Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-09-21
National Democratic Platform
Aaoptea ny tie National Democratic
Convention at Chicago, June
21st, 1882.

Section l. The representatives of the
Democratic party Of the United States. in
National Convention assembled, do reafirm
their allegiance to the principles of the par
ty as formulated by Jefferson and exempli-
lied by long and illustrious line of his sue
cessoIs in Democratic leadership from Mad
son to Cleveland. We believe that the pub
lie welfare demands that these principles be
applied TO the conduct OF the Federal Gov
eminent through the accession to power of
the party that advocates them; and we sol.
EMMY declare that the r3ed of a return to
these fundamental principles of free pop
ular government based on home rule and
individual liberty was never more than now,
when the tendency to centralize all power
at the Federal Capital has become a menace
TO the reserved rights of the States that strike
at the very roots of our Government under
the Constitution as framed by the Republic.
AZ TO THE FORCE BILL.
Sec. 2. We warn the people of our COM
mon country, jealous for the preservation OF
their free institutions, hattie policy OF Fed
eral control OF elections, to which the Re-
Publican party has committed itself, is
fraugbt with the gravest dangers, scarcely
less momentous that would result from
revolution, practically establishing monsr-
chy en- the ruins Of the Republic.
ii strikes at the North as well as the South
and injuries the colored citizens even more
than the whites. 1t means horde Of dep
uty marshals at every polling place, armed
with Federal power, returning boards APP
pointed and controlled by Federal author
~. : oil rlNt - fl,
people in the several States, the subjugation
OF the coored people to the control of the
party in power and the reviving of race an
tagonlsm, now happily abated, of the utmost
peril to the safety and happiness of all;
measure deliberately and justly described by
leading Republican Senator 'as the most
Infamous bill that ever crossed the thresh
old of the Senate such policy, if sane
tioned By law, would mean the dominance
Of sell perpetuating oligarchy Of office
holders, and The party first entrusted with
its machinery could be dlslodged from pow
er only by an appeal to the reserved right
Of the people to resist oppression which is
inherent in al selt-goyerning communities.
Two years ago this revolutionary power
was emphatically CONDEMNED by the people
at The polls; but in contempt Of that verdict
.he Republican party has defantly declared
in its atast authoritative uttefance that its
:uoce "a the coming election will mean
the enau ment of the force bill and theu
patton Of despotic control over elections in
all the States.
Believing that the preserr alton Of Tepub-
lican government in the United States is
dependent upon tho defeat Of this policy OF
.egalized force and fraud, VIZ invite the
support Of Il citizens who desire to see the
Constitution maintained IN its integrity with
ihe laws pursuant thereto which have given
)vl country hundred years of unexampled
orosporiN;and We pledge the Democratic
parry, il il be inbfu.ted with power, moi
jnly to ibc defaGt of the force bill, but also
resembles opposition to the Republican
) FEY cf proligate expenditure, which in
he bort space OF two ars has squandered
81 roImous surp Us and empned an over,
loang treasury alter piliDg new burdens OF
qyiior apon TIC alreaGy oYertaXed labor
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