The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-08-01
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

The Democratic party, in National
Convention assembled, reposiug It's
trust in the intelligence, patriotism
aud discriminating justice Of the peo-
pie standing upon the Constitution
as the foundation and limitation Of
the powers Of the Government, and
the guarantee Of the liberties Of the
citizen and recognizing The ques-
tionS Of slavery and secession as hav~
ing been settled for all time to come
by the war Or the voluntary action Of
the Southern States in Constitutional
Conventions assembled, and never to
be renewed or reagitated !; do, with
the return Of peace, demand,
/. Immediate restoration of all the
States to their rights in the Union
under the Constitution and civil gov
crnment of the American people.
2. Amnesty for all past political
oHenses, and the regulation Of the
elective franchise in the States by
their citizens, and the payment OF
the public debt Of the United States
as rapidly as practicable.
3. All money drawn from the peo,
| pie by taxation, except 50 much as is
requisite for the necessities Of the
Government, economically admins,
tered, should be honestly applied tc
such payment, and where the obIiga'
tious Of the Government do not ez'
pressly state upon their face, or the
law under which they we're ISSUED
does not provide that they shall be
paid in coin, they ought, in right and
justice, to be paid in the lawful mon
ey Of the United States.
+. Equal taxation of every specie!
of property according to its real value
Including Government bonds, an(
other public securities.
5. One currency for the Govern
meut and the people, the laborer an,
the Office holder, the pensioner AM
the soldier, the producer and the bon
holder.
6. Economy in the administratlo
Of the Government, the reduction
the standing army and navy; tn
+ abolishment of the Freedman's Blu
reau, and all political instrumental
ties designed to secure negro supren
act; simplifcation of the system an
tile discontinuance of inquisitorl
boards for assessing and. >collectin
internal revenue, so that the burde
OF taxation may be equali2ed and LEI
sened the credit Of the Goyernmel
and the currency made good the r.
is peal of all enactments for enrOllir
of the State Militia into National fore
:. = in time of peace a tariff for revenr
a. upon foreign imports, and such equ
lg taxation under the internal reyen1
re laws as will afford incidental protc
le tion to domestic manufactures, and
ip will, without impairing the revont
IN impose the least burden upon a
ce best promote and encourage the gre
or industrial interests of the country.
Z. Reform Of abuses in the Adm
istration, the expulsion Of corfu
: men from offices, the abrogation
useless offices, the restoration of rig
full authority to, and the independeI
of the Executive and Judicial depa
ments of the Government; the sub
dination of tho military to the c
T. power to the end that the usurpati
Of Congress and the despotlsm Of
sword may cease.
8. Equal rights and protection
naturalizod and native born oitia
n at hothe and abroad an assertion
American nationality, which s.
command the respect Of foreign P
ers, and furnish an example and
cou ragemcnt to people struggling