Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-12
National Democratic Platform
,aoDtca by lhs National Democratic
60 ycnli0n at Chicago, June
2lSt. 1892,

c.c,ion / The represent tiyos OF the
Da,,o,.r,.tie party OF the United states, in
Na,,o,al Convention u sembled, do leathrm
Ii aIleg.unca to the principles of the par.
.nV forr,.lll.e BIZ Jetfe-sOn ard "aemyii.
"a by a long an jlustrous line Of his sue
scr, il Democratic leadership ircm Mad
;yon 40 Cleveland. We believe that the pub
i;o uo,G,fo da-nanA: that those prinHYles hn
,I;aJ TO the conduct OF the Federal Gov,
orrnmont through the accession to power Of
,ba marty that advocates then; and we SCI.
NV declare that the need of return TO
IT, fundamental principles Of free pop
To- goverpment based on Eome rule ard
;ndiridual liberty was never more Lhsn now,
-bo, the tendency to 2cn.ralzc all power
VIZ V. Nc Federal Capital has becom menace
9s tbo reserved rights u1Ihe States that strike
y, ,be worry roots of oar Government undcr
40 Tonstitution as framed by the Republic.
- 20 THE FORCE BILL.
soc. 3, We warn he people of cur ccm-
-, IN country. Jealous for the preservation Of
ther free institutions, that the policy Of Fed
orsi control OF elections, to which the Re-
InTb,ican party bas committed itself, is
f.ongbt with the gravcst dangers, scarcely
- nomentous tina. would result from
EVOLUTION, practically establishing monsr-
INV en- the ruins Of the Republic
# strikes ut the North as well Gs tie South
orJ iniures thu col0red citizens even more
han the whites. 1t means horde OF dep
ntv marshals ut every polling place, armed
with Federal power, returning boards APP
nointed and controlled by Federal author
itv. the outrage OF the electoral rights OF the
people in the several States, the sublugatlon
af the colored people to 50e control OF the
nary in power and tie rowing OF race al
taponIsm, now happily abated, OF the utmost
peril to the safety and happiness OF all;
measure deliberately and justly described by
leading Republican Senator "as the most
Infamous bill that ever erossec the thresh
old of the Senate" 5uci pohcy, II sane
toned by law, would mean Ine dominance
Of a sell perpetgating oilgarchy OF ONCE
holders, and the party hrst entrusted WIFE
its machinery couIa Ge disioo8talrotil pow
er only by an appeal 10 tue reserved FlSnl
ol 'Le P0i IT. al seI,.goytrnjn, communltie,,
NM ,,oars aero this revolutionary mower
w. on, 1,,LotirsIlv cordemed hy the people
"aS ga I'll. hmt,r conten,pt of that verdict
. AZ W Po6rhli,an marty has d-Aqntly declared
~ its istast a,,th6-i,atiye ute ance that its
80 IN tho coming election will mean
~ o,sn.noant of the force bin and tbeusur-
I lnIo'of Ies ,otir ,onlrui over elections in
p lT ,bo Ststes
az p .liG tbst 40 ,r.a. o,lon of renub
Fo,n governnont in the United States is
I, ant mon rIa i ,f,,,t Of this pohcv Of
i"'ioi;1oI Gorre nn faud W., invite the
.Snort IF II clt 2oYs VIM desire to SOC the
TdpnpsTi,nfior ns;nt,lnad IN its integrity with
~ I',gs nI,rs,,ant tberrtn which have given
~IIr oon,tr,, hundred wears of uDexgmpled
Orosnority.and ", plcdge the Democratic
p,rtI If 4 he inpu ted with power, not
P ni,5 70 Tho dof,o, nj the force bin. but also
~, Joso,tInse onnosition IN Tho Enpub,ican
,oIicy of nroaig,te rxugu,ilturg, which in
fhasSort s,,anaoftgov A.. has son ,ndered
sn o MORN snrn ms and empued an over.
d"vnc, tro Is,,..v ,,trer pjling new budans OF
toy,ti69n mon Inc alrol,y oyertaxgd labor
oftbo conptrv
T.prFF TAXATION.
Sec. 3, We den0uuce RpnbIlcan pro-
lection rs fraud. The rob Aery OF the great
majority OF the American people Tor the
benefit of The low We declare II 10 be
fundamental principle OF the Democfauc par
ty that the Federal G9Vornmaht mas 10 con
dutiaa oycant for The purposes of revenue
only, and We demand That the colIectloh ol
STTL "a ~ Y ~ " Gn,ostIy and aeon.
omcally administ' rcd.
oI h u',pUiSG VIZ onrSo,s 10 th cnI
"CH, DI " Ivy % ,l.s, wa in.
.illio'' ~ $500 ~ ~ Of
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sao present. g1"S 90 ~, " liio"l vs. foo rr
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