The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-06-14
LOUISA, LAWRENCE CO., KY. JUNE "A, 1888

aiions and syndicates, alien and domestic,
and restored 10 the pboble neariy enc
hundred millions OF heres OF valuable land 70
be sacredly held rs homesteads for our citizens.
While carefully guarding the interests OF the
Taxpayers and conforming strictly 70 the prin-
ciples OF justice and equity, II has paid out
moro for pensions and bouniies to the soldiers
and sailors OF the Republic than was ever paid
before during an equal period BY intel
ligent management and judicious and econom-
ical expenditure of the public money
IL has set on foot the recon
struction OF the American navy upon system
which forbids the recurrence Of scandal and In.
sures successful results. 1t has adopted and
consistently pursued q firm and prudent foreign
policy, preserving peace with all nations while
scriipulously maintaining oil the rights and In
tefests OF our own government and people at
home and abroad
The exclusion from our shores OF Chinese la
borers has been efectually secured under the
provisions OF treaty the operation OF which
has been postponed by the action OF Repuol-
can majority in the Senate.
Honest reform In the civil service has been
inaugurated and maintained by President Cleye-
land. and he has brought the public service TO
the highest standard OF efficiency, not only by
rule and precept, but by the example OF his
own unliring and unselhsh administration OF
public affairs.
In every branch and department OF the Gov
ernment under Democratic control. the rights
and welfare OF all the people have been guard
ed and defended; every public interest has been
protected, and the equality OF all our citizens
before the law, without 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 OF good government the National De-
ipecracy inyokes renewal OF popular trust by
the reelection OF Chief Magistrate who has
been faithful, able and prudent They invoke.
in addition TO that trust the transfer 10 the
| Democracy OF the entire legislative power.
: The Republican party controlling the Senate
| and resisting in both houses OF Congress re-
| formation OF unjust and unequal tax laws
\ which have outlasted the necessities OF war
and are now undermining the abundance OF q
| long peace. deny TO the people equality before
the law and the fairness and tho Justice which
are their right. Thus the cry OF American Ia
| bor for better share OF the rewards OF industry
is stiied with false pretenses, enterprise is let
| tered and bound down to home markets, capt
| tai Is disturbed with doubt and une Iual, unjust
laws can neither be properly amended nor re
| pealed. 4..
The Democratic party will continue, with al
| the power confded TO IL, TO struggle to reform
these laws in accordance with the pledges OF its
last platform indorsed at the ballot-box by the
su1rages OF the people.
All these industrious freemen OF our land, an
immense majority, including every tiller OF the
soil. gain no advantage from excessive tax laws
| but the price OF nearly every thing they buy Is
increased by the favoritism OF an unequal
system OF tax legislation. All unnecessary
taxation is unjust taxation. 1t is repug
nnnt TO the creed OF Democracy that by
such taxation the cost OF the necessarie'
OF life should be unjustly increased 10 all oul
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interests OF the people are betrayed when b.
unnecessary taxation trusts and conditions ar
permitted and fostered which will unduly en-
rich the few that combine TO rob our citizens b.
| depriving them OF the benefit of natural compe
tion. Every Democratic rule OF governments
! action is violated when, through unnecessar
taxation, vast sum, far beyond the need
OF an economical administration,
drawn from the people and the chnnne
D OF trade and accumulated as o demoralizir
q surplus in the national treasury. The mont
: now lying idle in the federal treasury resultir
q from superfiuous taxation amounts TO eis5, ,OO
5 900, and the surplus collected is reaching II
{ sum OF more than sGo,00J0O0 annually. D
y bauched by this immense temptation, u
o remedy OF the Republican party is to mdetp
y exhaust II by extravagant taxation The Dem
L cratic remedy is to enforce frugality in pnbl
y expenditures, and abolish unnecessa
d taxation. Our established domest
u industries and enterprises should n
and need not be endangered by I
h duction and correction OF the burdens OF tax
n ticn on the contrary, fair and careful reyi
le ion OF our tax laws, with due allowance for Il
Is difference between the wages OF American ar
ID foreign labor, must permit and encourage
s. cry branch OF such industry and enterpri'
;. by giving them assurance of an G.
Q tended market and steady and contin
lg Gus operation in the interest OF Amer
&c can labor, which should in no event I
IN neglected. the revision OF our tax laws col
ie templated by the Democratic part.
h and TO promote the advantage of such labor, b
q cheapening the cost OF the nccessaries OF life
. the home OF every workingnan and at the sam
e time securing to him steady and renluneratiy
l. employment
l. Upon this question OF tariff reform, so closel
5 concerning every phase OF our national hf
h and upon every question involved in the pro-
} lem Of good government the Democratic part
S submits its principles and professions to the II
}, telligent sufrages of the American people.