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Show I'LATFOliM AllOI'TKi). H A l.engllie Iiocimirnt I ni boil ring- the H Duclrlnrs i.f Ihn Urniorratlc H THE M'KINLtY TRlrT LvV H AS'AILCD H Ittforms I'roml.rd. Iminlgralloii. H t'urclcn I'nllcy. l'inelon. IHrld's M lalr.-Ullirr I'lsnks. B Br Telesratititolh.N.we. H Tim ri. tioii'i. H rrlorlnles ) l.eleiii.1,1 Mr Sir the H CmcAuu, Juno 22. Hie Democratic Hi fl.ttorm as unanimously adorted by HB the convention laj follows: H Tlie ret resentatlvea of Ihn Demo. irallu arir of the United Hlatrs, In HH nstlonal convention ae.sinbleil, cle re afilrm their MllrRlanca In the prlncl. i lea ol the tarty as rnrmulaied by Jot I leron nil exsni lifled bj long, II J JuBtrlous line of successors In the Drm HI erratic leadership from MnJImri In H Cleveland. We trllt-vc the ruHIc HI welfare demands that Ihr.e j rltirti ! Hb leaitlleil to tli comlurt of the fed- HJ eral government through the accession HI lo wer of III illy that advocate HJ lli-nia ami w solemnly dtclire lirnt Hh tbe need uHtie return to three futile HJ mental prliiclttlm of fief popuUr gov. HJ eminent, liaaeel un homo rule end Indl HJ vldual 111 orl y. wan never more urgent HI ttiaif rowt when a tendency to ccn- Hl trallr. all the lower at tho federal cap. HJ Hal haa Income a menace to tl e re HI servej rlghta of Mates, that strike, at H lh roota of our government under thu HI (,'ouettliillonaarranictl by tho fatbera HI oflllotelubllo BJ A WAIl.NI.SU. H YV warn the peoi hi of tho commoa Hb ("Hjiitry Jealous for the prtservatlou of HI their free Institutions, that the policy Hi of tho Federal control of elections to HJ which the ilrpubllcatl art) has torn HI rulttcdltselfisfreuglilwIthlheRraveal clangers scarcely leu momentous than 1 would result irom a revolution Erse- m llcally establishing a monarchy on Iho HI ruins of the JOpubllr, It strikes at HI theNolth ai vrullasatthoHiuthand HI liijutr. tho colored rltlttu more than HI lliii tiller. llmeaiialiordrsofdeiiuly HI manhali at erery pollln,: lace, arme I HI Hllh I'rditol owei; rriiiriilni.' buaidi H anointed and controlled by 1 edeial HI authority; theoutrato cf tho electoral HI Mshtaof thoele In Iheritatti; ub- M Jutratlon rf the colored vofle lo the B control of the jarty In wwer and re- M TlTloi; tho racia anUEonUui, uow H harplly abated; tho utmoitprrll to the H lalrly ant tiapplnea to all. The lilear Hb ure waa dellberalily and lu.lly de. HI rcrlUd by the Ittpiilillcan iiuatnr H the mort Inramoua bill that eeer crowed HI Ihethreiholdof the rienate. Hiah a HI policy If tanctloned by law would flH ninin the domination it a etf.peri Id H atlui; oligarchy of cfllceholderr, and HB tl e rty flrit enlruilnd wltli the ma' H cliloery could be riltlidgfil from iwer B only by an appeal tu the rcaervrd right H ot the proplo 10 rertrt op reklon which Bl li Inlurent In all atlf covering coin- H munltlei. 11 ro jeara ajo Ihlr revolutionary HH tollcy wa einphatUally coedrmncd HH by Ihe people at the pnlla, t lit In cnii. HH Irrupt of that verdict the Itrpubllcun HH (any liai defiantly diolared In Ha HH latrrt aulliorltallvo utterance! that Hi HH tucciaa In the coming elrctloiia will H luean thu uiiactment of n f tree I 111 and m the uvurpatlou of deiotlo control over HI tbetlecllouaorall Hiatea. Ilellevlli); H that the prvrervatlou of n Itepubllcau irovcrnmeiit ta dependent Uou the do h featof a rolloy or Irtfallzed forceanl Ma: fraud, we Invite the 'eupport of all m cltliena whodralre toreetlieL'ourtltti HH tlotiinalnlalnel In Iti lutetrlty with H thelawa purauant thereto which have HH Alvrnour country IOO)rara oliiun- HH am) Ixl prosperity, and we pte-lRo Hint t thu Driuocratlo arty will not only de- HH feat the Force