Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-07-25
The Mississippi Democratic Plat
form.


We adopt the principles of
| the platform of the National
Democratic party, promulgated
In St. Louis in 1858, as the ba-
sis and essential TO the cou;inu-
anee Of the Government, which
is to he Republican as well rs in
name. These principles. in fact,
antedate all existing Govern
ment. and have melted and sus-
tanned every effort ever made TO
liberate masses from the thral-
dom of the few, 10 advance free
dom OF thought and speech aud
so broaden the boundaries OF
human liberty. The people are
of right the sole source of pow
er. the final arbiter OF whatever
effects their own welfare and
destiny, aud pEb,Ie officers are
the public servants and account
able To them for the manage
ment of their trust Constitu-
| lions adopted by the people ex
press their will and should not
! he nullifieG, restricted or en-
iarged by construction. The APP
pearance Of huge monopOlies
and trusts, on the one hand, and
| Communism on the other, are
| equally dangerOuS-the former
seeking To control the entire
order of things, and the latter
seeking TO disrupt all order.
The latter, however, is the result
of the former. and beth are the
offspring of the so called repub
lican party. The tariff, fOrmu-
lated and maintained by that
party. nourishes the unhealthy
growth of the money power at
the expense of every industry.
Ii was the fortune of the rich
by saddling burdens upon the
labOriBg poor. Unnecessary and
unequal taxation discriminating
against ne~cessaTies for the sub
sistence OF :he poor, and in ia
vor of the unnecessary luxurles
of the rich, first depressiBgly
slipped upon the shoulders OF
the nation, has finally become
the boast OF the Republican par
ty, which points the people to
their yoke with pride and OK
poets by fraud aud sectional
prejudice wrongfuliy excited TO
continue its corrupt and tyran.
meal oppression, regardless oi
the mad extravaganza OF its
measures. We repudiate and
decline 10 share in any feeling
OF sectional prejudice, aud are
gladdened by every indication
of full and free sympathy be
tween all parts of the Union
hail with delight a better knowl
edge each of the others, ano
dawn OF heart feeling of broth
erhood where hatred can int
no exponent in party measures
In the present condition o
the affIirs of our State we favor
More encouragement to tie i'm
migration CT reputable citizens
encouragement TO al. Industries
but with the constant mindful
T ness that was with MS agricul
ture is the chief CO them, an'
the basis of all of our supplies
special encouragement TO stool
raising and clarifying: encourage
ment 10 the Investment of eapi
tai here in enterprises, III manu-
facture aud cheap transports
ticnal facilities; such legislatioI
as will tend to cheaper interes
on money loaned and as vii
, give assurance that the right o
capital and labor will be pre-
served as alike sacred, and sucl
as will also protect the peoplr
from oppression 10y monOp0lies
; We favor u liberal policy, con
sistent with q proper, but 10
parsimonious, economy toward.
eur humane, benevolent and ed
| ueational institutions, in whiel
We take a pride both as citizen
/ and a State. In all measure W,
desire To impress the necessit,
OF Just, careful but wise ecouo
; my.
We recommended that th
!, question Of convention 10 re
wise our present Constitution b,
made an issue before the pecpl
l In the coming election, SO tia
they may be enlightened by dis
(, eussion, aud that the Legisls
ture elected govern itself &C
eoFGingly.
We heartily approve the tideli
; t. TO duty, WISDOM and eapacit.
which have marked our presen
! state administration, and thor
oughly commend the course O
cur Senator's and Represents
tives Ia the Congress of til
United States.
That We approve the yigoTou
acts OF the Governor of thi
State in his attempts to proven
the violation OF our laws in ia,
late brutal prize fight which oc
cured within our borders, an
his effort to arrest the criminal.
that we insist that cur Stat
shall not be made the theate
for the brutal sports Of cr;mi
nails or roughs from abroad: an,