Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1892-11-08
gssms. Democratic Platform
.,.,,rl pY The National Democratic
A.. raaaon at Chicago, June
2isL 1892.

...f,, I The representatives, of the
,,..-,rs,fe party of the United States. IN
i.e,lnlg.,'i Convention assembled, do reatfirm
Sa.",iI ,lI.r,qnca to the principles of the par
lAsu .,r.5l,late bv Jefferson and ezempli-
y ,I - Iong and ilustFiOus line of his sue
Ag' a., Damocra'ic leadership from Mad
clssV., a., Clayeland. We believe that the pub
is0n a-dcrnsnd: that these principles be
Ho WI IN tbo conduct OF the Federal Gov
l..'f roflrh the accession to power OF
.,.-fr fhg, advocates them; and we sol.
.". 4,r',re that the need of u return to
,-, .. r,r3qmontsl principles Of free pop
..,.-..nrnept based on home rule and
''r 'Ir.,.;5,.l liberty was never more than now,
i,l.. tIs tendency to cen!ralize all power
..r, Foiarsl Carital has become a menace
u. .L, SERVED rights ofthe States that strike
~ .L, ,.ery roots Of olr Government under
u. u, 'CJ 'CCJon.titution as framed by the Republic.
AZ 80 THE FORCE BILL.
s-, We warn the people Of our COM
,, country, Jealous for the preservation OF
,t-.r free institutions, that the policy OF Fed
wi o,ri-9l of elections, to which the Re-
s,L..osn Dortv bas committed itself, is
s-.,,.bt with the grsvest dangers, scarcely
i,.s nonentous that would result from a
.-,.roIrffon. practically establishing mOnar-
a1- en- the ruins Of the Republic.
II .trikeg at the North as well as the South
-,,1 i,irras tha cOlored citizens even more
,I,.n tba whites. 1t means horde of dep
,Irraarshals ut every polling place, armed
.,.tb FaIarYl power, returning boards ap-
,,irfa9 and controlled by Federal author.
~. tFa outrage OF the electoral rights OF the
,,o5cIa ', in the several States, the subjugation
~ +ba oolored people to tDe control Of tho
rar.v in power and the reviVing OF race an
,naonism, now happily abated, OF the utmost
ror.I to the safety and happiness OF all; 3
r-assnre deliberately y and Justly described by
loading Republican Senator "as the most
Infamous bill that ever crossed the thresh
I'D oftbs Senate" such policy, if sane
fonaJ b, law. would mean the dominance
,rs .aIl-perpeluating oligarchy Of Ottire-
5oIdars. and the party first entrusted with
he machinery could be dIslodged from pow
ar onlv bv IN appeal to the reserved right
oltha pp9plo to resist oppression which is
inherent in all selt-governing communities.
Two va4rs ago tuis revolutionary power
.r.s amohaticaly condemed by the people
.tt IN. POLLS, but in contempt of that verdiCi
.ho Raluhcan party hes defantly declared
in lbs latest authoritative utterance that its
,,aaa SIN the coming election will mean
,ra enactment Of the force bill and the usur-
rutfon of des 7otic control over elections in
alI the States.
Believing that the preser alton Of repub
Hcan Government in the United States is
dependent upon the defeat Of this policy OF
faralfzad force and fraud, We invite the
snoNDrt Of Il citizens who desire to see the
Constitution maintained in its integrity with
Che l...s Dursuan. thereto which have given
.Y...8n.r, a huaared years Of uneXampled
nr..u.ri.y.anI ", pledge the Democratic
a.-.r. # 10 Ga I-. utej with power, not
lg'. 10 the aei... 0. tee lorc' bill, hut also
3. ns.aTasa .g1eluJuJo the Republican
,....- cfpog5 s.ta .2ncn5gtura, which in
.....or. spao.D. tso y ar3 has squHndered
.u a.a.m9u. susH #s aha rnpLlei an over
10mlg .rs. 81 y a..r piIing new bulders o1
..ua upon the already oyertNXed labor
d. the country
TARIFF TAXATION.
-.,&. Wa danouoco R4pubhcan pro-
section a, Il fraud. The robbery OF the great
.a...tv of -ha American people for the
a.n.'r o. -aa low We declare it to be
fundamental principle ot the Democratic par
n .1g. tha Fedora. Government has no con-
sHu6elmj Yowar 90 Epose and collect tariff
ut.#. .sgnp5 or IbH purposes OF revenue
.r... ..n. 1v8 amland thut the collection Of
...a ...aa .HeI be ijm ted to the necessities
9El.. rov rnueHJ Cn honestly and econ
."#.y administered.
We donaunoa the Mckinley tariff law en-
acted by the Fjt.y-irst Congress rs the cul
.ri0g H.ociJy Of class legislation; we in
.u..n tae efforts made by the Democrats OF
u. present joHgrcss 10 modify its most OPP
preserve ialllrn3 in the direction of free raw
w..n' ned chopper manufactured goods
..t .... into general consumption, and we
anDms. ii, repeal as one Of the beneiicent
r..N tla viii. follow the action of the
n.naI III otHga.ng powartO the Democrat
..r.y, Since the Mckinley taLitf went
.urr rnnrtt on there have been ten Ieduc-
a1usr rgrha wages Of A5orlng men to one
.uarua We deny that there has been any
u"a.#n ot property to the country since
.. amH wen. into operation; we point to
.1a auiuaas and distress which wage reduc-
a.a. end strikes in the iron trade us the
u possible evid uco that no such pros
au.. hes resulted from the Mckinley act.
@rO.II tga attention Of thoughtful Amer
jaens 10 Oh. hsct tha, altor thirty years OF
restrictive lqEos against the importation OF
foreign wealth in exchange for our agricul-
lUr surplus the homes and farms of the
country have Become burdened with real
estate mortgage debt OF over So 500, 100000
exclusive OF all other forms Of indebted
no.i tha. m on9 Of the chief agricultural
SHlaa Of the West there appears n real es-
w.omowgQge debt averaging Sl55 per cap
j.aol The total population; and that similar
conditions and Tenderness are shown to eNist
IN the other agricultural exporting States.
We dmou0os policy when fosters no in
-uIry SD much rs il does that Of the sheriff,
ALLguED RECIPROCITY.
&.a :. TraIa exchange on the basis OF
reciprocal advantages TO The countries par
.Dngnria lmC C-honored doctrine Of the
D.m.omlic faith, but we denounce the sham
oc.proo.y which iugges with the peoples
0nwna for ulNr Ell foreign markets and
H"ar exchange by pretending 10 establish
g.'.o0 i"N1l relations with u country whose
N0.m.s ui, export nrn almost exclusively ag-
nWWw prdnvt. with other countries that
Wo also horticultural, while erecting Gus
."m house barrier ofprohibiLivo tariff taxes
against Che richest &, o,mlries Of the world
.h#J stand roldy 10 take our entire surplus
OF prod cs and 10 exchange therefor COM
moatic8 whceure necps.ari,s and comforts
Of ,JIomo0g our own people.
AGAINST TRUSTS.
See, 8. Werecogu,zo in the trusts and
combinations which arc designed TO enable
@plu! to secure more than its just share OF
Iho oiOJ product Of capital and labor and
natural consequence Of the prohibitive taxes
which prevent the free competition, which
u the ltio Of honest trade; but we believe
their worst evils can be abatod by law, and
We qom2nd the rigid enforcement Of the laws
ma1eio control ond prevent them, together