Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-10-05
National Democratic Platform
Auop'ed by the National Democratic
Convention at Chicago, June
q 2lst, 1892.

Section l, The representatives of the
Democratic party of the United States, in
National Convention assembled, do reaffirm
their allegiance to the principles of the par.
ty as formulate by Jefferson and ezempli-
lied by a long and illustrious 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 return to
these fundamental principles of free pop
ulsr government based on ZONE rule and
individual liberty was never more than now,
when the tendency to cen.ralize all power
at the Federal Capital has become a 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 10 THE FORCE BILL.
Sec 2. We warn the people of our COM
mon country, jealous for the preservation OF
their free institutions, that the policy OF Fed
eral 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 a
revolution, practically establishing monar-
chy On the ruins 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 ut every polling place, armed
with Federal power, returning boards APP
pointed and controlled by Federal author-
itY, the outrage OF the electoral rights OF the
people in TIE several States, the suhjUgation
OF the colored people to toe control OF the
porsy in power and tie reyiving OF race an
ta9onlsm, now happily abated, Of the utmost
peril to the safety and happiness OF all; 3
measure deliberately and justly described by
a leading Republican Senator las the most
infamous bill that ever crossed the thresh
old of the Senate" such policy, if sane
.ioned by law, would mean the dominance
Of sell perpetuating o)igarchy of office
holders, and the party first entrusted with
its machinery could be dlslodged from pow
or only by an appeal to the reserved righ
OF the people TO resist oppression which is
inherent in all selt-governing communities
Two years ago this revolutionary power
was emphatically CONDEMNED by the people
at the polls; butln contempt Of that verde
the Republican party has defantly declared
in its latest authoritative utterance that it,
succe sln the coming election will mean
the enac ment Of the force bill and the usur-
patton OF despotic control over elections in
all the States.
Believing that the preser alton OF repuh.
tican government in the United States l.
dependent upon the defeat Of this policy Q
.egslized force and fraud, VIZ invite III,
support of Il citizens who desire to see ia
Constitution maintained In its integrity wit
Inc laws pursuant thereto which have given
our country hundred years of unexampleo
prosperity; and we pledge the Democratic
oarty, if il be int listed with power, not
only to the defeat OF the force blu, but also
20 resembles opposition to the Republical
policy of prodigate expenditure, which il
The short space OF two years has squendereo
an enormous surp Us ana emptled an over,
lowing treasury after piling new burdens o
taxation upon the already oyertaxed labor
of the country