Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1894-10-05
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

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! The following is the full text O
the excellent platform adopted a
the democratic territorial conven.
tion at Las Cruces, Tuesday, SEP.
tember Is, 1894.
Whereas, during the past thirty
years, the so-called principle OF
protection has reigned supreme anc
has plungedAmerican industry int
the depths OF financial distres,
which has eliminated during the
first two years of democratic ad-
ministration, and which was mos,
deeply felt before the democratic
congress had performed one act ol
legislation, fully establishing the
fact that the republican legislation
of the past 30 years was wholly in
the interest of monopoly at the cost
and ruin of labor aud industry
Therefore, we commend President
Cleveland for his splendid effort
for the great democratic principles
of tariff reform, and, although
disappointed that more was not
accomplished, we congratulate the
people upon securing such an ex-
cellent and advanced effort at a re-
form of robber tariff that has
worked to the disadvantage OF the
producing classes; and we further
commend the administration for
the great reductions in useless ex
penditures in the government de-
partment of Washington, whereby
millions of dollars are saved every
year TO the tax payers of the
nation.
Believing that the restora ton of
silver as money OF ultimate pay
ment and standard of value, on
equal terms with gold, without
any discrimination against either
metal, at the ratio that existed
prior to the decentralization OF
silver by the fraud of the rspubli
can party in 1873, is the issue of
foremost concern and greatest i'm
portance to the people of this
territory and of the United States,
and that the change from the dou
BILE TO the single standard is, has
been, and will continue to be, until
reversed. grievous and growing
wrong TO the people of this terri
tory, end of the United States, and
that large majority of
the democrats of this territory so
feel, and that the time has come
when the welfare of the democratic
party in this territory demands a
plain declarations on this subject,
therefore be it
Resolved, That the democracy of
his territory, by their representa-
ives, in convention assembled,
hereby declare in favor OF the free
md unlimited coinage of silver, at
he ratio Of l6 to /, as it existed
prior to its decentralization by the
party in 1873. And
hat we pledge ourselves to not
by word or vote, any one
Who is not heartily and earnestly
n accord with the above declara
ion.
The enactment of the law taxing
Incomes in excess of$4.000 we refer
0 as an illustration of the spirit I
nd purposes of the democratic ,
,arty to relieve the toiling masses
nd place the burdens of taxation
lpon those best able to endure
hem; and we call upon our nation
! congress to further carry out the ,
pirit OF this enactment until the
Ioarded capital OF awful concen.
rations and trusts shall be made 6
o bear its just proportion of taxa c
ion.
We congratulate the people of +,
lew Mexico upon the repeal OF the
ederal election law, making it no
onger possible for unscrupulous q
epublican politicians to surround :
be polls with rercenary deputy .
1arshnls, and through intimida-
ion and fraud defeat the honest :
nil of the people.
We endorse without stint or
ualificstion the zeal of our dele I
ate ia c06rc-ss, 'tiia HfoTT: HfoT r fTft-TTri;J1' 1'l' (
oseph, and We point especially TO s
is persistent labors and the ripen- 9
1g fruit thereof in placing before
Jngfoss aad tiTf'nsSrfioru tfhe- irjdg= p
ce oil turning deaf ear to our G
cry for admission
1rough the thirty years of Repub-
can rule, while republican terri a
ories of one-fourth the population Il
New Mexico were admitted. We
re proud of and stimulated by the .
1lendid record of our delegate, A
nd go confidently before the peo a
lie thereon asking their confidence OF
I'd support at the polls so that bis =,
and may be upheld for the final y, ~
fort 10 the crowning work of the y
smocratic party for the Territory cl
New Mexico TO an honered place II