The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-14
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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
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ADOPTED JULY, 1868.

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aa The Democratic Party, in National Con
vention assembled, reposing its trust in
= the intelligence, patriotism and discrimi
ting justice of the people, standing upon
the Constitution as the foundation and
limitation of the powers of the govern.
ment, and the guarantee Of the liberty OF
5 the citizen, and recognizing the questions
of slavery and secession as having been
settled for all time to come by the war OF
the voluntary action of the Southern
States in constitutional conventions assem-
bled, and never to be renewed or reagita-
ted, do, with the return of peace, demand /:
- First-Immediate restoration of all the
States to their rights in the Union under
to the American people. s. s,s, SD SCI
Second--Amnesty for all the past politi-
: cal offences, and the regulation of the cleo
tive franchise in the States by their cit
izens Il
Third-Payment of the public debt of
the United States as rapidly as practicable,
all money drawn from the people by taxa
ton, except so much as is requisite for the
necessities of the government, economical
ly administered, being applied to such
payment; and where the obligations of
the government do not expressly state,
upon their face, or where the law under
which they were issued does not provide
g that they shall be paid in coin, they ought
in right and in Justice be paid in the law
full money Of the United States.
j Fourth-Equal taxation of every species
of pnperty according to its real value, in
Gliding government bonds and other pub
lie securities ss ,,rs5i H5ia "a
Fifth--one currency for the government
and the people, the laborer and the office
holder, the pensioner and the soldier, the
producer and the bondholder. 49,. -sl
Sixth-Economy in the administration
of the government; the reduction of the
standing army and navy; the abolition of
the Freedmen's Bureau and all political
instrnnientalities designed to secure negro
supremacy; simpliication of the system
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of assessing and collecting the internal
revenue, SO that the burden of taxation
may be eqnalized and 1essened; the credit
of the government and the currency made
good; the repeal of all enactments for en-
rolling the. State militia into national
forces in time of peace; and a tariff for
revenue upon foreign imports, and such
equal taxation under the internal revenue
/. laws as will afford incidental protection to
domestic manufactures; and as will, with
ont impairing the revenue, impose the
least burden upon, and best promote and
encourage the great industrial interest of
the country. jfs Il
Seven.h-Reforrn Of abuses in The ad
ministration, the expulsion of corrupt men
from office. the abrogation of useless Of
fees, the restoration of rightfnl authority
to and the independence of the executive
and judicial departments of the govern
ment; the subor,lination of the military to
the civil power, to the end that the usur-
patlons OF Congress and the despotism of
the sword may cease. .f +.
Eighth-Equal rights and protection for
naturalized and native born citizens at
home and abroad, the assertion of Ameri-
can nationality, which shall command the
respect of foreign powers and furnish an
example and encouragement to people
struggling for national integrity, constitu-
tional liberty and individual rights; and
the maintenance of the rights of natural
lied citizens against the absolute doctrine
OF immutable allegiance aud the claims of
foreign powers to punish them for alleged
crimes committed beyond their jurisdic
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In demanding these measures and re-
forms, we arraign the Radical Party for its
disregard of right and the unparalleled
oppression and tyranny which have mark
ed its career, after the most solemn and
unanimous pledge of both Houses of Con
gress to prosecute the war exclusively for
she maintenance of the. government and
tue preservation of the Union and Censti-
.ation, 1t has repeatedly violated that
most sacred pledge, under which was raj
ned that noble volunteer army wliicb'cal-
f'ea onr flag to victory instead of res
storing the Union, it has, so far as is in its
power, dissolved it, and subjected ten
states, IN time of profound peace, to Mill
.aiy despotisn and negro supremacy. TT
,''s nuiiiiied the right Of trial by jury it
mas abolished the hatces corpus, that most