Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-08
THURMAN
Nominated for Vice President.
Another Straddle Platform Of
EquiYocal Planks.
Preparations for Another Hide-and.S Seek
Campaign on the Tariff.


Campaign on the Tariff.
Final Adjournment Of the Convention.
Sr. Louis, June I.
The convention was called TO order al
1925 By Chairman Collins. The delegatel
were prompt in assembling.
After prayer Henry Watterson submitted
the report of the committee on resolutions
announcing that the report was the unani
The following is the platform.
The democratic party of the United Statei
in national convention assembled. renews tht
pledges Of fidelity to the democratic faith
and rrafiirms the platform adopted by lis
representa-. yes in the convention of 1854
and endorses the views expressed by Presi
dent Cleveland in his last annual message to
Congress as the correct Interpretation Of tina,
platform upon the question Of reduction
and also endorses the efforts of our dem,.
cratic representatives in Congress to Sc
cure the reduction of excessive taxation,
Chief among its principles Of party faith
are the maintenance Of an indissOlvable union
of free and indestructlble states, now To en-
ter upon its second century Of uuexampled
progress and renown; devotion to plan Of
government regulated by written constitu-
ton, strictly specifying every granted pow
er and expressly reserving to states or peo-
pie, the entire ungranted residue of power
the encouragement, of = Jealous, popular Wig
iiance, directed to all who have been chosen
for brief times to enact and execute the laws
and are charged with the duty Of preserving
peace, ensuring equality and establishing
Justice.
The democratic party welcome an exacting
scrutiny of its administration Of executive
power which four years ago was committed
" its trusts in the election of Grover Cave
land and 1t challenges the most searching
inquiry concerning the fidelity ami
devotion to the pledges which then invited
the suffrages Of the people.
During the most critical period of our IL
nancial affairs, resulting from over taxation
the anomalous condition Of our currency and
public debt unmatured, 1t has by the adup-
ton of a wise ald conservative course. not
only avoided disaster, but greatly promoted
the prosperity OF the people.
1t has reversed the inprovident and unwise
policy Of the republican party touching pub
he domain, and has reclaimed from corpor-
atoms aud syndlcates, alien and domestic,
and restored to the people nearly one huhdrei
million acres OF valuable land 10 be sacredly
held rs home steads for our people.
While carefully guarding the interest OF
tax payers and conforming strictly to the
principles of Justice and equality it has paid
out more for pensions and buuntes TO sol
diers and sailors of the republic than was
ever paid before during an equal period.
s- Ry ,"toil.gons rlanats,.nae,ss and Ju licious
and economical expenditure of public money
it has set ON foot the reconstruction of the
American navy upon system which forbids
the recurrence of scandal and insures sue
cessful results. 1t has adopted and consist
emily pursued firm and prudent foreign
policy, preserving peace with all nations
while scrupulously maintaining all rights and
interests OF our own government. The de-
parture from our shores of Chinese labor
ers has been etfectuaily secured under the
provisions of a treaty, the operation of which
has been postponed by action of the repub-
hcan majority in the Senate.
Honest reform in civil service has been m
augurated and maintained by President
Cleveland, and he has brought public service
to the highest standard of efficiency, not only
by rule and precept, but by the example OF
his own untiring and unselhsh admins
istration of public affairs. In every branch
and department of the government under
democratic control, the rights and welfare of
the people have been guarded and defended,
every public interest has been protected and
the equality of all our citizens before the
law, without regard to race or color, has
been steadfastly maintained.
Cpon its record thus exhibited, and upon
the pledge Of a continuance to the people OF
the benefits of good government, the nation
al democracy invokes renewal of popular
trust by the reelection of a chief magistrate
who has been faithful, able and prudent.
They invoke in addition to that trust the
transfer to the democracy Of the entire legls-
lative power.
The republican party are controlling the
Senate and resisting in both Houses OF Con-
eress 4 reformation of unjust and unequal
laws which have outlasted the necessities of
war and are now undermining the abundance
of a long peace, denying the people equality
before Law aid the justices which are their
right Thus the cry of American labor for
better share OF the rewards of industry Is
stified with false pretenses, enterprise Is
stitied and bound down to home markets,
capital is disturbed with double, unequal and
unjust laws which can never be properly
amended nor repealed.
The democratic party will continue with
all the power contided to it to struggle to re-
form these laws in accordance with the
pledges of its last platform endorsed at the
ballot by the suttrages of the people of all
industrious men OF our land All immense
jorit. incluiing every tiller of t ,e soil, shu
gam no I'D, antage from the excessive tax
laws, bu, the prices Of nearly ever, thing
they buy il increased by fa,oritism of NJ
unequal system ot<tax legisl lation. All ulr
Necessary taxation is unjust taxation. 1t ii
repuxuant to the creed of the iemoc racy
that BY such taxation the cost Of the necas
saries of life should be unjustly increased
TO all our people.
Judged by democratic principles, the in.
terests of the people are betraye ed, when, by
unnecessary taxation, trusts and combine,
are permitted and fostered. which will undu
ly enrich the few that combine to rob ouI
citizens. by depriving them Of the benefit oi
natural competition. Every democratic ru
Ter Of governmental action is vitiated when
through unnecessary taxation, vast SUM
mnistration. are draw n from the people ant
channels Of trade. and accumulated as de
moraIiziug surplus in the national treasury
| Money now lying idle in the federal treasury
resulting from supertiuous taxation, amouut
to more than sl25 5,UOO, 100, aud the surplus
collected in reaching the sum of more thai
! $50. 900 900 annually.
| Debauched by this great temptation. the
remedy of the republican party is to NEE
aud exhaust it by extravagance. The demo
cratic remedy is to enforce frugality in pub
lie expenditures and abolish unnecessary tax
alton. Our established domestic interests an,
enterprises should not and need not be endan
gered By q reduction and correction of tn,
burdens of taxation. On-the contrary,
fair and careful revision of our tax laws witt
due xllowanc for the difference between th,
wages of American and foreign labor, mus
permit and encourage every branch of mucl
industry and enterprise by giving them As
sufsnce Of extended market and steady an
continuous operation in the interest of tn
American laborer which should on no accouu
be neglected, if our tax laws contemplate
by the democratic party are to promote tn
lsdvantage of such labor BY cheapening th