Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1892-11-07
National Democratic Platform
,.c,eg M tie Nulloarl i'rH"crf .i'
, ycnuor ~ h."H-o, JnE9
2tst, 1892.

NrOnyl tEnNrhtpt' So'' - '' G =, "
,S,;r allegunca to the prlhclPi'S OF tne par
s,.ss tcrmulate hv Jefferson ana e1emph-
s'., by loug pud ilLusiri@uS INC OF MS sue
or. ;a Dam'ctaic 'eS1frshlp from MAD
l,l.,a.,od. We hcliey, that the pub
,.,.rr.a demand that those prInclples he
,h,, conduct OF the Federal Gov
..,,.,,- ,hr,rrh tn" "ocesslon to power OF
...t .4,..,rt:n- n N; and we sol.
f,,a.r,. .ha, the nen of a return to
.,,, is,na2.sl urincjples rf free pop
... .,va-nolam hnsad on kome rule and
.,-a,s. }ihort5 w'.s DeT'r Mora than now,
...,., sha taudarry TO 'eItrs.lze all power
,.ry Fe4eral Ca0jtal hss b6com a menace
,..la reserved rights oftho states That strlE"
. ,he ycgv roots Of or GoVornment under
D., PROSTITUTION as framed by the Republic.
- - THE FORCE BILL.
go We warn the people Of our COM
,,,,rtrv. Jealous for the preservation o.
~ T.. froa institutions, that the n0icy of Fed
,,,.rol of eleAions, to which the Re,
..,..o rartv has committed itself, Is
.,Lt with the gravcst dangers, scarcely
o,o.oentols lhut would result from &
..g,,ution, practically establishing monaT-
,hy IN the ruins of the Republic.
il strikes st the North as we'll as the Soutl
.,J iniurpg tn colored citizens even more
tre7 the whitos. 1t means horde OF dep
,,,v msrshuls ut every polling place, armed
,g+h Federal power, returning boards ap-
nrnted and controlled by Federal author
., the outrage OF the electoral rights OF the
roooIe in the several States, the sublugation
nj the coored people to the control OF th'
,.r.v in power and tt g reyiving Of race an
,,oonI7m, now happily ah@ted: of the utmost
..riI to the safety and happiness OF all; a
r,assurc deliberately and justly described by
loading Republican Senator "as the most
,.rn,ous bill that eyer crossed the thresh
lathe Senate" -uch policy, if sane
:,ncd hy law, would mean the dominance
,re saIt-perpetuating oligarchy Of otlice-
p,rF,rs, and the party first cntrusted with
- ,aachiTerv could be dislodgcd from pow
~ ,r}v hv IN appeal to the reserved right
,,rhe no10|o to resist oppression which IL
ae.r.rr In al sei-govCrping cOmmunlties
Two vaa.s ago t0is revolutionary power
o,a.r,0ohatically cordemed by the people
A. .ha rolls: hutrn contempt Of that verdic
fin Ra1ubican party has dedantly declared
IN lis latest authoritative utte"ance that its
.racp IN the coming election will mean
.ro enactment OF tee force bill and theusur-
notion Of des notic control over elections il
I'll the States.
BeHevino that toe preser atI0D Of repub-
Fcsn Government in the United States il
}eopDdent upon the defeat CT this policy oj
roIalizod force and fraud, We invite the
,,Innort Of Il citizens who desire to see tn,
Constitution maintained IN its integrity with
the lnws pursuant thereto which have given
lag country hundred years Of uneXampleo
orrsn.rity;2nd w. pledge the Democrat
a.?.y. II il be in usted with power, no,
,rIy TO The defeat Ut TIE forc- bill, but also
3, -asaqtlnss Opposition to the RopubliCaI
g9'ey Of proligatc expenditure, which il
,-s short space ot two lars has sGuaGdered
..u enormous surp Us and emptiel an over.
lowing trelsu y after piliug new burdens o.
navason upon the already overtaXed labor
Of tie country
TARIFF TAXATION.
See 3. We denounce Republican pro
lection as fraud. The robbery of the great
majority OF the American people for the
bone3t Of The few. We declare it to be s
fundamental principle OF the Democratic par
tv that the Federal Government has no con
stitutional power to impose and collect tarlt
duties, except for the purposes OF revenue
only. and we demand that the collection O.
such taxes shall be limited to the necessities
of the Government when honestly and econ
omcally administered.
We denounce the Mckinley tariff law en-
acted by the Fihy-Grst Congress rs the cul
minatiDg atrocity of class legislation; we in
dorse the efforts made by the Democrats OF
The present Congress to modify its most OPP
Dresslvei features in the direction OF free raw
materials and cheaper manufactured goods
that enter into general consumption, "nd we
promise It's repeal us one of the beneficent
results that will follow the action of the
people in lntrusting powerto the Democrat
icpgrty. Since the Mckinley tariff went
into operation there have been ten reduc"
tions Of the wages of laboring men to one
increase We deny that there has been any
increase OF property to the country since
that tariff went into operationi we point to
the dulness and distress which wage reduc-
tiOns and strikes in the iron trade as the
best possible evidence that no such pros
perity has resulted from the Mex ihley act.
We call the attention of thoughtful Amer
leans to the fact thai after thirty years OF
restrictive taxes against the importation OF
preign wealth in exchange for our agrcul-
turaI surplus the homes and farms of the
country have become burdened with real
estate MORTGAGE debt of over So 500,0OO,OOO
exclusive Of all other forms Of indebted
ness; that in one of the chief agricultural
States Of the West there appears real es-
Mte mortgage debt averaging Sl55 per cap
ta OF the total population; and that similar
conditions and Tenderness are shown to exist
in the other agricultural exporting States
We denounce policy when fosters no in
luatry 50 much as it does that Of the sheriff
ALLEGED RECIPROCITY.
Sec d. Trade exchange on tho basis OF
reciprocal advantages to the countries par
hcpating Is Il time-honored doctrine OF the
Democratic faith, but we deuounce the sham
reciprocity which iuggos with the peoples
desire for enlar cd foreign markets snd
treer exchange by pretending to establish
closer trade relations with country whose
articles Of export are almost exclusively ag-
ncuItural products vita other countries that
are also agricultural, while erecting a GUS
Comhouse barrier ofprohibitive tariil taxes
against the richest countries Of TIE Worlo
that stand ready to take our entire surplus
OF products and to exchange therefor com
modlties vince arc noccsSarips and comforts
ol lie among our own people.
AGAINST TRUSTS.
Sec. 8. We recognize in the trusts anc
combinations which are designed to enable
capital to secure more than its just share o
the Joint product Of capital and labor anc
natural consequence of the prohibitlye taxes
which prevent the free competition, whicl
ls the lie Of honest trade; but we believe
their worst evils can be abNted by law, anc
we demand the rigid enforcement of the law
made to control and prevent thom, togethe
With such further legislation in restraint o
tneir abuses as experience may show to b,
necessary,
REPUBLICAN LAND STEALS.
sec g. The Republican party, while pro
es,lng policy Of resOrying The public lane