The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-27
DEMOORArIO PLATEoRM.
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full as promulgated by the National
Democratic Convention at ST Louis.
"The Democratic party of the
United States in National Conven-
ton assembled renews the pledge of
fidelity to Democratic faith and re-
affrms the platform adopted by its
representatives in the convention of
1884, and indorses the views ex-
pressed by President Cleveland in
his last annual message to Congress
as the correct Interpretation of that
platform upon the question of the
tariff reduction; and also endorses
the efforts of Democratic repre-
sentatives in Congress to secure a
PRODUCTION of excessive taxation.
Among its principles of party
faith are the maintenance of the in
dissoluble union of free and indie
structable States now about to enter
upon its second century of unexam
pied progress and renown; devotion
to plan of government regulated
by written constitution strictly
specifying every granted power and
expressly reserving to the States or
people the entire ungranted residue
of power; the encouragement of a
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 admins
tration of the Executive power
which four years ago was committed
to its trust in the election of Grover
Cleveland, President of the United
States, but challenges the most
searching inquiry concerning its fl
deity and devotion to the pledges
which secured 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 a
public debt unmatured 1t has, by
the adoption of wise and conserv-
ative course, not only avoided disas-
ter but greatly promoted the pros
perity of our people. 1t has re-
versed the improvident and unwise
policy of the Republican party
touching the public domain, and
has reclaimed from corporations,
and syndicates, alien and domestic,
and restored to the people nearly
1OO, 100000 acres of land to be sa-
credly held as homesteads for our
citizens. While carefully guarding
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 pur-
sued firm and prudent foreign
policy, preserving peace with all
nations while scrupulously main
tanning all the rights and interests
of our own government and the
people at home and abroad. The
exclusion from our shores of Chinese
laborers has been etfectually secured
under the provisions of a treaty, the
operation of which has been post
poned by the action of Republican
majority in the Senate. In every
branch and department of the gov.
ernment under Democratic contro
the rights and the welfare of all the
people have been guarded and de.
Tended; every public interest has
been protected, and tho equality OF
our citizens before the law without
regard to race or color has been
steadfastly maintained. Upon its
record thus exhibited and upon the
pledges of a continuance to the peo-
pie of the benefits of Democracy il
invokes a renewal of public trust by
the reelection of Chief Magistrate
I; who has been faithful, able and pru.
dent, and to invoke in addition to
that trust the transfer also to the
Democracy of the entire Legislative
power. The Republican party con
trolls the Senate and resisting in
both Houses of Congress a reforma.
tion of unjust and unequal tax law.
which have out-lasted the necessi-
ties of war and are now undermin.
ing the abundance of long peace
deny to the people equality before
the law and the fairness and the
Justice which are their rights. The
cry of American labor for a better
share in the rewards of industry is
satisfied with false pretence; enter
prise is fettered and bound down to
home markets, capitals discouraged
with doubt, and unequal, unjust laws