The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1904-07-22
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Democratic Platform

INN ~, the delegates Of the Demo
~ cratic party Of the United
Wv States in National cOnSen-
ti0n asse mbled declare our
devotion 10 the essential principles
Of the Democratic faith which brings
"a together in party communion.
Under them lOCal seif-gOyernment
and national unity and prosperity
would b. alike established
Large reductions can readily be
made in the annual expenditure Of
the government without impaTing the
efficiency Of any branch of the public
service, and we shall insist upon the
sirictess economy and frugality CON.
patible with vigorous and efficient
civil, military and naval administTa-
ton As a right Of the people, too
clear 10 deny or withhold.
THE TAnFF.
The Democratic party has been and
Siil ooutinu Ia he the consistent Op-
pOnent Of that class of taTif legislA-
tiOn by which certain interests have
1een permitted, through cOhgres-
siOnal favor, To draW 4 heavy tribute
from the American people.
We favor the reduction Of taTia
taxation upon trust pTOduced article
10. the point where foreign competi-
-; ..,.S enter the American mar
1890. zL,iu.s
ket wbeneyeT trusts and oORusass
seeking monopoly raise their price
J to the American consumer above
reasonable and Just profit: by sur
Teduct ion drpTiying trusts and m'
: nOpOlies Of the pOweT TO eKtOI
from the American prOple, unds
shelter Of American Lac, prices hiEhs
than those charged foreigners f.
Z Identical ARTICLES.
THE IsTHAIAS CANAL
al Oar party having long earnestly a
- vOcatcd the C0nstTuC ton Of an inte
Oceaaic canal for the purpose Of n
tlOnal defense and commerce h
tween she states and foreign nation
- Se favor the completion Of the ist
mian canal.
= Bnt while making this declaTati,
- and accepting the result az an accOE
= plished and iFTeveTsible fact. we ca
no; too foFcibly express our di-a
a prOVal Of the methods by which,
- disregard of the asuagcs and Oblig
tions the canal route has been a
=, CURED.
q TRUSTS AND u-I.BgAL CORPORATION
Il We recognize that the Kigant
- trusts and combinations designed
/. enable capital TO secure more ths
il just share OF the joint product
capital and labOr, and which Ia,
Il been fOsterec and promoted under II
publican rule, are a menace % ben
. feial competition and an obstacle
B permanent business prosperity.
We demand the vigorous and ID
partial enforcement Of the Laws q
ready made 10 prevent and contr
such trusts and cOmbina ions, and =
favor such legislation In restrain
o thereof a. experience sh0Ws Co
. necessary.
We demand that the restraint
D such Illegal combinations be ietTusas
10 the Democrats party, which IL n
i Responsible for their existence an
4 which has ever protested again
their continuance.
We condemn the Republican systeI
y. legislation under Which trust M
nOpOiies are enabled Ia exac highe
prices for their manufactured prs
ducts from our Own people than the
sell then tOT abroad
We favor the enactment aud admiE
lstratiOn Of laws. giving labor an
capital impartially their jnst rights
Capital and iabas ought not 20 BE enc
mies Each i necessary 20 the other
Zach has its rights, but the rights O
labor are certainly no less "Tested,
or less sacred" and no les ''ln1lien
able" than the rights u capital
SCHOOL AND RACE oUESTIOxS.
TIE race qnestion kasbroaght count
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