Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-31
National Democratic Platform
,dopteu Dy lie National pcaorrai'c
Convention nj rhi'aso, June
2iSI. 1892.

-. ss formulate by Jefferson and ezempli-
Sod NV a long and illustrious lne OF his sue
nossorsiin Democratic leadership from Mad
;aon IN Cleveland. We hrlieyc that the pub
liz xa,f,fe demands that the-e pFia Il lsS Ia
annlied to the conduct OF the Federal Gov
Eminent through the accession TO power OF
the marty that advocates them; and We sci.
ononIv declare that the ne5l OF return to
,hoso fundamental principles of free pop
lar Government based on home rule ard
;ndividual liberty was never more ,hsn now,
,,hon the tendency to cen.rslizr all power
y, Tho Federal Capital has beeom menacr
90 tho reserved rights Of the States that strike
y, the very roots of or Government under
tie constitution as framed by the Republic.
:. 20 rHs Fogcr Bill.
sec .. Ne warn the people Of our com
:. IN country, jealous for the preservation Of
.ho;r free Institutions, that the po!icy of Fed
srsl co.,tro OF elections, to which the Re
n,,h,ican party has committed Itself, is
frsught with tho grayess burgers, scarcely
ia.s momeatous that would result from a
revolution, practically establishing monar-
cbv en- the ruins of the Republic.
It strikes at the North as wellas tie South
md Injuries tho colored citizens even more
than the whites 1t means horde of dep
uty marshals at every polling place, armed
with Federal power, returning boards APP
nointed and controlled by Federal author
;tv the outrage OF the electoral rights OF the
neonle in the several States, the subjugation
1t the colored people to toe control Of the
Marty in power and tie reyiving Of race an
t"oon,sm, now happily aoated, OF the utmost
norl to the safety and happiness OF all;
measure deliberately and justly described by
. leading Republican Senator "as the most
infamous bill that ever crossed the thresh
did of the Senate" such policy, if sane
toned by law, would mean the dominance
of a self perpetuating oligarchy OF office
holders, and the party first Entrusted with
its 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 all self-governing communities.
Two years ago this revolutionary power
was emphatically c5ndemed by the people
at the polls; but ~ contempt oil that verdict
the Republican party has dltiantiy declared
In its latest authoritative ute ance that its
succe In the coming election will mean
the enactment of'the force bin and theusur-
patton of des otic control over elections in
all the States.
Believing Ludt Tue pltSO' ust|H VI iopuO-
iic,n government in the United States is
dependent upon the jefsat OF this policy OF
legslized force ami fraud, VIZ invite the
support of I'll citzsns who desire to see the
Constitution maintained IN its integrity with
the laws pursuant thereto which have given
our country hundred years of uneXampled
prosperity; and W. pledge the Democratic
party, if il be int ted with power, not
~ &c, n La fora kill hnt al
to resembles oppoeiuop 70 the Republican,
policy of profigate cxpen ture, which in
the short space OF two ara HIS squandered
an enormous surp us and cmptlei an over
flowing treasury atter piling new burdens OF
taxation upon the already oyertsxed labor
OF the country
TARIFF TAXATION.
Sec. 3. We denounce publican pro-
lection as fraud. rhs robbery OF the great
majority OF the American people for the
benefit of the lew We declare it to DO
fundamental principle OF the Democratic par
ty that the Federal Government has np con
stitutional power to lmpo-e aud collect tariff
duties, except tor the purposes OF revenue
only, and we demand thu. the collection CT
such taxes snail be limited u the necessities
Of the Government wt8a honestly and econ
omlcaly admnist rod.
We denouuce the McKiuley tariff law en-.
acted by the Fitty-fr;t Congress ss til cul
minating atrocity of class LEGISLATION; we in.
dorse the efforts made b. the Demo, rats OF
the present Congress to modify lis most OPP
pressive features in the direction Of free raw
materials and cheaper m mulaotur9d goods
that enter into general co a.uapion, and we
promise Its repeal as on9 of tie bonefcent
results that will follow the action of the
people in lntrust;ng power to the Democrat
icparty. Since the Mckinley talif went
into operation there have been ten leauc-