Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-10-28
National Democratic Platform
,s0o,ea by the National Democratic
60 yentIon at Chicago, June
21st, 1892.

Na." aIlogsnce to the principles of the par
tnelr saornoulste' bv Jefferson and e4empli-
y " w. long and illustrious line of his sue
neu =! 70 Democratic leadership from Mad
eeSsoiS Cleveland. We believe that the pub
ison :. Nc. 20 demands that these principles he
nc T ,sa 20 the conduct OF the Federal Gov
s stppp"ent through the accession to power OF
e eln nsrtv that advocates them; and we sol.
tno g declare that the need OF return to
t glla fundamental principles OF free pop
u W.. 1overnment based on home rule and
.un'SS;yidnal liberty was never more than now,
luu', . the tendency to centralize all power
wp .ho FederaI Capital has becom' a menace
~ .bo roseryed rights oftbe States that strike
70 . w. yorv roots of our Government under
a. W. IT'Sonstitution as framed by the Republic.
As.7o THE FORCE BILL
Goo . We warn the people of our COM
country. Jealous for the preservation OF
mn foe institutions, that the policy of Fed
'uo ,T oontrol of elections, to which the Re-
e,h,can party bas committed itself, is
p uUbt with the gravest dangers, scarcely
i ~" Contentious that would result from
pl osa practically establishing monar-
~ en- the ruins of the Republic.
0H Il strikes at the North as well as the South
a iniures ths colored citizens even more
mn tbe whites. 1t means horde of dep
' StvI marshals at every polling place, armed
III Federal power, returning boards ap-
W WIN and controlled by Federal author
T., tbe outrage OF the electoral rights OF the
neople in the several States, the subjugation
If The coored people to toe control of the
Oar.v in power and the reviving of race an
t"oo T now happily abated. ofthe utmost
'eril to the safety and happiness of all;
,oessure deliberately and justly described by
leading Republican Senator "as the most
famous bill that ever crossed the thresh
nid Of tho Senate" such policy, if sane
Gorcd hy law, would mean the dominance
oe. sod.perpetuating oligarchy of office
holders, and the party first entrusted with
he machinery could be dislodged from pow
or only by an appeal to the reserved right
NJ the people to resist oppression which is
inherent in al self-governing communities.
Two wears ago this revolutionary power
va. emphaticaly CONDEMNED by the people
Of the pols; but in contempt of that verdict
the Republican party has defantly declared
in its latest authoritative utterance that its
sncce s IN the coming election will mean
The enactment of the force bill and the usur-
nation of des ,otc control over elections in
all the States.
Believing that toe preser alton of repub-
lican government in the United States is
dependent upon the defeat OF this policy of
legszed force and fraud, We invite the
support of Il citizens who desire to see the
Constitution maintained In its integrity with
The laws pursuant thereto which have given
our country hundred years of unexampled
prosperity;snd we pledge the Democratic
marty, if il be trusted with power, not
only to the defeat of the fore bill but also
to roseutless opposition to the Republican
policy of prohigate expenditure, which in
The short space OF two y airs has squandered
an enormous surp us and empued an over
flowing treasury after piliug new bun dens OF
taxation upon tne already overtaxed labor
9th country
TARIFF TAXATION.
Sec. g. W. denounce Republican pro-
lection rs fraud, The robbery of the great
majority of the American people for the
benefit of the lew We declare it to be u
fundamental principle o the Democratic par
,y that the FEDERAL Government has no con-
;titutlonal power to lmpo'e ana collect tari1
duties, except or th" PURPOSES Of revenue
ONLY. md We frp9ri' that tn colmctlon OF
nch taxes shHll be Ilm ted to tha nee sSllles |
Of the Gov m n"nt On non silly and econ
Omcsly sdmiU,c red.
Na den uN,r toc Makiiel tariff Jaw IN
sctcl by tn Filty-ir,t Congress Ms TIL cul |
minating arrocty If class iegis ntion; wo in
dorse the efforts mad hi the l'emo rats OF
the PRESENT 5'nlraSe 20 m 'dltv US IN st op- !
p4sSly ie2t res in the direction OF free raw
material and rheerer nj 'nufaturod goods
That enter into Srnera co"n1ptlon, md we
PoIis, VI, '7ne Ct u pa ~ 'ne oenrac"l'I
people in mtru,t'ng ,w4rto the Democrat
icparty, Since tue Mckhi !, tsaif went
into oprrat Oh there nave been ten 'e1uc-
tons o ,ha wa 20. Of lahorrng men so one
increase. W, deny thtt 'hr'e has been any
mere ut Or ,pTty t. lie country since |
Tint n"riT want mt operatlon; we point to
4 the uuil c;s a1d liir"s which Va @ reduc- |
tons ana strife. s,r iron trade Ms the |
best possible nv den. Tint 40 such pros,
Nrily b., tuicd from III " Ki7l"y sct. |
We call tho vt rtipn OF thnughlfll Amer
leans to tn trt thM' after thirty wears of
restrictive take; against the importation OF |
iereign wealth moxchango for our agr,cul-
lurs surplus the homes and farms of the |
country have eco ne burdeneG with real
esE'Io mortgage debt oi over 81 ou0OOO,OOO
ness; thai in ma nj lho chief ~, ricultural
States of The Vest thar, annes,s real es-
\ tate mortgage debit ayoroginy Sls5 ner can
ita OF tie Total MN, L,ti n. and hat similar
conditions and tendences "a hown to q list
in the other aprieulturol exporting States. !
We denounc, y nohrv wh,cn iostcrs no in
II lustry 50 much rs /, does hat Of tho sheriff.
II ,,,.aa,. - ,.ea ' ''.,' ~ '' - .'
NJ N'I '''p ""c''" Viff'
n Src, ( rralu exchange on he basis of
uc%tmr' sU' o'o 70 W t"no f ho
Democrats faith, buy we denounce the shsm
RECIPROCITY which joggies with the PEG PIES
uenUe lOr hllnr ed TDrpipn markets and