Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1892-10-18
National Democratic Platform
,doutea Dy the National Democratic
to ,entInn Mt Chicago, June
21st, 1882.

.,;on I. The representatives, of the
pa,,orratic party Of the United States, in
iJJee...onai Convention assembled, do reafirm
Nas.V,i s aia,,iaite to the principles of the psr.
Insi. iormulate by Jefferson ami ezempli-
,5 bv long sn nlustrious Inc OF his sue
h0I IN Dsmn.u,.tj,' leadership from Mad
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,.,ya utnent bss 1 a3 i.nr1 'o3e aud
,vid.ai ,ihN-iY ,sH. ,l"7 g p i.,-n now,
~ TIM, tndp-ry tu s.,t.+,ze g.: power
...I., Foleral Caoital hs~ 5e.om a H.enac4
,bn reserved right, ot ihe states iAtsirike
-, .be very roots u r Goverrnoct under
ronstgution IS fra ae3 by hc Republic
&C rHE FORCE Bill.
s,c SO warn ha people Of our COM
..,o country. jealous for the preservation Of
.,a,r free institute ns, that the on!icy OF Fed
,n,.,rol ot elections, to which the Re
,.hir.r rartv has comni:;;e.! itself, is
,.,ht with the graVest dangers, scarcely
i... nomentous tuat ~onid result from
,,colution, practically establishing monar-
ahy rn the ruins OF the Republic.
II strikes 1T the North rs ,gel Us the South
.nd inilres tn colored caizels even more
han the whites. 1t means horde OF dep
rtv marshals ut every polling place, armed
untb Federal power, raunrOing boards ap-
oointed and coutrolt, by Federal author
tv the outrage OF The electoral rights OF the
,oonIe in the several States, the subiugntion
ii The eolored people to the control of the
n.r.y in power ard tie reyiving of race an
t,oon,sm now happily abated, Of the utmost
'nri 10 the sate-y and happiness OF all; o
,oa,ure deliberately and Justly described by
.o.,|ing Republican Senator ''Gs the most
f,n0ll; bill thai ever crossed the thresh
..li ef h Senate" ~uvn policy, il Sane
,rI L. law, would mcan the dominance
,r, eft 3crreluating uligarchJ of office
10 J., ss, md he party frst lntrustad with
@Sm,..tincry coald re dislodged from pow
.r,ly bv ~! anpeal 10 the reserved right
~. =, r,a,.oio Z" resist oppression which is
..,,.a i4 Al Safeguarding communities
r.a yo.rs Ako iris revolutionary power
was enohattully co9demed by the people
st the polls; but in contempt Of that verdict
the Republican party has deiantly declared
in lis latest authoritative uttelance th0t its
scce IN the coming election will mean
the enactment Of the force bill and the eusur-
patton of despotc control over elections in
all the States.
Believing that the preaer atl0n Of repub-
csn government IN the United States is
,ependent upon the defeat Of this policy OF
rsalized force ana fraud, We invite the
support Of i cltz9na who desire to see the
ColslLutl0n unlt;ga%et ~ Its integrity with
NE iars pursuult thereto which have given
9ug country uudred years OF unexampled
prosDerity; ana W. pledge the Democratic
n,rj, il il 0e M ted wl.A power, not
oq!r 10 the deie,,L Ot the tore ill, hut also
to !nsentless nrpoFition to The Rcpahncan
pt.,ci of plolljcHte pXpen1tlro. which in
;he ,holt space ot two J ars has squ4ndered
Al Guurmous sucp us and emptio Nj over
Aowing re ,Su ,.!Iaf pi!ing new u:dcns oj
.axaton Gp8u l1a piraaty oY erta&od !aoor
If the country
rtR,F% rtX .t.2N.
Sar g. Ne dn9udco Republican pro-
.c,aon as ! iaud. b. robbery Of the grca'
m,jor;'y II the &uerlc,,n pe4p.y inr Va
benefit o. ,lIe lew We declare it t. be
IunQhlIl6uLbl bl WIG COutOSlpplS Pdl-
ty that the Federal Government has DO con-
sttutional power to impose and collect tariff
duties, except tor the purposes OF revenue
only, and we demand that the collection Of
such taxes shall be limited to the necessities
Of the Government Wfen honestly and econ
omcslly administered.
We denounce the Mckinley tariff law en-
acted by the Fitty-first Congress as the cul
minating atrocity of class legislation; we in
dorse the efforts mado by the Democrats of
the present Congress 10 modify its m ost op-
presslve festures in the direction of free raw
materials and cheaper Manufactured goods
that ehter into general col,sumption, md we
pronlse It's repet( aS ono Of the benefcent
results that viii follow the action Of the
people in lntrusting p1werto the Democrat
party. Since the Mckinley taLitf went
into operation there have been ten feduc-
tions Of the wages OF laborlng men 30 one
increase, We deny that there has beon any
increase OF properly to the country since
that tariff went into operation; we point to
the dlll(ne's and distress which WAGE reduc-
tons aud strikes ~ the non trade as the
best possible evldonee that no such pros
perity hN> resulted from the Mckinley act.
We call the attention OF thoughtful Amer
leans to the iuct tha' after thirty years OF
restrictive taxes against the importation OF
iereign wealth in eXuhaape for our agrloul-
tura surplus the homes aud farms OF the
country have boronre burdened With u real
estate mortgage debt Of over ~ 500,000,000
exclusive Of all other forms Of indebted
ness; that in JIle ol the chief agricultural
States Of the West there appeals real es-
tate mortgage debt averaging $l95 per cap
lta Of the total opl,lation; and that similar
conditions and tenderness are shown to exist
IN the other agricultural exporting States.
We denounce policy when fosters no in
iustry so much as it does that of the sheriff.
ALLEGED RECIPROCITY.
Sec. 4, Tralo exchange on she basis of
reciprocal advantages to the countries par
ucIpating is time-honored doctrine of the
Democratic faith, but wo denounce the cham
reciprocity which iuggles with the peoples
desire for enlar, oil foreign markets and
ireor exchange by pretending to establish
closer trade relations with country whose
articles of export are almost exclusively ag-
ncutural products with other countries that
are also agricultural, while erecting Gus
TOM house barrier ofprohibitive tariff taxes
against tho richest countries Of the world
mat stand ready to take our entire surplus
Oh products and to exchange therefor com
mo1lties vince are necessaries and comforts
OF lie among our own people.
AGAINST TRUSTS.
Sec g. We recognize in the trusts and
combinations which are designed TO enable
capital to secure more than It's just share OF
The loiot product Of capital and labor and
natural consequence Of the prohibitive taxes
winch prevent the free composition, which
Is the lite of honest trade; but we believe
Their worst evils can be abated by law, and
we demand the rigid enforcement of the laws
made to control and prevent thom, together
with such fnrtbo, laoialotion Ia restraint ot