bill, but alto the lte ut H llcan llcy of irolliifate rxuiliure M which In the ahort apace of two yuira H liaa aquandered an euormoua aurplua H and emr lied the oveitliwln)! treasury HH nltrr pillui: new lurdina of laiailmi H upon the already overtaxed libur of the H country, HH tiik TAiurr. Hl WcrellcrMe tho ott-rri catod doctrine HH of the liamjcratlopurty that die necra- b alty cf tho coverurmut la the onl) Hfl luatlflcalliin for latullon, and whin. HH ever the tat l uumcrnary It latin- IH luatlflable. Thu lniKislllou of tho HH ttUtlnc tariff fall with crushing lorce Hl uponour farnirsaud worklnsnieu.jnd HH for the mere advantaiie of a few whom It H enrlilit they exait from labor itroraly HH unjuatsiiana of Ihuexpeiata of the H Kovernmeni, mid wediuiand audi re H vlilouofthetarliriana a will remove HH their luliUltuua iniiiuallllre, lighten IHI the o reaaloua and I ut tin m on a i on. MJ atUulloiml aud nultablo baala. Hut In HI minim a reduction tu laxta It la not MB I roiioard to Injure any doniMtlc In lua- HH tries, but rutin r promote their healthy urowm. i roui iiioioiiniatloii of the IHj i;ovemui(intthetaieoolloi.tnl nt the HH cuatoiu lioulo have bren their chief M kource of Federal revenue. Hucli BM they tnual continue to tw. Moreover, I fMI many luduitrlea have come to rely on HH Uijlatallou for aucce-aful ivonttniiauce, mel aoany chaiiKu lu the law miut te at ' JHb eery alrprrKarilfulof tho labor ond I HH capital thualuvohed. Tim proem of I THJJ reform niuatte Hie aubjtct In execil- ' !H llou. It U tho i lain dlctatra of Jui- ; am tice. HH We denounce tho MvKlnlry tarlll HH law euv to J a aculmlualliiiratruUly HH ofclax IritlaUtlon. We endorae the H HH eilerlaof too Democrala of the rtci-ut H HH C'ouiirraa to modify lu moat oipreaslve HH features In the direction of free ra HOB materl U and cheaper inanurailiired HH Kooa lliari enter Into conation tlou, HHJTT1 an I we t romlie He rrcial as one of the Hjjl Ucrflrelil ritultathal Kill follow Ihe HH action of thu eolo In eiitimtlliK HHH lowirlo tho Ihm cratlr pari), riiuin HHJ IhoMcKllilry talllt t-eol Into i.Wi- HEH Hon tl ere have been ten reductions in KH the waKtsof Ulorlni men lo one In HlH irru.e. Wiulntlutlieiallurealnthe BoH li.uutr) ellicii Hie tailll Vein HH Into uietatlnu, and point to the HJBH dulliiea and dUtrea-, waue reduclions BUHI aod airllcra In the Irui Iradu aa Ihe HlH beet evidence that mi audi pnaurll) HfOBBJ leaultvd from tbo McKlllle) not. We HH call Ihenltentlon of tlailnhlful Amor. WBHj Icui s to the fact that alter thirty years HZHJ ifriMrlcllvo lain asalnat Hie lm. HI yorlHtlon of fortUu wealth In excliancu RflittlT lurthearrUuliural aurplus, tbeliouica fly 'J , and lanus of the country havu to- I INCUHIIKUID IIY MOIITCIAnVJ. j hre are over two HwuuuJ Uvo hun dred million dollars, excluslvo of nil other forma in fwlebleduiaa. In one of theacrlcullucnl Hlales In the etf, and alinllar condllpina are abnwn In exj-t In rthcr audcnltur.il exporllni; bMea. We deliou ce the tollcy wklch fosters no Imiuatry so much aa It cars that of therjlullll Trade Inleichanre ou Ihe baala of reciprocal advantages to tho countries participating la a lime hoi ored doc trine ol the Democratic faith, tut we denounce the sham recti roclty which Jucittea with thu irople's desire fir enlarged forelcru itiarkita and freer exchanges by intending to eitahllah closer relations for a country whose arllclri of eiprt are atmat ix.