The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-06-14

for our citizens. While carefully
guarding the interests of the princi-
pies of Justice and equity it has paid
out more for pensions and bounties TO
the soldiers and sailors of the republic
than was ever paid before during an
equal period. 1t has adopted and
consistently pursued prudent foreign
policy, preserving peace with all ma
tions while scrupulously maintaining
all the rights and interests of our own
people at home and abroad. The ex-
clusion from our shores of Chinese
laborers has been effectually secured
under the provisions ofa treaty, the
opeFatis5Ii of which has been POSTPONED
by the action ofthe Republican major
ity in the Senate. In every branch
and department of the government
under Democratic control the rights
and welfare of all the people have
been defended every public interest
has been protected and the equality
of all our citizens before the law with
out regard to race or color has been
steadfastly maintained Upon its
record thus exhibited, and upon the
pledge of continuance to the people
of the benefits ofDemocracy it invokes
a renewal of popular trust by the re-
election of the chief magistrate who
has been faithful, able and prudent,
and invokes in addition to that trust
the transfer also to the Democracy of
the entire legislative power.
The Republican party, controlling
the Senate and resisting in both Hous-
es OF Congress the reformation of un-
just and unequal tax, laws, which have
outlasted the necessities of war and
are now undermining the abundant
prosperity OF long peace, deny to
the people equality efore the law
and the fairness and justice which are
their right. The cry of American
labor for better share in the rewards
of industry is stifed with false preten
ses enterprise is fettered and bound
down to home markets; capital is dis
couraged with doubt whether the une-
quail, unjust laws can ever be proper
ly amended or repealed. The Demo
cratic party will continue with all the
power confided to it to struggle to re-
form these laws in accordance with
the pledges of its last platform endor-
sed at the ballot-box by the suffrageS
of the people of all industries. The
free men of our land, the immense
majority, including every tiller Of the
soil, gain no advantage from the ex-
cessive tax laws, but the price of near
ly everything they buy is increased by
the tavoritism of the unequal system
of taxation. All unnecessary taxa
ton is unjust taxation.
1t is repugnant to the creed OF the
Democracy that by such taxation the
cost of the necessaries of life should b.
unjustifiably increased to all our peo
pie. Judged by Democratic princi
Piles the interests of the people are be.
trayed when by unnecessary taxation
trusts and combinations are permitted
to exist, which, while unduly enrich
ing the few that combine, tend to th'
robbery of our citizens by deprivins
them of the bedefits of natural com
petition. Every Democratic rule o
governmental action is violated wher
through unnecessary taxation a vas
sum Of money, far beyond the need
of economical administration, is draw
from the people and the channels o
trade and accumulated as demoral
izing surplus in the national treasury
The money now lying idle in the fed
eral treasury resulting from ssuperfu
Gus taxation amounts to more thai
one hundred and twenty FIVE million
and the surplus collected is reachin,
the sum of more than sixty million
annually. Debauched by this i'm
mense temptation the remedy of th
Republican party is to meet and ex
haust by extravagant appropriation
and expenses, whether constitutions
or not, the accumulation of extrava
giant taxation. The Democratic pol
icy is to enforce frugality in publ
expenses and abolish unnecessary tax
alton. Our established domestic in
dustries and enterprises should no
and need not be endangered by th
} reduction and correction of the bul
dens of taxation. On the contrary
: fair and careful revision of our ia.
laws, with due allowance for diferenc
between the wages of American an
! foreign labor must promote and er
courage every branch of such indu:
; tries and enterprises by giving ther
/ assurances of an extended market an
: steady and continue operations. [
: the interests of American labor, whic
: should in no event be neglected, th
f revision of our tax laws contemplate
!, by the Democratic party should pre-
e mote the advantageiof such labor b
. cheapening the cost of the necessaris
/ of life in the home of every workins
J, man and at the same time securing I
3 him steady, remunerative employmen
: Upon this question of tariff reform, $
: closely concerning every phase of oil
/, national life, and upon every questio
$ involved in the problem of good go
: ernment, the Democratic party SUI
], mits its principles and professions
g the intelligent suffrages of the Amer
) can people.
: At the conclusion of the reading
: the platform, Mr. Watterson address,
i the convention. He was followed /
r Senator German.
# Mr.. Watterson moved that the i
: port of the committee be adopte
s which was agreed to by uLanimo
it vote.
# Mr.. Scott, of Pennsylvania, und
"a instructions from the committee
'e resolutions, offered the following re-
lc luion
= Resolued, That this conyenti
d hereby endorses and recommends t
le early passage of the bill for the !