The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1892-09-24
The PLATFORM
OF THE PEOPLES PARTY Is IN LINE
WITH PURE DEMOCRACY
As Set Forth by jefferson anl Jackson,
From the Origin of the Party
Down to 1860.

DoWh TO 1860.
Communicated TO The Progress.
The Democratic PARTY OF 1892 is not
the party founded by jefferson aud
jackson.
Since such bitter denunciatiOus have
been INDUCED in by the Democratic
politicians of the State of Louisiana
against the reform element of that party,
who has enlisted in the reform cause un-
der the name of the Peoples party, for
the sole purpose of returning TO the old
land marks established by General Jack
son, that deem il Justice to the far
mers and labOrers who are the prime
movers in this cause, TO draw the atteiI-
ton of the thinking public 10 the records
OF the Democratic party for the past
fifty years, and let them judge who are
the aggTessors on the principles upon
which the Democratic party was founded;
and that this Young disciple, "The Peo-
pies Party" is not new departure from
the bed rock of pure Democracy, but a
mere return to principle. that the Demo-
cratic party had switched OFF from thirty
years ago.
The Democratic party of 1870 recites-
THAT the government should not fos-
ter one industry at the expense of
another.
Equal rights should be accorded to all.
That economy i'll the public service
should prevail.
That Congress has no power TO charter
banks; that they are of deadly hostility TO
the best interests of the country, danger
Gus to our Republic and institutions and to
the liberties of the people. and calculated
to place the business of the country ia
the control of 4 concentrated money
power, above the law and the will of the
people.
Demand that the public money shall
be taKen out of the banks"
This platform Is the mudsill of Democ-
racy in its pure and virgin state. Now,
let us see further aud examine those of
1874, '4S and 80. We find them a repeti-
tion of the ls4O platform OH all material
questions.
The James Buchanan platform of 1856
says:
Il. Declares its trust in the people; de-
nouuces the creed and practice ia Fed
eralism.
2. Declares internal improvements un-
8. Denounces the assumption of State
debts.
Denouncipg the fostering of one iu-
dustry at the expense Of ano her; de-
mands equal rights.
5. Demands economy.
G. Demands that records of public lands
be applied to national objects, aud not
divided among the States.
Z. Denouncts national banks in strog-
est terms.
6. Demand separation of public money
from the banks"
The Democratic platform of 1850 rea'-
firms that of 1856 with the free trade
plank added.
The reader can plainly see that the cur
rent of pure Democracy is paramount
through the platforms l have quoted. |
Ii seems the fathers of this Old party had |
thoroughly digested the principles of
pure government and imbedded them in
the platform of 1910, and from that time
down TO 1860 the platform was couched
IN the same language, as it was then
thought by those honest Statesmen of
that day that il was good enough, and
was truly a party of the poor man. and as
every reader OF political history knows,
that 80 lCng as the prime. pie in the Dem
ocrutic party was honestly and economic !
al carried out, the people were happy. |
and prosperous. Now, the |
question naturally ARISES. why this
unange? The party has become oppres-
sive, tyranpical in It's demands, r-fuses
to recognize the voice of the poor man in
his party leaders, aud now we
demand an explanation, which the DEM |
ocratic platfoIp ms OF 1854 and 'ss explains
fully where the bug Is.
That of 1884 claims credit over the |
for its liberal pensions TO
the soldier.
Blames the Republicans for not pro-
tecting the manufactures.
Arraigns the Republicans for not re-
the war tax.
Declares. for custombouse 'taxation;
heavy on luxur.ea, lighter-0u necsss lie a.