Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-02


excbangeable value or be adjusted through
international agreement OF by such safe
guards of legislation as shall insure tn
maint nance of the parity of the two metals
and the equal power OF every dollar at al
tin es in the markets and in the payment o
debts, snd we demand that I'll paper curren
| cy shall be kept at par with and redeemablt
in such coin. We insist upon this policy a
especially necessary Tor the protection of the
farmers and laboring classes, the fist and
most defenseless victims of unstable money
ard a calculating currency.
BANK TAXATION.
Sec. s. We recommend that the prohibi
tory 10 per cent tax on State bank issues be
repealed.
CIVIL SERVICE.
Sec, 9. Public office is public trust. We
reaffrm the declaration OF the Demo. ratio
Convention OF 1876 tor the reform Of the
CIVIL service, and we call for the honest en-
iOrcemeBt for oil laws regulating the same
The nomination of President as in the re-
cent Republican Convention by delegations
composed largely of sppointees holding office
al hls pleasure, is a scsndalous satire upon
free popular institutions, and startling il
lustration of the methods by which a Presi-
dent may satisfy his ambition. We de-
nounce policy under which Federal office
holders usurp control of party conventions
in the states, and we pledge the Democratic
party to the reform OF these and all other
abuses which threaten individual liberty and
selt-government,
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Sec. 10. The Democratic party is the only
party that has ever given the country for
eign policy, CONSTANT and vigorous, com
peling respect abroad and inspiring conf
dence at home. While avoiding ertangling
alisnces, it has aimed to cultivate friendly
relations with other nations, and especially
with our neighbors on the American CONT
nent, whose destiny is closely linked with
our own, and we view with alaim the ten
lency to policy of irritation and buster
which is liable to confront us with the alter.
native OF Illumination or war at any time
We favor the maintenance of navy
strong enough for all purposes of national
defense md 10 properly maintain the honor
and dignity of the country sbroad.
REMoEsTRANCE WITH RUSSIA.
Sec II. This country has always been
the refuge of the oppressed from every land
--eXiles tor conscience sake-and the spirit
of the founders of our Government, we con-
Gemn the oppression practiced by the Rus
sian Government upon Its Lutheran and
Jewish subjects, and we Il upon our Ma
tional Il vermont, in the interest OF justice
and humanity by all just and proper mean,
to use its prompt and best efforts to bring
abouta cessation of these cruel prosecutions
in the dominion Of the Gar and to secure to
the oppressed equal rights.
We tender our profound and earnest SYM
pathy to those lovers of fire. dom VINO are
struggling for home rule and the great cause
Of self government in Ireland.
IMMIGRATION.
Sec, IL. We heartily approve all legiti-
mate efforts to prevent the United States
from being used as the dumping ground for
the known criminals and paupers of Europe;
and we demand the rigid enforcement Of the
laws against Chinese ,mml ration and the
imp rtation Of foreign workmn under con-
tract to degrade American labor md les en-
its wages, but we condemn and denounce
any and ali att 'mpts To restrict the imml-
grafton Of the indu trlous and worthy OF
foreign lands
PENSIONS.
Sec 3. This nveation hereby re2ews
the expression of preclation of the atri-
otism OF the sol1i rs and sailors Ct the I'm
ion in the wsr of its preservation, and we
favor ju,t and liberal pensions to all disa-
bled Union soldiers, their widows and de-
nendents but we demand that the wo
Of tho Persn off e shall be done industri-
Ously, impartially and honestly We de-
nounce the PIE ent admin. Ation Of that
office IS incompetent, corrupt, disgracetul
and dishonest
WATERWAY IMPROVEMENTS.
Sec Ii. The Federal Government should
care fo- and improve the Mississippi River,
nd other great waterways If the Republi (,
so as to secure Tor the interior States easy
and che p transportation to t 1ewa er
When any waterway of the Repu lie is OF
sutlici Mt importance to demlnd aid of the
Government such aid should be extended
upon definite plan of continuous work un'
til permanent improvement is secured.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
Sec. Is. For purposes of national de-
feLso and the promotion of commerce be-
tween the States, we recognize the early
constr ct on of the Nicaragua Canal AMI its
protect on against fore gn control as OF
great importance 10 the United States
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Sec IL. Recognizing the Worlds Col
umbian Exposition as a national undertake
ing of vast importance in which the general
government has invited the cooperation OF
all tho powers Of the world, and appreciat-
ing the II ceptance by many OF such powers
of the invita- ION &c extended and the broad
and liberal efforts being made by them to
contribute to the or yndeur of the undertake
ing, we are of tie opinion that Congress
should make such necessary financial pro
vision as shall be requisite to the mainten-
snce of the national honor and public faith.
THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
Sec II. Popular education being the on
ly safe basis of popular suffrage, we recon-
mend to the several States most liberal ap-
preparation for the public schools. Free
common schools are the nursery Of good
government, and they have always received
The fostering ro OF tho Democratic party,
which favors every means Of increasing in
telligence. Freedom of education being an
essential of civil and religious liberty as well
as a necessity for the development of intel
ligonce, must not be interfered with under
any pretext whatever. " 20 are opposed to
State Interference with parental rights or
rights OF conscience in the education Of
children as an infringement OF the funda
mental Democratic doc rine that the largest
individual liberty consistent with the rights
of others insures the highest type Of Amer-
can citizenship and the best government.
ADMISSION OF THE TERRITORIES.
Sec. Is. Wcapprove the action of the
present House of Representatives in passing
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