The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1888-06-20
THEDEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM.
Text of the Creed on Which
The Party Will Base Its
Fight.

The democratic party of the Uni
ted States in national convention
assembled renews the pledge of its
hdellty t. the domestic faith, and
reaffirms the platform adopted by
Its representatives in the conveu-
ton Of 1884, and endorses the views
expressed by President Cleveland
IN his last annual message to cons
gress as correct Interpretation OF
that platform upon the question OF
tariff reduction, and also endorses
the efforts of the democratic repre-
sentatives in congress to secure a
reduction of excessive taxation.
Among its principles Of party faith
are the maintenance of the indisso.
luble union Of the free aud indies
tructible states now about to enter
upon its second century of uuex-
ampled prosperity and renown, de-
votlon to the plan of government
regulated by the written constitue
ton, strictly specifying every grant
ed power, and expressly reserving
to the states or people the entire
residue Of power and the encour.
agement of jealous popular vigi-
lance towards all who have been
chosen toi briet terms to enact and
execute the laws, and are charged
with the duty of preserving the
peace, insuring equality and es-
tab.ishing justice.
CLOSEST SCRUTINY INVITED.
The democratic party not only
welcomes exacting scrutiny of the
administration of executive power
which tour years ago was commit.
ted to its trust in the election OF
Grover Cleveland as President OF
I the United States, but it shall urgc
most researching inquiry concern
ing its fidelity and its devotion tc
the pledges which then involved the
sutfrages of the people. During
the most critical period of or f.
nancial affairs, resulting from over,
taxation, the anomalous condition
ct our currency and the public
debt unmatured, it has by the
adoption of its policy not only
avoided disaster but greatly pro-
NOTED the prosperity Of the peo'
pie.
1t has revoked the impudent anC
unwise policy of the republican
party touching the public domain
and has reclaimed from corpora,
tons andsyndicates, alien and do,
nestle, and restored to the people
nearly 100,O00,000 acres of land tc
be sacredly held as homesteads fol
citizens.
While carefully guarding the in
terest of the taxpayers and con-
forming strictly to principles of
justice and equity, it has paid out
more for pensions and bounties to
the soldiers and sailors OF the re-
public than was ever paid before
during an equal period.
1t has adopted and consistently
pursued a firm and prudent for
eign policy preserving peace with
all nations, while scrupulously
maintaining all the rights and in
lerests of our own government add
people at home and abroad.
EXCLUSION OF CHINESE.
The exclusion from our shores OF
Chinese lab1rers has been effectual-
ly secured under provision of a
treaty, the operation of which has
been postponed by the action Of
the republican majority in the Sen,
ate.
Honest reform in the civil SER
vice has been inaugurated aud
maintained by President Cleve-
land and he has brought the pub
lie service to the highest standard
of efficiency, not only by rule and
precept but by the example of hi;
own untiring and unselfsh admin.
istration OF the public affairs.
In every branch and department
of the government under the dem
cratic control the rights and wei
fare of all the people have beet
guarded and defended, every pub
lie interest has been protected anC
the equality of all our citizens un
der the law, without regard to rao'
or color, has been stead>fastl,
! maintained,