Natchitoches spectator., 1868-07-28
Platform Of the Democratic Party.

assembled, reposing its trust 8: e.
in the intelligence, patriotism anu ois-
eliminating justice of the people. stand a.
ing npon the constitution as the founda- ~ ~
tion and limitation of the powers of the y y
Government, and the guarantee OF the !; !;
liberties of the citizen, and recognlzhs +
the questions of slavery and secession
as having been settled for all time TO @
come, by the war or the voluntary actlon
of the Southern States, In constitutional
convention assembled, ana never 10 DC \
renewed or reagitated, do, with the re- =
turn of peace, demand
/. The immediate restoration OF all
the States to their rights in the Union, :
under the Constitution, and OF civil gov
ernment to the American people. Is
| 2. Amnesty for all past political OIL
fences. 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 practi-
cable.
8. All money drawn from the people
by taxation; except SO much as is re-
!, uuisite for the necessities OF the govern
men economically administered, TO oe
honestly applied to ouch payment, ana
E where the obligations of the government
do not expressly state upon their faceor
+ / the law under which they were issued
does not provide that they shall be paid
! in coin, they ought in right and justice
3 TO be paid in the lawful money OF the
Y United States. 81
v property, according to it's real value, IN
4 Guiding Government bonds and other
l. public securities.
! 5. One currency for the government
g and the people, the laborer anu the
+. office holder, the pensloner and the sol
4 der, the producer and the bondholder:
- G. Economy in the administration OF
~ r.. tho rpdnctlOn OF the
IS standing army and navy; the aboiisn,
n ment of the Freedmen's Bureau and all
~ noljtical instrumentalities designed TO
8 secure negro supremacy; the sImpllhca,
a. tiOn of the system and dlscontinuance Oh
i. the inouisitorial boards of assessing and
w collecting internal revenue, SO thaS tne !
ha burden of taxation may be equalized
10 and lessened, the credit of the Govern
he ment and the currency made good, the
n; repeal of all euactments for enrohine
nd the State militia into national forces IL
m time of peace, and tariff Tor revenue
nd upon foreign imports, and such equa
FL taxation under the Internal revenue
nd laws as will afford inclaental pdooeooIIil Viii
h;s to domestic manufactures, ana as VIII
~ without impairing the revenue, impose
re the least burden upon and best promot
TO and encourage the great Industrial inter
To ests of the country.
,ro z. The reform of abuses In the ao
81 ministration, the expulsion OF corrup
men from Office, the abrogation OF us'
a.o Lose offices. the restoration of rightft
Nv authority TO and the Independence
ms the executive and judicial departmei
'S stS of the Government, the subordlnatle
;H iu of the military to the civil power, to I'll
: to end that the usurpations OF Consres
con and the despotism OF the SWORD ma
lin o cease. o4,o, &
II as oturolized and native born citiZe
-. :, ot home and abroad. The assertion
~ III American nationality, which shall col
20 is mand the respect of foreign powers III
~ a,,I,' 30 nish an example and encouragemehC
hi hi people struggling for national lntegri'
= 10 constitutional liberty and lnulViu,
the rights, and the maintenahce vi t"1 =
- of naruralized citizens against the
~; solute doctrine of immutable alleglah'
O5 nsO and the claims of foreign powers
II!e.' n;eu nnnish them for alleged crime comm
LII ,Da,, ted beyond their jurisdiction
IInr pIn In demanding these measures
I'oaai reforms we arraign the Radical pa
I'D I'D for it's disregard of right, ana the uIlp
storo alleled oppression ana tyranny WI
,,;t, have marked its career.
'iiU9' After the most solemn and unanlm
ene l nIedge of both Houses of Congress
anu prosecute the war exclusively ior
mointenance of the Government
two the preservation of the Union nnder
nj es Constitution, 1T mas repeaCeulS =
Goa that most saO ~ ,Tolupteer, n,
IL IL 70 which carried our flag to victory. :.
~ ,orac, Instead of restoring the. Union, 1t
much i I so far as was in its power dissolve
~ n,"oL NJ. and subjected ten States in timt
T. is profound peace to military despo
&c the and negro supremacy.
being lt mas huiiine" 'iS-
xperi- by jury. ~. .;+ of bo
make corpus---that most sacred writ oil llo'
Grant 1t has overthrown the treedon
= col spoech and of the press
rsonal 1t has suostltuoeG;, suo, 1';,;tn.u 60 trials an
ntntes tn cret star chamber inquisitions for
20 yyav stitutionai tribunals.
io i' Wa" IL has disregarded in time OF
IT lis the right of the people to be tree
Of uos search and seizures
~ ! ',,oos 1t has entered the post and teiee
pAS''' oD.l ovau tho nriXafc room