Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-07-29
National Democratic Platform
Adopted ny the National Democratic
Convention at Chicago, June
21st, 1892.

Section |. The representatives, of the
DerAocratic party Of the United states, in
National Convention sembled, do reafirm
their allegiance TO the principles of the par
ty rs formulate bv Jefferson snd ezempli-
f9d by O long and illus.rious line of his sue
ecs3ors in Democratic leadership from Ma d-
ison to Cleveland. We believe that the pub
lie welfare demands that these principles he
applied TO the conduct Of the Federal Grow.
ernment through the accession to power of
the party that advocates then; and wo sol.
EMMY declare that the need of return 10
thoen fun. lanental principles Of a free pop
ular government based on Eome rule and
Individual liberty was never more than now,
when the tendency to cen.raize all power
at the Federal Capital has becom" a menace
TO the reserved rights Of the States that strike
at the very roots Of oar Government under
the Constitution as framed By the Republic.
AZ 70 THE FORCE BILL.
Sec, 2, We warn the people Of our COM
mon country, jealous for the preservation OF
their free Institutions, that the policy OF Fed
eral control OF elections, to which the Re-
publican party has committed itself, is
frauCht with the gravcst dangers, scarcely
less momeutous that would result from
revolution, practically establishing monar-
chy en- the ruins of the Republic.
It strikes at the North US well rs EeSoutb
and iniu es tn colGred citizens even more
than the whites. II means a horde of dep
uty nlarshals at every polling place, armed
with Federal power, returning boards 0p-
pointed and controlled by Federal author
ity, the outrage OF the electoral rights OF the
people in the several States, the subjug ,tion
OF the coloreI people to the control Of the
parry in power and IT, e reviving Of race an
taeonlsm, now happily abated; Of the utmost
peril to the sata'y and happiness of ali; y
measure deliberately and Justly described by
a leading Republican Senator "as the most
Infamous bill that over crossed the thre:h
old of the Senate" such policy, if Sane
toned BY law, would mean the dominance
of q sei perpetuating oligarchy OF office
holders, and the party first entrusted with
its machinery could be dlslodgod from pow
or only by an appeal to the reserved right
OF the people tn resist oppression which is
Inherent in all Safeguarding communities.
Two years ago this revolutionary power
wa3 en- phaticaly CoHdemcd by the people
at the polls; buLIn contempt Of hat verdict
the Republican patty has defantly declared
in its latest authoritative ute ance that its
succe IN the coming election will mean
the enuc ment OF tc force bill and the usur-
patton 0; des otto control over elections in
all the States.
Believing tnat the preser atom Of repub-
lican governme Il in the United States is
dependent upon the dafsat OF this policy OF
legalizad force ami fraud, ", invite The
supUort Of Il CIT zaus who desire - soc the
Constitution manCaned IN Its Integrity with
the Laws pursuant thereto which Lave gwen
our cuunI, 1t hundred Years OF uneXampled
prosp ritz; and " pledge th9 Democratic
party, it it Da intu;ted with power, not
only to the defeat oil the force bill, but also
to resembles opposition TO the Republican
policy of profigate expenditure, which in
the short space ut tHo y are has squsndered
an enormous surp US and emptled an over.
flowing troIsu y after piling new burdens OF
taxation upon the already oYer@&ed labor
OF the country
TARIFF TaXtrGoN.
Sec. 3. We danonnce Il publican pro-
lection us fraud. Th4 rJbtery Of the great
majority OF the American people for the
benefit of the few, We declare it to be u
Fundamental principle OF the Democratic par
ty that the i, dersl Government has NJ con-
stitutiCnal power to impose and collect tariff
duties except tor Che purposes OF rVenue
only, and we den ant that the collection Of
such taxes sndl be limited to the nee ssitles
of the Govern eut ca honestly and econ
omIcally admiGlst I'd.
We denounce the Mckinney tariff law en-
acted by tn, FllLy-frst Congress rs thu cul
minating atrocity of class legislation; We in.
dorse the efforts made by the Democrats Of
the present Congress to modify It's most op-
presslve features in the direction Of free raw
materials and cheaper Manufactured goods
that enter into general consunp .ion, md we
promise Its repeal us ono Of the benehCant
r5sults that will follow the action Of tie
people in lntrusting power to the Democrat
&c party Since the Mckinley tN4if went
into operat on there have been ten le',uc-
lions Of the wages Of hborlng men TO one
Increase. W. deny that there has been any
inCreas) of property to the country since
that tariff went into operation; We point to
the dullneSs and distress which wa reduc-
tiols and strikes in the iron trade as the
best possible evidence that no such pros
b Arity has Resulted from the Mex ihley uct.
I'VE call the attention of thoughtful Amer
leans to the fact that after thirty years ct
restrictive taxes against the importation OF
Foreign wealth in exchange for our agricul-
burial surplus the homes and farms OF the
country have become burdtned with a real
estate mortgage debt OF over So 100000
exclusive OF all other forms Of indebted
ness; that in one Of the chief agricultural
Of Of
tate mortgage debt Averaging SlS5 per cap
ita OF the total population; and that similar
conditions and tenderness are shown to eIst
IN the other agricultural exporting States
We denounce policy which fosters no in
dustry so much Ms it does that Of the sh riff
ALLEGED RECIPROCITY.
Sec. A. Trade exchange on the basis OF
Reciprocal advantages TO the countries par
ticlpating is TIM, -nonored doctrine OF the
Democratic faith, but we donour cJ the sham
reciprocity which iuggles with the peoples
desire for enlarl cd foreign markets and
freer exchange by pretending TO establish
closer trade relations with u country whose
articles Of export are almost exclusively ag-
rcultural products with other countries that
are also agricultural, while erecting GUS
tom-house barrier ofprohibitive tariff taxes
against tn richest @ un.ries Of TIC world
That stand ready to take our entire surplus
of products and to exchange therefor COM
modiies vince are necessaries and comforts
OF life among our own peop,e.
AGAINST TRUSTS.
Sec. B. We recognize in the trusts and
combinations which are designed to enable
capital to secare more than its just share OF
the joint product of capital and labor and
natural consequence OF the prohibit,ve taxes
which ptcvent the Tree competition, which
is the lite Of honest trade; but we believe
their worst evils can be abated by law, and
we demsnd the rigid enforcement Of the laws
made to control aod prevent them, together
ANlLh smnh fnrLhnr lnuis lnlinn La 70 .LrMinl OF