South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-07-08
THE PLATFORM
Adopted Ey the Democratic National
Convention.

Convention.
lCo1tinacd from first page
deny that there has been any in
crease of prosperity to the country
aimee that tariff went into operation,
and We point TO the dullness and
distress, the wage reductions and
strikes in the iron trade, az the
best possible evidence that no such
prosperity has resulted from the
Nick inley act.
We call the attention Of thought
ful Americans to the fact that af-
ter thirty years OF restrictive taxes
against the importation of foreign
wealth, in exchange for our agri-
cultural surplus, tho homes and
farms Of tho country have become
burdcned with real estate mort
gage debt OF over $4,000. 900, 600,
exclusive OF all other forms of in
debtcdness; that In one of the chief
agricultural States OF the West
there appears real estate mort
gage debt Averaging slG5 per capita
OF the total population; and that
similar conditions aud tendencies
are shown to exiet in other agricul-
tural exporting States. We de-
nounce u policy which fosters no
industry so much as it docs that Of
the Sheriff.
TRADE RECIPROCITY.
Trade Interchange on the basis
Of reciprocal advantages to the
countries participating is a time
honored doctrine Of the Democratic
faith, but we denounce the sham
reciprocity which jugglcs with the
peoples desire for enlarged foreign
markets and freer exchanges by
pretending to establish closer trade
relations for country whose arsi-
cles OF export are almost exclusive
ly agricultural products with other
countries that are also agricultural
while erecting custom house bar
rier of prohibitive tariff taxes
against the richest countr cs Of the
world that stand ready to take our
entire surplus of products and to
exchange therefor commodities
which arc necessaries and comforts
Of life among our own people.
TRUSTS AND COMBINATIONS.
We recognize in the trusts and
combinations which are designed
TO cnable capital TO secure mo G
than its just share OF the joint pro-
duct of capital and labor natural
consequence Of the prohibitiye
taxes which prevent the free COM
petition which ia the life Of honest
trade, but believe their worst evils
can be abated by law, and VIC de-
mand the rigid enforcement Of the
laws made to prevent and control
them, together with such further
legislation IN restraint of their |
abuses as experience may show toll
be necessary.
LANDS FOR ACTUAL SETTLERS.
The Republican party, while
protesting policy of roservirg the
public land for small holdings by |
actual settlers, has given away the |
peoples heritage till now few
railroad and nonresident sliers, in
dividual and corporate, possess a
larger area than that of al our
farms between the two seas. The
last Democratic administration re-
versed the improvident and unwiso |
policy of the Republican party |
touching the public domain. and
reclaimed from corporations and
syndicatcs, alien and domestic, and |
restored to the people nearly one
hundred million 600, 1000, 000)
acres of valuable land to be sacred
ly held az homestcads for our citi-
zens, and we pledge ourselves to
continue this policy until every |
aero OF land 80 u-lawfully held !
shall be reclaimed and restored TO
the people.
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