Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-07-07

internal revenue system whereby our natlonal gov
eminent is deriving support from our greatest
national vice" That such system was ever
devised is strange thing in statecraft, and shows
how satan ever seeks to rvet the chains OF vice
upon people. The value of agitation upon this
point is already seenin the silences or delyerances
of the old parties. Even Mr.. Blaine's perpetual
revenue scheme seems to be losing its power
g. 1t asks that only the public revenue be raised
which is necessary for the support of the govern
ment and that this be by proper import duties and
an equitable assessment upon property; and that
the burden of taxation shall be removed from the
necessares of life" And we challenge either pro-
teconist or free trader both, to do better. Free
trade and protection are neither of them wholly
good nor wholly bad and neither of the old parties
has a monopoly of either The wind along these
lines is largely political wind and is raised largely
for want of better issue between the old parties,
and to blow dust into the eyes of Prohibitionsts.
How long, O, good men! shall politicians fool you,
and turn your attention from the thing that is best
and that you desire most?
g. 1t declares that "civil service appointments
shall be based upon moral intellectual and physical
qualifications, and not upon party services or
party necessity This the people have desired
for years. but have very poorly secured as yet
from either of the old parties.
L. 1t asserts sshat the right of suffrage rests on
no mere circumstances of race, color or nationality
and that when from any cause it has been withheld
from citizens who are OF suitable age and mentally
and morally qualified for the exercise of an intel
Egent ballot, it should be restored to the people
through legislation by the several states on such
vic md
this position cannot be consistently assaed by any
individual who is believer in the declaration of
Independence Let us have done with our nom
sense along the line. Any class of persons who
can do as grandly as have the women of America,
can vote thousand-fold better than thousands of
those who now exercise the privilege.
s. 1t declares 'for the abolition of polygamy
and the re-establishment of uniform laws govern
ing marriage and ce"-reforms for which
there is crying demand. Not only is Utah terri
tory surrendered too largely to social evil but far
too much of our territory nearer at hand is cursed
as we'll | have just read from one of our dailies
that st. Louis alone in the last twenty years has
had 1000 diverse cases. or 200 per annum-rnore
than one in every two days.
G. 1t declares "for prohibiting all combinations
of capital to control and increase the cost of pro-
ducts for popular consumption" This is good
democracy; it is more, it isloving your neighbor
as yourself. Better plank could no just capitalist
or aborer ask or desire.
T. Itspeaks ''for the preservation and defense
of the Sabbath as vilinsttuon, without oppress-
ing any whose religious observance is of the same
or any other day than the first day of the week.
And who that knows the value of Christian Sab
bath for the conservation of our liberties and the
determination of the saloons to break it down.
does not see the necessity of watchfulness and
action here?
s. In short it declares for arbitration in Difficult
ties between nation, and between capitalist and
laborer for the abolition of the saloon as the best
solution of the labor problems against monopoly in
land as wrong to the people, and the reservation
of public lands to actual settlers; for equal wages
for equal work, to men and women for immera
ton laws enforced so as to prevent fine convots