The Meeker herald., 1888-06-16
oEMocRApc IDEAS.
Tho Platform Upon Which
tho Demoo{ Icy Expect
to Trsnph.
They sus,sis rhso kUr,ns,pir. to tie
xeru.'ny e American

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Following is the vkform upon which
Cleveland and ThseAau intend to carry
the Democracy thseaUh % victory;
The Democratic pAsty Of the United
States. In National, ennyen,lon assem-
bled, renews the pie4gss Of lis fidelity
TO the Democratic .Ssith aud reanirms
the platform adopted By the represen-
tatives in tho cosssea,t!on of 1854. and
and iUsiorsai- tiss-ss S's espsessssi by
President Cleveland in his last message
10 Congress as u correct Interpretation
OF that platform upon the question OF
tariff reduction. and alsa indorscs the
efforts OF our Democratic Hepresenta-
tivcs In Congress 10 secure "A reduction
OF excessive taxation.
Chief among lis principles 10 patty
solubl. Union of fren and inlcstructi-
BILE States, now abou, tn enter upon It's
second century OF uneStmpled progress
and known devotion TO y plan Of govern
mcnt regulated by Il wti'ien cons,.tr-
ton strictly specifying every granted
power and expressly r,tcrving 10 the
States or the people the entire un-
granted residue Of rowtr. and the en-
enlargement Of zea-oui popular vigil
ancc directed In all who have been
chosen for brief terms y enact and .N-
ecut. the laws and afJ charged with
the duty of preserving tie peace, cnsur-
Ing equality and the rct,s,ahlsmrnt OF
justice.
III. Democratic parY welcomes an
eSaciing scrutiny of iht administration
of the cN.cutiv. power Which four years
ago WAS committed b. Is trust In the
election OF Grover ti.s,land as Pfcsi-
dent II the United S.aits. aud II chal.
icng.s the most s.aIiling Inquiry con
ccTnlng the fidelity 81 devotion To the
pledges which then hyitcd the suffrage
OF the people.
the mc critical period Of
financial affairs. ituliIng from 1v.T-
taxation. the anos( lnHs condition ui
our currency and ihlic debt unnA- I
turcd. IL has by the toy,ion of wise
and conservative k,ur.c not oniy
avcr,.d disaster. but greatly promoted
the prosperity Of ou1<oplc.
I, has reversed III, improYidcnt and |
unw.sc policy Of thclIiepublican party
touching thr publ,. l.pain, aud las rc-
claimed from corr sions and syndi.
Gates. alien and I'D h-stic. aud restored
,o The people near ont hundred mill |
ions of acres Of val able land To bc ST.
crcdiy held ~ hout ,t.ais for our citi-
zcns.
While carefully iarlin. the inter.
ss,s Of III. prinqh.cs Of Jus,ic. and
equity. IL has pa out NOR. Tor pen
sions and boun,it To soldiers aud sail I
ots OF III. l'cpuic p than was ever paid
ont before durink.n equal period.
II has adopted IND consistently pur- |
sued firm and fud.n, foreign poles. 1
preserving pcart,iil all nations. Will. .
sciupuIously msS,iniuing all the rights
and interests ouT Government aud /
our people ut ho&c aud abroad.
The exclusion from our shores of
Chinese laborc4 has been ciIcc,ually 4
secured under NJ provisions OF "A treaty, I
the operation o!khirlI las been post 4
ppncd by the akion of the Republican
majority In the 3na;c.
In every brant nni department, of
the .oycrnmcnj,nder pcmrra,ic con
troll the rights ..Sl welfare of all the .
people have cc4,uary,cd aud defended.
every public i4cr.st has been pro-
icc,cd and the quality Of all our ci,i-
xcns before In. hw. without regard to
race or color. habbc,n stcaliaslly main. |
tanned.
Upon its reckd thus exhibited, and .
upon the plcdgJ,f continuance Ia tie .
people of these )en,Gis. the Democracy .
invokes a renesh III OF the popular trust
by the re-clcctih OF chi.i magistrate /
who has enifaitliul. able and pru.
dent, aud II iny kcs In addition 10 that 4
trust the transit ais to the Democracy .
OF the entire legislative power OF the .
Republican pa3y controlling the SEN
ate, and rcsistiif In both houses Of Con.
gress the reformation Of unjust and un-
equal tax laws\ which have ou,lasted
the necessity of " }.nd arc now I'M
dermining the q indance of long
peace.
They deny TO III, people equality be-
fore the law. and ne fairness of justice
which are their rights. The cry of
American labor f. u better share in
the rewards Of inuistry is still stiiled
with false prc,cnss. Enterprise is fet-
tered and bound own to home markets.
Capital is iiscour gcd with doubt, aud
unequal, unjust lws eau neither be
properly amcnd.i or repealed. The
Democratic part VIII continue. with
all the power confled 10 it. the strug-
gle to reform thes laws In accordance
with the pledges I Its last platform, in
dorsed at the ballo.Dox by the su!lrages
of the people.
or all the industrial freemen of our
land the immens majority, including
every tiller of tie soil, gain no adj
from eNessive tax laws. but
the price of nearl everything they buy
is increased by tn, ,favoritism of an un
equal system of to. legislation.
All unnecessary taxation is unjust
taxation. 1t is rc,ugnant to the creed