River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-06-14

scrutiny OF tne administration OF the executive
power, which four years ago was committed TO
It's truss in the election OF Grover Cleve-
land, President OF the United States, but it
challenges the most searching inquiry
concerning its fidelity and devotion 10 the
pledges which then invited the SURFACES Of
the people during most critca. period of our
financial affairs, resulting from over-taxation,
the Anomalies condition OF our currency, and
public debt unmatured, it has by the adoption
OF wise ana conservative course not only
ayerted disaster bit greatls promoted the
prosperity Of the people. Ia
III has reversed tho improvident and lnwise
policy OF the RepublicaTl patty to4ching the
public domain. and has reclaimed from cor
porations and syndicates alien and domestic
and restored TO the people nearly one hundred
millions OF acres Of valuable land 10 be sa-
credly held as homesteads for our citizens.
"While carefully guarding the interests TO
the principles OF Justice and equity, it has paid
out more for pensions and bounties 10 the
soldiers and sailors of the Republic than was
ever pad before during an equal period. II has
adopted, consistently pursued a firm and pru-
dent foreign policy. preserving peace with all
nations while scrupulously maintaining all the
rights aud interests 1f opr own Government
and people at home and abroad.
THE exclusion from or shores OF Chinese
laborers has been effect .ly seeu ed under the
| provision OF treaty, .ae operation OF wnleh
/ has been postponed 10y the action of a Repub-
/ lican majority in the Senate.
"In every branch and department of the
Government under Democratic control, the
| rights and the welfare of all the people have
been guarded and defended every public in
1
| ali our cit sens before the law, without regard
to race or e9lof has been stesdfastlE main
| tanned.
Upon its record thus exhibited and up
| the pledge OF a continuance TO the people o.
the benefits OF Democracy 1t iuvOkes renewal
/ OF popular trust by the collection OF Chief
/ Magistrate who has been faithful able and pru-
| dent and invoke in addition to that trust the
| transfer also 20 the Democracy 81 the entire
/ IL gislatiye power.
ate and resisting in both houses Of Congress
| ref9ruatlon Of unjust and Unequal tag laws!
/ which have ontlasted the necessities Of war and
/ are now Undermining the ABUNDANCE OF q long
| peace, deny to the people eigaiIty before the
/ law, and the fairness and the Justice which are
/ their right Then the CRY OF American labor
/ for; better share in the rewards Of industry is
stified with false pretences, enterprise is fet-
/ tered and bound down 30 home markets.; cap
| ital is discouraged it'll doubt, and unequal UNI
| just laws can neither be properly amended or
! i.The Democratic party will continue with all
| the power confided TO it, the struggle to reform
these laws in ACCORDANCE with the pledges of its
| last platform. Endorsed at the ballot hos by the
/ stiffnages Of The people. OF all the industrious
freemeR OF Str land, the immense majority,
/ including every tiller OF che soil gain no adj
vantage from excessive tax laws, bit the price
/ OF nearly every thing they buy is Increased bJ
/ the favoritism of an unequal system of tax leg
/ islation.
''Au unnecessary taxation is unjust taxation
4 II is repugnant TO the creed of Democracy that
/ BY such taxation the cost of the necessaries of
/ life should be unjustihably increased 10 all our
people. Judged by Democratic principles
/ t2e interests of the people are betrayed when
/ by unnecessary taxat on, trusts and COM
/ binations are permitted to exist while
unduly enriching the few, that combine to
/ rob the body of our cit zens by oepriving them
/ of the benefits of natural competition. Every
i rule OF Governmental action is violated when
through unnecessary taxation q vast sum OF
/ money far beyond the beeds OF an economical
| Administration is drawh frotu the people, the
| channels OF trade, and Accumulated as de-
moralizing surplus in the National Treasury;
/ he rann fVip in he ed Tll
/ Treasury resulting from superfuous taxation
| amounts to more than one hundred and twenty
/ five millions, and the surplus collected is
/ reaching the sum of more than sixty mill
/ ions annually. Debauched by the immense
| temptation the remedy OF the Republi-
can party is to meet and exhaust by eXtrava-
/ giant appropriations and expenses, whether
/ constitutional or not, the accumulation of eX-
| travagant taxation. The Democratic: policy IS
/ to enforce frugality in public expense and abol-
/ ish unnecessary taxation.
| "Our established domestic Industries and en-
| terprises should not and need not be endan-
/ gered by the reduction and correction OF the
burdens of taxation. On the contrary a fair
and careful revision OF our tax laws, with Que
/ allowance for the difference between the wages
/ OF American and foreign labor must pro-
mote and encourage every branch OF
/ such industries and enterprises by giving them
/ assurance of an extended market and steady
and continuous operations. In the interests OF
| American labor, which should in no event be
neglected, the revision OF our tax laws conteni-
plated by the Democratic party should pro-
/ mote the advantage of such labor by cheape 4
/ ing the cost OF necessaries OF life in the home
! of every workng-man, and at the same time
/ securing TO him steady and remunerative en-
ploTment."
J Mr. Matterson moved that the report OF the
/ committee 6c adopted, which was agreed to by
/ unanimous vote.
TRIBUTARY RESOLUTIONS.
After the adoption of the platform resolu-
/ lions were Introduced and adopted as follows
| BY Mr.. Scott; OF Pennsylvania Endorsing
/ and RECOMMENDING the early passage of the
] Mills bill. by Mr. Lehman, 81 1owa-Declar'
4 ing for the admission Of Washington,
/ Dakota Montana and New Mexico into
1 the. Union, BS e&-Gofernor Albeit, OF
/ New Jersey - Expressing sympathy with
the struggling people of all nations
/ in their efforts to obtain the blessing of self
! government and especially declares sympathy
| with tho patriots led by Gladstone and ParneH.
| BY Mr.. Baker, of Oh.o-A resolution of respect
to the memory OF the late Vice-Presldent
/ Hendricks