Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-07-05
Upon it's record thus exhibited and upon the

Upon it's record thus exhibited and upon the
pledge OF continuance to the people of the
benefits OF good goyernment.the national Democ-
racy invokes renewal of popular trust by the
re election Of a chief magistrate who has been
faithful, able and prudent. They invoke in
addition to that trust the transfer to the DEM
ocracy of the entire legislative power.
The Republican party, controlling the senate,
and resisting in both houses Of congress refor-
nation OF unjust and unequal tax laws which
have outlasted the necessities of war and are
now undermining the abundance of long peace,
deny to the people equality before the law and
the fairness and the justice which their right
Thus the cry OF American labor for better share
OF the rewards OF industry is stiied with false
pretenses, enterprise is fettered and bound down
TO home markets Capital is disturbed without
doubt, and unequal, unjust laws can neither be
properly amended nor repealed.
The Democratic party will continue with all
the power confded to it to struggle to reform
these laws in accordance with the pledges of its
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 tiller OF the
soil. gain no Advantage from excessive tax laws
but the price of nearly everything they buy is in
creased by the favoritism OF an UNEQUAL system
of tax legislation. All unnecessary taxation is
unjust taxation. 1t is repugnant to the creed of
Democracy that By such taxation the cost of the
necessaries of life should be unjustly increased
to all our people. Judged by Democratic princi-
pies the interests of the people are betray ed,
when, by unnecessary taxation, trusts and COM
unduly enrich the few that combine to rob the
many of our citizens by depriving them of the
benefit of natural competition. Every democratic
rule OF governmental action is violated when
through unnecessary taxation a vast sum of
money, far beyond the needs of an economical
administration, is drawn from the people and
the channels of trade, and accumulated as a
demoralizing surplus in the national treasury.
The money now lying idle in the federal treasury
resulting from super1uous taxation amounts to
more than SIPS 600 600; and the surplus collected
is reaching the sum of more than 500, 900
annually. Debauched by this great temptation,
and exhaust il by extravagant taxation. The
Democratic remedy is to enforce frugality in
public expenditures, and abolish unnecessary
taxation. Our established domestic industries
and enterprises should not and need not be en-
dangered by a reduction and correction Of the
burdens of taxation. On the contrary, q fair
and careful revision of our tax laws, with due
allowance for the difference between the wages
of American and foreign labor, must permit and
encourage every branch of such industry, and
enterprise by giving them assurance of an ex-
tended market and steady and continuous oper
alton. In the interest of American labor, which
should in no event be neglected the revision OF
our tax laws contemplated by the Democratic
labor, by cheapening the cost of the necessaries
OF life in the home of every workingman and at
the same time securing to him steady and
remunerative employment.
Upon this question of tariff reform, so closely
concerning every phase of our national life, ane
upon every question involved in the problem of
good government the Democratic party submits
its principles and professions 10 the intelligent
suffrages of the Americn people.