Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1890-06-19

THE PLATFORM.
All the Democratic Principles
Md0rsed-R8bH5tCGH KRG0-
cry Denounced.

The following is the platform
adopted by the Missouri state Dem
ocratIc convention, at ST. Joseph
The Democratic party of Missouri
convention assembled, declare
its renewed aud unfalterlDg faith il
in the principles of the party as th'
only security of Republican govern
ment and the perpetuity of the liber
ties of the people, the supremacy Of
the general government in the exer
else of all the powers delegated to il
by the constitution; the reserved
right of each and every state in the
union, as to all such powers not sc
delegated, or by the federal consti.
tuition prohibited to the states; op-
position TO class legislation, monop'
olies and trusts; equal and just tax.
alton of all classes without favor OF
distinction, for the mere support OF
the government, which should pro.
tees life, liberty and property alike
the absolute equality of all citizens
before the law without distinction.
In the maintenance of these just
principles depend the perpetulty oil
our free and enlightened Republican
power of government and the gener'
al welfare and the happiness, pros
perity and continued freedom of the
people.
We condemn the present system
of tariff taxation as unjust, inequl-
table and iniqultous, whereby the
principal burdens of taxation are
laid upon the necessities of life and
the luxuries are enabled to escape
their just proportion, and we demand
the revision of the entire tariff sys-
tenn on revenue basis, SO adjusted
as to place the burden of taxation
upon all classes alike, with equal
and exact justice to all and special
favors to none. And we arralgn 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 legitimate result
of the present iniqutous tariff and
we demand the repeal of the tariff
taxes that enables such corporations
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 con-
stitutional limits to prevent the crea-
ton, and circumscribe the powers of
monopolIes which, IN their opera
ton, have the effects to forestall
markets and otherwise interfere with
the free exercise OF trade.
We arraign the present Republi-
can national administration for hav-
ing violated its pledges to the peo-
pie, and nagrantly usurped power
not committed to its hands. The
reckless prostitution of the civil ser
vice by the president and senate has
only been exceeded by the brutal
overriding of the minority 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 pop
We dcnounce the tyrannical and
arbitrary rulings of the presiding of
Iicer of the house of representative
as fl fligrant usurpatIOn, and We cordI-
ally indorse the gallant and stubborn
resistance of the Democratic minor
ty in their defense of the rights of
.he people.
We declare that the people of the
several states are The source OF all
power, and they alone are authorized
% direct and control the affairs of
heir respective governments, SUBJ
iect only to constitutional aud self
imposed limitations, and we further
hold that any interference or at
tempted interference on the part Of
The federal government. III the selec-
ton CT Qlr senators and representa-
lives in congress is an assumption of
power warranted by the coustitu-
ton and an arbitrary attempt to en-
croach upon the rights OF the sew
eral states.
We are IN favor of the free and
and unrestricted coinage of silver
aud the increase Of the volume of
currency to meet the Legitimate de-