The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-09-01
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

Tne democratic party OI IN" United states,
in national convention assembled, rCncws thr
pledges oi Its hdoity To democratic ialth ana
I,.Hirmo the platform adopted by It's repT"St htii-
tives In the convention of lSol, anu ihiOrars the
views cN pressed hy PrrriirnL Cleveland III hIH
last clrnesL message 10 congress ~ III. coriect
Interpretation uf Lnat platform upon the qnes-
ton Ui Lurin reduction, and III y lnuorscS III"
Efforts of our democratic representatives IN con
.icsS To secure reduction of cAccsslre TAXA
zion Lh ef among its principles ui party iaitl
are the ntcnHnCc vi all lndi5soIuDie union ol
free and indie rucLIbic states, now about 10 ell
ter upon 10 SECOND century Ot uncXhhpleu pro-
Srrs And IenUwn; devotion 10 plan ol BO' crn
ment regulated ny a written institution stIlctlS
sB cIIying every granted power, ana expressly
rcserving u the sIuics or people the entire un-
granted residue Vf power; the enconra8rneni
uf jealous popular v.gilaqGts directed TO ali
who have be, CnUS u lOr brlrf terms 10 ehac'
and execute the LAWS und ar" charged win inc
duty OF preserving pe"G'b lns@rihB e4uaiity anu
rstubl 5nlng justice.
The democratic party welcomes an eXacting
scrutiny OF the administration oil tue executive
power, which four years ago was COMMITTEE ~
iIh trusts III the clCcuOn oil Grover cleveland
president oI th- Uniici states ana IL chalienget
The most searching inquiry COnGernnE Its Hicl-
yehiCh then InyItrd the sullrhges OF the people;
DurInS the most CrIIlc1l period ot our hnaheial
uilaIrs, rcuutIIng from Oycr-iaXatIon, the annm'
.tlUtia couditiUu ~ the curfehcJ ana The puD {
debt ulInaturtd, II has, by the Adoption oil Al
| HIae nnd conservative cuurser not oniy prevent
ed Il disaster but greatly promo ell tllt prO5pefl-
| Is of ,h,. urul,lu Il has reversed The Improvl-
den. and unwIrr pullCy oi lhc republican party
| [ yuGhrng thc public dOInain ma mas reclaimed
| from ,,IrrIIlu,s aud syndIcaies. alien aud do
| u stIC, amt IcnIUred 10 lir icoIi' heailS one
hWuTcd IDIi.iune I acres Oi V..iUt'"c iil"un Il
| tc stCrC Il. nrIN nuintn tntth'iH iOT our ClLl'
| l,na NbI 4 carefully guarding the interests %
| tuusp crnGrruru and ndhrrInE 10 inc piinclple'
! UI justI IcT .ut equity. I Has pfiu OAl more ivi
| ppu.tOus and iJiInLIcB 70 tine aUldIvr5 ana sGl
| urs Ol LuC IL ~, Il.c han wds ever IJalu ID iOrt
| curing AN ,utl.i period II lI5 auUpl"u un'
| cpua!rfcniiv pursued u hrIn ANA p!uirht inIc n
| uuI!cy. prc,cry ng peace with All nations wnIi'
| .,ruuuluu5Iy maintaining all the il2his anu IN
| 1. ics.~ OF Jur Eo,ctnncnt aud people al hum
| and uLrulu Tine cNClusiUu from our shores u
| Chinese ldbUrcrs has been rHcjtu"liy s'cure'
under the ~ OvIsi"n oI utIty' tie Iatl"o''loi
| of which hn- been 30 aIpUnCt by the action ol
| f. nub lr-,u IL ulioritS u. the rGuatc In ever
bIt, II and a, p.lrtIH ntOl lhc e StVCrliHcnl unuc
l.,n,,rf...!r control iAc gn.h tHu IN wClinIc u
-! tn, ,.uul,, navy hc,It RuaIucu End d,ic.t.ct
.,.s ~ Ia, - interest has Irotcc ed and tn
| ruI Ity tvr To race Or rUiUf. has D'Ch et, "i!apu
| Maintained
| ti,,ur-i reform ~ The rIE'i etlvtcc has bee
.u.r..,T:, ..u,i maintained by Pre- aIdrr
! I.r,,auu, urI uC n'a Drought The public s"i
| :. .,, lu, h.pur4l aLHudaiJ ct "rpCIcncS,
'.:!y hy ,"i" md prcccp hGi hGi ~ th' eA"iniic
n!a ga II uainlu& all" "hHr "7h a''ii.h'7u"'l"
81 public mar
| ijuun II, r,~ur,i TIM, cAh hlIcd and upon til
| plo,i-r uI A continuance tp ire people al III
ben, 1T, Ut dr.nurrrry ~" d'in""IatiC party IL
y1,,- "A rru,,,yi,, ni ,nIILr iIasl b5 thr re-rls
tIUn uI a Ch''t MA; ;ihlfh'' " u" "t' "N'H l'''" "
| dbl aul pIu i"i.i
| IE,. rrnunlicau party controlling the scnn
| ,t,, ,,.,IviIu.. iu both rOuS's UI CUnHTcsB ~
! isImtiio.l -! unjust inu nnruuai tax Jaws, "h'
| LlvU ont Ia ted IhC Gccrs'ili"H III war AMI "a
| now undermining the abundance ul II long peUc