The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-03

vantages of the bill as it came from the
House were not realized, the placing of
important raw materials OF manufacture
on the free list is already producing
beneficial results. We call attention to
the marked increase in the exports of our
manufactured goods as an index OF the
enlargement of our foreign commerce,
which, under the reduced duties, will
furnish sufficient revenue for the
legitimate needs Of the government.
Under the operation of the present tariff
law, this country will take that place
among the greatest manufacturing
nations of the world to which it is en-
titled by virtue of it's varied resources, Its
abundant capital, it's inventive genius,
and It's skilled labor. we therefore de-
nounoe the efforts of the Republican
party to reopen the tariff question for the
purpose of restoring the denominations of
the Mckinley act.
NATIONAL FINANCES.
We demand the maintenance of the ex-
listing gold standard of value, and that
the government shall keep all it's obliga
tions, at all times, redeemable in gold.
We oppose the free coinage OF silver and
any further purchase Of silver bullion on
government accounts.
We reaffirm the demands OF our plat
form of last year that this government
shall not carry on banking business,
national banks shall be the only credit
currency, and the government shall with
the development of a banking system
adequate to the demands of trade, retire
as rapidly as possible all It's paper money.
We recommend that the administration
formulate and present to the next Con-
gress measure calculated to secure these
results Pending return to these sound
principles Of finance, from which the
country has departed under Republican
rule, we favor the grant to the Secretary
of the Treasury of power of negotiating
short term loans for the purpose of main
tanning sufficient gold reserve and in
suring the parity of all our different
forms Of curreny AID an increase in the
gold reserve.
We tender President Cleveland and
Secretary Carlisle the thanks Of the DEM
ooratic party of Massachusetts for their
patriotic efforts to protect the public
credit under the adverse conditions
brought about by Republican misrule,
and we congratulate the country upon
the marked revival Of business confidence
apd prosperity which has followed their
action.
HOME RULE FOR CITIES.
In state affairs we firmly believe that
every city in the state should be allowed
to govern itself. We denounce the efforts
of the Republican party to centralize the
police power of cities in the governor OF
the state ns deadly blow at local self
government and libel on every com
munity affected by such legislation. We
arraign the Republican party for fostering
upon cities for partisan purposes, q
system of guardianship at variance with
the free exercise of the rights of their in
habitants. This autocratic method,
adopted to thwart the will OF the
majorities, is another proof that the
Republican party lacks confidence IL the
people.
RELIGIOUS TOLERATION.
Religious differences should find &c
place in American politics, and the
Dem oc ratio party is unalterably opposed
to the spirit of intolerant bigotry fostered
for political purposes by those who seek
to breed discord and animosities among
the citizens of the republic Secret
political bodies are a curse to party, state
and nation; we denounee the so-called
American Protective Association, its
purposes, it's methods and its allies. We
welcome the assistance of all good citizens
who will co operate in the suppression oi
any political movement organized fol
religious proscripti on.