San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-08-30
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

Adopted at St. Louis, Thursday. June 7, 1888
Tho Democratic party OF tho United States. In
rational convention assembled, renews the pledge
Of It's fidelity to Democratic faith, and roafirms tho
platform adopted by its representa- In the CON
veution In 1884, ard ndorsos the vowB Expressed
by President Cleveland In his last annual message
TO Congress as the correct Interpretation OF ina,
platform upon tho question OF tariii reduction, anu
also endorses tho efforts OF our Democratic Hepre-
sentatives IN Congress TO secure reduction OF eS-
cessivo taxation. =,
Chief among It's principles Of party faith arc the
maintaining Of an indissoluble union OF free and
indestructble Btates, now about TO entor upon itS
second century Of unexamped progress ana ronowI;
devotion to plan OF government regulated By a
written strictly specifying every granted
power, and expressly rcserVing TO tho states OF
people the entire ungranted residue OF power iht
encouragement OF Jealous popular vigilance, d.
Iected TO all who have been chosen Tor Drief terms
20 enact and execute the laws aud who arc charged
with the duty Of preserving peace, insuring equality
and establishing Justice.
The Democratic party welcome an exsct'ng Bcru-
tiny Of the administration OF the executivs power,
which four years ago committed TO Its trust In
the election Of Grovcr Cleveland az President Of tho
United States, and Il challenges tho most sesIchhS
inquiry concerning its fidelity and devotion to the
pedpes which then invited the sulrages OF the pco.
PIE. During most critical period OF our financial
affairs, resulting from over taxation. tho anomalous
condition Of our currency. and public debt unna-
tured, IL has, by the adoption OF wise and con
servative course, not only averted disaster. but
greatly promoted the prosperity Of the people.
II has reversed the imprOVlucnt anu uHWlbc poilVy
Of the Republican party touching the public domain,
and has reclaimed from corporations and sJndcates'
alien and domestic, and restored to the people
nearly one hundred millions OF acres Of valuable
land TO be eAcrodly held as h0moBteads Tor our
citizens. ,-.,.
while carefully guarding the interests and the
nciples Of Justice and equity, IL has paid out more
for pensions aud bountcs TO the soldiers and sailors
of the Republic than was ever paid before during
an equal period.
Il has adopted and consistently pursued firm
and prudent foreign policy, preserving peace WIN
ali nations while scrupulousy maintaining all the
rights and interests Of our own government and
peopls at homo and abroad. The exclusion from
our shores Of Chinese aborers has been effectively
secured under the provisions Of treaty the opera
tion OF which has been postponed by the action oi
Republican majority in the Senate.
Honest reform In the civil service has been In
auuurated and maintained by President Cleveland,
and ho hsa brought the public service to the highest
standard OF efficiency, not only by rule and precept,
but by the example of his own untirIng aud uuSolsh
administra alton Of public affairs.
In every branch and department OF the govern
meut under Democratic control the rights aud well
fare OF all the people have boon carefully guarded
and defended; every public interest has betn pro-
tectsd and the equality Of al our citizens before the
law without regard TO race or color has been Schd-
lastly maintained, $500 ,
psipe Of COntnu ance 10 the people Of the benefits
ni Democracy II invokcs renewal Of pOpulUt trust
Nv the reelection OF chief magistrate who Ia,
Leen faithful able and prudent. We Invoke, IN
addition that trust, the transfer also 10 thc he.
Inocracy Of tho entire legislative power. The Re-
publican marty controlling the Senate and resisting
IN both Houses OF Congress reformation OF unjust
aud unequal taN laws, which have ouilAStcd the
necessities OF war aud are now undermining the
abundance Of o long peace, deny 10 tho people
equality before the law, and tho fairness and the
Justice which are their hight Then, the cry Of
American labor Tor better share In The reward 81
industry il sncd With false pTctenscs, enterprise Is
feitered and bound down 10 home markets; capital
IL discouraged with doubt, and unequal unjust a"s
can neither be properly amended OF t,lTa,t'. ~,
Democratic party viii ouriinue, with al the power
eoufdcd TO IT, the struggle 60 reform these laws To-
accordance with the pledges 81 it, last platform rud
endorsed at the hallot-huN By the surfaces Of the
people OF all tho industrious free men Of our Hard.
I've Immense majority, Including every ullCr " the
coil gain no advantage from excessive tan lsNs,
bat the price # nearly everything they buy = Ia
creased by the iavoritism OF an unequal - stem ~
ta1 legislation. All unnecessary tsNaJIou !s url gst
taxation II TepucuAut 20 the creed OF ID, m0cTAcy
that y such AVIATION the cost OF the uec,ssa-cs ~
life should he uiJustihaby Increased 90 all our
people, Judged by Democrfiic rrire.plos' ihc 90.
t,rests Of the people are betrayed when, by un-
necessary tsysiiou, trusts and combinations are per-
mitted 10 eNisi, which. While unday euii,hlhg ne
few that combine. rob the body % our citizens BY
depriyiug them Of the benefits 81 natural coupcti
ton livery Democratic rule Of governs nial scioh
10 violated, then, through unnecessary uHsuor, :
vast sun Of money. far beyond abe ucris - "a
economical sdmiulstratou, b drawn from the people
sIc th. chapuel, % trAdr and accumulated a. de-
moraliTug surplus 90 The national ir'A'lry. Tie
sultiug from suprti gus thAAtUr. urosuts @ more
Than fl25 coo GO. std the flrulu- r"llrctCi g.
reaching the sum % uofv tlau fGo.oQo Go au-ut
uehaurhed BY thu truFtsiilr. tlr remedy - tat
Eepuhlicsn party 70 60 meet al rAtaasis - FN-
tfavaEsut Gpproprtafious and rApcntrs, ~Lrtutr
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