Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-07-11
THE PLATFORM.


The Declaration of Principles Upon Which
the Democracy Propose TO Make - Win-
ming Fight in the Coming Campaign.
Following is given the full text of the St.
Louis platform. 1t is a strong document
and one on which Democrats of every Sec
tion can solidly unite in support of the
strongest and best ticket eve- nominated
by the National Democratic party:
THE PLAIYoRM
"The Democratic party of the United States
In National convention assembled, renews the
pledge of its fidelity to the DemocrRtic faith.
and reafirms the platform adopted by its rep
resentatives in the convention OF 1884, and IN
dorseS the views expressed by President Cleve-
landin b s last earnest message TO Congress as
the correct Interpretation OF that platform upon
me question OF tarin reducuoni and also In
dorses the efforts Of our Democratic represen-
tatlves in Congress TO secure reduction of ex-
cessve taxation.
"Chief among its principles of party faith
are the maintenance OF an indis soluble union
Of free and indestructtble States, now about
to enter upon its second century OF unexampled
of government regulated by q writ
ten constitution strictly specifying g
every granted power ana expressly re-
serving TO the States or people the entire un-
granted 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, ensuring equality and
establishing justice.
scrutiny OF the admin istration OF the executive
power, which four years ago was committed to
its trusts in the election of Grover Cieve-
land, President Of the United States, but il
challenges the most searching inquiry
concerning its fidelity and devotion TO the
pledges which then invited the suirsges Of
the people during most critical period of our
financial affairs, resulting from over-taxation,
the anomalies condition OF our currency, and a
public debt unInatured, IL has by The adoption
OF wise and conservative course not only
averted disaster but greatly promoted the
prosperity OF the people.
''lt has reversed the improvident and unwise
policy OF the Republican party touching the
public domain, and has reclaimed from cor
porat,ons and synd Gates alien and domestic
and restored TO the people nearly one hundred
millions Of acres of valuable land to be sa-
credly held as homesteads for our citizens
"While carefully guarding the interests to
the principles OF justice and equity, IL has paid
out more for pensions and bount.es to the
soldiers and sailors of the Republic than was
ever pad before during an equal period II has
adopted, consistently pursued, a firm and pru-
dent foreign policy, preserving peace with all
nations while scrupulouslY maintaining al the
rights and interests OF our own Government
and people at home and abroad.
THE exclusion from our shores OF Chinese
laborers has been efiectualiy secured under the
provision Of q treaty, the operation of which
hcan majority in the Senate.
In every branch and department OF the
rights and the welfare of all the people have
been guarded and defended; every public in
terest has been protected, and the equality OF
all our citizens before the law. without regard
TO race or color, has been steadfastly main
tained-
upon its record thus exhibited and upon
the pledge OF a continuance 10 the people of
the benefits of Democracy it invokes a renewal
OF popular trust by the reelection of q Chief
Magistrate who has been faithful able and pru-
dent and invoke in addition TO that trust the
transfer also 70 the Democracy Of the entire
legislative power
sThe Republican party, controlling the SEN
Al a nd rna Al IN hot n
reformation OF unjust and unequal tax laws,
which have outlasted the necessities OF war and
are now undermining the abundance of q long
peace. deny TO the people equality before the
law, and the fairness and the justice which are
their right Then the cry OF American labor
for better share in the rewards OF industry is
stlfied with false pretences, enterprise is fet-
tered and bound down 10 home markets; cap
ital is discouraged lth doubt ana unequal, un-
Just laws can neither be properly amended or
'sThe Democratic party will continue with all
the power eonnded 20 IL. the struggle to reform
these laws in accordance with the pledges OF its
last platform, indorsed at the ballot-box by the
sufrages Of the people. or all the industrious
freemen OF our land. the immense majority
vantage from excessive tax laws, but the price
Of nearly every thing they buy is increased by
the favoritism Of an unequal system OF tax leg
islation.
'.Au unnecessary taxation is unjust taxation.
It is repugnant TO the creed OF Democracy that
oy such taxation the cost OF the necessaries of
life should be uniustifably increased 70 all our
people. Judged by Democratic principles
the interests of the people are betrayed when,
by unnecessary taxation, trusts and COM
binatioGs are permitted to exist while
unouly enr1ching the few, that combine to
rob the body OF our citizens hy depriving them
OF the benefits OF natural competition. Every
rule OF Governmental action is violated when
through unnecessary taxation a vast sum OF
money far beyond the needs OF an economical
Administrators avn from the people, the
channels OF tradt, and accumulated as de-
moraliEing surplus In the National Treasury.
- The money now lying idle In the Federal
Treasury resulting from sureTduous taxation
amounts 20 more than one hundred and twenty
reaching the sum OF more than sixty mill
ions annually Dcbauched by the immense
temptation The remedy OF the Repubii-
can party Is TO meet and exhaust by extravs-
CANT appropriations and expenses, whether
constitutional OF not, the accumulation OF ex-
travagant taxation. The Democratic policy Is
70 enforce frugaiity in public expense and abol-
ish unnecessary taxation
"Our established domestic Industries aud en-
terprises should not and need not be endanr
gerec BY the reduction and correction of the
burdens Of taxation On the contrary. = fair
and careful revision OF our tax laws, with due
allowance for the Inference between the wages
OF American and foreign labor must pro
mote and encourage every brancn Of
such industries. and enferpriseS by giving them
assurance OF an extended market and steady
and continuous operations In the interests oi
American labor, which should n no event be
neglected. the revision OF our tax laws contem
plated by the Democratc party should pro
mote the aovantage OF such labor-by cheaper
ing the cost OF necessariss OF lite in the homs
of every working-ms1. and at the s7me time
securing % him steady and renunerative EN-
ploynsnL"
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