Nevada County picayune., 1888-06-20

racV, It lnVOkes Tenewal or popular Strust by the reelection of the chief 8magistrate who has been faithful able land prudent. They invoke. in ad- Sdition to that trust transfer also of z Democracy of the entire legislative Npower. The Republicans controlling k the Senate and resisting in both Ehouses of Congress the reformation Eof unjust and unequal tax laws, kwhich have outlasted the necessities Esof war and are now undermining the Eaboundance of long peace, deny y Ito the people that equality before Sthe law and fairness and justice " which are their right.
 a The cry of American labor for a Sbetter share in the rewards of indus HEtry is stilled with false pretenses en- Hterprise is fettercd and bound down ato home markets; capital is discour- &aged with doubt, and still the une- Equal and uniustl avs can nei thebe Nproperly amended of repealed. The aDemocrotic party will continue with sSall the power conided to it, the strug- s3gle to reform these laws in acordancc 5with the pledges of it's last platform &endorsed at the ballot box by the Ssuffrages of the people. Of all the !3industrious freemen of our land. the 5immense majority, including every
 tiller of the soil, gain no advantage
 from excessive tax laws, but the price
 of nearly everything they buy is in-
 creased by the favoritism of tax leg : islation. All unnecessary taxation.
 is unjust taxation. It is repugnant 7 ito the creed of Democracy that, by such taxation. the cost of the neces- |saries of life should be unjustiiiably
 increased to all our people Judged
 by Democratic principles, the inter- . ests of the people are betrayed when
 by unnecessary taxation, trusts and
 combines are permitted to exist,
 which, while unduly enriching the ! few that continue to rob the body of : our citizens. are depriving them of
 the grert benefits of natural competi-
 tion.
 Every democratic rule of govern
 mental action is violated, when,
 through unnecessary taxation, vast
 sum of money, far beyond the needs
 of economical administration, is drawn
 from the people and the channels of
 trade, and accumulated as a demoral-
 lizing surplus in the national treasu-
 ry. The money now lying idle in
 the federal treasury, resulting from asuperfluous taxation, amounts to
 more than Sl25 ,OOO, ,OOO annually.
 Debauched by this immense temp.
 tation, the remedy of the republican
 party is to meet and exhaust by ex-
 travagant appropriations and expen-
 ses whether constitutional or not
 this accumulation of eXtravagant
 taxation. The democratic policy is
 to enforce frugality inpublic expens- les and abolish unnecessary taxa ation. Our established domestic in. Sdustries and enterprises should nol
 and would not be endangered by a
 correct reduction of the burdens oi
 taxation.
 On the contrary a careful revision
 of our tax laws with due allowance
 for the difference between the wage sof American foreign labor, must pro / mote and encourage every branch oi )Ssuch industries by giving them assu, Sance of extended market and stead, . and continuous operations. In tho
 interests of American labor whicl ' should in no event be neglected, a re- , vision of our tax laws. contemplated x by the democratic party, should pro mote the advantage of such labor b, E. Scheapening the cost of the necessa
 ries of life in the home of every work, ingman and at the same time securing } to him steady and remunerativc em- Enjoyment.
 & Upon the question of tariff reform : so closely conforming every phase of Hour national life, and upon every .Aquestion involved in the problem oi Ngood government, the democratic 4party submits it's principles and pro- lfessions to the intelligent suffrages oi the American people.
 Honest reform in the civil service { has been inaugurated and maintain- : led by President Cleveland and he has brought the public service to the 'ahignest standard of efficiency, not '4only by rule and precept, but by the ieXamplc of his own untiring and m 3selfsh administration ofpubhc affairs 7 Thos. s. Petit, secretary of the Convention, dnring the reading oi < the report of the committee on reso. ] lutions, was frequently compelled to 2 Istop for several seconds, while the aconvention applauded. There was sya moderote voluma of annloucr