The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-23
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SEC. 4 Trade interchange on tue DaStS
of rtciDro, al advantage to the countries
participating Is a time honored doctrine
OF the Democratic faith, but we denounce
the sham reel proci'y which Jugg1es with
The peoples desire for ENLARGED foreign
markets and freer exchanges by pretend
ing to establish trade relations for a
country whose articles of export are a.
most exclusively agricultural, while
erecting II Custom House barrier of pro-
hib'five ia if taxes against the richest
countries of the world that stand rendv
to AXE our entire surplus OF products and
to exchange therefor commodities which
IRE necessary and arc comforts OF iifc
among our own people. 20
TRUSTS DENOUNCED.
SEC. 5. We recognize in trusts and mon
opolies, which are designed by capital to
secure more than their just share of the
joint product of capital AID labor, n ma
uial cons equence of prohibiiive taxes,
which prevent the free competition which
is the lie of honest trade; but we believe
Iheir worst evils can be abatt by law,
AMI we demand the rigid enforcement OF
laws made To prevent and control them.
together with sucn further legi 'atton in
restraint of their abuses as eXpsr eace
may show to be necessary.
SEC. 6. The Republican party, while
processing a policy IF reserving the pub
SETTLERS, has given away the peoples
heritage until now a few railroads ami
Nonresident aliens, individual and cor
porat', possess d larIer area THAI that Oh
all other farms b=twe1n the Two seas.
The last Democratic administration re-
versed the improvideOt and unwise
1o.icy OF thu Republican party touching
the public domain, and reclaimed from
corporations ant syndicatss. alien aud
domestic, and restored to the people
nearly one hundred million acres OF ya!u.
ale land to be sacredly held as home
It ads tor our citizens; and we pledge
ourselves to continue this policy uni;
every acre of land so unlawfully held
shall be reclaimed and restored to the
people.
sHERMAN's SILVER CRIME.
SEC. Z. We denouhce the Republican
1ppis alton known AS tue Sherman act OF
1880 rs IL cewardly makeshift, If
with possibilities OF dat ger in the future.
which should make ali + its. supporters.
as we'll rs its author. anxious Tor Us
speedy repeal. We uold To the uss OF
buth gold and silver rs the stan lard
money of the country, and to the coinage
of both god ard silver without discrimi-
Il ton against : it'll er meta! or : haree Tor
min.age; out the do,lt u unit of C ,inage OF
both metal must Re # equal Intrinsic and
exchangeab'e e. value, + be adjusted by
Information al agrt emeut, or by suth S '1e-
guards of legislation as shall ) the
maintennnce tf the parity OF the two
metals and the neQuai pow + of any dlllar
at all time. in The market, and in the pny-
meut of debts; and we demand thaS ii
paper currency shall be kept at par witt
and rede .msbfcfn'such CON. We insis
upon this policy as esp ella ~ NECESSARY
luboring ~classee, athe first and most de-
zero less vieefnis If unstable money aud
a fiuctuating currency.
SEC. 8. We recommend that the pro-
hibltlve 10 per eelt. tux on State bank Is
sues be repealed.
~ mr. ~ n ETTIE A DTTDT 7 n PHI
SEC 8 Fnbltc Office a pnblic trust.
We reatirm the decl ration Of the Demo
cratic NationAf Convention of 1876 for the
lie orm of tae piyI service, aud we call
for the honest enforcement of all laws
regarding the same. The nomination of
~ President, as iu The last Republican
Conefntion. hy5tod .iepates consisting
l5rae..y of his apnoiutees. holding office nj
hiS I1.asaer, is q scaffdslous satire upoa
free popular institutions aud u startling
illustration of ths methods by which a
President inays crafty his amoition. we
deuoupcs aApuffcy .nBder which Federal
oticeho!ders uAlrp control of party COZ
veniions IN TtieAStates, and we pledge the
Democratic ptirry to the reform s.of these
and all other ABUSES which threaten fn-
aividual liberty a. aud IL lo ssEtsog se~tf-1ovefn-
SEC. 10. The Democrat paarrtsyds the only
par y that has given the couutry a foreign
policy cousfisstthft and vigorous, compel
ling respect abroad and Inspiring CONN
dence at home. Will, avoiding entan-
o,Ipv alliances, 1t SIins aimed to cultivate
friendly lelationsywi hother nationS, ana
e. peeiaJly with our D%eighbors on the
American cen i9ent, whose destiny, Is
closely linked w4th Dur own, and we view
with alarpl hhf' tendency % a p POLICY o. o.
any time to toufrolit us with the alterna-
tiv of hNmtliutlotoo OF war. We favor ths
muintenauGe4of a navy strong enough fol
ali ~purbOaesaof I,tlonal defence and "a
properlfSSh d Htatfths honor aud dignity
Of the ounifr asb',ad.
SYMPATHY WITH THE OPPRESSED.
SEC. lIl1neI ii .a9Rntry has Always been
the ie Elne otidheJ o. pressed flOm every
laud-exiies. IT 4ry%couscience's hake-and
in this spirit atntha founders of our Gov
anne we condemn the oppression
upon LSyLptheIaniand Jewish subJe is,
and waGan upoiinbur, National Govern
msnt. in the tltefiSs OF JUS ice and hu'
mainly, by all jhat and proper means. to
use its prompt AID! best efforos to bring
about a. cessationpf these cruel persecu-
tons in the dominEons of the Gar, and t
secure 70 the OPT ressed equal rights.
we offender cur hrotound aud earnest
sympathy to those lovers OF freedom VINO
are struggling tor home rue ard IN
great cstuse OF selfw government IN lie
land.
SEC. 10. We heartily approve ell legiti-
mate efforts to prevent the United States
to be used as tae dumping ground of the
criminals and professional pauPers o.
Europe, ana we demand the rigid cit
10 cement OF the laws ag INST Chinese i'm
N grafton and tie importation II foreis'
wofkmen under contract to DECADE Gu
labor aud les zen its wages, but we cot
cemn aud denounce all at. empts to re-
strict the Immigration of The industrlou
and worthy of foreign lands.
SEC. IS. This Convention hereby renew'
the expression of appreciation or the pm
triotism of the soldiers and sailors of til,
Union in the war for its preservation, and
we favor just Inc liberal pensions for al
disabled Union soldiers. their widows a 't
detendrnts: but we demand that the WORE
OF he Pension Office shnll be done indus
. triously, in partially. and honesty. W.
deuouncc the preseat administration o
that office as incompetent, corrupt, q S
graceful. and dishonest.
DEVELOP THE COUNTRY.
SEC IA The Federal Government shoulf
care f,rand improve the Misses PIP Rive
and ether great waterways, of the rapu1-
lie, so rs to secure for the interior States
easy and "hPsp ~" TSortatiou 10 tidewd