Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-07-20
National Democratic Platform
Adopted ny the National Democratic
Convention at Chicago, June
2lst, 1892.

Section 1. The representatives of the
Demoeratie party of the United States, IN
National Convention assembled, do reafiirm
their allegiance to the principles of the par
ty as formulate by Jefferson aud ezempli-
fed by long and ilustriOus line of his sue
cessors in Democratic leadership from Mad
ison to Cleveland. We believe that the pub
lie welfare demands that these principles be
applied TO the conduct OF the Federal Gov
eminent through the accession to power OF
the party that advocates them; and we sol
EMMY declare that the need Of a return TO
these fundamental principles Of free pop
ular government based on home rule and
individual liberty was never more than now,
when the tendency to cen.ralize all power
mt tho Federal Capital has becoms menace
to the reserved rights ofthe States that strike
at the very roots of our Government under
the Constitution as framed by the Republic.
AS 20 THE FORCE BILL.
Sec, 2, We warn the people of our com
mon country, jealous for representation OF
their free institutions, that the policy OF Fed
ersl control OF elections, to which the Re-
publican party has committed Itself, Is
fraught with the gravest dangers, scarcely
less momentous that would result from
revolution, practically establishing monar-
civ en- the rains Of the Republic.
1t strikes at the North as well as the South
and Injuries the colored citizens even more
than the whites. 1t means horde OF dep
uty marshals Mt every polling place, armed
with Federal power, returning boards APP
pointed and controlled by Federal author
IL ~ . r,rI,g Mo 70 yNtf
people in tn several States, the subjugation
OF the coIored people to the control OF the
parry in power and the reviving of race an
tagonlsm, now happily abated, ofthe 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 crossed the thresh
old of the Senate" Such nolicy, if -saEE4ea-
toned BY law, would mean the dominance
of a seli,porpetuating oligarchy Of office
holders, and the party first entrusted with
its machinery could be dlslodged from pow
er only by an appeal to the reserved right
OF the people to resist oppression which is
inherent in all sell governing communities.
Two years ag0 ths revolutionary power
was emphatically CONDEMNED by the people
at the polls; but IN contempt of that verdict
Cuo I'9P"p'N"'i pay 1NS 'J ~
IN us laUs'' a''l''l''i'o wv. ''pVo la IT.
succe IN tHe coming eleesloh WIZ uleuu
the enaclnehI OF Inc ioIc5 DHl ana tIe usur-
pstloh Oh oeSPoIlc eoiIrol over e'ec''ohS III
all the otaVeS.
DoueFNs tna' vac pIescf aCtJu u lep"o-
lictn government IN TIE United 0ia'es IS
dependent upon Tue uei9at Oh Ins Poncy OF
legsnzed lorGe ana Iauu, We invite we
support OF Ii ct|ens VINO de5lro 10 see inc
Constitution maintained IN us integrity WIN
tne laws pursuant IhereIo Whleu nave gwen
our country bundrel years Oh uileAau Plcu
prosperity; and W. pIeqge lle Delhoc1a1ic
party, II II De mt u'ted win power, noI
only TO the Gel9at OF the force blIi, hu5 aIso
10 IescAsiess opposilloh 10 lh9 hepuoilcau
policy OF proii'gate expenditure, WAlch N
the short space OF two years has squaHdered
an enormous surp us ana empueq an over
lowing treasury AFTER plllng new pui aoh5 OF
taxation upon lne a'feioy oFerIaZea laOor
Oh the country
TARIFF TAAATIoT'
Soo Q W. do,o,roo p.,,ub1ico, MO-
toction es q fron1 Tba robbarv Of The gre0t
rnoioritv oi tbo A nnr,can r.1nI, for flo
bene3t Of The few, We declpre il TO be a
Fundamental principle Of the Democratic par
ty that the Federal Government has no CON
siitutionsl power TO impose and collect tariff
duties, except ter the purposes Of revenue
only. and we demand that the collection Of
such taxes snail be im.tqd TO the necessities
of the Government when honestly and econ
omcally administered.
We den1unce the Mckinley tariff law On.
acted by the Filty-frst Congress us the cul
mnating atrocity of class legislation; Wa in.
a. 4 l. ~. 4
the present Congress 10 modify its most cp-
pressvefeatures in the direction OF free raw
materials and cheaper manufactured goods
that enter INTO general consumption, 'nd we
pa U,i,i'I ib"t viII toio t6o aoion Of tbo
81, " ,,,+r,,s,; ,,,,,'to ~ Do,oo,rat
E0 rart,, Gin"o thS9 NcKinJ,,. tst ;fP wont
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to SO x tbe o NJ IobornC man 20 ono
1919 w. " 1on,, ta ,bayo bas hoo, or,,
inoroaso ~ nro,,orty 70 no co,,,,try sinn9
80 iS " ~
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pVii'y '.I 0,it tItfi
we can tuo a'venI L " u,
iosns " .,i1 i.,o' 'n' ~, 'l,J yGaiS
Fes'!lo'iye snAoi "soi'ts' 'iio III '''s'oi -
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country have become hurdtned with real
estate mortgage debt OF over S2,oOO,OoV,Vyo
exclusive OF AZ .Qther forms Of lnoeDIeo-
ness that N one OF the chlct agricultural
States OF the West there appears a real eS-
tate mortgage debt averaging $50 per cap
lts OF the total population; ana That similar
conditions and Tenderness are shown TO EXIST
IN The other agricultural exporting states
we denounce policy whca loster; no m