-lu-slvely ajrleulthral prisiucts, with other countries thai aie alio ngrlcul lural, while eei ting a cuslc m-houae tisrrler or a prulnbitivi larill taxis agaln-t thu rich countries ot the world dial stand ru.uy to lake our entlreaitri lus irrsluct and exchange tiirreor loniniollll a which Include lhal.eilairlrsof He TltL'STS AND C llltll.NA IIO.NS We recognise Intrusts and cunit Ina-More, Ina-More, aimethln deslgninl tl enable capital to ssoiire morn than a Jul aharu of the ilnt produce ot ca Hal and labor, the natural oiniitiencH of prohibitive taxes which trevent free conillltlotl. Willi h Is Ihe ilfecf holiest Hale, but we believe llulr worst evils ran I Mated by law ami we demind the rlgl I enforcement of luws made to trevent and control thiiti together with ail. tl' further legislation In reslrslulng their abiiaea as experience may show U be necrseary ID hi 10 I AMIS. The llrpubllrui parly while pro-fes-lug the ollcy of reserving pub lo Ian I or amall holding by actual si Itlert, has given away the rople'a heritage until now a few railroads and and uon resident aliens, Individual an I ooriiorate, lessees a larser area than thatof all the farms Imtwisin the tan sias. lhu last Democratic at ministration reveried the linprovlJent and unwlte iMillry of the Republican jity touching fubllo domain aui reclaimed re-claimed from oiriioratlons and syndicates syndi-cates alien and dninestlo an 1 restored to the people tlrnlly lUO.OIW.lMd acres of valuable land to Iki sacredly held as liomiltads for our cltlxens, aid wu pledge ourselves to continue this policy until every aero of land so unlaa fully held shall t reclaimed1 aud restored to the people. TUT. SIIHtMAN ACT. WeUenouuce the Heiubllcan legls. lstlonknownastheHhelliiauactof lids) Asa roaardly makeshift fraught with l-oralbllltlee of danger In the future whlolislioull make all ot Its support-era support-era as well aa the author anxious for lleniy reeal. W hold to the use of bolli nolilalll sliver as the staudard moriyof the country and tothe coinage coin-age of both gold and silver u Hlioul dis criminating against ulthir melal or a chargn foe tnlollng, but n dollar of unit colnagoot IhiIIi metals must be of eijual Intrinsic. and i xchangt able value or ailjuttej lluoutli Irilernallonal agreement or by such safeguards lu legislation at shall Insure tho main-Icnabcoof main-Icnabcoof a parity between the two metals, an 1 the eual value of every dollar at all limes In the market and In the payment of debts, and wu demand de-mand Hint pru-er currency bo kc pt at a r-ar with and redeemable in such coin. We Insist upon this o!lcy as eapic lolly iiu't-ssary for the protcyiloii ot farmers and laboring clas-ei, lhu first aud mo-t dv!ehele-a victims of unstable moniy and nmluatliig currency. Wu reconiuieiid that the t rolilbltory ten r cent, lax on Hlatu bank laiuca be reraled. "A puella olllce la a jaibllo trust " 11H0IIM or TIIK CI mi. oiivicr-. We realllrtn the declaration of the Democratlo ZS'atlonal convention of IS7J for a retorm of the civil service and call fur lioncat enforcement of all Iswa regulating the same. The nomination of n l'resl leul, as In the recent Republican convention, by delegations cotni-oeed largely of hla appjlnteea, holding vrtlou at lits pleasure, plea-sure, Is a scanlalous satire on free noiilar iaslllutloiiaand a startling II-luatratlou II-luatratlou of the methoda by which a Trealdunt may gratify tils ambition. Wu denounce thopolky under which Federal ollko-lioldera usurp control of the parly umvtntloua lu tbe Htatis, and pledge the Democratic! iarty to je-fnrni je-fnrni these and all other abuses wtifrh threaten ludlvlduat liberty and local Mlf-jfoverntuent. IHI' tUIIIKIN I1ILIC.'