Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-11
Rational Democratic Platform
,ao5te1 DIV tie National Democratic
convention at Chicago, June
21st, 1892.

,yot,opal Convention q sembled, do reathrm
N Sa:r eIIegauca to the principles of the par
me a, tormulate by Jefferson aud e4empli-
bv a long and illustrous line of his sue
uou ~ in Democratic leadership from Mad
cessV - cleveland. We believe that thepub-
i isoH no!fafe demands that these principles be
III ,Iiod TO the conduct OF the Federal Gov.
apP5,,,e1t through the accession to power of
g a. osrtv that advocates them; and We sol.
'no III, declare that the need of a return TO
I'm! gn fundamental principles of free pop
..iar Government based on home rule and
;un'd;r,iInal liberty was never more than now,
I'm the tendency to centralze all power
w" w Federal Capital has become a menace
Nv I,o rcsarvsd rights cfthe States that strike
" t tbo very roots of oar Government under
az Constitution as framed by the Republic.
IS 70 THE FORCE BILL.
soc .. We warn The people of our COM
N country. Jealous for the preservation OF
n mo free institutions, that the policy OF Fed
'uo ei control of elections, to which the Re-
o i%, party has committed itself, is
fE,avabt with the grayest dangers, scarcely
i Ia" E5omentous that would result from a
lo 5' practically establishing monar-
Inv en- the RUNS VI t4Io NptOiAS'
Il strikes ri the North as well as the South
and INJURIES tho colored citizens even more
than the whites. 1t means horde OF dep
,,tv marshas ut every polling place, armed
with Federal power, returning boards ap-
,,ai1tod and controlled by Federal author
h, the outrage OF the electoral rights OF the
,,oonIe in the several States, the subjugation
~ he eolored people to the control Of the
nary in power md tie reViving Of race an
tooonsm, now hap PLY absted, OF the utmost
,S22iI 70 the safety and happiness of all; a
fpnnasure deliberately and Justly described by
leading Republican Senator "as the most
;nfamous bill that ever crossed the thresh
niJ If the Senate" such policy, if sane
tiorcd by Law, would mean the dominance
ofa self perpotaatng oligarchy of office
holders. and the party irsg entrusted with
tie machinery could be dlslodgod from pow
or only by an appeal to the reserved right
Of the people to resist oppression which is
inherent in all selt-goYcrnng communities.
Two years ago this revolutionary power
wa. e,1Dhatica!ly condemned by the people
Of fine poll,; but IN contempt OF that verdict
the Republican party has dctantly declared
in It's latest authoritative utterance that its
sncce SIN the coming election will mean
the enactment Of the force bill and the usur-
nation of desootic control over elections in
all the otatos.
Believing that the preser alton OF repub-
lic.n Government in the United States is
dependent upon 5no defeat OF this policy OF
legalH9d force AMI fraud, We invite the
support of Il citz3Hs who desire to see the
Constitution maintained IN its integrity with
the laws pursuant thereto which have given
our country q hundred years OF uH9XAmpled
prosperityanl ", pledge the Democratic
party, il IL be intrusted with power, not
'only to the defeat OF the force Bill, but also
to resembles opposition to the Republican
policy cf proAigate expenditure, which in
the short space OF two ar5 has squ1ndered
an enormous surp us and omptIe1 an over
flowing treasury after piling new burdens OF
taxation upon the already oYertaxed labor
Of the country
TARIFF TAX tTGoN.
Sec. 3. We donounce republican pro-
lection rs a fraud. Tn robbery Of the great
majority OF tho American people for the
benefit oflhe lew. We declare it 10 be a
fundamental principle of the Democratic par
ty that the Federal Government has no con-
stitutona power to impose and collect tariff
duties, except tor the purposes of revenue
only, and we deDlaad that the collection of
such taxes shall be limited TO tho necessities |
Of the Government wen honestly and econ
omicalIy administ red.
We danounce tie McKialey tariff law en-
acted by thu Fiity-drst Congress us thu cul
mnatng atrocLy Of class leg atior; we in |
dorse the efforts made by the Democrats OF |
the present Congress 70 modify It's most OPP |
pcesalv9 features ia tho direction of free raw
materials and cheaper manufactured goods |
that enter into general consumption, and we
promise It's repeal as one Of the beneiicent |
results that will follow the action Of the
people in lntrust'ng p0wcrto The Democrat |
Cparty. Since the Mckinley tariff went |
into operation there have been ten leduc-
ttons Of the wages Of laborng mcn 10 one
Increase. We deny that thele has been any
increase of property TO tie country since
that tariff went mo operation we point TO
the dullne3s and distress which wage reduc-
tons and strikes in the iron trade us the
best possible evidence that no such pros
perity has resulted from the Mckinley oct
We call the attention Of thoughtful Amer
leans TO the fact that after thirty years OF
restrictive taxes against the importation OF
leroign wealth in exchange for our ogrlcul-
tural surplus the homes and farms of the
country have become burdened with u real
estate mort rage debt OF over " 800 100000 !
exclusive OF all other forms Of indebted
ness that in one OF the chief agricultural
States Of the West there appeals real es-
ttato mortgage debt averaging 1856 per cap
lta Of the total population; pnd that similar
conditions and trndences are shown to exist
IN the other agricultural exporting States.
we denounc5 a policy when fosters no in
dualry SD much as it does that Of the sheriff.
ALLwoED RECIPROCITY.
Soc, 4 Trade exchange on the basis OF
reciprocal advantages 10 tbs countries par
IcIpatng is a t.mg-Aonored doctrine OF the
Democratic faith, but we denounc1 the sham
reciprocity which juggles with the peoples
desire fer enlar' ed foreign markets and
iroer exchange by pretending to establish
closer tcad5 relations with a country whose
articles Of export are almost exclusively ag-
Hcu'lural products with other countries that
are $50 AGRICULTURAL while erecting u Gus
tom house barrier ofprohibitlve tariff taxes
against the richest ccuntres OF tle world
Inst stand ready TO take our entire surplus
oil products aud TO exchange therefor COM
modities wh.ceare neces,a?les and comforts
Oh I'ie among our own people.
AG inst TRUSTS,
sec, D. We recognize in tho trusts and
combinations which are designed TO enable
capita to socare more than It's just share OF
the Joint product Of capital and labor and
natural consequence Of the prohibitve taxes
which prevent tho FREQ competition, which
u The lie Of honest trade; but we believe
THOR worst evils can DO abOted by law, and
we demand the rigid enforcement of the laws
made to control and prevent them, together
WIN such further legislation in restraint oil
snolr abuses rs experience may show to be
necessary,
REPUBLICAN, LAND STEALS.