Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1892-10-25
National lGmOGratlC FlaffOrIn
,dop,ea ny III 'atirn:'l Nrmnrral ic
- ,cni,"u at chicago, June
2lst, 1892.

..o.,ion I. The representatives. of th
o,,,,.r-,ic nnr'v or the United States, il
N.,,o,.l Convention assembled, do reaffirn
,h,;r alle.,ianco to the principles of the par
formulate by Jefferson and ezempli
60 bv long and ilustrious line of his sue.
"ossors IN Democratic leadership from Mad
;Non 10 Cleveland. We believe that the pub.
r.. reifara demands thst these principles be
,,;ci 70 the conduct of tho Federal Gov
Imam, through the accession to power Of
~, mart, that advocstes them; and we 81.
a,,rIv declare that the need Of return Ia
,,oso fundamental principles nf free pop.
,l,r government based on Eome rnle and
l;vidual liberty was new T mora than now
,rsan tine tendency to Hentralize ell power
- he Federal Csnitsl has becom a menace
IN the reserved rights ofthe States that strike
., the vnrv roots Of orr Government under
.rc Constitution as framed by the Republic
- - THE FORCE BILL.
SOC . We warn The people of our COM
nan country, Jealous for the preservation Of
,,.r frre institutions, tbatthe nolicy of Fed
a,..t control OF elections, TO which the Re-
,,..htirsn party has committed itself, is
fF.tti
l,.s monentuus that would result from a
evolution, practically establishing monar-
chv On the ruins of the Republic.
If strikes at the North US well MS the South
and iniu-es tn colored tizens even more
th,n the whites. It means horde of dep
,ty marshals vt every polling place, armed
With Federal power returning boards ap-
rointed and controlled by Federal author
;tv the outrage of the electoral rights OF the
neople in the several States, the subjugaton
NJ the coored people to the control of the
nar,y in power and tie reviving of race an
t,oonlsm. nov happily sbsted of the utmost
ncri to the safety and happiness of all; a
n.essure deliberately and Justly described by
leading Republican Senator "as the most
infamous bill that ever crossed the thresh'
old of the Senate" such policy. if sane
toned hg law, would mean the dominance
Of >, ,elt perpetuating oligsrchy of office
hn'.lors, md the party first entrusted with
ite machinery could be dlslodged from pow
or only by An appeal to the reserved right
Of the people to resist oppression which is
inherent in ,ll selt-governng communities.
Tvn ye~rs 40 this revolutionary power
was an, ,.h,fi...llv cp demed hv the people
st t,.. n"H.; hut NJ contempt of That verdict
ilo ..,,hi m patty has de6antly declared
j., .,., iat...t - ljaA iatrve ute ance that its
..r,.... SO tie coming election will mean
:l.,n -. ,nprt 81 @ tn'ce bill and the usur-
ryr',.t - ..- ,;i ontrnl over elections in
sU .-n u 'eS
i;,.',nv,,,. hat 10 prrsrr stlGn OF rapuh-
!sc,r ..ov.,rnn.eat in he lFited states is
!,or.,!.rt ti,ar 'j,n ''f,at It this policy Of
/. .'iz..i 'Ar,.o pr'' fAnd, W. invite The
.......,rt .,f u ~ ? ,re Whh desire to see tho
Cnns.tntlGn unir ,u,oi III It's integrity with
slrl .es pursuant thereto which have given
on" country II hundred years of uneXampled
prosperity: and VIZ pledge the Democratic
parry, if il be int Il ted with power, not
only to the defpaL Of the fore bill, hut also
IN rnoentless opposition to the Republican
;.,cv of profigatc expenditure, which in
the short space nt tHo y ars has squtndered
an enormous surp us and empte1 an over
lowing tre eIsu " ailer piling new burdens Of
'ayation upon tho already overtaxed labor
of the country
TARIFF TAXATION,
Sec. 3. We denounce Republican pro-
.ection rs a fraud. The robbery of the great
majority OF the American people for the
benefit of The few. We declare it to be
fundamental principle of the Democratic par
ty that the +, dera Government has no con-
.ttuton4l ,ower to mro.e and collect tariff
duties, except or the purposes of revenue
only. and we dcHand that the collection of
such taxes slnIl be limited to the necessities
OF tho Government " en- honestly and econ
omlcslly adminiSt' red.
dnnaunce the Mckinley tariff law en-.
acted by til FiIty-6rst Congress as the cul
minating atrociLy of class legislation; we in
dorse the efforts made BY the Demot rats of
the present Congress to modify its most OPP
presslv4 teOt'res in the direction of free raw
materials and cheaper manufactured goods
that enter into general con,urption, and we
promise It's repeal rs one of the benefcent
rsuts that will follow the action of the
people in lntrust'ng power to the Democrat
ic party. Since the Mckinley taIiff went
into operation there have been ten reduc-
tions of the wages of laborlng men TO one
increase. Ws deny that there has been any
increase OF property to the country since
that tariff went into operation; we point to
the dulness and distress which wage reduc-
tions and strikes in the iron trade as the
best possible evidence that no such pros
perlty has r. suited from tho Mckinley act.
we call the attention OF thoughtful Amer
leans to the fact hat after thirty years of
restrictive taxes against the importation OF
tereign wealth in exchange for our agrlcul-
tural surplus the homes aud farms of the
country have hUcome burdcned with real
estate mortgage debt OF over So 500, 100000
exclusive ot al other forms IF indebted
ness; thai in one OF the chief agricultural
States of the West there appears real es-
tate mortgage debt averaging Sl55 per cap
lts OF the total population; and that similar
conditions and Tenderness are shown to e,ist
IN the other agricultural exporting States.
we denounce policy when loster no in
iu'try so much rs il does that Of the sheriff.
ALLSGED REctpR CRY.
SIC. 4 Tlalr exchange on tho basis OF
reciprocal advantages 10 Lh countries Ear-
cClpatng is II umf -hnnored doctrine of the
Democratic faith, but We denounce the sbsm
reciprocity which iuggles with the peo ple's
desire Tor elar ell foreign markets and
lreer exchange by pretending TO establish
closer trade relations with u country whose
Srlcies Of export are almost exclusively ag-
rcutural product With other countries that
ARE also agricultural, while erecting Gus
tom house barrier ofprohibitive tariff taxes
against th9 richest countries Of the world
thst stand ready to take our entire surplus
OF prod cts and to exchange therefor COM
modlties whce are necessaries and comforts
oi lite among our own people.
AGAINST TRUST.
See B. We recognize in the trusts aud
combinations which are designed TO enable
capital to secure more than its just share OF
the loiot product of capital and labor and
natural consequence of the prohibitve taxes
which prevent the free competition, which
ls he lie of honest trade; but we believe
their worst evils can be abated by law, and
we dem nd the rigid enforcement of the laws
nAlA Ia nNnInnl Al nd .,rnMnnt ihn,,, innnI hnr