Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1892-10-13
National Democratic Platform
G"p'ed ny the National Democratic
90 'tntlOn at Chicago, June
21st, 1899.

eCtion The representatives of the
Democratic party of The United States. In
National Convention sembled, do reafirm
Their sliegance to the principles of the par.
ty rs formulate by Jefferson and ezempli.
led BY a long ana illustrious line of his sue
cessors n Demociaic leadership from Mad.
ison 10 Cleveland. " g believe that the pub
nc welfare demands that these piinclI les be
applied 10 Ec conGuct o1 the Federal Gov.
erament hi ough the accession to power OF
the patly thut advocates then: and we 81 |.
emily declare that the need of return to
these fundamental principles of free Dor
ular government based on Eume rule apc
individual liberty was never Nero than now
Wiz the tendency to 2entrallze all power
II TIC Federal Capital has become menace
% the reserved rlgnts oi the States that strike
Al The very roots of our Government under
the Constitution as framed by the Republic,
AZ 70 THE FORCE BILL.
Sec. ,. We warn he people of our com.
mln country, jealous for the preservation OF
thar free institute nS, that the policy OF Fed.
eral control OF elections, to which the Re-
oublican party bas committed itself, Il
fraught with the gravest dangers, scarcely
less momentous tnat would result from a
revolution, practically establishing monar
chy cn the ruins of the Republic.
1t strikes at the North us well as the Soutl
and injuries the colored citizens even more
han The whites. 1t means horde of dep
Ity uarsbals at every polling place, armeC
Thh Federal power, returning boards ap
'olnted and controlled by Federal author
ity, the outrage OF the electoral rights OF tn,
people IN the several States, the subjUgatioI
Jf the colored people to the control OF tn
)ar.y in power and tie reviying OF race an
Mgomsm, now happily abated, OF the utmos,
JNril to tie sato'y and happiness OF all; /,
measure deliberately and Justly described by
leading Republican Senator ''as the most
infamous bill that ever crossed the thresh
I'd of thc Senate" such policy, if sane
ioned by law, would mean the dominance
If a seh perpetuuLing oligarchy of office.
iolders, and the patty first (ntrusted witt
is machinery could be dIslodged from pow
r only by an appeal to tho reserved rlgh
,t the people to resist oppression which is
nh, rent in all Safeguarding communlties
Two years ago this revolutionary power
vas emphatieally condemed by the peoph
It the polls; butm contempt Of that verdic
ne Republican party has defantly declarec
its latest authoritative utterance that it
,ucce IN the coming election will mem
the enac nent of the force bill and theusur-
'stiou Of des ootic control over elections il
all the States.
believing that the preser alton Of repub
can government in the United States
ependent upon the defeat Of this policy
galized force and fraud, We invite IT,
1pport Of Il citizens who desire to see tb
Constitution maintained In its integrity wit
he laws pursuant thereto which have given
'ur country hundred years of unexamplec
rosperitv;an We pledge the Democrat,
,arty, if it be int usted with power, no
,nly to the defeat OF the force bill, but ais,
% resembles opposition TO the R"publcaI
lolicy of pIofigate expenditure, which i
ne short space OF two years has squandere
IN enormous surp us and empte an over
lowing treasury after piling new uldens .
axation upon tie already overtaxed labor
IT the country