The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-10-23
r ne Maternal Democratic
Platform.

action Of the sugthem States in roa.t-
| tutional Conventions n..cmhitd sod
never 10 be renewed, OF Teauiatol. ia
with the return Of peace, demand
l. The Immediate restoration of ail
the States to their rights in che Union
, guier the Constitution nni Of the civil
government 81 the American people
. Amnesty ior oil past political
offences, and Gee regulation Of the elect
isc franchise Ia the states by their
citizens
g. Tac payment Of tue public debt
Oh the United States as rapidly as prac.
ticable, all money drawn from the people
by taxation, except so much a. is requi-
site for the necessities % the Govern.
ment economically administered, being
honestly applied 10 such payment and,
where the obligations af the Govern.
iaeni do not expressly state Spon their
face or the Law under which they were
issued does not provide that they shall
be paid IN coin, they ought, in right
and in justice, to be paid IN the lawful
money Of tae United stated T'rhun-
dcrs Of applause
& Equal taxation Of every species Of
property, according to it, real value,
including Government bonds and other
public securities. Renewed cheering
and cries Of " Read il again
3 Ono currency for the Government
aud the peonle, tho hborer and the
oilecholfer, the pensioncr ana the
soldiers, the producer and bond holder
Crest cheering, and cries Of Read Il
again
(rhe fab resolution was again read
and again choered)
Sixth--Economy in the administration
! OF the Government the reduction Of
the standing army and navy the aboli-
ton of the Frcedman's Bureaa great
cheering and all political instrumen.
alitic-, designed to secure negro sd.
premacy the simpiiGcaiion Of the sys-
TEN and discou,inuauce Of inquisitosial
modes Of assessing and collecting inter
nal revcnuo, so that the burden of taxa.
iiou may be- equalized and lessensd and
1 the rredit Of the Gasernment and em
rency made good the repeal Of I'll
onaciments for the enrolling Of the state
militia into the national forces in time
Of peace, and tariff for revenue upon
Foreign imports and such equal taxation
nndcr the internal revenue laws as will
saord incidental protection 20 do
mestic manufacture, and a. wis. with
out impairine the revenue, impose
the least burden upon and best promote
and encourage The great industrial IN
icrcsss Of the country
T. Reform Of the abuses in the Ad.
minisiration the expulsion % corrupt
men from Office. the abrogation of use
less Offices, the restoration of the right
inl authority to and tho Independence
Of the executive and Judicial depart
menis Of the Government, TIE snbordi
nation OF the military to the civil power
10 the end that the usurpations Of Con.
grcss and the despousm Of the sword
may cease.
Equal rights, and protection for
naturaliaed and native born citizens ~
home and abroad the assertion OF
American nationality, which shall com
mand the respect Of foreign powers
and furnish an example and encourage
lnent to people struggling for nationa
integrity, constitutions! liberty and in
diyidnal rights, and the maintenance %
the rights Of naturalized citizous agains
The absolute doctrine Of immniable al
lcgiance aud tho claims Of foreign pow
crs to punish them far alleged crime,
committed beyond their Jurisdiction
Applause,
, Ia demanding those measures aud ne
forms, we arraign the Radical party foi
{ the disregard Of right. and the unparal
lcled oppression and tyranny whicl
have marked lea career Aftor "a,
most solemn and unanimous pledge u
both Houses of Congress to prosecul,
the war exclusively for the maintonans,
/ O! the government and the preservation
o. the Union under the Constitution, /
has repeatedly violated that most sacre,
pledge, under which was rallied tina
noble volunteer army winch carried on
ilng 10 victory instead of restoring TIN
Union, 1t has, so far as it is in it's power
dissolved it, and subjected ten States
in time Of profound peace, TO militar,
dcspotism and negro supremacy |
/ has nulliiiod there the right Of trial b.
jury. It has abolished the habeas COZ
pus, that most sacred writ Of liberty
. II has overthrow the freedom Of speeci
and the press il has substituted arbi
> trary seizures and arrests, and miliiar'
trial and secret star.chember nquisi
! lions Tor constitutions. tribunals !
has disrogarled in time of peace, III
right of the people to be Tree from
search and seizures. II has entered
the pos, and telegraph Offices, aud ever
the private rooms Of individuals AM
. seized private papers and letters with
out any specification or notice OF aida
Wit rs required by the organic law
has converted the American Capito
into aastile II has established
. systcm Of spies and official espionage :
which no constitutional monarchy q
, Europe Would now dare resor
i W has abolished the right Of appea
on important constitutional que.
tions to the supreme Judicial Tribunal
: and threatens 10 curtall or destroy Il
I original jurisdiction, which IS ir,osoeu
! Ills vested By the Constitution Will
the learned Chief Justice has been sui
= ecied "a great and atrooious calumnie'
/, merely because he would not prpstitat
his h;gh oiIicc to the support Of tho falls
and partisan charges preferred agaius
the President is corruption aud ca
!, trasaganec have exceeded anyihin
G known in history, and by its fraud an
G monopolies il has nearly doubled tn
burden Of the debt created daring In
war 1t has stripped the President @
his Constitutional power Of appointment
even Of his own cabinet Under It's re-
peatcd assaults the pil!ass of .s;e Coz
!. eminent are rocking on their base, AM
1 should il succeed in November neg
aud inauenrate is President, we vii
r meet rs subjugated and conquerc'
a people amid the ruins Of liberty and tn
scattered fragments of the Constitution
And we do declare and resolve that eve
tince the people Of the United State
shrew Of all subsection to the Births
Crown, the privilege and trust 10 su
fragc have been granted, regulated, an
controlled exclusively by the politica
/ power Of each State respectively, ani
/ any attempt by Congress on any pretos
$ whatever to deprive any State Of thi