Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1892-10-21
National Democratic Platform
Adopted ny the National Dr'a"'r"'' ''
10 Yrntinn ut Chirago, June
21st. 1892.


.oc,ion 1. The Representatives of the
ua,,n,r,'ic party Of the United States, IN
nyy,,oral Csnven!iou assembled, 90 reainIm
s,;r allegiance to the principles OF the par
wv, ,nrmulate by Jefferson and e4empli-
y G.t Il bv a long and 'llustrious ino OF his sue
neu ~ in Democratic leadership from Mad
cessVi9 Cle, eland. We beleye that the pub
ison ,oifato demands that these principles be
III ,i IL, IN. conduct OF the Federal Gov
"fP ,hrcuYb the ACCESSION to power of
1T, that advocates then; and we Sol.
!" declsre that the need Of return 10
'ini, .a n,ndsn.entsl principles of u free pop
.l,,vernment based on ZONE rule and
~ ,,,p,i liberty was never more than now,
nm, t.ndercy to pn.ralize all power
VIA F,.deral Capital has becom "A menace
~ W.. ,..sery,d Iights OF the States that strike
!" ,t,o ,La ,.crv roots ol or Government under
,nns,,jutton rs .raued by the Republic.
:. ~ THE FORCE Bill
- u . earn he people Of our com
rountry, Jealous for the preservation OF
f., @ institute rs, that the policy OF Fed
VI ..,.1rnl OF elections, to which the Re-
r. r.. ,,cnn party has committed itself, is
,,,bt With the graycst dangers, scarcely
,nouenLous Inat would result from a
-, olnyiou. practically establishing monar-
-, rr the ruins of the Republic.
etr.kes at the North us we'll AS the South
~ min es thn colored citizens even more
,nsn the whites. 1t means u horde OF dep
Wv ", marshals nt every polling place, armed
I'm ErIerrl power, returning boards ap-
,n,od and controlled by Federal author
r.. ,ha outrage OF the electoral rights OF the
"', o,nis IN the several States, the subjugation
rhe colored people to toe control Of the
~ in mower and tie revving Of race an.
."' o,,sm now harplv abated, of the utmost
~ ,o,a 10 the safety and happiness OF all;
,.easure deliberately and justly described by
'..ding Republican Senator 'as the most
famous bill that ever crossed the thresh
"l ~ the Sonate" such policy, If sane
,- -ncI J., law, would mean the dominance
or .ell perpetuating oligarchy OF Office
h. r.s, and the party irat entrusted with
!: ,,.i inprr could be dlslodged from pow
a, ,,,y nv An appeal to the reserved right
:, ,r.tnlr Lo resist oppression which is
,.n r,.t II, ali governing communities.
H., RS A,o this revolutionary power
49,. MT III, CO Gemed by the people
.,... r.I.: hut III contempt Of that verdict
,fo r,., D.. an .,ai u has dehantly declared
,tia-, ..unri awe ute ance that its
, ,l T., ,,oInin% election will mean
;, c,.r.,.. 10 ,tl la ce bill and the usur-
,,.. III ontrul over elections in
Al gee -L,,les.
it,J:pylr,a that l1c Drr>er Atlun OF repub-
. ,,ovcrnmscl in the United States il
,,,,, lent uonn tee 'i"ir't "t this policy OF
4 ,,.y..I in~ca .n fraud, W. invite The
,,..,.,~,,, r 4 ,.lt p ,as ybn te-jre to sGt the
r,,.r,..itlon u,4l',t unvd Us integrity viii,
,.l,as pursuant thereto which have given
'o. country hundred years o! uneXanplec
rr.snprity;and " rledge tbs Democratic
oary. If il be int u.ted with power, not
lnIy to the defeat OF the torc@ bill, hut also
rrsontless opposition to the Republican
poIicy of prohigate oxpenditure, when IN
Tie short space ot two y ars has sqnAndereo
al enormous surp us and empue1 an over,
Aowing treasury stter piling now Duldens OF
,xst,on upon the already oyertaXed labor
Of the country
TARIFF TAXATION.
See. 3. We dnn0unce Republican pro-
,orlion AS a fraud. The robbery OF the great
majority of the Aiuprlcan people for the
benejt of the few We declare it to be Q
Fundamental principle Of the Democratic par
ty that the Frderal Government has no con-
:titutional power TO impose and collect tariff
duties, except 'or the purposes OF revenue
4 only. nnd We demand that the collection OF
such taxes snail be limited to the necessities
of the Government wren honestly and econ
omlcdly administered.
" g den0unce t5e Mckinley tariff law TN
acted by lh- Fity-irst Congress Us thu cul
minuting utrocity of class legis alton; we in.
dorse the Ell nrtS made by the Democrats OF
TIC present y ,ngress 10 modify its IN rst op-
prpsslv-feat res in the direction Of free raw
material and cheaper mmufa' tlrod goods
4 that ri.tcr into general consumption, md we
promise lts repet as one of the beneficant
4 suits that viii, follow the action OF the
people in ntrustinG pJwrrto the Demo ocrat-
u cpnrtv. Since tho McKinry tasif went
into operation there have been ten leduc-
lions Of the wages ot hborng men to one
4 increase w, deny that there has been any
increase OF property to 'he country since
h that tariff went into operation; we point TO
4 the dullneSs aud distress which wage reduc-
tons and strikes in the iron trade us the
B best possible evidence that no such pros
perity has r. suited from the Mckinley act.
n We call the attention of thoughtful Amer
\ leans to the tact that after thirty years OF
restrictive taxes against the importation OF
N erelgn wealth in exchange for our agr'cul-
4 tura surplus the homes and farms OF the
country have berome burdeneG with u real
estate mortgage debt of over 81 b00,000,OOO
81 At all Nt ff jn6nhtpO-
ness; that in one of the chief agricultural
States of the West there appears real es-
tate mortgage debt averaging SlS5 per cap
lta o. the total population; and that similar
conditions and Tenderness are shown to e,lst
IN the other agricultural exporting States.
We denounce policy when fosters no in
lusLry SO much as it does that OF the sheriff.
ALLEGED RECIPROCITY.
Soc. 4, Tlado exchange on The basis OF
reciprocal advantages to the countries par
nclpating is time-honored doctrine OF the
Democratic faith, but we denounce the sham
reciprocity which juggles with the peoples
desire for enlsra ed foreign markets and
lreer exchange by pretending TO establish
n closer trade relations with a country whose
articles Of export are almost exclusively ag-
neuItural products with other countries that
are also agricultural, while erecting Gus
Tom house barrier ofprohibitve tariff taxes
against tho richest &C ccuntres Of the world
mat stand ready to take our entire surplus
ol products and to exchange therefor com
modlties vince are necessarits and comforts
VI I'iea among our own people.
"A AGAINST TRUSTS.
Sec. s. We recognize in the trusts ard
n Combinations which oro doe;nnod N enable
capital to secure more than its just share OF
Ihe loiot product Of capital and labor and
natural consequence Of the prohibitive taxes
winch prevent the free competition, which
y The Lille Of honest trade; but we believe
shelr worst evils can be abated by law, and
we demand tho ripid enforcement Of the laws