The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14

ests of our own government and people q,
home and abroad.
The exclusion from our shores of Chinese
laoorers has been effectually secured unde,
the provisions of a treaty, the operation OF
which has been postponed by the action OF
Republican majority in the Senate.
Honest reform in the civil service has
been inaugurated and maintained by Presi.
/ dent Cleveland, and he has brought the
public service to the highest standard OF
efficiency. not only by rule and precept, but
by the example of his own untiring and un
selfish administration of public affairs.
| In every branch and department Of the
government under Democratic control the
rights and the welfare of all the people
have been guarded and defended: every
public interest has been protected, and the
equality of all our citizens before the law,
without regard to race or color, has been
steadfastly maintained.
Upon its record thus exhibited and upon
the pledge of a continuance to the people OF
the benefits of good government, the Ma
tional Democracy invokes a renewal of
popular trust by the reelection of chief
magistrate who is faithful, able and pru-
dent.
They invoke an addition to that trust by
the transfer also to the Democracy of the
entire legislative power.
The Republican party, controlling the
Senate, and resisting in both houses Of
Congress reformation of unjust and I'M
equal tax laws, which have outlasted the
necessities of war and are now undermining
the abundance of long peace, deny to the
people equality before the law and the fair
ness and the justice which are their right.
Thus the cry of American labor for better
share in the rewards of industry is stified
with false pretenses; enterprise is fettered
and bound down to home markets; capital
is discouraged with doubt, and unequal, I'M
Just laws can neither be properly amended
nor repealed.
The Democratic party will continue, with
al the power confided to it, the struggle to
reform these laws in accordance with the
pledges OF its last platform, endorsed at the
ballot box by the suffrages of the people.
OF all the Industrious. free men Of our
land an immense majority, including every
tiller OF the soil, gain no advantage from
thing they buy is increased by the favorite-
ism Of an unequal system of tax legisla-
ton.
All unnecessary taxation is unjust taxa
ton.
1t is repugnant to the creed Of Democracy
that such taxation, the cost Of the neces-
saries of life, should be uniustifably in
creased 10 all our people.
Judged by Democratic principles, the in
terests OF the people are betrayed when by
unnecessary taxation trusts and combina.
tions are permitted and fostered, which,
while unduly enriching the few that COM
bine, rob the body of our citizens, by de-
priving them, as purchasers, of the benefits
of natural competition. Every Democratic
rule of governmental action is violated
when through unnecessary taxation u vast
sum Of money, far beyond the needs of an
economical administration, is drawn from
the people and the channels of trade and
as demoralizing surplus in
the national treasury.
The money now lying idle In the federal
treasury resulting from superfiuous taxa
lion, amounts tc more than Sl25, 600. 900. and |
the surplus collected is reaching the sum of |
more than $50, 00O, 900 annually.
Detauched by this immense temptation. |
The remedy Of the Republican party is to |
meet and exhaust by extravagant appropri- |
ltions and expenditures. whether constitu-