The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-08

amended or repealed. The Democratic
party will continue with all the powel
conhded to it, the struggle to reform
these laws, in accordance with thu
pledges OF It's last platform, endorsed a
the ballot box by the sutirages OF the
people. OF all the industrious freemeI
Of our land, the immense majority, in
cluding every tiller Of the soil, gain nc
advantage from excessive tax laws, bui
the price OF nearly everything they buy
is increased by the favoritism OF an un
equal system Of tax legislation. All un
necessary taxation is unjust taxation.
CONCERNING TRUSTS.
1t is repugnant to the creed of Democ'
racy that by such taxation the cost Of
the necessaries OF life should be unjusti'
tiably increased to all our people. Judg-
ed by Democratic principles the inter
ests Of the people are betrayed when, by
unnecessary taxation, trusts and COM
binations are permitted to exist, which,
while unduly enriching the few that
combine, rob the body OF our citizens
by depriving them OF the benefits OF
natural competition.
THE SURPLUS BUGABoo.
Every Democratic rule OF govern
mental action is violated when
through unnecessary taxation a vast
sum of money far beyond the needs OF
economical administration is drawn from
the people and the channels Of trade and
accumulated rs a demoralizing surplus
in the National treasury. The money
now lying idle In the Federal treasury,
resulting from supertluous taxation,
amounts TO more than one hundred and
twenty-five millions, and the surplus
collected is reaching the sum OF more
than sixty millions annually. Debauch-
ed by this immense temptation, the
remedy OF the Republican party is to
meet and exhaust by extrayagapt appro-
priatlOnS and expenses, whether
constitutional or not, the ac-
cumulation OF extravagant taxa
ton. The Democratic policy is
to enforce frugality in public expense
and abolish unnecessary taxation. Our
established domestic industries and en-
terprises should not and need not be en-
dangered by the reduction and correc-
ton OF the burdens Of taxation, On the
contrary, fair and careful revision OF
our tax laws, with due allowance for the
difference between the wages Of Ameri-
can and foreign labor, must promote and
encourage every branch of such indus
tries and enterprises by giving them
ocuurunnn nf a stao11, ,norLnt and con.
tinuous operations. In the interests OF
American labor, which should in no
event be neglected, the revision Of our
tax laws, contemplated by the Demo-
cratic party, should promote the adyan-
tage u such labor, by Cheapening the
cost Of the neeessaries OF life in the
home OF every workingman, and Rt the
same time securing to him steady and
remuDerative employment. Upon this
question OF tariff reform, so closely con-
cerning every phase Of our National life
and upon every question involved in the
problem OF good government, the Demo-
cratic party submits It's principles and
professions to the intelligent suifrages OF
the American people.
YELLING FOR FREE TRADE.
Secretary Thomas Petit, OF the con-
vention, during the reading pf the re-
port Of the Committee on Resolutions,
was frequently compelled to stop for
several seconds while the convention
lpplauded significant passages in the
platform. There was moderate volume
ii applause when the opening SEN
.enCes which reatlirmed the utteranCes
of the tariff plank in the platform OF
1884, but when lie followed By endorsing
the Presidents message and declaring
that it certainly interpreted that plat
form o. the G0pyention fairly rose to its
feet and cheeFed wildly for q full minute.
MR. wATTgRsoN's SPEECH,
At the conclusion OF the reading Of the
platform, Mr.. watterson addressed the
"FeIlow Democrats, he said,
wo hiring you platform on which
Democrats may stand WITHOUT feeling
that they are away from home. laugh
ter and applause 1t embraces DECLARE
ton OF principles to which Democrats
may subscribe without looking around
the corner. [Applause and laughter. ]
II emhodles statement of facts in con;
trovertible. 1t delocaliges the use OF the
cause Of reform. It's face is set in the
right direction and its eyes look over
the rising, not the setting sun. Zap.
plause. Henceforward the Democratic
marty, which has been the voice OF the
people will beOope Its hands, Ap:
plause. But 1t will be the hands Of
construction, not the hands OF destruC-
ton, and it will remove the occupants
from the house before it has taken off
the roof. Applause. In conclusion
he said: "Two good Democrats can
never know one another wholly, nor
love one another entirely, until they
have had some fun with each other and
this will furnish reason, il any reason
is needed, why should present Senator
German OF Maryland"
uoRMAN EATS CROW LIKE \ LITTLE MAN.
Mr.. German received a tlattering re-
ception. An impatient crowd, however,
had been admitted from the street and
allowed TO make rush for couple
OF hundred empty seats IN the centre OF
the hall. This came near causing n
panic, and the confusion which resulted
was not quieted for several minutes.
When quiet was restored, Mr., German
said that he would be out OF place in a
Deroc-atic convention il he were not
supporting the principles OF Democracy
enunoiated by Jefferson aud upheld and