The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-14
The National Democratic
Platform.

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ton assembled, repesing its trust in the intelli-
gence, patriotism and discriminating justice OF
the people, standing upon the Constitution as
the foundation and limitation OF the powers OF
the Government, and the guarantee OF the I'D
critics OF the citizen, ana recognizing the ques-
tons OF slavery ana secession as havins oeen
settled for all time to come, Dy war anu the VOL
untary action OF the southern states, IN cohsti'
tutionai convention assembled, anu never 10 pc s
renewed or reagltated, 40, WIN tuo Tctur!i vi
peace, demand
First The immediate restoration of all the
States to their rights in the Union, under the
Constitution. and of civil government for the
American people.
c,o,1 ,,,aos,,. cor al ,ost nol;ticol often.
~ III ,,a rnl,nIS.nn of thc elective franchise
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Third. PAYMENT of The public debt of the Uni.
ted States rs rapidly as practicable all money
drawn from the people by taxation, except so
much rs is requisite for the necessities of the
government economically administered, being
honestly applied to such payment, and where
the obligations of the Government do not ex.
nressly state upOn their face or the law under
which they were issued does not provide that
they shall be paid in COIN they ought, il right
and Justice, be paid in the lawful money of the
United States.
Fourth. Equal taxation of every species of
property according to its real value, including
government bonds and other public securities.
the people, the laborcr and the office holder,
the pensioner and the soldier the producer and
bond holder.
S;,tb Economv in the administration of the
government, the reduction of the standing army
SSOd nnrr. Tho ahoi;t;on If tbe Freedmen
hnrean great cbeersi and ali political instru.
roantai;tSes des,gncd IN secure negro supremacy.
ni,n,I;aoo,jo,, nFtha systsn and discontinuonce
OF ;n',isitor;aI modes of oss.ss;ng nd COLLECTING
InterpaI Revenne. so that the burden of taxation
tha' oo,,arnmant and tbe currency made good
tho ssonaai 81 oil anactnents for enroIIing the
&C. p;I;,ia int the national forces i'm time of
o.a.e I'M . tar;T co. ra,anna mon foreign i'm.
Pea.o' a s,,oh nanoi ta,ot;on Under the Infer.
ports anu suIh equai .an"' a, ;a;5ontoi -
iai o. Sost;o a,"nnfactrres and "a viii
Noton " ;a;;, ,ta rn,.a,,,a inose tLe least
mitIou. Ia Sast nromotn nd erconrage
. ouruon upon anu or tbe conntrv
ING SSontb Raform If abnses in the administra.
~, tha a.,i',Is;a,, Of cnrrrt ,,on from, Office
thn ,hroaotinn oS useless offces. the restoration
" 1 r;nht III aUtboritT 70 and tbs independence
NJ the Fyecntiye and Judicial denartments OF
the govcrnment The snbordination of the mil
itorS IN the civil nower IN the and that the usnr
nat;ons Of rongress o,d tha deanotism of tho
sword NAV cease
Eiahtb Eonal rjgbts and nrotectiou for NAT.
rraI;, ad and native horn citizens MT home and
ahrnaJ The assertion of American nationaIitv
which .boll command tbe resnect Of FOREIGN
ra,rars and fnrnish an aSamnle and enoonro,a
rpnent 20 n.o,Ie stpnSal;nS far nationsl inte%ri.
w nonst;t0fiopal Iikerty and individnaI rights
and the maintenance of Tho rights of naturaliz
al citizens AGAINST tbe absolute doctrine of i'm.
mutable allegionce and the claims Of FOREIGN
Mowers IN nrnisb them for crime committed
bevnd their Jurisdiction
In demondino these measures md reforms we
arroion the Radical marty for its disrerar1l for
richt and the unnaraIleied oppression and tyr.
amy which has marked its Career after the
most solemn and nnanimous nledres of both
bonses of Congress- TO prosecute the war excln.
sivelv for the maintenance of the Government
and the protection of the Union under the
Constitution II has repeatedly violated that
most sacred pledge under which was rallied
that nozzle volunteer army which carried our
flag to victory. Instead Of restoring the Union
il has so far as 1t is in its power, dissolved it.
and subjected ten States in time of profound
peace to military despotism and negro supre.
macy. 1t has nullified there the right Of trial
by iury, II has abolished the habeas corpus,
that most sacred writ OF liberty Ii has over.
thrown the freedom of speech and Of the press.
1t has substituted arbitrary seizures and ar.
rest, and military trials and the secret star
chambers of inQuisitions for constitutional tri.
bunals Ii has dsregarded in time of peace the
right of the people to be free from search and
seizures. II has entered the post and telegraph
Offices and even the private rooms of individ.
uals and seized their private papers and letters
without any specification, or notice, or affida-
Wit, as REQUIRED by the organic law. 1t has
converted the American capitol into a Bastile.
1t has established system OF spies and official
espionage to which no constitutional monarchy
in Europe would now dare TO resort.
1t has aboli shed the right of appeal on i'm
portant constitutional questions to the su.
preme judicial tribunal and threatens tofcur.
tail destroy its original jurisdiction which is