Nevada County picayune., 1888-06-20
THE PLATFORM.

Built for Cleveland and Thurm a n the Nominees of ths St. Louis Convention.
 A Bold and Manly Declaration of Democrat. ic Doctrine Relative to the Tariff and Other Public Questions. St. Louis. Mo-. June 7.-The con 'vention was called to order at 1O:3O Ia. m., and prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Banklield. Chairman Col |lins then stated: '.The chair is ad- ivised that the committee on resolu- itions is now ready to report. pre- sent Mir. Henry Watterson, of Ken lucky.
 Mir. Watterson said: MT. Chairman. 1 have the honor to re- bort the resolutions agreed upon |unanimosly (cheers) by the platform 
 The clerk then read the platform las follows:
 THE PLATFORM.
 The Democratic party of the Uni ted States. in national convention as- sembled, renews the pledge of it's fi- delity to the Democratic faith, and reaflirms the platform adopted by its in the convention of
 1884. and endorse the views express ed by President Cleveland in his last earnest message to congress as the correct interpretation of that platform upon the question of tariff reduction and also endorses the efforts of our Democratic representatives in Con- gress to secure a reduction of exces- sive taxation.
 Chief among the principles of par ty faith are the maintainance of an indissoluble union of free and indes- tructible States. now about to enter upon its second century of unexam- pied progress and renown; devo- tion to the plan of government, reg ulated by the written constitution specifying every granted power and especially reserving to the States or the people the entire residue of power; the en- of jealous, popular vigilance, directed to all who have been chosen for brief terms to enact and execute the laws and are charg- ed with the duty of preserving the peace, insuring equality and establish ing justice. The Democratic party wei ] comes the most eXacting scrutiny of the administration of executive pow CT, which four years ago, was com mitted to its trust in the election of Grover Cleveland President of the United states, and it challenges most searching inquiry concerning its ii- delity and devotion to it's pledges which then invited the suffrages of the people.
 D ring the most critical period of our financial affairs, resulting from the anomalous condi- tion of our currency and the public debt unmatured, it has not only av- erted disaster, but has greatly pro noted the prosperity of the people. It has reversed the improvident and unwise policy of the Republican party touching the public domain and has claimed from corporations and syn dicates, alien and domestic and re- stored to the people nearly one hun dred millions of acres of valuable land, to be sacredly held as home steads for our citizens.
 While earthly guarding the inter ests and principles of justice and equity, it has paid out more for pen sions and bount,cs to the soldiers and sailors of the republic than was ever paid before during an equal period. It has adopted and consis- tently pursued firm and prudent foreign policy, preserving peace with all nations, while scrupulously main taining all the rights and interests of our own government and people at homes and abroad. Exclusion from our shores of Chinese laborers has been secured under the provisions of a treaty, the operation of which has been postponed by the action of the Republican majority in the Sen ate.
 In every branch and department of the government under Democratic control the rights and warfare of all the people have been guarded and