Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1892-10-15
National Democratic Platform
,don,eu nv the Natlunai NemUera il
60 vemtian at thiraso, June
21st, 1899.

.,o,ion The representatives of the
,o,o,,ra.ic o"O'.i psrty Of the United States, in
kDe,,,nnsl Convention assembled, do reatilm
va. sIIe,,lnnce to the principles OF the par
tnon ,,,r,nulate by Jefferson AMI e1cmpi-
bv long an iilustriou> line OF his sue
s.,or. hea in Demuciaic leadership from Mad
" to Cleveland. We baiieyc that the pub
iso re- demands that these princl. les i..
,I;e1 nv 20 the runduct o1 the Federal Gov
afp tbrc,,gh the accession to power OF
e. nsrt, that sdvocAtes them; and we s. !.
.,'Iv sus dpclsre that the nced of u return 10
.ho.o funiancutsl principles of free o.
nar Government based on Eom" rule aud
:ur'd';,idnsl u'' liberty was ney 7 nor- lhsn now,
IN the tendency to Yh.rallzu all power
,bc Fe6eral Capital has 5ecom Il nenac.
~ IL, rg;eryud rights The States that strike
,bo rerv roots Of oar Government under
80 constitution rs framed by The Republic
p 70 THE FoPcE BILL
60 , v I, warn he people OF our COM
-, country. Jealous for the preservation OF
'S,,r fr.4, institutions, that the policy OF Fed
WI. control OF elections, TO which the Re-
'b,;e.,n partv has committed lt'eli, is
..n,,ht 1ith the graVest dangers, scarcely
,. ,,o,ncu,aus that would result from a
.,,olntion. practically establishing monar-
abv en- the ruins OF the Republic.
# strikes ut the n orth as we'll AS tee south
,od iniures tn colored citizens even more
,han the whites. 1t means horde of dep
',tv marshals ut every polling place, armed
,,,,th Federal power, returning boards ap-
,',,nted and controlled by Federal author
XIV the outrage OF the electoral rights OF the
,'aonIe in the several States, the subjugaton
=, the colored people to toe control Of the
NY in power and tie reviving of race an
,aoomsm, now happily abated, OF the utmost
',aril to the safety and happiness OF all;
measure deliberately and justly described by
irading Republican Senator 'as the most
;,fsmous bill that ever crossed the thresh
ID of tho Senate" such policy. if sane
toned h> law, would mean the donlinsnce
nf 4 Sc i-rerpetuating oligarchy of office
boiJors, and the party first entrusted with
i,s machinery could be dlslodged from pow
or only by sn appeal to the reserved right
olthe people to resist oppression which is
inn,r,,nt in ai seli-governing communities
Two wears ago this revolutionary power
,yg. enthusiastically enHdened by the people
,t the rol,; butin contempt Of That verdict
Inc Kcpuhi,an patty has defantly declared
i, its latest autnortAtlve utte ance that its
.nrrr sIa the coming election will mean
the enactment Of the tnrce bill and theu
nstiou of des uotic control over elections in
all the States.
believing that the preser alton OF repu6-
resn government in the United States is
d.ppeadent upon the defaat OF this pohcy OF
Jegalh4j force nnl fraud, VIZ lnv,le the
II ,b,Nf y tt,c tba
constitution niaintsued IN its integrity with
tue lqws pursuant thereto which have gwen
our country a bundred years OF uneXarnpieo
prosperitY; end W. pledge this Democratic
psrly, it il be inttusted with power, not
ct.g 10 tbe defeat OF the force BILL but also
N ;@sentless opposition TO the K"pu6ncan
poiiet of protiigate e2oendlture, which IN
the short space 0t two y ars has squtndered
sn enormous surp US and empted an over
5owng treasu = ntlor piing new uIdens OF
taxation upon the sireaGy ofertaxed labor
Of the country
TARIFF TAXATION.
Sec. 3. We dsnounce Republican pro-
toc,ion as II fraud. The robbery Of the great
n.ni1rjty OF the Anerlcun peop!o tOr the
beneBc of Tho few We declare it to be
Eundamontal principle of the Democratic par
" tnyt The Federal Government hos no con
sttutionll powet ~ impose and collect tariff
duties. except Tor the purposes OF revenue
only, md we den.an That the collection OF
sach taxes snail be lin, ted to the necessities
OF the Government " en honestly and econ
omcaly admnist red.
We denouuce the Mckinley tariff law en-
acted by thu FiRy-Grst Congress AS thu cul
minating atrocty Ot class legis alton; we in
dorse the ettarts mad" BY the Democrats oi
the present . ,aerass 10 modify It's IN st OPP
presslVa lest res ia the direction Of free raw
material, and cheaper manufactured goods
that enter into general subption, md we
promise Ils repel as one of the benehcent
results that vii ioii0w the action Of the
people in ntruat'ng pJwerto the Democrat
ic party. Since the McKinly taLif went
into operation there have been ten reduc-
tions OF the wages Of laborng men to one
incSease. Ws deny that there has been auy
increu-9 ol properly to tie country since
that tariff went int operation; VIC point to
the duness and Gi,tr.vs which wa.e reduc
tions and strikes N tLe iron trade MS the
best possible evidence that no such pros
perity has r. suited from the Mckinley act
We call the attention of thoughtful Amer
y
restrictive taxes against the importation OF
terelgn wealth in exchange for our agrcul-
tural surplus the homes and farms of the
country have become burdeneG with II real
estate mortgage debt Of over 81 500,000,000
exclusive OF all other forms of indebted
ness; that in one OF tho chief agricultural
States Of the West there appears real es-
tate mortgage debt Averaging $l55 per cap
itu n I Ia IN, ,,p6 thut cip1iIar
conditions and Tenderness are shown to eist
in the other agricultural exporting States
We denounce policy whlcn fosters no in
dustry so much as it does that Of the sheriff.
ALLEGED RECIPROCITY.
Soc, 4. Trade exchange on the basis OF
reciprocal advantages to the countries par
tclpating is u tlme-nonored doctrine Of the
Democratic faith, but we denounce the sham
reciprocity which juggles with the peoples
desire for ENLARGED foreign markets and
treer exchange by pretending TO establish
closer trade relations with q country whose
articles Of export are almost exclusively ag-
rlcutura products with other countries that
are also agricultural, while erecting a Gus
tom house barrier ofprohbitive Tariff taxes
against tho richest cc unLries Of the world
that stand ready to take our entire surplus
Oh products and to exchange therefor com
modlties vince arc necesSarits and comforts
Oh lie among our own people.
AGAINST TRUSTS
Sec. b. We recognize in the trusts and
combinations which are designed 10 enable
capital TO secure more than It's just share OF
The loint product Of capital and labor and
natural consequence of the prohbitve taxes
which prevent the tree competition, which
is The lite of honest trade but we believe
their worst evils can be abated by law, and
we demand the rigid enforcement of the laws
mNdo 10 control md nrnNent thom. togother