Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-07-26

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cxctaneesble value or lie adjusted throu Il
| International agreement or by such safe
| guards OF legislation MS shall insure III
nIaint nance OF the psrity of the two metals
and the equal power OF every dollar ut al
tin es in the markets ard in the payment o
! debts, and we demand that II paper curren
cy shall be kept at pr with and n'dcemabi,
in such coin. We insist upo this p"licy a
especially necessary iorthe protv cti"n of TIL
IA mos and laboring classes, the ii at anC
most 4, fcnsele victims OF unst bic money
ard calculating currency.
BANK TAXATION.
Sec. s. We recommend that the prohibi
tory 10 per Cei,t tax or State bank lsSucs b
repealed.
CIVIL SERVICE.
Sec, o. Publ office Is publicl-u {. W.
reutiirm the declaration OF The d. mo ratio
Z hvrn'ion OF 1876 tor the r,fUrm Of the
ciyi service, and we call for the honest en-
icrcpmert TO- I'll laws regulating the same
The domination of President ~ in the re,
cent Republican Co, vacation hy delegation:
composed arS"ls Ct spppinlees holding office
nj his leusure, is Scandalou: satire upon
20 p pular Institutions, AID n artling il
Illustrations Of the methods by which Presi
dent may SIT Fly his smLilion. We de-
nounce policy under which Federal office.
holders usurp control Of party conventions
in The ta'eS, ana we pledge the Democratic
n .rty t. The rtf9rm Of these ana all Other
abuses which threaten in iividual liberty and
seli-g"yrrrmei t.
FOREIGN AFFAIRs.
See. 10. Tha Democratic party is the only
party t, u. has ever gwen the country for
eigI policy, CONSTANT d vigorous, COM
rel II re,pac abroad md inspiring conf.
derce at n, me. While avoiding ran ;iing
nlliarccs, it has aimed to cultivate friendly
rrlat ons wi h ether u ton, ana Ct ccially
with cur ncighbors on the American CONT.
neEt, whose drst ny is closely mixed with
our own, ond we view with ala m 'ho ten
pncy tna policy Of irritation md hlustel
which is liI,le TO cont ont us V tn the alter
rativc OF humin ten or war at Try time
We favor The mantenar,ce Of navy
,trong enough TO! I'll purp" cs OF na.iona'
defense nd 20 properly maint N TIC honor
aud di nIty vi the country abroad.
KEMuESTR NICE WITH RUS IA
Sec II. tn c. untry las always beer
the retug; OF tho oppressed from every land
--cxies for conscience sake AID tho spirit
Of the founders of our Government, we COLI
Gcmn the oppression praci ed 10y the Rus.
SIN Governme' t Upon lis Lutheran and
jeSi,h subjects. and We C J. uiOn our Nh
t.onal Il vermont, in the interest OF justice
aid humanity by all ju,t and pre- or mean
10 usr is prompt ana best efforts to bring
ubuuta cessation f tn Sc cruel persecution;
in the common Of the Gar and TO SECURE 10
the oppressed equal IlSnts.
We tender our pFoiou d and earnest SYM
patty to those lovers OF fire. dom VINO art
strueglin f,r home rrlc and the great cause
OF Sc government in Ireland.
IMMIGRATION.
Sec, Il. We heartily approve ali leciti
mate rtiD:ts 10 prevent the United States
from being used rs the dumping ground fol
the known criminals aud psmpors of Europe
and we dcmand the rigid enforcement Of tht
avs w inst chinese an r,tlOn and t {
rp rt4tiOu Of tor in workm n unUe" COR
t net to Ge,rade An G lean mb"r Id les OF
it, wng s, hut we n1oml ANA d"o1n u
Miy and ali nit mpts 10 restrict t1e immi-
alton Of the Gu riOus and worthy o.
tor ign Ian 5
z NsI IS.
&c 8 hsG nvo tion hereby re CIV!
tF preston of pre;lnt ON Of the atr
otism OF the so r and "a lors f the I'm
ion in thu W r ui its pr 'servat on, nd WI
" in and LIBERAL y nsi II to all disa
L IT,,s aol1 nd H.,
pcndents but dcnnnd at the wo
Of tn q 81 n utfi 81" lie dono in ustrl
u ~ inprr.a' and honesty We de
nounce the eat admin tr on If thu
Office in ;uupe'cnt, corrupt, diagr ,cefi
and dishonest
WATERWAY IMPROVEMENTS.
Sec II. I'll" Federal Government shout,
car 70 and imp owe the Mis- iSs'ppi River
nd other great W terways the Rcpuoi
80 "s to secure lor the interior stat. cas'
and che y transportation 10 t !ewo 3;
When any W ,te way of he hcpu lie / o
suth i mt importance to dtmrnd nil of tn
Government, such aid sho'ld e\tende'
Lpon definite plan OF 70 II uons WORK un
III p narent improvement is secured
NICARAGUA CANAL.
Sec. Is For purposes of national dc
fe 5" ami the promotion OF commetce be
wv, eu the a cs, We recognize the earl
cons It on of the Nicar, qua Canal All II
protect on against fore On tontro rs Z
great importer 20 the Unit States
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Sec Is. Rccog lizing the Wor DIS Col
umbi'n Expositi n Ne a National lndertaN
ing OF vast importance IN VIII ch the gencrs
roi e, nmunt has invited the corporation {
all tn powers of The wor /, and npprecia
ing tne crptance by many OF such power
of Ire invita- ION &c tend ID and the roa
, md liberal eff ,rts being made by them
contribute to the or ndeur of the undertas
ing. SO are # O opinion that Congre!
should make such nece sary financial pre-
Wis; n ms shall DO requisite ., the mNinIcr
un,o of the national nonor and public fitl
THE SCH ooL QUESTION.
Sec II. Popular education being the OF
" safe basis OF popular suffrage, we recon
mend to the several States most liberal nj
preparation for the public schools. FRI
common schools arc the nursery Of GOO
government, and they have always receive
The fostering re- OF ~ emocratic part
which favors every means OF increasing IL
tclirencc. Free ION Of education b, ing q
essential OF civil unJ religious liberty rs we
necessity for the development OF int
lig nee, must not be interiered with und
any preteXt whatever. We nro opposed
sta c inter ference with parental rights I
tights OF conscience in the education
children us IN infringement OF the fund
mental Democratic doe rine thatt h, larg"
rndivi lual liberty consistent with the RICH
,futhcrs asurcs the highest type of Amer
can cltizcus ip and the best government.
ADMISSION OF THE TERRITORIES.
SO rs. Weapprove the action of II
present House of Representatives in psssl,