Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-07-04

necticut, New Jersey and New York are
the only really doubtful states in the
north. The republican presidential
nominee has been taken from Indiana;
the vice presidential candidate from New
| York. A change Of but seven votes in
| a thousand from the result of four years
ago would give the republicans Indiana.
A change of but one-half vote in ono
thousand would give them New York.
A change Of five votes per each one
thousand would insure them Connect
cut, and nine votes in thousand New
Jersey.
Take Your Choice.
The democratic party will continue,
with all the power confded to it, the
struggle to reform these laws in accord
ance with the pledges Of its last plat
form, Endorsed at the ballot-box by the
suffrages of the people. OF all the in
dustrious freemen of our land the i'm
mense majority, including every tiller of
the soil, gain no advantage from excess
sive tax laws, but the price of nearly
everything they buy is increased by the
favorItism Of an unequal system Of tax
Legislation. All unnecessary taxation is
unjust taxation. Tt is repugnant to the
creed Of democracy that by such taxa
ton the cost of the necessaries of life
should be unjustiiably increased to all
our people. Judged by democratic
principles, the interests of the people are
betrayed wien, by unnecessary taxa
ton, trusts and combinations are per-
naitted to exist, which, while unduly en-
riching the few that combine, rob the
body of our citizens by depriving them
of the benefits of natural competition.
Every democratic rule of government
action is violated when, through I'M
necessary taxation, a vast sum OF money,
far beyond the needs of an economical
administration, is drawn from the people
and the channels of trade and accumu-
lated as a demoralizing surplus in the
national treasury. The money now
lying in the federal treasury, resulting
from superauous taxation, amounts to
more than $125,OOO,o0O, and the sur
plus collected is reaching the sum of
more maan $60,OO000O annually. De-
bauched by the immense temptation, the
remedy of the republican party is to
meet and exhaust by extravagant APP
preparations and expenses, whether con-
stitutional or not, the accumulation of
extravagant taxation. The democratic
policy is to enforce frugality in public
expenses and to abolish unnecessary tax
alton. Our established domestic indus
tries and enterprises should not, and
need not, be endangered by the reduc-
ton and correction. 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 American and foreign labor,
must promote and encourage every
branch of such industries and enter
prises, by giving them assurance of an
extended market, and steady 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 tho demo
cratic party, should promote the adj
vantage OF such labor by scheapening the
cost OF the necessaries of life in the home
of every workingman, and at the same.
time securing TO him steady and re-
munerative employment. = Democratic
Tariff Plank.
We are ,lncompromisingly in favor Of
the American system Of protection. We
protest against the destruction proposed
by the president and his party They
serve the interests Of Europe. We viii
support the interests of America. We
accept the issue, and confidently appeal
to the people for their Judgment The
protective system must be maintained
Its abandonment has always been fol-
lowed by general disaster to al interests
except those Of the Insurer and the
sheriff.
We denounce the Mills. bill as de-
structiye to general business, labor and