Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-02

are n%ecessari $ an comic Is of life amcng
our own peoPlc.
Section 5-We r cognize in tie trusts and
combinations whirh A~e drsigr ed to enable
capital to secure mo:e.than its Just share oftte
J 10 nj profuct of ctp.fnl and labor, a natural
consequence OF the p-ohibitive tlxes wh CHI
prevent the free competition which is the life
Of honest tra1e. but We lelieve their worst
evils can be nhaiei by law and we demand
the rigid Increment OF the laws made 70
prevent and control them. together with such
fur her legislation In r straint of tn ir abuses
as experience may show show TO he necessary.
Section 6-The Republican party, while
protesting a policy Of Tesefving the pub &c
land for small holdings ty nctual settlers, has
given away the peoples heritage TIL now q
few railroad and nonresident aleins. in j.
vidual and corporate, possess a larger area
than that of q our farms be ween the two
seas. The last ID mocratic administrators
reversed the improviieat and unwise policy
of the Repul lican party touching the public
domain, aud recla med from co.. porations and
syndicates. a len and domestic. and restored
10 the pc pie nearly 100. 000. COZ acres of yaIu-
able land to be sacredly hid Us hOmesieads
for our citizens. nud we pledge ourselves TO
continue tn s pc icy until every acre Of md
so unlawfully held shall be reclaimed and
restore to ih- people.
Section We denounce the Republican
LEGISLATION known rs the Sherman Act o.
1890 as a cowurdiy makeshilt, iraught with
pos,ibil ties OF danger IN the future. which
should make all OF its suppo ters as well as
its author, anxious for its speedy rereal. We
hold to the use OF both gold and silver as the
standard money of The country and 10 the
coinage of both gold and silver without dis.
criminating against either metal or charge
for mintag hut the dollar uni. OF col ace Of
both metals must be Of equal intrinsic aud
unchang' able value, or e adjust d THROUGH
int irrational agreement, or by ,ueh SAFE.
guards OF legis alton Gs stall insure the main.
tenanee Of the parity of the two metals and
The equal power of every dollar at ol times
in the markets and In the payment of debts.
aud we demand tn; tall rerc currency hal BE-
kett as par wit and redsemqb'e Ia suen
coin. We insist upon this poles as especially
q cess7ry for e protection of the farmers
and laboring classes tine first and most de.
fenseless victims Of unstable money and a
1uctuating curren y.
SCI ton 8-We reeomm nd that the prohib-
itory 10 per cent. tax on state gank issues 9
reI called.
Section 9-Public office is n public trust.
We reafirm the declarst on OF the Democratic
National Con %vention Of 1876 for the reform
OF the public service, and we-call for the hon
est en- 'orcement Of all laws r g~ulatfng the
same. The nomination Of O rTesi lent, as in
the recent Republican Convention by delega.
items composed iargely Of his appointets
holding flee at his p~lessur-, is a scandslous
satire upon free popula inst tuiions and a
startling illustrati II I he methods by which
n President msy Rrntiiy his ambition. We
deBounce a policy under which 'cderal Office.
holders usurp control o party conventions in
the states, and we pied tn Democratic parry
to the reform Of these and all other abuses
which threaten in ividutl liberty and loo |
self government.
Section 1G-The Democratic par y is the
only party that has ever given the country r
foreign policy consistent and VII oFous, COM
polling resp ct abroad and inspiring con-
fdence at lone hile avoid z entaneling
alliances it has aimed to cuitiyfte friendly
relat ons with other natl ms. and especially
with our neighbors ON the American cont
nm, whose destiny ia closely linked with
our own. and we view with alarm the ten.
dencv to a policy Of irritation and biuster
which is liable at any time TO en- ROM US
with tn alternative Of humilift on or We,
We favor the maintenance Of H navy strong
enough for al pur ose. Of national def nse
and TO p, operly maintain the honor ana uAs-
n ty of the country road.
Section 1l-This country has always oeen
The resug Of the oppressed from every iano-
exiles for conscience sike-And in me tptt
OF tbs founders Of our government we con
BtU1n the oppression pfhNtlocR W
Government upon it, Lutheran ana Je"lsh
subjects. and We cal upon our national gov
ernment. in the interest OF justice and human
ity, by ell lust and proper means 10 use US
prompt and best efforts to bring about a ces-
sation of these cruel prosecutions ia me 90
minions of the Car and to secure TO the oP-
pressed equal rights.
We tender our profound and earnest sym
patby to t o lovers Of freedom who are
struggling for home rule and the great ca se
OF local self governmenti in Irelsnd.
Section 1--we heartily approve all iegiii-
mate efforts 10 prevent The United Ststss from
being used as a dumping ground for tne
known criminals and profess onai paupers o.
Eur p. aud we demand the rigid enforce
ment # the laws against Chinese immiEraiin
lor The imrortst on Of foreign wor men under
contract to degrade American labor sna les
sen its wages, but We coudemn and enounce
any ard all atiempis to restrict the inning -
I on ct the II Industrious end worthy oil foreign
lands.
Section 13-This convention hereby senews
the expression of appreciation OF The patri-
otism OF the so diers and > iior Of III Union
in the war for It's preservation, and We favor
Just aud liberal pensionsiOr all d sabltd Union
soldiers, their wId Tvs and d~rpendenis, but we
demand that the work Of the Pension Oflce
shall be done indnstriously. impartialiy aud
honestly. We deaounce he present admints-
tfhtfoh oi tbht . IN 2 as i~DeofDPttehti OOfIuPt,
disgrncetul and dishon st.
Sect n 14-Ths federal government sscud
care for and improve the Mississippi Riv r
and other great wsterw Us Of III rrpubii' 50
as 10 secure for the interior states easy AMI
cheap transportation 10 the tidewaters.
When any waterway OF the ubiie 10 OF
sufficient importance to demand the all Of the
government, that such d should be extended
and q eehuite p an Of continuous work until
permanent tunForemeuf ia aafUfed
sectiDn 15-For purposes OF natl nal de.
tense and the promotion Of commerce. between
the St s, we RECOGNIZES the early construc-
! on OF the Niearsuga Canal snd its protee-
ton against foreign sontroi as Of great impor.
tsncs to the United States.