
ALL UNNECESSARY TAXATION.
1t is repugnant to the creed Of democ-
racy that by such taxation the cost
of the necessaries should be unjustly
increased to the people. Judged by demo-
cratic principles the interests of the people
are betrayed when by unnecessary taxa
ton trusts and combinations are permit
ted and fostered which will unduly enrich
a few that combine to rob our citizens by
depriving them of the benefits of natural
competition. The democratic rule of gov
ernmental action is violated whenever by
unnecessary taxation avast sum of money,
ministration, is drawn from the people and
channels of trade and accumulated as
demOraliZing surplus in the national treas
ury. The money now lying idle. in the
federal treasury, resulting from superfu-
.vus taxation, amounts to more than $685.
100000, and the surplus collected is reach
ing sum of more than $50 ,O00, 900 annually.
Debauched by this immense temptation the
remedy Of theIrepublican party is to waist
and exhaust it by extravagant appr0pria-
tiOns. The democratic remedy is to en-
force frugailty in the public expenditures
and
ABOLISH UNNECESSARY TAXATION.
Our establishment of domestic industries
and enterprises should not, and need not
be, endangered by a reduction and cor
rection Of the burdens of taxation. On the
contrary fair and careful revision of our
tax laws, with due allowance for the
differences between the wages of Ameri-
can and foreign labor, must permit and
encourage every branch of such industry
and enterprise by giving them the assur-
ance of an extended market and steady
and continuous operation. In the interest
Of American LABOR, which should in no re-
spect be neglected, a revision OF our tax
laws is contemplated by the democratic
party, and to promote the advantages of
such labor by changing the cost of the nec-
essaries of life in the home of every work
ingman and at the same time securing to
him steady and remunerative employment.
Upon this question OF tariff reform, so
closely concerning every phase of Our
national life and upon every question in
vOlved in the problem Of good government
the democrat party submits its principles
and professions to the intelligent suffrages
of the American people.
RECEIVED WITH ENTHUSIASM.
Secretary Thomas S. Petit, during the
reading Of the above;swas frequently COM
PEELED to stop while the convention ap-
plauded the significant passages. There
was q moderate volume of applause when
the opening sentences were read, which
reaffirmed the utterance Of the tariff plank
in the platform Of 1884, but when he fol-
lowed, endorsing the presidents message
and declaring it correctly interpreted in
that plank, the convention fairly rose to
their feet and cheered wildly for full
minute.
WATTERsON SPEAKS.
At the conclusion of the reading Mr..
Watterson addressed the convention:
aFellow democrats" he said, s'we bring
you platform on which the democrats
may stand without feeling that they are
away from home. Laughter and applause.]
1t embraces declaration of principles to
which democrats may subscribe without
looking around a corner. Applause and
1t embodies a statement of
facts incontroyertible. Its face is set in
the right direction. 1t eyes look DER the
rising, not the setting sun. [Applause:]
HenceforWard the democratic party, which
has been the voice of the people, will be-
come its hands. [Applause.] But it will
be the hands of construction and it will re-
move the occupants from the house before
it has taken Of the roof" In conclusion he
said: 1.-TWO good democrats never knew
one another wholly nor love one another
until they have union with each other and
this will furnish q reason, il any reason is
necessary, why should present to you
Senator German" 81
SENATOR GORMAN
received tlattering reception. He said: