, 1868-07-17
Democratic Platform.

The democratic platform adopted by the New
York Convention, is as follows;
The democratic party in National Convention
assembled, standing as ever by the Constitution
of the Government a guarantee CT the Hber~
ties of the citizen, and recognizing as the conse-
,queuces of the late civil war the extinction of
slavery and of the heresy of secession, with the
return of peace, demand
LIST. The restoration of all the States to their
rights in the Union, and the restoration OF civil
government to the American people.
I'd. Amnesty for all political offences. Regu>
lston of the elective franchise in the States by
their citizens.
3d. Payment of national obligations in strict
accordance with the terms.
4th. Taxation of Government bonds to the
same extent other property is taxed.
5th One currency for the Government and the
people, the laborer, the office holder, the pen>
siouer and the bondholder.
9Th Economy in the administration of the
Government, reduction of the standing army and
navy abolition of the Freedmen's Bureau and
all political instrumentalities designed to secure
negro supremacy, simplifcatiOn of the revenue
system and discontinuance of ofinquistorial modes
of assessing and collecting internal revenue so
that the burdens of taxation may be equalized
and lessened, the credit of the Government in
creased, currency made good and the national
debt funded at q lower rate of interest.
7th Reform in abuses in the administration,
expulsion of corrupt men from office, reservation
Of public lands for homes for working people,
restoration of rghtful authority and indepen-
dence to the Executive and Judiciary, and the
Iuborduation of the military to civil rule, to the
end that the usurpatiou of Congress and the
despotism of the sword may cease.
9Th. Equal rights and protection for natural>
lied and native born citizens at home and abroad
aud an assertion of American nationality which
hail md "a of fora A
furnish example and encouragement to people
struggling for national integrity and constitu>
tional liberty.
9th. Deuounces the usurpation and tyranny
Of the radical party in violation of pledges to
conduct the war only for the preservation of
the Union, and not for the subjugatiou of the
States, or for the overthrow of the freedom of
speech or the press. 1t declares that instead
thereof, the radicals have established systems OF
espionage, in disregard of the hd6eds corpus );
have made the national capital bastile, and
threaten to destroy the original jurisdiction of
The Supreme Court, and have maligned Its Chlet
Justice because of his integrity on the trial OIL
the President; recites at length these abuses,
and in conclusion declares that the privilege
and trust of suffrage belongs exclusively to the
control of each State, and that Congress has
Gsurped it, in violation of the Constitution.
Ihe platform further specifically denounces the
reconstruction acts usurpation, unconstltu-
uonal and void, and demands that the pensions
Of soldiers shall be faithfully paid, and that the
pubic lands be reserved for homesteads. 1t
NaAnks Andrew Johnson for resisting the aggres-
sions of Congress. 1t invites men of all parties
70 unite upon this platform.
IL contains four demands, as follows Payment
=, the public debt of the United States as rap
a. .Sly as practicable that all money drawn from
ue people by taxation, except so much as is
tequlsite for the necessities of the Government
economically administered, shall be honestly
oPP,led to such payments, and when obligations
e. uoSetnment do not expressly State upon their
ace and the law under which they were issued
Toes not provide that they shall be paid in COIN
i.St tney onght in righA aud justice to be paid in
.AHtul money of the United States.