Nevada County picayune., 1890-07-31
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

] tlme-hOnored pflhciplcs or the party as the only security of republican government; the perpetuity Of the liberties of the people; the suprema- cy of the General Government i'll the exercise of all the powers delegated i to it by the Constitution the re- served rights of each and every State in the Union as to all such powers not so delegated, or by the Federal Constitution prohibited to the States opposition to class legislation, monopolies and trusts; equal and l just taxation of all classes without favor or distinction, for the support ] of the Government, which should protect life, liberty and property alike. and the absolute equality of all citizens before the law, without dis l tinction.
 ,. We demand the enactment of such laws as will prevent corporate 1 injustice, the formation of trusts and the ownership of lands by nou-resi l dent aliens that all unearned lands heretofore improyidently granted to railroad corporations be restored to 1 the public domain; that no more grants be made to corporations, and l that the public lands be reserved for actual settlers only.
 ,. We are unalterably opposed to the present election bills before Congress, or to any other measures that propose to transfer the manage ment and control of elections from the properly constituted authorities of the State to the authority of the i United States.
 1. We denOunce the Mckinley bill as an infamous eXtortion from the hard-earned wages of the poor to increase the fortunes of the rich manufacturers of the East, and We renew our unalterable opposition to the unconstitutional and unjust poli- cy of high tariff taxation, which robs the many to enrich the few, make the producer the slave to the manu- facturer, lays its heaviest burdens upon the farmer, the mechanic and the day laborer, gives no returns through any channel 10 those whom they daily rob, and fosters all trusts, which are the legitimate results of our present tariff system; and we dcnounce as a fallacy the Republican idea Chat q high tariff is or can be any protection to the farmer.
 j. We dcnounce as iniquitous the silver bill as passed by the pres ent Republican House of Represen- tatiyes, as an attempt to demonctize silver and to build up the fortunes of the favored few that we favor the free and unrestricted coinage of sil- yer; aa increased volume of curren- cy. restricted alone to the necessary demands of the country, which shall be q legal tender for all debts, pub lie and private. We believe the power to issue and control the vol ume of currency belongs alone to the General Government, and that this power should not be delegated to, or controlled by, any other au- thority.
 6. We demand d reformation in our transportation system, so rcgula- ting freight and passenger rates as to relieve the people from paying dividends on fraudulently watercd stock
 :. We condemn, as infamous, the methods adopted by the National Republican party during the last Presidential campaign i'll the manip- ulations of "Blocks of Five, and the employment of vast sums of money, wrung bt ,uc fat frying process from public incorporate cap ital to corrupt the elections and to be repaid by the enactment of other protective laws containing other privileges, thus casting greater and unnecessary burdens upon the honest labor of the land.
 x. We condemn the present Repub- lican Administration for the appoint mcnt of ignorant, vicious and incom- pctent cllccholdcrs in this State.
 5. We recognize the dignity of la Dor and the necessity of proper leg islation to protect it's interests, and shall unsweryingly oppose every at- tempt to lessen the fruits of toll or to place honest workmcn in competition with paupcrs and conyicts.
 10. We contrast with pride the Democratic Administration of Grover l Cleveland upon broad, National and patriotic principles with that of Ben jamin Harrison, upon sectional and partisan basis, the result of bargain, intrigue and corruption, which was the price and condition of his elec- ton.
 STATE AFFAIRS.
 II. We point with pride to the series of splendid achievements of the Democratic party in Arkansas since ls1t; the ry~toratjon of the credit Of the State from bankruptcy 10 the highest financial standing the enormous decrease of the State debt i; the decrease of the expenditures Of fhe State government and the large consequent decrease in taxation; the abolition of a partisan militia and fraudulent registration boards; the splendid railroud system of the State, built without State subsidies and tax eel as other property is taxed; the splendid buildings and appurtenant