The Saline County journal., 1892-06-30

government through the accession
to power Of the party that advocates
them; and we solemnly declare thai
the need of q return to those funda'
mental principles of q free popular
government, based on home rule
and individual liberty, was never
more urgent than now. when the
tendency to centralize all power al
the federal capital has become 9
menace of the reserved rights Of the
states that strike at the very roots
of our government under the consti-
tuition as framed by the fathers oi
the republic.
Section . denounces the "force
bill"
Section 3. 1--WE denounce Repub.
lican protection rs q fraud upon the
labor Of the great majority Of the
American people for the benefit oi
the few. We declare Il to be q
fundamental principle Of the Demo
cratic party that the federal govern
ment has no constitutional DO wer to
impose and collect tariff duties ex-
cept for the purpose OF revenue only
and we demand that the collection
OF such taxes shall be limited to the
necessities Of the government when
honestly and economically admins
tered.
Sec. 4. Trade Interchange on the
basis Of reciprocal advantages to
the countries participating is q time
honored doctrine Of the democratic
faith, but we denounce the sham
reciprocity which iuggles with the
peoples desire for enlarged foreign
markets and freer exchange by pre-
q country whose articles OF export
are almost exclusively agricultural
products with other countries that
are also agricultural, while erecting
custom house barrier Of prohibi-
tive tariff taxes against the riches
countries of the world, that stand
ready to take our entire surplus OF
products and to exchange therefor
commodities which are necessaries
and comforts Of life among our own
people.
Section 5 denounces trusts and
combines.
Section claims for the Democratic
party all the credit for opening and
conserving public lands for the use of
settlers.
Section deuounces the silver
legislation of 1890, and declares FOR
gold and silver money rs the stand
ard upon an equal basis Of value.
Section demands that the prohi-
bitory 10 per cent tax on State bank
Issues be repealed.
Section 9 declares pubic office to
be q public trust, and demands the
enforcement of the civil service
law.
Section 10 views with alarm the
tendency OF the present administra-
ton to pursue Q policy Of irrita-
ton and bluster, as liable to confront
us with alternative Of humiliation
or war. IL favors q consistent and
vigorousforeign policy and favors
the maintenance OF an efficient
navy.
by the Russian government OF Its
Jewish and Austrian subjects, and
tenders profound sympathy to those
struggling for home rule and self
government In Ireland.
Section II approves the rigid en-.
forcement of the immigration laws,
but invites the immigration OF the
industrious and worthy OF foreign
land.
Section Is favors Just and liberal
pensions and denounces the present
administration of the pension bureau
a. Incompetent, corrupt, disgrscefni
and dishonest.
Sectin IL declares In favor Of the
permanent Improvement OF the
Mississippi and other great water
ways.
Section Is favors the early con.
structior Of the Nicaraguan canal
and its protection against foreign
control.
Section I6 declares that congress
should make such Necessary financial