. The D.iuointlr. (arty Is thu only party that hu ever gtveu the country a foreign policy roualeti-nt and vigorous, vigor-ous, compiling uiect abroad aifd Insuring In-suring rolifldeiiee at home. While avoldlug elitaiigllng alllaucee, It lias aimed to cultivate) friendly relations with other nations, and estwclally with the neighbors lu the American contl-ueut contl-ueut whose elerlliy Is cloiely HnkeJ with ours, aud we view with alarm the telidenuy losii kHc) of Irritation an I blusler which Is reliable at any time to confront ipi with the alternatives ot I'limlllallou or war. Wecouutruancu a nnvy strong enough for all sir-otet sir-otet of national defense and to properly proper-ly umlnUlu the holier and dignity of our country abroad. The country has always tu en the refuge ot tho opi resse d Irom every land, exiles forvojnclences Mike. at cotideinu tliu opl resslou practlcru by the ltusslsu government llm H lasUu nud Jewlaheuljects, aud cull ci ou the national government lu the Interest of Justice and humanity by all Just and proper menus to uao iromii tllorts to bring about a cee-a lion ol tin e-'cruel ierrcutlons In the Czar's dominion and set ure tu the oi iressiel eipial rtghte. We tenlerour profound and earnest sympathy for lliosnloversof freedom who aru strug gling for home rulu ami tbe greit cause ot local self-government of Irelaud IlliiliimTIus. We heartily npirove nf Irgltlma'.e clturts to prevent the United ritatrs being uae.1 as a dumping ground tor known crl nlnals and aupcrsand we' demand tbu rlgl I enforcement of laws HgaliistChluesu liunilttrstlon and the luitNirlatlnnof foreign later to reduce wng'i. Hit we e Mile uu any me-ui.st.) me-ui.st.) ii.ln t Win imruliiritl. li ot the industrious auJ wormy loreigu lalmr-ers. lalmr-ers. I I lUIII.M). Wo renew the exress'oti of our ar-irecUtlon ar-irecUtlon if Ibei ulr otthiu uf tbeaol diers and sailors of thu Union In the war fir Hie preservation of the Unlui and (Mor Just and 111 eral pecslons for alldlsableiUnloa soldiers, their widows wid-ows and Ihclr dupe intents, but wu di lilanil thut thu work of the elisliii oMcu rli-ell bu clone Industriously, Impartially and honestly, We de-nuuncutle de-nuuncutle resent aiimtnlairathn as InouniKlcnt, c irurt, dhtiruceful am dlshoiiet, thu federal government ihoull caru for ami lni rovu the Musi Mu-si ti pi rlveraml ollur water a) si as to secure for tbu Interior rlu-ite. cuayuud cheap Irabsj ortatlou to the tidewater and when auy wVerway cf the re uldlo la of aiilllcKnl lm oitaneo to demand aid of tliu government we demand Uiat such alj ce extended on the ilellnlto Isti uf continuous wurk until teriiiauent Imj rvsment Is seemed. se-emed. For the nipjort ot tho notional deteinsu and promotion of commerce bert'ecn the HUtna we ircogefltu the enfly cciiatiuellou ot the Nliearsgua Canal nud llsj roUctlou against foreign control as cf great Imicortsiice to tho United Hlales. Momti's rA III. llccognixlng the World's Columbian l.x4isllloii as a .National undettaUiig of vaat liuioltauio lu which the sen eral government has Invited llieco. Oirattoli of all the rowers of the world, and a reciatlngtlieaireitince by msii) or such nieser- ol Ihe invitation invita-tion so extendei and the I rned and liberal elloils lellig made by them tu contribute to tin grant undertaking, wu are of iiplbt in that Ongriss should make surh tiecissary financial ro visions uit st.nl I b. leiulslle lo thee maintenance ol the null, usl I onor and lllbllofallh. 