The state capital., 1892-06-25
,,;,E Il vn,,rsian VaeNam YorL


must be at every step regardful of the labo
ana capital thus involved The process of re
| form must be subjected in the execution to tbi
| PLAIN dictate of justice.
We denounce the Mckinley tariff law enacted
by the Fifty first congress-
| We denounce republican protection as a fraud
| robbery or the great majority of the Ameri
| can people for the benefit of the few We de
/ clare 1t to be a fundamental principle of thu
aelnocratlc party that the federal government
mas constitutional power to inforce and collect
tarlf duties except for the purpose of revenue
| only, cpd demand that the collection of such
taxes shall be limited to the necessities of the
government honestly and economically admin
stered
RECIPROCITY.
Sec. 4. Trade exchange on the basis of re-
ciprOcal advantages to The countries nartici-
pating is a time hOnored doctrine of the demo
cratic faith, but we denounce the sham reci-
proc1ty which juggles with the peoples desire
Tor enlarged foreign markets and freer ex-
change by pretending to establish closer trade
relations with a country whose articles of ex-
port are almost exclusively agricultural prod :
ucts with other countries that are also apri =
cultural! while erecting a custom house barrier
of prohibtive tariff taxes against the richest
countries of the world that stand ready to take
barefor ef1re SURPLUS CT products and to exchange
ana comforts of life among our own people,
TRUSTS.
Sec. D. We recognize in the trusts and COM
nlnatlons which are designed to enable capital
10 secure more than its just share of the Joint
product OF capital and labor and natural conse-
quence OF The prohibitive taxes which prevent
the free competition " hich is the life of Lo,not
trade butwe believe their worst evils can be
abated ny NV, and we demand the rigid en-
torcement 0 the laws made to prevent
ana controi u thsm, together with such further
Ieglslatloh Ill Ietraint of their abuses as ex-
perlence may shoNto be necessary.
PUbXe LANDS
SEc. O. ne repnohetH party, while profess
ing Pohcy OF reserEans t ant the public land for
away the peoples heritage NJ nov a3 fa9v
roads and nonresident aliens individual and
corporate, possess larger erea Ia,, +hot ,iu w
our farms between the two ses Tbe ~ last "it
democratic administration reverse the iroI ;r,l
provident and unwise policy Of the Ns,,b; a
party touching the public domain, "a @
claimed from corporations and syndicatT ,,ie,, ie
and domestic, and restored TO the people L1iJJl
100000, 000 acres Of valuable lands to be sacraIN
held as homesteads for our citizens, and W.
pledge ourselves to continue this policy untl
every acre of land so unlawfully held shall be
reclaimed and restored to the people.
| SILVER COINAGE.
| Sec We denouncc the republican legisa
| ton known as the Sherman act of 1890 COW
! ardly makeshft fraught with possibilities o.
| danger in the future which should make all Of
its supporters as well as its author, anxious fol
| its speedy repeal We hold to the use of botl
| gold and silver as the standard money of tht
| country as to the coinage of both gold and sill
| yer without discriminating against either meta
| or charge for mintage but the dollar unit o
| coinage of both metals must be of equal intrin
| sic and exchangeable value or be adjusted
| through 1nternatlonal agreement Or ~
such safeguards of legislation, as shal
| insure the maintenance Of the parity
| of the two metals, and the equa
power Of every 30 dollar at an of debfs hes AM
| we demand that all paper currency snail D.
| kept at Iar with and redeemable in such coin
We insist upon this policy as as especially nee neees
| boring classes, the first and most defenseles
| victims of unstable money and fiuctuatin
| currency.
SEC 8 We recommend that the prohibtor,
| 10 Der cent. tax on state bank issues be re
pealed
CIVIL SERVICE
SEC @ Public Office is public trust. w
reafirm the declaration of the democratic con
vention of 1876 for the reform of the civil serv
ice. and we call for the honest enforc ement 1
all laws regulating the same. Inc nolnnauo
of president as in the recent republican con
yention bv delegations composed largely or ar
noiutees holding office at his pleasure IS scan
dalous satire upon free popular institution
! and n startling illustration of the methods b
which president may grattfy ms ambltioi
| We denounce policy under winch ie1ef;
office holders usurp coatroi 0I party {h eohrel ,5
cratic party to the reform OF these ana all othe
abuses which threaten individual liberty an
| self government.
| FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Sec 10 The democratic party is the only PAL
ty that has ever given the country a forelg
! nolicv consistent and vigorous compelling r.
Spect abroad ana inspiring CoHuleuc5 at nOlh
While avoiding entangiing alliances, it b;
aimed to cultivate friendly relations with otht
nations. and especially with our neighbors O
| the American continent, whose destiny IS cIost
| Iv linked with our own, and we view wit
alarm the tendency to policy OF irritation an
buster which is liable to confront us with II
| alternative of humiliation or war at any time
We favor the maintenance of navy stror
enough for all purposes of national defen:
and to properly maintain the honor and dlgnl'
Of the country abroad,