Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-14

vokes a renewal of populsr trnS. by
the reelection Of chief magistrate
who has been faithful. able and pru-
dent. To invoke 10 addition 70 that
trust by the tranefer also 20 the
Democracy Of the entire legislative
power.
The Republican party, controlling
the Senate and resisting il both houses
OF Congress a reformation OF unjust
and unequal tax laws, which have out
lasted the necessities Of war, and are
now undermining the abundance Of a
longpeace, deny to the people equality
before the law and the fairness and
the justice which are their right.
Then, the cry Of American labor for a
better share in the rewards Of indus
try is stihei with false pretsu.es,
enterprise IL fettered and bound down
to home markets; capitol il diseoHrag-
ed with doubt, and unequal, unjust
laws can neither be properly amend
ed or repealed.
The Democratic party will continue,
with all the power confded to it, the
struggle to reform these laws, in ac-
cordance with the pledges of It's last
platform, endorsed at the ballot boxes
by the suffrsges of the people. OF all
the industrious freemen in our land,
the immense majority. including every
tiller of the soil, gain no advantage
from excessive tax laws, but the price
Of nearly everything they buy il in
creased by the favoritism of an I'M.
equal system Of tax legislation. All
unnecessary taxation is unjust taxa
ton.
1t is repugnaut to the creed of
Democracy that by such taxation The
cost Of the necessaries of life should
be unjlstifably increased to all our
people. Judged by Democratic prin.
ciples, the interests of the people are
betrayed when. by unnecessary taxa
ton, trusts and combinations. are per-
mitted to exist which, while unduly
enriching the few that combine, rob
the body Of our citizens by depriving
them of the benefits of natural CON.
petition. Every democratic rule Of
governmental action is violated when,
through unnecessary taxation, a vast
sum of money, far beyond the needs
of an economical administration, is
drawn from the people and the chan
nels Of trade, and accumulated as a
demora!izing surplus in the national
treasury. The money now lying idle
in the federal treasury, resulting from
super1rous taxation, amounts 70 mora
than one hundred and twenty-five
millions, and the surplus collected is
reaching the sum of more than sixty
millions annually. Debauched by this
immense temptation, the remedy OF
the Republican party is to meet and
exhaust, by extravagant appropria.
tons and expenses, whether constitu.
tional or not, the accumulation Of
eAtravagant taxation. The Demo.
cratic policy Is to enforce frugality in
public expense and abolish unneces-
sary taxation. Our established do
mestic industries and enterprises
should not and need not be endanger-
ed by the reduction and correction of
the burdens of taxation. On the con-
trary. fair and careful revision of
our tax laws, with due allowance for
the difference between the wages Of
American and foreign labor, must
promote and encourage every branch
o! such Industries and enterprise, by
giving them assurances Of an extend
ed market and steady and continuous
operations. In the interests of Amer.
lean labor, which should in no event
be neglected, revision OF our tax laws,
contemplated by the Democratic party,
should promote the advantage of such
labor by cheapening the cost of ne
cessaries Of life in the home OF every
worklngman, aud at the same time
securing to him steady and remuner-
alive employment. Upon this ques.
ton OF tariff reform, so closely con.
corning every phase of our national
lIte, and upon every question involved
IN the problem to good government,
the Democratic party submits its
principles and professions of the in
telllgent sutfrages of the American
people.
The platform was adopted in the
most enthusiastic manner. Resolu-
tions endorsing the Mills tariff bill
and the Presidents message to Con.
gress Oh the tariff were passed amid
deafening cheers. Mr.. Tarpey, of
California, placed in nomination Hon.
Allen e. Thurman, of Ohio, for Vice.
President, in one OF the finest speeches
ever delivered on such an occasion.
Hon. 7. NJ. Patterson, Of Colorado, in
a eulogistic speech named Gen. John
c. Black, but read a letter from him
declining. Hon. Daniel w. Voor-
hees, OF Indiana, placed in nomination
Hon. Isaac P. Gray, of that State.
After some other speeches the roll of
States was called and few votes were
cast for Mr.. Gray. Before the vote
was announced those States that voted
for Gray changed to Thurman, and he
was unanimously nominated for Vice
President.
Thus closed the most enthusiastic
convention ever held in the history OF
this country; the only one in which
the nsonle had named their nhnina fnr