The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-08
promoted the prosperity Of

touching public domain, and has re-
claimed from corporations and syndicates,
alien and domestic, and restored TO the
people nearly one hundred million acres
of land TO be sacredy held as homesteads
for our citizens.
While carefully guarding the interest
to principles of justice and equity it has
paid out more for pensions and bounties
TO soldiers and sailors OF the Republic
than was ever paid before during an
equal period 1t has adopted and con
sistenlly pursued firm and prudent
foreign policy, preserving peace with all
nations while scrupulously maintaining
all rights and interests of our own Gov
eminent and people at home and abroad
The exclusion from our shores OF
Chinese labOrers has been eifectually
secured under the provision OF the treaty,
the operation of which has been posi-
poned by action of the Republican
majority in the Senate.
In every branch and department OF the
Government under Democratic control
The rights and welfare of all the people
have been guarded and defended every
public interest has been protected and
the equality of all our citizens known TO
the law without regard to race or color
been steadfastly maintained. Upon its
record, thus exhibited, and upon a
pledge Of continuance 10 the people of
the benefits of Democracy invokes a re-
newal of the popular trusts by the re.
election of the Chief Magistrate who has
been faithful, able, and prudent, to in.
yoke in addition TO that trust by the
transfer also TO the Democracy Of the en-
tire legislative power.
The Republican party, controlling the
senate and resisting in both Houses OF
Congress reformation of the unjust and
unequal tax laws which have outlasted
The necessities Of war and are now ~
lermining the abundance of long peace,
deny to the people equality before the
law and the fairness and justice which
IRE their right. The cry of American
labor for better share in the rewards OF
industry is slifed with false pretences,
enterprise is fettered and bound down to
home markets capital is discouraged
with doubt and unequal, unjust laws
can neither be properly amended or
repealed The Democratic party Will
continue with all the power cOnfided to
il to struggle to reform these laws in
accordance with the pledges of its last
platform, endorsed at the balloi-box by
ihe suifrages OF the people. OF all the
industrious frccmen of our land the I'M
mense majority, including every tiller OF
The soil, gain no advantage from the ex
,essive tax laws, but the price Of nearly
eyerything they buy is increased by the
fayorilism OF the unequal system of tax
legislation. All unnecessary taxation is
unjust taxation.
1t is repugnant 10 the creed of Dcmoc-
racv that by such taxa ion the cost Of the
necessaries OF life should be uniusliiiably
increased to all our people. Judged by
Democratic principles, the interests OF
the people are BETRAYED when by unnec-
cssary taxation trusts and combinations
are permitted to exist, which, while un
iuly enriching the few that combine, rob
our citizens by depriving them of the
benefits of natural competition Every
Democratic rule of governmental action Is
violated when through unnecessary
taxation, vast sum of money
far beyond the needs of an eco
nomical administration is drawn from
accumulated in the National Treasury.
rhe money now lying in the Federal
Treasury, resulting from superiiuous
taxation, amount 10 more than one hun
dred and twenty-five millions and the
surplus collected is reaching the sum OF
more than sixty millions annually. De
bauched by this immense temptation the
remedy of the Republican party Is 10
meet and exhaust by extravagant appro'
priatons and expenses, whether cOnsti
iutional or not, accumulation Of e3-
travagant taXatiOns.
The Democratic policy is to enforce
frugality in public expense and 10 abol-
jsh unnecessary taxation. Our established
domestic industries and enterprises
should not and need not be endangered
by reduction and correction of burdens
# taxation On the CONTRARY fair and
careful revision of our tax laws, with due
allowance for the difference between
wages of American and foreign
labor must promote and encour-
age every branch of such in
dustries and enterprises, by giving them
assurances of an extended market and
"a steady and continuous operation in
,hc interests of American labor, which
should in no event be neglected, the re
vision of our tax laws by tie Democratic
party should be to the advantage OF such
labor by cheapening the cost of the ne
cessaries of life in the come OF every
working man and at the same time secur
ing TO him steady and remuneratye em
ployment.
Upon this question of tariff reform, 80
closely concerning every phase OF our
national life, and upon every question
involved in the problem of good govern
ment, the Democratic party submits its
principles and professions to the intelli-
gent suffrages of the American people.
COLONEL wATTERsoN's REMARKS.
Colonel Henry Watterson spoke for
few minutes in most telling and delib
crate manner Every sentence he ut
tered seemed To be the signal Tor renewed
applause. He said that here was plat
form upon which Democrats could stand
without feeling that they were away from
home. Cheers 1t was declaration OF
principles to which Democrats could sub
scribe without looking around the cor
ner. lCheers 1t embodied statement
of facts incontrovertible
Ii delocalized the cause Of reform and
gave it language which might be spoken
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