Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1892-10-24
National Democratic ;IaifO0m
,anu'ed ny m" >alipn I hr'n"cf' ic
-. r,a ut ihirasc, jane
21st, 1882.

,,,s;on Tie representatives, of the
n.,n,.r..,ic mr., - tho United States, in
S.,,,,,.,l ,,,nvpn'ic7 assembled, do reafiiTm
aIle,e,,nre To- the principles of the par
t,rmulate bv Jefferson and ezempli-
A. hv a long nni illusirious line Of his sue
.ors in Democratic leadership from Mad
80, to Cl.Jeiand We belieye that The pub
h.. we!fs.n demand that tnese primer les be
,l;.d To ,lp ,.oniuct OF the Federal Gov
r..,r,.,.t through the accession to power of
49,. mari, that adVooate> them; and we sol.
..,'b ,icclrre that the need of return to
.tcsn tun.lamental principles Of free pop
,l.r government based on Eome rule and
t,ri4,id liberty was never more than now,
,.,,, tin. t,.ndaury to 'eIi'ralze all power
-, ,hr F,deral Cauitd has bccom menace
-, ,h. reserved rights Of he States that strike
-. he var, roots OF or Government under
e. constitution as framed BY the Republic.
=, - THE FORCE BILL.
Soc - = warn ihe people Of our COM
-, m country, Jealous for the preservation OF
,n.ir free inst tutirns, that the policy OF Fed
AL cD,.trol ut ulertinn3, to which the Re.
,,,b,irun party has committed itsell, is
tr,uybt with the grayest dangers, scarcely
l,.. mo,nentous That would result from
rovolution. practically establishing monar-
nhv On the ruins of the hepu6lic.
il strikes ut the North us well as the South
and iniu. es tn colored citizens even more
,hsn the whites. 1t means horde OF dep
u,v uarshals ut every polling place, armed
9TH Federal power, returning boards ap-
r,jnted and controlled by Federal author-
NV the outrage Of the electoral rights OF the
,.oule in the several States, the subjugatior
-, the coloreI people to toe control Of tn
r,r.y in power and tie reyiVing of race an
uuon,sm nov happily abated, otthe utmost
norH to the safe'y and happiness oil all;
measure Deliberately and justly described by
4, .,-iing Republican Senator "as the most
Infamous bill that ever crossed the thresh
nld of ,ho Senate" >ueh policy, if sane
ned l., law. would mean the dominance
or at perpotuating uligarchy of Office
h., Grs. and the party first entrusted with
i.e m ,.1inprv could be dlslodged from pow
r,rI, by pi appeal to the reserved righi
q. 3. p,4,pl /" resist oppression which is
,nn !. ut IL ~ -eIi-govcrning communities.
1'oa yrs ayo this revolutionary power
w.. .,np hattaly C, deined by the people
-, .to r,.!h; butm contempt Of that verdic
trn REQ, hl,can patty has defantly declared
i..,,s l,t~t ,ltnDriIqtive utte ance that it
..,..,,sl, TIC coming election will mean
I'm. me nlent of c torce bill and the usur-
,a;;on o. aes otic :ontrol over elections in
~ he states.
Bnlievlnn that tae preser alton OF repub
lic.r government in the United States 1t
."p,'ideut upon the 'ist''Ft ot THIS pohcy OF
Y,xYitn he
a. ,r,. e i cit z"1s who desire to see The
L, ,.Llutl9n lnn,rt neG IN Its integrity with
W.. ;,"s p4rSI,nl thereto which have gwen
,#r country hundred years OF uneXampleo
,rcsperity; ani " pledge thH Democratic
paiiy, tit be inl u.ted with power, moi
,, 10 the defeat OF the tore bill, hut ais"
lo r,.eeutle,s opposition to the Kepuo!lcll
;u.de, cf prchiGate expenditure, which VI
the hort space pt two y ars has SOU uIdered
II, enormous surp us and emptled an over
AoVing tro ,su Y after piling new burdens .
uvat,on upon tie aireIGy oyertaxed labol
O the country
TARIFF TAXATION.
Sec. 3. W. danouuce Rapubhcsn pro-
.c,tion AS a fraud. I h. robbery Of the grea
,nior;ty OF TIN Auertcp1 people for tH4
benefit OF The few We declare it to be
Fundamental principle OF the Democratic par
N that the Federal Government has no con
.titutional power TO impose and collect tariff
qotics, except Tor the purposes ol revenue
only. and we den alI that the collection oi
.nth taxes snail be limited to the necessities
of ,bu Government " on honestly and econ
omcaly administered
We donounce the Mckinley tariff law IN
E,,.f tlt,Nn nj
mnating atrocity Of class egisatlor; we IN
dnrse the efforts made b, the Demot rats OF
the present ~ rass 10 modify lLs most OPP
presslva leat res in The direction OF free raw
material, and cheaper Manufactured gooGs
that enter into general consumption, "nd we
promise It's repeal as one OF the Denehcent
results that vii follow the action OF THE
people in lntrust'ng p0wcrto the Democrat
c narty Since the Mtkniiy taIlit went
into operat or there have been ten ieIuc'
tions Of the wa ,es Of lahorng men TO one
ncrcase. We deny that there has been any
ncre tsa ot properly 10 10 country since
that tariff wont mt" operations: we point to
the aullle,s ,l,l Ii,tr IS which wage educ
lions aud ,trlkas ill.,; iron trade MS the
best possible cv dtnte that no such pros
porlly hq> r.sudpu ON th Mckinley oct.
we t",il th,,q T. ntil ol thoughtful Amer
cAns to tn. ut lht alter thirty years OF
restrict We tnAe, a.silri the importation OF
frrr,sn W Nth in u,tHa % for cur agricul-
tursl rpll, the hom,e and farms OF the
country have her0nle burdrncc With real
estnto mortgage iubt Df over ~ 0000O,OUU
exclusive 90 all ether forms uf Indebted
ness tina in one OF the chief agricultural
States Of the West there appears real es-
tate mortgage debt Averaging Sl55 per cap
ita OF the total populations; and that similar
conditions and Tenderness are shown to lst
in the other agricultural exporting States
We denounce policy wblcn fosters no IN
lustry SO much rs il does that of the sh r'il
ALLrGED RECIPROCITY.
Soc 4. Trade exchange Oh The basis oil
reciprocal advantages TO ths countries par
tclating is tlmc-honored doctrine OF the
Democratic faith, but we denounoe the sham
reciprocity which juggles with the peoples
dnsre for enar. ed foreign markets and
hcer exchange by pretending 10 establish
closer trade relations with u country whose
articles Of xport are almost exclusively ag-
ncul,uru product, with other countries that
are also agricultural while erecting a GUS
tom house barrier of fproOibtlve tarlfl taxes
Agninst the richest c, untrles OF the worid
thyt stand ready to take our entire surplus
Of products and to exchange therefor COM
modites VIII ce are necessaries and comforts
Of life among our own people.
AGAINST TRUSTS.
Sec. 8. We recognize in the trusts and
combinations which are designed TO enable
capital TO secure more than its just share OF
the Joint product of capital and labor and
natural consequence OF the prohibitive taxes
which prevent the free composition, which
IL The lie of honest trade; but we believe
their worst evils can be absted by law, and
we domsnd the rird enforcement of the laws