The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-26
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The Platform.
The platform endorses The national
platform, praises the adninistration Of
Cleveland, and says; We heartily in
dorse the tariff plank Of the National
Dsmocratic platform. Tariff taxation;
for public purposes only. We demand
for the true development of our great
industries that raw materials shall be
admitted free of dutv, and we particul-
arly emphasize the necessity OF free wool
coal, iron, lumber, all drugs, dyes and
chemicals used in our manufacturing en-
terprises. The necessity OF raising large
revenue through the tariff must, of
course, continue, and the conservative
legislative course OF the DemocroJic party
In Congress, its full recognition of exist
ing business conditions aud constant re-
gard for the welfare OF the:wage Garner, Is
q sufficient answer to the attempts of the
Republican party to arouse baseiess fears
as to the practical consequences
OF q return to sound principles OF taxa
tion. While IL may suit the temporary
exigencies Of Republican party policy to
keep the force bill In the background, we
believe, with Senator Hoar, that support
Republicanism, and that Republican sue
cess will bring with IL a renewed attempt
to enact measure which menaces the
political liberty Of all our people.
We assert that the Republican party
has not administered the civil seryice
law in accordance either with its letter or
with its spirit.
The Republican party has conceived,
fostered, and still protects trusts and
combinations of capital which have un-
justly wrung from the pockets of the peo-
pie millions of dollars and allowed the ia
vored few to accumulate princely for
tunes.
We repeat with renewed emphasis our
declaration OF last year in favor of the
repeal of the dangerous republican silver
act Of 1890. And we again denounce this
measure as q menace TO the maintenance
OF a sound aud stable currency threaten
ing to derange values, impair the obliga-
tion OF con tracts. and bring the country
to purely silver basis.
We congratulate our Democratic repre-
sentatives in Congress upon their valu-
able services in support of the cause of
sound money. We believe that as the
circulating note features Of the national
banking system are becoming obsolete, in
consequence OF the contraction of the
basis, some expedient should be found
for their issuance aud withdrawal. as
the needs OF trade may demand of
credit notes under such force of
federal supervision as may be thought
desirable. Hence we advocate the
removal Of the national Tax upon
such circulating notes Of state banks as
are 80 secured that their prompt redenp-
tion ia lawful money Will always b. Ger
Tain.
Believing in government of the peo-
pie, and in the local control Of local af-
fairs. we insist that each municipality
shall have the free control OF its own
concerns. without the interference Of
state officials.
The abolition OF the governors council
is urged. Credit is taken for state laws
affecting labor interests, aud voters
are called upon to elect Democrat to
the Senate. Finally it commends the et-
forts Of Gov. Russell to inaugurate full
reforms In state administration and lexis-
lation.