Morris tribune., 1888-06-20


States, in national convention assembled,
renews the pledge Of It's fidelity to Demo
cratic faith and reaffirms the platform
adopted by its representatives in the con-
yention Of 1884, and indorses the views
expressed by President Cleveland In his
last annual message to congress as the
correct Interpretation Of that platform
upon the question of tariff reduction,
and also Endorses the efforts of our Dem
ocratic representatives in congress to Sc
cure reduction OF excessive taxation.
Chief among its principles of party faith
are the maintenance of an indissoluble
union of free and indestructible states,
now about to enter upon its second CEN
fury of unexampled progress and re-
nown; devotion to plan of government
regulated by q written constitution
strictly specifying every granted power
and expressly reserving to the states or
people the entire ungranted residue of
power; the encouragement of 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, en-
surfing equality and establishing justice.
The Democratic party welcome an ex-
the executive power which four years ago
was committed to it's trust, in the cleo
ton of Grover Cleveland president of the
United States, and it challenges the most
searching inquiry concerning its fidelity
and devotion to the pledges which then
invited the SURFACES of the people. Dur
ing most critical period OF our financial
affairs, resulting from over taxation, the
-
q public debt unmatured, it has, by the
adoption of wise and conservative
course, not only averted disaster, but
greatly promoted the prosperity OF the
people. It has reversed the improvident
and unwise policy OF the Republican
party touching thu public domain, and
has reclaimed from corporations and
syndicates, alien and domestic, and has
restored to the people nearly 100000, 600
of acres Of valuable land to be sacredly
held as homesteads for our citizens.
While carefully guarding the interest
Of the taxpayers, and conforming strictly
to 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 DUR
ing an equal period.
10y IuG611lSeuU IlhAuScWGAb uAo o
judicious and economical expenditure OF
the public money it has set on foot the
reconstruction Of the American navy
upon q system which forbids the recur-
renee of scandal and insures successful
results.
It has adopted and consistently pur-
sued firm and prudent foreign policy,
preserving peace with all nations while
scrupulously maintaining all the rights
and interests of our own government ana
people at home and abroad.
The exclusion from our shores OF Chi
nese laborers has been effectually secured
under the provisions OF treaty, the
operation Of which has been postponed
by the action. Of Republican majority
in the senate.
Honest reform In the civil service has
been inaugurated and maintained by
President Cleveland. and be has brought
the public service to the highest stand
ard Of efficiency, not only by rule and
and precept, but BY the example OF his
own untiring and unself1sh admin1stra-
ton Of public affairs.
In every branch and department of the
government under Democratic control
Che rights and welfare of all the people
have been guarded and defended; every
public interest has been protected, and
the equality of all our citizens before the
law without regard to race or color has
been steadfastly maintained.
Upon its record thus exhibited and
upon the pledge Of continuance to the
people of tho benefits of good govern
ment, the national Democracy invokes
d renewal Of popular trust by the re-
election of q chief magistrate who has
been faithful, able and prudent
They invoke an addition to that trust
by the transfer to the Democracy of the
entire Legislative power.
The Republican party controlling the
senate and resisting in both houses Of
congress a reformation of unjust and un-
equal tax laws which have outlasted the
necessities Of war and are now under
mining the abundance of long peace,
deny to the people equality before the
law and the fairness and the Justice
which are their right. Thus the cry OF
American labor for better share OF the
rewards of industry are stifed with false
pretenses, enterprise arc fettered and
bound down to home markets, cspitsl is
disturbed with doubt, and unequal and
unjust laws can neither be amended nor
repealed.
The Democratic party will continue
with all the power confded to it to strug-
gle to reform these laws ip accordance
with the pledges Of its last platform, in
dorsed at the ballot box by the suffrages
Of the people.
Of ali tho industrious treemsp Of our
land an immense majority, ihcluding
every tfilss Of the soil, gain no advantage
from excessive tay laws; but the price of
nearly every thing they buy is increased
by the favoeitism Of an unequal system
cf tax legislation. AL unnecessary taxa
zion Ia unjust taxation. It is repnguant
to che creed OF Democracy that BY such
tsxation the cost Of the necessaries Of
Mfs should be unjustlY increased to all
our people. Judged BY Democrats prin-
Mples, the interests Of the people are be-
trayed when, by unnecessary taxation,
trusts end combinations are permitted
and fustered watch daily enrich the few
Mat cembme y Eob Udr citizens b. DC.
pxixipg them d The benefit OF natural
foup tdnp, Hrssg DenaDaratis rule OF
hf$kfnsp&N abtton n violated when,
80, q s,gna z. :ss 1g' e Gun: sse.
pomiOal administrator 10 drawn from
the people and the channels Of trade and
accumulated as demoralizing surplus
In the national treasury. The money
now lying idle in the federal treasury
resulting from snperfiuous taxation
amounts to more than els5, zoo, 900, and
the surplus collected in reaching the sum
Of more than $6O, 000, 900 annually. De-
bauched by this immense temptation the
remedy of the Republican party is to ex-
haust it by extravagant appropriation.
The Democratic remedy Is to enforce fru-
gality in public expenditures and abolish
unnecessary taxation Our established