Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-30
National EjsFoorstHo Platform
,aon,ea Dy tie National Democratic
Convention at Chicago, June
2il,. 1899.

soction l. The Representatives of the
naySoers'ic party of the United Ststes, in
EEo.'onal Convention assembled, do reatirm
.sa;r allegiance TO the principles OF the par
.no o. formulate by Jefferson aud ezempli-
"a bv a long and illustrious line OF his sue
u.s. In Democratic leadership from Mad
~, N Cleveland. We believe that the pnO-
T ,; veIfare demands that these principles be
IN to the conduct Of tue Federal Gov
aiPIpnoent through the accession to power OF
.ha marty that advocates them; and we 81.
s nuonIv declare that the need OF return TO
t gn fundamental principles Of free pop-
s'iar government based on Rome rule apd
;ndividusl liberty was never mora than now,
,,,hon the tendency to ecn.ralize al power
" The Federal Capital has beeom menac"
az The reserved rights oftie States that strike
" The very roots of our Government under
sSo Constitution as framed by the Republic.
As 70 THE FORCE BILL.
Sec 2, We warn ne people of cur con-
nan country, jealous for the preservation OF
their free institutions, that the ooilcy OF Fed
orsI control OF elections. to which the KS
~nh,ican party has committed Itself, Is
franoht with the gravest dangers, scarcely
Loss momentous that would result from Il
evolution rSS practically establishing monar-
Inv On the ruins of the Republic
It strikes at the North rs well rs tie south
and iniufes the coloIed citizens even more
than the whites. 1t means horde OF dep
utv marshals ut every polling place, armed
with Federal power, returnlng boards ap-
nointed and controlled by FEEDERS author
itv the outrage OF the electoral rights OF the
noonle in the several States, the subjugaton
ii The colored people to toe control Of The
nar,v in power and Il G rewriting OF race an
tooon,sm, now happily abated; OF the utmost
nePil to the safety and happiness OF all; 4
measure deliberately and justly described by
a leading Republican Senator las the most
Infamous bill that ever crossed the thresh
old Of the Senate" such policy. if sane
tioned by law, would mean the dominance
Of sou-perpetuating oligsrehy Of Office
holders. and the party first entrusted with
lie machinery could be dislodged from pow
or only by an appeal to the reserved right
Of Che people to resist oppression watch Is
inherent in AL seli-governng communities.
Two wears ago this revolutionary power
wss emphaticaly cordemed by the people
at the polls; but IN contempt OF tina; verdict
the Republican patty has defaaay declared
in its latest authoritative utterance that its
sncce SIN the coming election will mean
tbe enactment of the force bin and theusu
nation of des ootic conttol over elections in
all the States.
Believing that the prasor Gtion c; repub-
,ic,n government in tie United states is
dependent upon the dsfeat OF this policy Of
legalized force and fraud, W, invite the
SUPPORT of IL clt.zens who desire TO see the
Constitution maintained IN its integrity with
the lws pursuant thereto which haye given
our country hundred years Of uueXampled
prosperity;and " pledge the Democratic
marty. if il be int ted with power. not
only to the defeat Of the force bill, hut also
to resentless opposition to the Repubican
policy Of profigate axnonaitafo, whlrh IN
the short space OF two ars has SOU .aderod
an enormous surp Us snd empted an over
flowing tretsu + 'tlLer piliog new burdens OF
taxation upon the ALREADY oyertaxed labor
OF the country
TARIFF TAXATloT.
Sec. 3. We denounce Rpphiican pro-
faction as a fraud The robbery Of the great
majority oil the Aniericsn people for the
benefit of the few We declare it 10 be a
fundamental principle OF the Democratic par
ty that the Federal Government has ~ con
stitutional power to impose and collect tariff
duties, except tor the purposes Of revenue
only, and we demand that he collection Of
such taxes shall be liuitcd to tn necessities
of the Government gten honestly and econ
omcally adminst red.
We denounce the Mckinley tariff law en-
acted by the Fitty-irst Congress as TIL cul
minating atrocity of class legs atior; We in
dorse the efforts made BY the Democrats OF
the present Congress to modify us most OPP
pressive features in the direction OF free raw
materials and cheaper m nulacturod goods
that enter into general consumption, and we
promise It's repeal as one of the benehcent
results that will follow the action OF the
people in lntrusting power TO the Democrat-
icparty. Since tho McKiuley taJh went
into operation there have been ten leduc-
tions of the wages Of laho9mg men TO one
increase. We deny that tllore has been any
increase of property to the country since
that tariff went into operation; we point to
the dullness and tialre.: which wage iedac-
tons and strikes in the iron trade AS the
best possible evidence thai no such pros
perity has resulted from the Mckinley act
We call the attention Of thoughtful Amer
leans TO the tact that after thirty years OF
restrictive taxes against tho importation OF
foreign wealth in exchange for our agrlcul-
tural surplus the homes aud farms OF the
country have become burdened With u real
estate mortgage debt of oror So 600,000,OOO
exclusive OF all other forms Of indebted
ness; that in one OF tho chief agricultural
States of the West there appssrs real os-
tate mortgage debt averaging Sl85 per cap
ita OF the total population; and that similar
conditions and Tenderness are shown to exist
IN The other agricultural exporting States.
We denounce policy whlcn fosters no in
1ustry SO much as it does Chat Of tho sheriff.
ALLEGED RECIPROCITY.
Sec L. Trade exchange on the basis OF
reciprocal advantages to the countries par
tlcpating is timo-honored doctrine Of the
Democratic faith, but we denounce the sham
reciprocity which juggles with the peoples
desire for ENLARGED foreign markets and
lreer exchange by pretending 10 establish
closer trade relations with Il country whose
articles ofexport are almost exclusively ag-
ncultural products With other countries that
are also agricultural. while erecting GUS
courthouse barrier ofprohibitive tariff taxes
against the richest Q. unLres OF tho world
that stand ready TO take our entire surplus
Oh products and to exchange therefor cJn'-
modllles whce are noccsiar!cs End coinio rts
oi lie among our own people.
AGAINST TRUST.
Sec, b. We recognize IN the trusts and
combinations which are designed TO enable
capital TO secure more than it's just share Of
The Joint product Of capital and dor and