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escape their just proportion, and
we demand the revision of the en-
tire tariff system on a. revenue,
basis SO adjusted as to place the
burden of taxation upon all classes
alike with equal and exact justice
to all, special iavors to none. And
we arraign the Republican party as
being directly responsible for the
enactment of the present unjust
tariff system. We regard trusts or
combinations of individuals and
corporations to control prices as a
legitimate result of the present
ubiquitous tariff, and we demand
the repeal of the tariff taxes that
enable such corporation to extort
from the people exorbitant prices
for the products which they control.
We declare it to be the duty of
our Legislators, State and Federal,
to use all reasonable efforts within
constitutional limits to prevent the
creation and circumscribe the
powers of monopolies, which, in
their operation, have the effect to
torestail mar cts and otherwise
| interfere with the free exercise of
trade.
We arraign the present Republi-
can national administration for
having violated it's pledges to the
people and fagrantly usurped
power not committed to its hands.
The reckless prostitution of the
civil service BY the President and
Senate has only been exceeded by
the brutal overriding of the mlnori-
ty in the Lower House of Congress
in defiance of every time-honored
precedent, and in disregard of the
Constitution, which apportions
Representatives to the several
States according to population.
We denounce tyrannical and
arbitrary rulings of the presiding
officer of the House Of Representa-
tives as flagrant usurpation, and
we cordially indorse the gallant
and stubborn resistance of the
Democratic minority in their de-
fence of the rights of the people.
We declare that the people of
the several States are the source
of all power, and they alone are
authorized to direct and control
the affairs of their respective gov
ernment, subject only to constitu-
tiona1 and self-imposed limita-
tions, and we further hold that
any interference or attempt inter-
ferene on the part of the Federal
government in the selection Of our
Senators and Representatives in
Congress is an assumption Of power
unwarranted by the Constitution,
and an arbitrary attempt to en-
croach upon the rights of the sew
eral States.
We are in favor of the free and
unrestricted coinage of silver, and
the increase of currency to meet
the legitimate demands of trade,
and we believe that the power to
Tissue and control the volume of
such currency should be exercised
lby the government.
The public land, the heritage of
the people, should be held for
actual settlers only, and not an
other acre should be given to rail-
roads or spectators, and all lands
now held for speculative purposes
tshould be taxed at their just
lvalue.
1 We favor the forfeiture of all
Hand grants to corporations not
ACTUALLY earned, and ask that
measures be taken to prevent aliens
from holding or acquiring title to
lend in the United States and Ter
Iritories of America.
i The Democracy of Missouri
favors the purity of the ballot, the
passage and enforcement of all
laws which insure honest elections
land the amendment of the
Ielection law known as the Austral-
liam ballot system, passed by the
last General Assembly of the State,
$50 that it may apply to all the
counties and permit any political
party or any individual to place a
ticket in the field without having
given a previous expression at the
EpoIls.
! The Democratic party founded
lin Missouri has ever favored q
system of free education. and we
point with pride to the magnificent
and literally sustained public
Ischool system Of the State, which
lit has inaugurated and fostered.
II We denopnce the combinations
land trusts by which the price Of
school books il largely increased
above a reasonable cost, and We
favor such legislation as viii free
the people from their grasp and
j give school books to the children
of the State at a reasonable cost.
We are justly proud ofthe splen
did record made by our Democratic
: Senators and representatives in
the present Congress, and we poin'
: with especial pleasure to the abls
! and courageous stand taken by The
Hon. Geo. G. Vest In the Unitet
& - Il.