The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-06-30
DEMOCRATIC POLICIES.


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The early summer diu sion Of the
Washington corresponds, Of framing
policies for the admin ration in AL.
vance OF the meeting Of congress, can be
reduced To q scientific and much more
satisfactory basis by giving heed to- the
simple canons Il democratic belief
which the gucsse.- are inclined tn IT,
more altogether. Democracy is not the
party of opportunism. and when il - in
control Of affairs it j. possible 10 antici.
pate within general lines its probable
action by a reference to its creed. The
democrats platform of iS92 was as
clcan-cut and positive 4 statement Of
the purposes OF the party a.s a political
party ever has framed or ever can frame.
and the party intends. rs far as posi-
Bile. To carry ont those purposes. They
cannot all bc attained in a caror in two
years. but progress toward those ends
will be steady.
The general purpose of democracy
was formulated many years ago by
Samuel j. TilAcn in words which arc rs
pertinent 10 the present Is they Were
"a the occasion which called them forth,
and we believe that they give the key
TO a knowledge Of the general aims Of
the administration in the legislation af-
fecting industry and the medium Of OK
change. which il will favor. Said Mr.
Tilden:
The whole progress OF society consists in
learning how 10 attain. by the independent ac-
ton or voluntary association OF individuals.
those objects which are at first attempted only
through the agency 81 government and ia les
scring the sphere Of legislation and cnlargins
thu. 81 the individual reason and conscience,
Our American Institutions have reco-nixcl this
idea more completely than IL has yet been rec
oEni.ed by the institutions OF any other people.
and the democrats party has generally been
the faithful guardian Of its progressive devcl
oprncnt Ir most Of the great practical qucs-
sioas % our time IL has opposed the interfer-
encc 81 government. even for the best objects:
and because i was solieit0us for those objects
has preferred TO trust them to wiser safer and
more efficient agencies Devoted 70 the rights
81 our American industry. which j. now uce-in-
ming 70 al the world with the renown Of its
achievements il his refused To direct its app-
cation by rrohibitory or protective tariffs pre-
ferring that each nan should judge how he can
make his own labor most productive. and
trusting FOR the a--re-a,c result 20 those mt
ur1i i1ws which enable everyone Of our city
population daily 10 choose his food and yet
furnish buyers for everything that he's been
provided beforehand Claiming good currency
fer the pccrlr. and wen regulated exchanges.
Il has discarded national bank. and seeks 10
put these great Interests under the gulr1lan-
ship az the laws ~ trade Friendly 70 the
modern machinery o. travel and transport
which. ~ chearcnilg the inheritance OF prod
ucts q different soils and climates has in e.
feet added fertility 70 the one and renialify 70
the o;hcr-it has opposed Internal improve
raents by the general government and prohiD-
Il. loans Of state credit and money IA aid ri
railroads Asserting tie freedom OF voluntary
association il has refused special charters ana
established general laws OF Incorporation On
all these questious-which have largely cccu-
pied the public attention for generation be
cause the democratic party has favored the
ends II has rejected the means by which IA rye
parties and many good men have errcneouSiy
sought 20 promote them"
The prosperity Of the country is the
end which the democratic party has in
view. and because 1t has that end in
view it cannot .coTle To the relief Of
the market" or offer to bolster up this
particular industry or that particular
interest The withdrawal of govern
mental interference as much as posi-
bic from their affairs is what the people
voted for when they gave the democratic
party entire control of the federal gov
eminent and that withdrawal will be
the basis Of all the policies which the
administration will propose. Albany
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