Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-14

THE PLATFORM.
Sound Democratic Doctrine az
Promulgated by the st. Louis
Convention.

fromulgated BY the st. Louis
Convention.
The following is the Democratic
platform adopted by the national
convention in st. Louis: The
Democratic party of the United
States in National convention as
sembled, renews the pledge of its
fidelity to Democratic faith, and
reaffirms the platform adopted by
its representatives in the conven-
tion of 1884, and endorses the
views expressed by President
Cleveland in his last earnest
message to Congress as the correct
Interpretation of that platform
upon the question of tariff reduc-
ton; and also endorses the efforts
of our Democratic representatives
in Congress to secure reduction
of excessive taxation.
Chief among its principles of
party faith are the maintenance of
an indissoluble union of free and
indestructible States, now about to
enter upon its second century of
unexampled progress and renown;
devotion to plan of government
regulated by written constitution
strictly specifying every granted
power and expressly reserving to
the State or people the entire un-
granted residue of power; the en-
couragement of jealous popular
vigilance, directed to all who have
been chosen for brief terms to
enact and execute the laws and
are charged with the duty of
preserving peace, insuring equality
and establishing justice.
The Democratic party welcomes
an exacting scrutiny of the admin
istration of the executive power,
which four years ago was commit
ted to it's trust in the election OF
Grover Cleveland, President of the
United States; and it challenges
the most searching inquiry con.
corning its fidelity and devotion to
the pledges which then invited the
suffrages of the people.
DURING A MOST CRITICAL PERIOD
of our financial affairs, resulting
from over taxation, the anomalous
condition of our currency, and q
public debt unmatured, it has, by
the adoption of a sound financial
policy, not only prevented disaster
but greatly promoted the prosperi.
ty OF the people.
1t has reversed the improvident
and unwise policy of the Republi
can party touching the public
domain, and has reclaimed from
corporations and syndicates, alier
and domestic, and restored to tn,
people nearly one hundred millions
of acres of valuable land to b.
sacredly held as homesteads fo
our citizens.
While carefully guarding th'
principles of justice and equity, i
has paid out more for pensions ant
bounties to the soldiers and sailors
of the Republic than was ever pait
before during an equal period.
1t has adopted and PERSISTENT,
pursued a firm foreign policy
preserving peace with all nations
while scrupulously maintaining al
the rights and interests of our owl
government and people at hom,
and abroad.
| The exclusion from our shores o
Chinese laborers has been effectual
| ly secured under the provisions o
treaty, the operation of whicl
has been postponed by the actor
of a Republican majority in tn
Senate:
HONEST REFORM
| in the civil service has been in
augurated and maintained b,
President Cleveland and he ha
brought the public service to tn
highest standard of efficiency no
only by rule and precept, but b.
the example of his own untirini
and unselfsh administration O
public affairs. In every brancl
and department of the Government
under Democratic control the right
and the welfare of all the peopi
have been guarded and defended
every public interest has been pro
tected, and the equality of all on
citizens before the law withou
regard to race or color has beel
steadfastly maintained.
i Upon its record thus exhibited
and upon the pledge of a con
tinuance to the people of the bene
fits, Democracy invokes a renewa
of the popular trust by the re
election of a chief magistrate VIII
has been faithful, able and pru
dent.
/ We invoke, in addition to tina
, trust, the transfer also to tn
Democracy of the entire legislativ
power.
i The Republican party, control
ing the Senate and resisting in bot
housns of Congress reformation
of unjust and unequal tax law
} which have outlasted the neces
sites of war and are now under
mining the abundance of Ion
peace, deny to the people the equal