The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-08-14
PLATFORM.

The Democratic party in National Con-
vention assembled, reposing.its trust in the
intelligence. patriotism and discriminating
justice Of the people, standing upon the
Constitution rs the foundation and limita-
ton Of the powers Of the Government and
tho guarantee Of the liberties Of the citizen.
and recognizing the questions of slavery
and secession AS having been settled for
AL time to come by the war, or the vo.un-
tlry action of the Southern States in Con-
stitutional Conventions assembled, and
never to be renewed or regulated do with
the return of peace demand i:
Fjrst--The immediate restoration Of all
the States to their rights in the Union I'M
der the Constitution, and Of civil govern
meat of the American people.
Second-Amnesty for all past political
offenses, and the regulation of the elective
franchise in the States by their citizens.
Third-Payment Of the Public debt Of
the United States rs rapidly rs praetic-
able all moneys drawn from the people
by taxation except so much as is requisite
for the necessities of the Government, eco
nomically administered, being honestly APP
piled to such payment, and where the obli-
cations of the Government do not expressly
state upon their face, or the law under
which t.ey 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 the United States.
Fourth-Equal taxation Of every species
of property according to it's real value, in
GLIDING Government bonds and other pub.
lie securities.
Fifth-One currency for the Govern
ment and the people, the laborer and the
oifice-holder, the pcnsioncr and the SOL
dier the producer and the bond-holdcr.
Sixth-Economy in the administration
OF the Government thu reduction of the
standing army and navy the abolition of
the Freedmen's Bureau, and all political
lnstrumcntalitles designed to secure negro
supremacy simplification Of the system
and discontinuancc of inquisitorial modes
nue., so that the burden of taxation may be
fqualized and lessencd the credit of the
government and the currency made good,
the repeal of all enactments for enrolling
the State militia into National forces in
time Of peace, and Il tariff for revenue up
on foreign imports to and such equal taxa
ton under the Internal Revenue laws us
will afford incidental protection to domes-
VIC tuuuulaCtufcS, siHI as VIII. WltnONt I'M
pairing the revenue, impose the leas. bur-
den upon and best promote and encourage
the great industrial interests Of the coun-
try
Scyenth--The reform of abuses in the
administration ; the expulsion of corrupt
men from Office the abrogItion Of useless
Offices the restoration of righ.ful author
ity to. and the independence of the Execu-
tive and Judicial departments of the Gov
ernment the subordination of the milit:ry
10 the civil power, to the end that the usur.
pations Of Congress and the despotism OF
the swor may cease.
Eight-Equal rights and protection for
naturalized and native born citizens at
home and abroad, the assertion of Aineri-
can nationality, which shall command the
respect of foreign powers, and furnish an
example and encouragement to the people
struggling for national integrity, constitu-
tional liberty and individual rights, and
the maintenance Of the lights Of naturaliz.
ri citizens against the absolute doctrine OF
in,mutable allegiance. and the claims OF
foreign powers to punish them for alleged
crime committed beyond their jurisdiction