Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1892-10-11
National Democratic Platform
,dopteu by the National Democratic
convention at Chicago, June
21st, 1892.

section l. The Representatives of the
na,oocratic party of the United States, In
SotIonal Convention assembled, do reafirm
!hair allegiance to the principles OF the par
". as formulate4 by Jefferson and ezempli-
"a by long and illustrious line OF his sue
nou oGrs ~ IN Democratic leadership from Mad
:ssn go 70 Cleveland. We believe that the pub
EO isOr a,efsre demands that these principles be
o,I;od Nv 10 the conduct OF the Federal Gov
alPIpment through the accession to power OF
eLi,',t sta nsrtv that advocates them; and we sol
fv Wv declare that the need of a return to
eLoso ILL., fundamental principles of a free pop
w. government based on home rule and
;un'ddividual u'd liberty was never more than now,
irSan No the tendency to cen.ralize all power
v. tbe Federal Capital has become menace
,be reserved rights oftbe States that strike
,be very roots Of oar Government under
Az q. ' Constitution as framed by the Republic.
AZ 70 THE FORCE BILL.
Soc .. We warn the people of our COM
IN country, Jealous for the preservation OF
iho;r H. free institutions, that the policy OF Fed
wi control OF elections, to which the Re-
o"b,ican party has committed itself, is
fe"auaht with the gravest dangers scarcely
il". "a ynomentous that would result from a
Honolution. o1- practically establishing monar-
nby en- the ruins of the Republic
oHf Il strikes at the North as well as the Soutt
"a iniures the colOred citizens even more
nm the whites. 1t means horde of dep
,,t, .l', msrshals ut every polling place, armed
r,tb Federal power, returning boards sp-
wn;nto6 and controlled by Federal author
H. the outrage OF the electoral rights OF the
aoonIo in the several States, the subjugation
n he colored people to toe control of the
Marty in power and the reViving OF race an
t"oomsm. p ~ now happily sbated, of the utmost
nS2pil To the safety and happiness OF all; q
measure deliberately and Justly described by
a leading Republican Senator "as the most
;nfamons bill that ever crossed the thresh
nid of the Senate" such policy, if sane
,;onod by law, would mean the dominane,
Of a seli,perpetuating oigarchy of office
holders. and the party first entrusted with
s machinery could be dlslodged from pow
or only by an appeal to the reserved righ
n ,Le penplo to resist oppression which is
inherent il all Safeguarding communities
Two wears ago this revolutionary power
wa. er9ph:tically condemed by the people
at
tho Revuhl.nn pa " has Geiantly declared
in its late,. 4IIa0 rltaHve uttefance that IT.
suo,,.sln lic coming election will meat
the enac men, Of tic lo:c oil and the eusuI-
nation of das uiie control over elections ir
oil the States.
Believing that tne pfeser alton OF repub
lc.p government in he lIi'ted States
epondent UPON jbc iatest ot this policy OF
.Islized force auI fgaud, w invite the
support Of Il c,tHe,fs wh" desire to see tb
Constitution msin.ap2a IN It's integrity witt
tbe laws pursuant thereto which have given
our country hundred years OF unexamplec
orosperity;anl pledge tho Democrat
marty, il il be nt u>ted with power, no.
,niy TO the defeat OF the forcs bill, hut alsr
to reseutess opposition TO the Republican
yo;cy Of prc1i2atc txrcnlture, which II
the short space at two ari has squtndereo
An enormous suro US and empued an over
lowing tre .su Y e'.er piling new bun dens o.
tayat on upon tue already oveTtaxed labor
Of the country
TARIFF TAXATION.
Sec. 8 We den ounce Republican pro-
tac.ion as Il fraud. lin" robbery OF the greal
mgiOr,ty ot 100 taeric4n people for TIL"
benefit OF ,he lew. We declare it To be :
undamentai principle ii the Democratic par
W that thg F.0tFal ltogernmant has no con-
:titulianal powar to rntpu e and collect tariff
duties, except or The purposes OF revenue
only. md ae9auI tHslt the collection o.
such taxes suaji be limited u tha necessities
OF the G0ye"nucuJ " gu honestly and econ
omcally admn'sg' red.
We dqn,uncr the Mckinley tariff law en-
acted by Tn Fl tyi"st Congress rs tn cul
minuting alroyiy Of class legislation; we in.
dorSo the eff lt made b. the Demot rats OF
the present y 81, ,,'s. 20 mpdlty It's m"st OPP
presslva lcataroa in the direction Of free raw
material nnd oheupor ln4nutaatur9d goods
that enter into general consumption, snd we
promise rs rope i as one Of the benehcent
results that wit taiiDw tbe action Of th,
people in ntrustnE D ,W"rlo the Democrat
icpsrty. Since the Mrkinty taLiff went
into operation there nave bycn ten leauc.
tons Of the wa o. e lahonng mon TO one
Increase. We dory ihut here has been any
incre tsa ut properly To- '.n country since
tnat tariff went lnLn operation; we point It
the dullnGeg aud l,i,tr'ss which wa-e reduc-
tons and strikes iG the iron trade MS thr
best possible evidence that hO such pros
perlty has resulted from the Mckinley act.
We cull the attention Of thoughtful Amer
leans to the fact thG after thirty years OF
restrictive taxes against the importation OF
tereign wealth in exchange for our sgrcul-
turs Surplus the homes and farms OF the
country have become burdtneG with real
estate mortgage debt of over S2 600,00000O
exclusive Of all other forms Of indebted
ness; thai in ono Of tue chief agricultural
States Of the Vest there appears real es-
tate mortgage d2bt Averaging 1856 per cap
lta ol the total popIlaCi II; and that similar
conditions and Tenderness arc shown to 0 ist
IN the other agricultural exporting States
Wo denounro policy when fosters no in
1ustry 50 much as H. does that of tho sheriff,
ALLEGED RECIPROCITY.
Sec, 4, Tlada exchange on the basis OF
reciprocal advantages to the countries par
ncIpating is time-honored doctrine Of the
Democratic faith, but we denounce tnc sham
reciprocity which juggles with the peoples
desire for eular. ed foreign markets and
treer exchange by pretending TO establish
closer trade relations with a country whose
articles oicXport are almost exclusively ag-
ncutural products with other countries that
are also agricultural, while erecting II GUS
W., "ONeV uMl lNI VI pIVHlolSiFo Vei' VnNoS
against tn richest countries OF the world
tlSt stand ready to take our entire surplus
Oh products and to exchange therefor COM
modltes vince ARE necessaries and comforts
oI HE among our own people.
AGAINST TRUSTS.
Sec, b. We recognize in tho trusts and
combinations which are designed to enable
capital to socure more than its just share OF
the )oint product of capital and labor and
natural consequence of the prohbitlve taxes
winch prevent tho free competition, which
ls tho l'eof honest trade; but we believe
tneir worst evils can be absted by law, and
we demsnd the rigid enforcement of the laws
made TO control and .,rpVnnt lhom topether