The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-07-28
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
i MlStlrly Document, Embracing the
True Theory 81 Government.
TaFisf asa Financial HeGerm and
the FoFcs BIlI Among thc Prlas
cIPal FeataFes-RPpubII.
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party Of the United States. In national
convention assembled, do affirm their al
legance to the principles Of the parry rs
formulated BY jefferson and exempli6ed
By = long, llIustfious line Of Successors in
The democratic leadership, from Ma,lisou
10 Cleveland; We believe that the Pnblic
welfare demands that these principles be
applied to the conduct Of the federal gov
eFDment through accession to power Of
the party that advocates them; and We
solemnly declare that the need Of q re-
turn to these fundamental pTinriples Of
a free popular government, based on
home rule and individual liberty, was
never more urgent than now, when the
tendency to centFalize all power at the
federal capital has becume mehace 10
the reserved rights Of the states that
strikes at the roots Of our government
under the constitution a. framed by the
4 fathers Of the republic. We warn the
people Of 4 common country, JEALOUS for
the preservation Of their free institutions,
that the policy nj federal control Of elec-
tons, to whirh the republican party has
committed itself, Is iTauHht with the gra-
vest dangers, s,uroely les nIomentous
than would result ffpm . revolution prae-
tigllly establirhing a monarchy on the
rims Of the republic. Il strikes at the
north as well as the south, and Injuries
the colored citizen more than the white
Il means hOTds Of deputy United stateH
maFshals 81 every polling place, armed
with the power Of rrturninR boards ap-
pointed and controlled by the federal
authorizes. outrage Of the electoral rights
Of the people in states; the subjugation
Of the colored people to the contrUl Of the
parry In power and the rVivina Of race
antagonism nov happily abaied; Of the
utmost peril 10 the safety and happiness
Of all. measure deliberately and justly
described by leadin. republicans as the
most infamous bill that ever crossed the
threshold Of the senate. This policy, Il
sanctioned by law, would mean the DOM
nance Of 4 seli-perpttuatinG OiiRArchy Of
ofIiceholders, and the party first iniFust-
ed with the marhinery could lie dis
lodged iron, power only by an appeal to
tile reserved rights Of the people to resist
oppression, whirh Is inherent in all SELF
governing communities.
Tao years ugo this revolutionary pol
Icy was emphaii'.aIly condemned by the
people ut the polls, but in Conteippt Of
that vrTdirl the republican party has de-
family derlnr.d 10 its latest authoritative
ulterances that its sureess at the coming
election will mean the enactment Of 4
fOrce bill and the nsurpation 81 despoli;
control over the elections Of oil states.
Believing thTt preservation Of repub
lican government is dependent upon the
defeat Of policy Of legRlized fore and
fraud, we invite the support Of all ciIi
zens Who desire to see the constitution
maintained In It's integrity with the laws
pursuant thereto, which have given our
country one hundred years Il nnexanr.
pied prosperity, and We pledge the demo-
cratic party not only to defeat the loFce
bill, but also to offer relentless opposition
TO the republican pOli'iy ii pruAigate ex-
pendiiure. wairh, In tile shOEt Apace Of
two vear.. has souaD,lered nm enornoun
surplus and emutied The Overlooking
treasury, after piIinR new burdens Of tax
atom upon the already over,axe,l lnbor Of
the tonr,yy.
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