The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-07-05
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DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

The Democratic party of the United States
in National convention assemble d, renews the
pledge of its fidelity TO the Democratic faith,
and r=afirms the platform adopted by its rep :
rese natives in the GonVention of 1884 and io
dorses he views expressed by President Cleve
land in his last annual message 80 Congress as
the correct interpfefat alton of that platform up
on the qIes tlon OF tarlh reduction; and also
sentatIves in Congress to secure reduction of
excessive taxation.
Chief among its principles Of party faith are
| the maintenance of indiss oluDle Union of
| free and indestructible ) ates now. about TO
| enter upon its Sc ond century of unexampled
government, regulated by a written constitu-
ton strictly specifying every sranted power
| and expressly leserving to he States or peone
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 a :
| charged with the duty of preserving peace
| ensuring equality and establishing justice.
The Democratie party welcomes an eNacting
power which, iour years ago was committed
to its trust in the election of Grover CleveIa nj
President of the United States and it challen-
| ges the most searching inquiry concerning its
| fidelity and devotion to the pledges which then
| invited the sufrages of the people During a
| most critical period of our financial affairs.
| resulting from over-taxation. the anomalous
| condition of our rrency, and a public debt
unmatured it has by the adoption of wise
aster, but greatly promoted the prosperity of
| the people
1
| pol .cy the Republican party uching the
pubic domain, and has reclaimed from corpo-
ratI, n and syndicates. alien and domestic,
and restored t. the people nearly one hundred
| miIiions of acr CT valuable land to be sacred
| ly held as homes eads for our ,iIizons.
| While carefully guarding the interests of the
| tax payers and conforming strictly TO the prin
| cIpltS Oh justice and equity. it has paid out
more for pensions and bIuntIes TO the soldiers
and sailors oil the Republic than was ever paid
| before during an equal period.
| BY intelligent management and a judicious
| anu econom'cal expenditure OF the public mon
ey. it has set on foot the reconstruction of the
American navy upon system which forbids
| The recu1 enee of scandal, and insures success
full results
| Ir has adopted and consistently lursued a
firm and prudent foreign policy. preserving
| tanning all the rights and interests OF our Ow n
| Government and people. at home and abrt ad
The ex;ldsIOR fIom our shores of Chinese la
PROVISIONS of q treaty the operation OF which
| has been postponed by the action of Repub
lican majority in the Sc, ate
Honest reform in the civil service has been
inAugurated and maintained by Tres ide Mt
Clev Gland, and he has brru ug 1t the public ser.
vice to the highest standard of efficiency, not
only By rule and precept, but by the example
| of his own untiring ana unselfsh aiministra
tion OF pub ic affairs. In every branch and
department. of the Government under Demo
cratic control. the rights and the welfare of all
| the people have been guarded and dt Tended /;
every public IateIes has been projected. and
the equality of all our citizens before The law,
without egard to race or color has been stead
fastly maintained
Upon its record thus exhibited. and upon the
pledge of CO Dtinuance 10 the people OF the
| benefits of good government. the National de-
mocracy inVokes q renewal of Opular trust
| by the re election of a Chier Magistrate who
| has been faithful. able and prudent They in :
| woke an addition 10 that trust by the transfer
power.
The Republican party controlling the Senate
and resisting in both Houses of Congress a re-
formation of unjust and unequ,l tax laws,
which have outlasted the necessities OF war
| and are now undermining the abundance oil a
long peace. deny to the psople equality before
| the law and the fairness snd the justice which
| are their right. Thus the cry OF A merican la
Dor for q better share OF the rewards of indus
try is stined with false pretenses. enterprise is
| fettered and bound down to home mark cts
capital is disturbed with doubt, and unequal.
| unjust laws can neither be properly amended
or repealed.
The Democratic party will continue, W ith all
| the power confded to it the struggle to reform
these laws in accordance with the pledges of its
asst platform, indorsed at the ballot box by he
suhrages of the people. Uf all the industrious
| freemen of the land, an immense majority, in
tage f. ON excessive tax laws; but the price of
nea, ly every thing they buy is Increased by the
favoritisn OF an unequal system of tax legis-
lation.
All unnecessary taxation is unjust taxation
1t Is repugnant 10 The creed of Democracy that
by such tax alton the cost of the neccssa les of
life should be uDjuStiiably increased to all our
people. Judged by Democratic principles the
| interest of the people are betrayed when by
are permitted and fostered. which while en-
riching the few. combine 10 rob our citizens by
depriving them of the benefit of natural com.
petition. Every Democratic rule OF govern
mental action is violated when. tn ough unnec.
essary taxation, vast sum of money far be-
yond the needs of an economical admir- is ,ra-
ton. is drawn from the people and the char
nels of trade, and accumulated as demoraliz-
ing surplus in the National Treasury The
money now lying idle in the Federal Treasury
resulting from superhuous taxation, amounts
to more than $s2' 100000. and the surplus col
lected is reaching the sum of more than $40,
0O0 600 annually. Debauched by this immense
temptation, tue remedy of the Republican party
Is 10 meet and exhaust by extraVagant appro-
prialions and expenses. whether constitutional
tion. The Democratic remedv is to enforce
frugality in public expenditures. and aboli h
un iecessary taxation Our established domes-
tic industries aad enterprises should not and
need not be endangered by a reduction and
correction of the burdens of taxation On the
contrary, a tair an careful revision of our tax
laws. with due allowance for the difference
between the wages of American ard foreign
labor must promote and encourage every
branch OF such industries and enterprises by
giving them assurance of an extended market
and steady and continuous operations.
In the interest of American labor, which
should in no event be neglected. the revision of
our tax laws contempt by the Democratic
party tend to promote the advantage of such
labor bv cheapening the cost of necessaries of
life in the home of every workingman, and at
the same time securing to him steady and re-
of tariff reform. SO closely concerning every
phase of our national life and upon every
question involved in the problem of good gov
ernment. the Democratic party submits its
principles and professions to the intelligent
sufrages Of the American people,