Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-23

which met In convention in Jackson
last week ramed a solid instructed
Parker delegation to the National
Democratic Convention which meets
In st. Louis early next month. The
delegates are pledged TO work Tor MS
nomination by the party. and can alb
solve themselves from these instruc-
tions only by twothirds vote OF the
entire delegation.
The convention proved to be the
most notable gathering in Mississippi
history for several years, delegates
being present from every county IN
the State. All the big and brainy men
of Mississippi were there, and most of
them made ringing Democratic
,peeches when called upon by friends
and admirers among the delegations
composing the convention. In short,
the meeting proved to be an old-time
Democratic love feast, and the work
OF the body flowed as smoothly and
quietly as the waters on the bosom
of a placid river. No hitch occurred
at any time in the proceedings. of the
ccnN ention.
The platform deals particularly with
national issues, and was written by
that matchless leader and idol OF Mis-
slssippi Democracy-John Sharp VIII
liams. of Yazoo-and it proclaims in
words which cannot be misunderstood
lhe principles OF Mississippi Democ-
racy in the coming campaign The
platform was read in clear and dis
tinct voice by MIR. Williams himself,
and was adopted unanimously. 1t is
as follows:
The Platform.
The Democracy of Mississippi, IN
convention assembled, renews and EN-
phasiZes its repeated. expressions OF
confidence in the Democracy OF the
country and the expression OF It's nrm
belief that those fundamental prln-
ciples OF republican government, as
expressed and exemplified by Thomas
Jefferson. in contradistinction to the
governmental principles espoused and
adopted by Alexander Hamilton and
by the Federalist party, which he ere,
ated and dominated, lie at the OASIS Oh
all good government. In the appllca-
ton of these principles to present
conditions. the Democracy OF Missls'
sissippi favors;
First-Economy in Federal admins
lration. and 10 that end cutting of all
unnecessary and imperialistic eX
penditures. the former as soon as
possible after our access TO power
and the latter gradually. but surely
and safely. Government has no inde
pendent source of revenue and every
dollar unnecessarily and unJusuy
spent is a dollar wrung by taxation
from the citizens and is, moreover,
dollar DETECTED from use in some bet
ter way.
Second-The enforcement OF non
csty in public service. and to that END
n thorough legislative investigation o.
those executive departments OF tht
government already known TO teen
with corruption, as well as other de
nartments suspected of harborinS cor
ruption. and the punishment of ascer
tanned corruptionists without fear OF
favor or regsrd 10 persons. In oroaoei
rurtherance of that end the Federal gov
ernment should not enter into con
tract with trusts or unlawful comDlna
tions in restraint of interstate TRADE
and in violation OF law. We DelieV'
that one of the best methods OF pro
curing enocomy and honesty in puo
lie service is To have public officials
from tho occupant of the White House
Ia the lowest of them. return. as near
ly as NAV be. to Jeffersonian sim
nlicity of living. A Democratic presi
dent vii. so Sc. that fashion.
Third-We favor the nomination
and election of president trained
to the ways of the Constitution, wh'
shall set his1face sternly against ex
ecu,ivc usurpation of legislative ant
judicial functions, whether that usur
nation be veiled under the suise Of ex
ecutiye construction of existing laws OF
whether it take refuge in the tyrant':
pleas of necessity and superior wis
dom
FTurth-A wise. conservative ant
busi1sss-like revision and reduction
of tho tariff by the friends OF tn
mas,es and common veal and not b,
the friends of its abuses, its extoT
tions and its Determinations: keep
ing IA view the ultimate end OF equal
ity Il burdens and eQualities OF op
portublties and the constitutional pur
poses OF raising a revenue by taxa
ton; and keeping also in view. a
men az common sense should. eyistin;
conditions. however wrongful,
brouSht about, and the danger to
cause Itself too sudden and revo
lutionary a reversal of policy.
We should bear in mind, in short
these two things: First, the genera
principle that the sole right deriva
tion OF the power of taxation is tn
support of The Federal government
economically, effectively and constitu
tionally administered, and. second, b.
the equal truth, that in the assertion
Of any general principle and in reach
ing any ultimate end. however sacre
and logically unavoidable, due regard
but onl. due regard, must and shoul'
be paid to the actual existing cond
tions. however mistaken, artificiall
or unjustly created.
Fifth--The reduction of tariff taxa
tion upon trust-produced articles I
.he point where foreign competitio
NAV enter the American market
wherever trusts and combines seekin
monopoly raise their prices to tn
american consumer above a reasor
able and Just profit, by such redu'
tion deptving trusts and monopolie
of tn power to extort from the Amel
team reople, under shelter of America
law, prices higher than those charge
fore.Eners for identical articles.
Si,th- The restoration. as far a
possible. under prestige of the Demos
facy the historic and ever-existin
partF of America-of the foreis
policy made sacred TO the America
people by the memory of the precept
and practices OF George Washingto
as president Of these United State
rhen advised and eouuseled b
Thcraae jefferson, as his secretary {