Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-22
National Democratic Platform
,dopted Dy the National Democratic
Convention ut Chicago, June
21st, 1892.

tbeir allegiance 10 the principles Oh Inc par
~ as formulate by Jefferson and ezempli-
Ssd by a long and illustrious line of his sue
nessors In Democratic leadership from Mad
ison to Cleveland. We believe that the pub
liz welfare demands THAT these principles be
annlied TO the conduct OF the Federal Gov
Eminent through the accession to power of
the party that advocates them; and we sol
nr,rIv declare that the need of return TO
these fundamental principles of free pop
lar Government based on Eome rule and
Individual liberty was never more than now,
hon the tendency to cen.ralize all power
at the Federal Capital has becom m"nac"
to tbe reserved rights ofthe States that strike
" The very roots of our Government under
tbe Constitution as framed by the Republic
As 10 THE FORCE BILL.
Sec. 3, We warn the people of our COM
m country, Jealous for the preservation Of
their free institutions, that the policy OF Fed
oroI control OF elections, TO which tho Re
nnb,ican party bias committed itself, is
frsngbt with tho gravest dangers, scarcely
lass momentous that would result from II
nayoIntion, practically establishing monar-
INV en- the rains of thu r,rpublic.
II strikes ut the North aS we'll as tie South
and niu-es tn colDred citizens even more
,bsn the whites 1t means horde OF dep
utv marshals ut every polling place, armed
with Federal power, returning boards ep-
nmnted and controlled by Federal author
Inv the outrage OF the electoral rights oil the
Doonle in the several State 5, tho suhjugation
ri the colored people to the control Of tn
n.r.v in power and tt e revivng Of race an
tooon,sm, now happily abated. OF the utmost
nopiI tn the safety and happiness OF all; u
measure deliberately and Justly described by
a leading Republican Senator 'as the most
infamous bill that ever crossed the thre-h
old of the Senate" such policy. if saEc-
toned by law, would mean the dominance
Of q selt.perpetuating oligarchy OF Office
holders, and the party FIRST entrusted wtE
ito machinery could be dlslodged from pow
ar only by an appeal to the reserved r'ght
of the people to resist oppression which is
Inherent in all sel-governing communllirs,
Two years ago this revolutionary power
was emphatically c12dened Ivy the people
at the polls; but III contempt OF that verdict
the Republican party has d'ttiantly de"iarcd
in its latest autnoriLatlv9 utt4 anca that its
saccp n tbs coming election will mean
the enac menL oi To- CT bl.i ,did the usur-
nolivu o" les otil ouLr.d O.Cl elections IN
alI the StsI9,.
B,Iicvina tha;lae Gree" a'lln OF repu5-
U.,p povsrn:uaat IA the Ui,!Lri Staes is
dou,adert upon no diat u THIS policy OF
inalz,l forye an f. .ud, ", INVITE the
sl1r1rt If I CT z'as Wno GcSlrn TO seo the
C9nertu.iar urnntunr'! inltS lnl gritty with
the ..s y 'rSlapt ihrf,tu which hays gwen
on" rouu r, II 'uud"od years Of i!urXanpicG
Or sp,rit,; ~,d " !edge the Democratic
r.-,t. il H. D" n, u t"a vi d power, rot
o!y to the defeat tGc trrc" bl(L bur also
" resembles nppjs,l0n TO me EePuOIlcati
H,i... ui pIcG'-.t ,xp1nlituro, which III
TIE short space .. two ari has SOU 'ndered
~ enormous surp MS aid enpueI an over
dJyso: trn 81 arler piiUg ne" Burdens o;
taxation upon the a.r44ty ogertaxed later
Of the country
TARIFF TAX lTGoH.
Sec. 3. We denounce r publican pro-
lection as a fraud. The robbery OF the great
majority OF the American people for the
benefit of the few. We declare it to be a
fundamental principle OF the Democratic par
ty that the Federal Government has > co.,
stitutonal power to impose and collect tar.H
duties, except for the purposes OF revenue
only, and we demand that tho collection 81
such taxes shall be limited to tho necessities
of the Government wien honestly and econ
omlcally administ red.
We denounce the Mckinley tariff Law IN
acted by the Fitty-Grst Congress as tn cul
mnating atrocity of class legislation; We in
dorse the efforts made by the Democrats Of
the present Congress to modify It's most cp-
presslve features in the direction ot free raw
materials and cheaper III nutactur9d goods
that enter into general comun ption, and we
promise Its repeal as one OF the benehcent
results that will follow tho action OF the
people in'ntruSt'ng powrrto the Democrat
iG purity. Since the Mcknl y tsL'tf went
ilto operat on there nave been ten ,eiuc-
tons Vi the wa .es Of lahormg men 10 one
Increase " deny thai there has been any
,ncreEH of property to tie country since
that tariff went into operation; we point to
the dullness and IT trrs which wa7e redac-
tons and strikes il Llr. ion trade MS the
best possible evidence that no such pros
porly has r. suited ON the VI Ki6lcy act.
" call the attention Of thoughtful Amer
leans TO the Tact that after thirty years OF
restrictive taxes against The importation oil
irelJn wealth in exchange for our agroul-
turol surplus the homes and farms OF the
country have becoue burd, red With real
estate mortgage debt OF over 81 SOC, 0O0OO0
exclusive OF all other forms tf indebted
ness; that in one Of the chief agricultural
States of the West there appears real es-
tate mortgage debt averaging Sl35 per cap
TIA OF the total population; aud that similar
conditions and tendouces a"e shown to list
in the other agricultural exporting States.
We denounce policy when foster: no in
iu3try SO much as 1t does that Of the sheriff.
AIIrorn prr,ppocrry.
500 T,na,,o.o,aa,,,oo mn, hos;s Of
,o NY, T. liauo e4cuanE' o" 'no o''''' W
ioo'p,gOo' euFenVASeo w "" 1900 -
Democrats bdtb bnt wo denouue,cue sham