Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-23

Il law enacted By the f<Ey -nfss con-
sEess as tile cuts1lsls1t.llS atTccaty OF
Il = lex iSlatlon. Ne end3rse tas Ell
forts made 81 the democrats OF the
present congress 10 modify
is most Oppressive features IA
lie G rectIon or Tree raw materials
aad cheaper manufactured goods that
enter into home consumption, and se
propose - repeal As oas OF tne beach
| cent results thai vii follow the action
Of the people lntrastsng power 20 the
democratic party Since the Mckinley
tariu went lato operation tneTe have
been ten reductions oi wages Of laOor-
lag msa 90 one Increase We deny
th4t there has been any increase "
prosperity 20 the country slnee that
tari1 went into operation and We point
| 10 the dizziness AID distress, the wage
reductions and strikes N the IRON trade
as the best possible evidence that no
saen prosperity nas resulted from me
Mckinley acs- We call the
attention Of thoughtful Americans
/ 10 the fact that after thirty
/ years OF restrictive taxaIion against
| ImportaGsons OF foreign products IN ex-
change for our agricultural products.
| The homes and farms or tae country
| have become hardened with real estate
mortgages OF over ZOO. ooo. 600, ex-
| elusive OF ali other fq9ms of Indebted
meas, that Ia one of the chief agrIcal-
tural states OF the west there appears .
real estate mortgage debt averaging
/ sl65 per capital, and that similar con-
dltions are shown TO exist IN other agrl-
| cultural exporting states. We denounce
policy which fosters no industry co
much ss il does that Of the sheriff.
| Dsnoaness Reciprocity.
s'Section 4. Trads interchange on the
basis OF reciprocal advantages 70 tire
countries participating IN tlme-hon-
Ored doctrine OF democratic faith, but
ne denoance the snam RECIPROCITY
which Juggles with the peoples desire
| for enlarged foreign markets and
freer exchanges by pretending to estab-
lIsn trade relations for country whose
articles OF export are almost exclusively
| agricultural while erecting custom
house barrier of prohibltive tarih taxes
against the richest countries OF the
world that stand ready I'd take our en-
tire surplus of products, and to ex-
| Change therefor commodities which are
necessary and are comforts OF life
among our own people.
| Jumps on Trusts.
A
| section 5. We recognized in trusts
and monopolies which are designated
| by capital TO secure more than their
| Just snare Of the joint product OF CAPT.
tai and labor, q natural consequence
/ OF prohlbitive taxes which proven. the
| free competition which Is the life Ut
honest trade, but we believe their worst
| evils can be sbated by law, and We de-
mand the rigid enforcement OF laws
| made toprevent and control them, to-
gether with such further legislation IN
| restraint OF their abuses rs experience
may show to be necessary.
/ Conserysrs OF the Peoples Rights.
| Section 6. The republican party while
| protfering . policy OF reserving the
| public lands for small holdings by &C
tual settlers. has gwen away the PEG.
| pies heritage, until now q few rail-
roads and nonresident aliens. indi-
vldual and corporate, possess q larger
area than that of all our farms between
the two seas. The last democratic ad-
| m.nistration reversed the improvident
and unwise policy of the republican
party touching the public DOMAIN, and
| reclaimed from corporations and syndi-
| Gates, alien and domestic, and restored
to the people nearly 100 ,000, 900 acres
| of valuable land, to be sacredly held
rs homesteads for our citizens, and We
| pledge ourselves TO continue this policy
| until every acre of land 90 unlawfully
| held shall Dc reclaimed and restored to
the people.
Afraid OF straw Man.
| Section Z. We denounce the repub-
| lican legislation. known IS the 'Sher-
| man act Of $780,, a. Q cowardly make
shift, fraught with possibilities OF dam
ger In the future which should make
all of its supporters as well rs Its author
anxious for Its speedy repeal. We hold
| to the use of both gold and silver As
| the standard money Of the country and
| to- the coinage of both gold and silver
| without discrimination against either
metal Of charge for mintage, but the
unit of coinage of both metals must be
| of equal intrinsic and exchangeable
value or be adjusted by international
agreement or by such safeguards of
| legislation ~ shall insure the main-
| tenance Of the purity Of the two metals
and the equal power OF any dollar at
| all times in the market and in the pay
ment of debts; and We demand
that ali paper currency shall be
kept at par with and redeemable IN
such coin. We insist upon this policy
| "a especially necessary for the protec-
| ton of the farmers and laboring
| classes. the first aud most defenseiess
victims of unstable money and q huc-
tuation Of currency.
want state Hank Tax Repealed.
Section 8. We recommend that the
| prohibitive 10 per cent TAX on state
bank issues be repealed
Pubttc once originally Defined.
Section .. Public Office 10 q public
trust. We reaffirm the declaration Of
| the democratic national convention OF
| 1876 for the reform of the civil service,
and we call for the honest enforcement
| of all laws regarding the same. The
\ nomination of president, ss IN the
last republican convention. by delegates
consisting largely OF his appointees
| holding Office at his pleasure, ia scans
dalous satire upon free popular insti-
tutions and startling illustration of
the methods by which . president may
/ crafty his ambition. We denouncs
| poglcy under which federal officehold-
ers usurp control of party conventions
IN the state, and we pledge the demo
/ cratic party to the reform of these aud
| al abuses which threaten individual
labor aud local self government.
| Its Foreign Policy Estoiied.
/ Section 10. The democratic party Q
l the only marty that has ever given the