The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16
The National Democratic
Platform.

The Democratic party, in National CUnven.
tion assembled, repesng 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 lib
critics of the citizen and recognizing the ones
tons of slavery and secession as having been
settled for all time to come, by war and the vol
untary action of the Southern States, in consti.
tutional convention assembled, and never to be
renewed or reagitated do, with the return Of
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.
Second Amnesty for all past political often.
ces, and the regulation of the elective franchise
in States by their citizens.
Third. Payment of the public debt of the Uni.
ted States rs rapidly rs 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.
pressy state upon their face, or the law under
which they were issued does not provide that
they shall be paid in coin, they ought, liz right
and justice, be paid in the lawful msney of the
United States.
Fourth. Equal taxation of every species of
property according TO its real value including
government bonds and other public securities
flttu. O0e uTTtDCl tne government anu
the people, the laborer and the office holder,
the pensiouer and the soldier, the producer and
bond holder.
Sixth. Economy in the administration of the
government, the reduction Of the standing army
and navy; the abolition Of the Freedmen
bureau lgreat cbeersl, and all political instru.
mentalities designed to secure negro supremacy;
simplitication Of the system, and discontinuance
of inquisitorial modes of assessing and collecting
Internal Revenue; so that the burden of taxation
may be equalized and lesssned the credit of
the government and the currency made good
the repeal of all enactments for enrolling the
State militia into the national forces in time Of
peace, and tariff for revenue upon foreign i'm
ports and such equal taxation under the Inter.
nal Revenue laws, rs will afford incidental pro-
lection to domestic manufactures, and as win,
without impairing the revenue, impose the least
burden upon and best promote and encourage
the great industrial interests Of the country.
Seventh. Reform Of abuses in the administra-
ton the expulsion Of corrupt men from office;
the abrogation Of useless offices; the restoration
ofrightful authority to and the independence
Of the Executive and Judicial departments OF
the government The subordination of the mil.
itary TO the civil power to the end that the usur.
pations Of Congress and the despOtism of the
sword may cease.
Eighth. Equal rights and protection for nat
uralized and native born citizens at homo and
abroad. The assertion of American nationality
"hicn seall command the respect Of foreign
powers and furnish an example and encourage
ment 10 people struggling for national integri-
", constitntional liberty and individual rights,
and the maintenance OF the rights Of naturaliz.
ell citizens against the absolute doctrine of i'm
mutable allegiance, and the claims of foreign
powers to punish them for crime committed
beyond their jurisdiction. : - =
In demanding these measures and reforms We
arraign the Radical party for its disregard for
right and the unparalleled oppression and tyr.
amy which hes marked Its career after the