The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-21
The National Democratic
platform.

The Democratic party, IN Nauona, NohN "ri
toh assemoiee, rePos,hS ls lus. ~ .no .;u "
gehce' P1tioIisui anu uie'i .t 49,, VI
the people, standing upon the CONSTITUTION as
the foundation ana lilitatlon Vi .he PoWerss n VI
the government, anu the guarantee vi the Ip
ertles OF the cltiHen' anu recognizing the dues
t9ns 81 slavery anu SECESSION US raHipS pe3 i
$50. act;on of Iba Soutbern States in consti
. u9 ! - 49,, 60, os.an,LIa1 ond nnvor 10 ba
luIionai dn ,vi,h The ret,rn of
Ioiio"'I I VI .u' Wv "'''
peace, uSniaiu, .o...; 81 Ill ,h
fIst. !he ini .',. ~" T';" " ID a. tho
States 10 !iicii Snts in 'no S ,ho
ConsIitution, anu VI CIVIL government io' '"e
AHlerlca" peoPne. ~ ,,,.. ,,ol;,;o,, o,r,,
H ,ha ra,,riS,ion Of he s,nr,ive franchise
IN State e nv tbsir citizens
Tb;rd Payment of The nublic delhi of the Uni.
ted States as rapidly as practicable: all money
Srown from tho neSnle nv taxation eycept 40
n,,'ch "a ia reouisite for fine necessities of the
aoyarnment economically administered being
bonestlv anniied 70 such payment, and where
tbe obl;cations of the Government do not cx.
nressIv state unon their face or the law under
which ,bev wer,, issued does not provide that
they shali be Maid i'm coin. they ought in right
and Justice, be paid in the lawful money of the
United States,
Fonrtb, Eoual taxation of every species of
property according to its real value, including
yoyernment bonds and other public securities
Eiftb One currency for the government and
tbe neonle tbe laborer and the office holder.
tbe persioner and the soldier the producer and
hon3 holder
S;xtb. Economv in the administration of the
covernment the reduction of the standing army
and navy. the abolition of the Freedmen's
bnrean igreat cbeersI. and all political instru.
mentalities DESIGNED TO secure negro supremacy;
simnlifcotion of the system and discontinuance
of ipouisitoria modes of assessing and collecting
Internal Revenue: so that the burden of taxation
may he eoualized and lessened 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
neace and a tariff for revenue upon foreign i'm
ports; and such equal taxation under the Inter
nal Revenue laws. rs will afford incidental pro-
lection 10 domestic manufactures and rs will
witbont imnIirinJ the revenue impose the least
bnrden nnop and hest promote and encourage
the great Industrial interests of the country.
Seventb Reform Of abnses in the administra.
ton. tho a1nmlsion nj corrnnt man from o,ice.
H. ahrncatior Of usaless ofSc.s the rsstorat;on
" r;Shtfni authority M and the indenendence
Of the Execntive and Jndicial departments ot
,ha .n rorarnmant The snhord;naton of the mil
!ne % run snd al tue the n
nations Of Congress- and the desnotism of the
ap~ord NAV cease
E;gbtb Eoual RIGHTS and nrotection for mt
uralized and native horn citizens M HON, and
abroad. The assertion of American nationality
mMIg% and fnrnisb anu etawns apS
pomtts nna M sor ;n,eS
Nv " IN. ana ,Sir;S,o,
w, .h ~ ;ha su r;i,.a az
"a" 5 nra;nst tbo ,hso,ta Soo,r;na os 49,,
uu aI,sS;ancs and he cIa;ms Of fo-s;an
nowsrs 10 pnSish them for n crime committsd
bevond their inr;sdiction
in dsmand;no tbese measures and reforms We
arrsign the Radical party for its disregard for
rigbt- and the unparaIleied oppression and tyr.
amy which has marked it's career, after the
most solemn and unanimous nledoes of both
bonses Of Congress 70 nrosacn,a The var e,cln.
siyelv for The maintenance of the Govsrnment
and the nro,ect;on of the ITnion undar tbs
Constitn+ipn IL hos ransat.Slt r;oia,a5 ,ha,
IN, aaurnS i, n"S .ioia.eu nnat
tho, nnL,a ,ppivn,oa- u arr,. NIL ,aiie .
s na' ,';ntor,, $500 ~ en oaLlieI our
N CO. a. !. ~ 90 go tes.o'inS .ne nio ~
III a" s,h;octa5 san S,atos Z; ne ~;
1 nau ~ ,;f;,arx Sssnaf;sm and y, P'"iounu
49, 49, " has ny,,I;aSS ,bars ~. saP;e
~. ~ IT, ~ sh..i;sha5 AZ h.ts n' VI tllai
~ n.Is wi. ~ ~ corpus
.pat Moss saSIeI ~iNS nueLs. ~ uas over
y, IN .n1 IgsS a;.n y. s"e press'
l. mas so9sutoteo sr1ltrafS seihuies anu ar.
rest, ana mnitary trlais ana the secret star
chambers OF mquisttlons for constitutional Tn.
ounais III mas disregaraed In time OIL peace the
right OF the people 70 De free from search and
seizures. ~ mas entered the post and telegraph