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and conservative course, not only averted a
disaster, but greatly promoted the prosperity
Of the people
1t has reversed the improvident and un-
wise policy OF the Republican party touch
ing the public domain and has reclaimed
from corporations and syndlcates alien and
domestic. and restored to the people nearly
one hundred millions OF acres OF valuable
lapd to be sacredly held as homesteads for
our citizens.
While carefully guarding the interest in
the principles OF justice and equity, it has
paid out more for pensions and bounties to
the soldiers and sailors OF the republic than
was ever paid before during an equal period.
1t has adopted, and consistently pursued a
firm ana prudent ferelgn policy, preserving
peace Win all nations, while scrupulously
maintaining all the rights and interests OF
our own government and people ut home
and abroad
The exclusion from our shores Of Chinese
laborers has been effectually secured under
the provision Of o treaty the operation OF
which has been postponed by the action of u
Republican majority in the senate.
Honest reform in the civil service has been
inaugurated and maintained by President
Cleveland, and he has brought the public
service TO She highest standard of efficiency,
not only by rule and precept, but by the ex-
ample of his own untiring and unselfish ad-
minisuration of public affairs.
In every branch and department of the
government under Democratic control the
rights and the welfare of all the reople 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
Upon its record thus exhibited, and upon
the pledge of a continuance to the people of
the benefits of democracy. it asks renewal
OF popular trust by the election of chief
magistrate who has been faithful. able and
prudent. 1t invokes in addition to that
trust the transfer also to the Democracy
OF the entire legislative power.
The Republican party, controlling the SEN
ate and resisting in both houses of congress
q reformation of unjust ard unequal tax
laws, which have outlasted the necessities of
war and arc now undermining the abundance
OF long peace, deny to the people equality
before the law, and the fairness and the
justice which are their right. Then the cry
of American labor for a better share in the
rewards of industry is stit1ed with false pre-
lenses, enterprise is fettered and bound
down to home markets. capital is discour-
aged with doubt, and unequal, unjust laws
can neither be properly amended or re-
pealed
The Democratic party will continue, with
all the power cOnhded to it, the struggle to
reform these laws. in accordance with the
pledges of its last platform, endorsed at the
ballot box by the su1frageS OF the people
OF all the industrious freemen of our land.
the immense majority, including every tiller
of the SOIL gain no advantage from ex-
cessive tax laws. but the price of nearly
everything they buy is increased by the
favoritisn of an unequal system of tax legis-
latlon. All unnecessary taxation is unjust
taxation.
1t is repugnant 20 the creed of Democracy
that by sucn taxation the cost of the neces--
saries of life should be unjustifiably in-
creased to all our people. Judged by Demo
fsrn fIp iplo fhn 1nfn Stv Of 10
are betrayed when, by unnecessary taxation,
trusts and combinations are permitted to
exist, which, while unduly enrichng the few
that combine, rob the body of our citizens
by depriving them of the benefits of natural
competition. Every democratic rule of
governmental action IS violated, when,
through unnecessary taxation, vast sum of
money, far beyond the needs of an economi-
cal administration is drawn from the people
and the channels of trade and accumu ulated
as demoralizing surplus in the national
treasury. The money now lying idle in the
federal treasury, resulting from superb uous
taxation, amounts to more than $125, 5,OOO,-
600, and the surplus collected is reaching
he sum Of more than $6O. .OOO, 900 annually
Debauched by this immense temptation, the
remedy OF the Republican party is to meet
and exhaust by extravagant appropriations
and expenses, whether constitutional or not,
the accumulation Of extravagan. taxation.
The Democratic policy is to enforce frugal
ity in public expense and abolish unneces-
sary taxation.
Our established domestic industries and
enterprises should not, and need not, be en-
dangered by the reduction and correction of
the burdens OF taxation. On the contrary,
fair and careful revision OF our tax laws.
with due allowance for the difference be-
tween the wages of American and foreign
labor, must promote and encourage every
branch of such Industries by giving them as
surance 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
contemplated by the Democratic party
should promote the advantage of such labor
by cheapening the cost of necessaries of life
in the home of every working man, and at
the same time securing TO him steady and
remunerdtive employment
Upon this question of tariff reform, SO
closely concerning every phase OF our ma
tional life, and upon every question involved
in the problem OF good government, the
Democratic party submits its principles and
professions to the Intelligent sutfrageS OF the
American people.
THE REPORT ADOPTED.
Mr. WatLerson then moved the previous
question, and the report was adopted. He
then said:
The platform committee has approved the
report, and request to be passed without dis
cussion three resolutions. The first OF these
Will be presented by the Hon. w. L. Scott OF
Pennsylvania, and is as follows:
Resolved That this convention hereby en-.
dorses and recommends the early passage OF
the bill for the reduction of the revenue now
pending in the house of representatives,
The previous question was ordered and the
resolution adopted Frederick Lamon OF
CALIFORNIA then presented the following,
which was also adopted:
Resolved, That just and liberal policy
should be pursued in reference to the terri
tories; that the right OF self-government is
inherent in the people, and guaranteed un.
der the constitution; that the Territories o1
Washington, Dakota, Montana and New Mex
leo are by virtue OF population and develop
meut. entitled to admission into the Union as
states, and we unqualitiedly condemn the
course of the Republican party in refusing
statehood and self-government to their pco.
pie.