1111 III.AII rillCATloS, l'o ulsr education 11 ng theuuly safe lasts of i-opular sulTrace, we ricotn-mend ricotn-mend to Hie several Htatea the most liberal at ro rlatlonsforpubli schools. Freeconiinonschoilsaretlie nursery of good government and have alwaya received re-ceived the. fostering care of the Demi-cratlc Demi-cratlc party, whlchfavois ever) means uf Increasing Intelligence, ant the freedom of e-lllcatlon being eeselltlal to civil and relldtous lllierty as well as a necessity for Ihe development of Intelligence, In-telligence, must not I Interfere.! with on any pretext whatever, We npose Htatolnterfsnencu with parental rights and thu rights of conscience Hi the education or children aa an Infringement Infringe-ment of thu fundamental Ddlincratln doctrine, that the llti-l Individual liberty consistent with the rights ot others Insures the highest t)'e of American cltliemlilpandthubest government. gov-ernment. ADMItUtON or Tl KIIITOntha. Wv approvei tliu action of thu resent Uuusu ot llel rerenlatlvca 111 l4ieslug bills for tlioadiulsilin lntethu Union as Htatea of the Territories of New .Mexico and Arlxjun, and favor thu early adnilsalou uf all Territories having hav-ing tbe nuiseaty poiulallou and resourcceto entitle tkem to statehood, and while they remain Terillorlea wu hold that lhu llklala appointed lo ad. minister tho government of auy Territory, Terri-tory, together with the District of Columbia Co-lumbia and Alaska, shall Iw bona fide mlilenta of the Territory or district In which their duties aro tu bo i-erlsrmcd. Tim Democratic parly Ullovu In home rulo nud Hie control of their own affairs af-fairs by the pcoile of Hie vicinage. Till. LAIIUll qUESTIOM. We favor legislation by Congrist and Htalo legislatures to protect the Uvea and limb of railway employee and thosu other Laixrdous traniorla-Hon traniorla-Hon companies aud denounce the Inactivity In-activity of tho Itepubllcau Jarty, and parllculnrl) the Heiuhlloaii fenate, for causing the defeat of measures Ivnetlrlal and protective lo this iltn of wage-workers. Wu aru In favor if tin naitment byHlateaof laws for the abolishing of thu notorious sn eating system; for abolishing con tract labor and nrohllitlng Iho em-I em-I lo) inent In factories of children under 13yenrufnge. We 0 isjse all uin-luary uin-luary liwa as Interference with the Individual rights of Ihe cIHku. Upon title slate ment of plnclpiea and io)lcles thu Democratic r urty asks thelhtelllrciiljudgmihtolllie merl-cxn merl-cxn eojle. It arks for a changu of almlnistrntlon and achaugeof jait) In order that there may tea change of a) item and methods, thus assuring the iuslntenti3ceiitilmalred of the Constitution Con-stitution under which the Itcpubllc has grown great and owerful. Ilieeiier rr I toed. 1'onuvil.Lt, 1'ic, June 15. The dinger uf the entire breast of the lm memo lesklug reservoir of 1'otUvllle Water Company breaking Is Increased. Increas-ed. Uxperte fraukly con (cm they cannot uudenctand how tliu bank Is holding together. The people of the valley spetil the night In the lillls, and are still thire. Tlarelsulk of cinllug the eueitneu tiy blowing up thu dsm with uynamlle. Tliu Heading Jtall. road has suspended traftlo lu the threatened valley. Wamiimtion, Junu 2.'. In tho Hsiute today ticiiator Davis, accurdlug lu the recommendation of the l'resl-clout's l'resl-clout's riiesasgeon Monday, lutroduceil a res dutloii roixisliig retaliation on Caaada for dlscrlniluallon against Aniellcan vessels asslug Ihrough the Canadian canal, I'lio ieuste bill ex. tulidlllg tbttllinu for the completion of the t rldgu across tbu Missouri river at Omaha to thleu years was, passed. Allu thu bill suggesting the lionn stead law for lubtlo latds undWioseet of In the Full I'etterniau hay reservation and Wood river In Wyoming. Alter dls oellig 9f some bllli oil the calendar therleuaie seut three hours ou the free silver bill, l'erklns made a sjeecti against tbe t III, which was Pnally laid aside wllhuut acttou. riieHenalotu-day riieHenalotu-day ooliflrniecl the nomllialllll of C. C. li. tloulraau as rrglitrar ef the land olllcest Kvunaton, V)o. titled by 11:1,111101 liINrol.N, tl!,, Juno li. Four per-emu per-emu were killed by lightning and much damacie done lo properly by a rainstorm here. |