The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-06-14
have baan guarded and defended eyery

have been guarded and defended; every
public interest has been protected, and
the equality of all our citizens before the
LAM, without regard to race or color, has
been steadfastly maintained. Upon its
record, thus exhibited, and upon the
pledge Of continuance to the people of
these benefits, the Democracy invokes
renewal OF the popular trust by the re.
election ofthe chief magistrate who has
been faithful, able and prudent. It
inYokes, in addition to that trust, the
transfer also to the Democracy Of the
entire legislative power.
The Republican party, controlling the
Senate and resisting in both houses Of
Congress the reformation Of unjust and
unequal tax laws, which have outlasted
the necessities of the war and are now
undermining the abundance Of q long
peace, deny to the people equality before
the Law and the fairness and the justice
which are their right. The cry of
American laborsfor q better share in the
rewards of industry is stiied with false
pretenses; enterprise is fettered and
bound down TO home markets; capital ls
discouraged with doubt and the unequal,
unjust laws can neither be properly
amended nor repealed. The Democratic
party will continue, with all the power
confded to il, to struggle to reform these
laws in accordance with the pledges OF its
s last platform, endorsed at the ballot. box
! by the suffrages of the people. OF all
the industrious freemen of our land, an
immense majority, including every til!er
|ofthe soil, gain no advantage from the
excessive tax laws; but the price Of nearly
everything they buy is increased by the
fayoritism of an unequal aystem OF tax
legislation.
All unnecessary taxation ia unjust
taxation. 1t is repugnant to the creed OF
the democracy that by such taxation
the cost of the necessaries of life should
1 ha uniustifiably increased to all our peo-
pie. Judged by Democratic principles,
the interests Of people are betrayed when,
by unnecessary taxation, tru9ts and
combinations are permitted to exist,
which. while undlly enrichiDg the few
that combine, are robbing our citizens
by depriying them OF the benefits OF
natural competition.
Every Der : attic rule of governmen,-
tai action j. violated when, through
unnecessary taxation, 9 vast sum OF mon
ey, far beyond the needs of an economi-
cal administration, is drawn from the
people and channels of trade and accu.
mniatad. as demoralizipg surplus IN
the national treasury. The money now
living idle in the Federal treasury, result'
ing ifom superAuous taxation, amounts to
more than one hundred and twenty-five
millions, and the surplus collected Is
reaching the sum of more than $6O, ,00O,'
900 annually.
Debauched by this immense tempta.
tiou, the remedy of the Republican party
Ia to meet and exhaust, By extrsysgant
appropriation and expenses, whether
constitutional or not, the accumulation OF
extravagant taxation. The Democratic
policy isto enforce fiugslity in public
expense and abolish unnecessary taxa
tion. Our established domestic industries
and enterprises should not and need not
be endangered by9a reduction and cor
rection of the burdens of taxation. On
the contrary, fair and careful revision
sof our tax laws, with due allowance for
difference between wages of Anerican
and foreign labor, must promote and
encourage every branch ofsuch industries
and enterprises by giving them assuran:
ces of an extended market and steady and
cnntinnni1s 0neratiO1s. In the interests