Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-09
National Democratic Platform
td0p.ea ny The National Democratic
Convention Mt hirago, June
2iSt, 1892.


their allegipacf to the principles of the par.
g., as formulate BY Jefferson and ezenIpli-
ged by a long and illustriUus line of his sue
oos,ors in Democratic lea!rrship from Mad
con to CeyrIaad Ne hciieyu that the pub
Tc we,fare demand. That those prinlIl9S h.,
annlied TO the conduct oi the Federal Coy
ornmeut through the ace 'ssion to power nf
tho partg that adYJca.e, then; and wa SCI
omnly declare that the need of a return TO
these fu7damenta' principles of free pom
uIsr government based On home rule ard
individual liberty was never mOrr than now,
whom the tendency to cenTalizn all power
az tbe Federal Capital has becom, p nrnac,
90 the reserved right. Of the States lfat $ ike
of The yn.v roofs ~ or Government under
the Constitution as framed By the Republic
AZ 70 THE F9RCr B-,l.
Sec .. We warn he people of our com
~ m country, Jealous for the preservation OF
thoir free iust TUT rs, that the policy OF Fed
or,l control OF elections, to which the Re
"nb,ican pqrv has committed itself, is
f-sucbt with tue gravcgt dangers, scarcely
LES mou,anlyu, Liat would result FROM a
r,yoJulion, praclioslly establishing monar-
nbv en- tan rains oi the kcpubiic.
IL str,k,, ~ tie North as well Us the South
and in,u rs tn culoIcd citizens even more
tn,n the whites. 1t means horde of dep
ntv marshs> ut every polling place, armed
win Feiersl power, returning boards APP
nn,n,cd and controlled by Federal author
itv. the outrage OF the electoral rights OF the
noonle in I he seyeral States, the subiUgatiOn
nj the colored people TO the control OF the
nary in power and tie reviving of race an
E,oonsm, nov happily abated, Of the utmost
nHPil to the safo'y and happiness OF all;
measure deliberate and justly described by
a leading Republican Senator "as the most
infamous bill that ever crossed the thresh
did of the Senate" such policy, if sane
tiopcd by law, would mean the dominance
Of n sell perpetUating oligarchy of office
holders, and the party first entrusted with
il. machinery could be dIslodged from pow
or only by an appeal to the reserved right
OF the people to resist oppression which is
inherent III al Safeguarding communities.
Two years ago this revolutionary power
wa. omphatcally coEdemed by the people
at the POLL; but IN contempt OF that verdict
the Republican party has defauty declared
in its latest authoritative utteranee that its
succe IN the coming election will mean
the enac OF tee force bill and the usur-
nation Of despotic control over elections in
all the States.
believing that toe preGer alton of repub-
Iic,n government in the United States is
dependent upon the I9feat of this policy OF
Is5aliz4d force ami fraud, VIZ invite the
support Of II citzsna who desire to soc the
Constitution maintained IN its integrity with
the lqws pursuant thereto which have given
oul country y hundred years OF uncXampled
prosperity; and "" pledge she Democratic
nastv. it il ne int usted with power, not
onlg 10 the defeat OF the force bill, hut also
to icsentless opposition TO the Republican
poljey Of prcaigate expenditure, which in
The short space OF two y ars has squHndcred
An enormous surp us aud empued an over
flowing trelsury after piling new Burdens OF
taxation upon the already oYerta&ed labor
OF the country
TARIFF TAXATION.
Sec. 5. We denounce Republican pro-
faction ~ n fraud. The robbery of the great
tasiorAy OF the American people for the
bgnett Of tho few We declare it to be q
fundamental principle OF the Democratic par
tv thut the FEDERAL Government has no con-
stitutiOnal power TO impose and collect tariff
duties, except tor the purposes OF revenue
only, md We demand that the collection Of
sgch taxes shall be limited to the necessities
OF the Government " on honestly and econ
Omlcally ndmirlst red.
We denounce tie Mckinley tariff law en-
acted by The Fiity-frst Congress IS tho cul
mnaling uirccily Of class legislation; we in
Dose the efforts made by the Democrats OF
TIC present Congress to modify its most OPP
prcssivaieatnres in the direction OF free raw
materials and cheaper Manufactured goods
that enter into general consumption, "nd we
promise It's repeal as one Of the beneficent
results that will follow the action OF the
people in lntrusting powerto the Democrat
ic party Since tue Mckinley tariff went
into operpt on there have been ten leduc-
tons Of the wsges Of laboring men 10 one
increase. We deny thai there has been any
increase Of properly to the country since
Gaat Tariff went into operation; we point to
the dUIlness and distress which wage reduc-
tons and strikes in the iron trade MS the
best possible evidence that no such pros
perity has resulted from the Mckinley vet.
We call the attention OF thoughtful Amer
leans to the fact that after thirty years OF
restrictive taxes against the importation OF
foreign wealth in exchange for our Sgr.cul-
turai lrplus the homes and farms OF the
country have become burdppeG With real
estate mortgage debt OF over ~ 6OO,OOO,0OO
exclusive ct all other forms If indebted
ness; that in one OF the chief agricultural
States Of the West there appears real es-
tate mortgage debt averaging $50 per cap
ta OF the total population; and that similar
conditions and tcndOnces are shown to e'lst
in the other agricultural exporting States
We denounce policy which fosters no IN
,3ustry So UGH Ne il does that of the sheriff
ALLEGED RECIPROCITY.
Sec. 4. Trade exchange on the basis OF
reciprocal advantages 10 the countries par
tlcipatiDg is tmt-Bonored doctrine OF the
Democratic fsith, but we denoune1the sham
reciprocity which iuggles with the people :
desire for cnlarL ed foreign markets ana
froer exchange by pretending 10 establish
closer trade relations with o country whose
articles ut XpOrt are almost exclusively aS-
riuuturaI products with other countries th Vt
are also agricultural, while erecting GUS
tonl house barrier ofprohibtive tSr'n lakes
against tn richest 9 untrles OF wIHu
that stand ready TO take our entire surplus
Of prod cts aud to exchange therefor COM
modties vince are neccssaries and comforts
or lie among our own people
AGAINST TRUSTS.
r-pcc' ~ we RECOGNIZES III VIC uusU7 "uu
combinations which are designed to enable
capital to secure more than its just share OF
the joint product Of capital and labor and
natural consequence of the prohibitlve taxes
which prevent the free competition, which
is the lilo # honest trade; but we believe
their worst evils can be abatod by law, ana
we demsnd the rigid enforcement OF the laws
made to control and prevent thom, together
with such further legislation in restraint OF
aher abuses rs experience may chow TO Dc
necessary.
REPUBLICAN LAND STEALS,