The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-08-01
PLATFORM
OF THE
Democracy of the United States
ADOPTED BY A UNANIMOUS
VOTE OF DELEGATES IN MA
TIONAL CONVENTION AS
SEMBLED.

The Democratic party, in National
Convention assembled, reposing its
trust in the intelligence, patriotism
and discriminating justice of the peo-
pie, standing upon the Constitution as
the foundation and Limitation of the
powers of the Government, and the
guarantee Of the liberties Of the citi
zen, and recognizing the questions of
slavery and secession as having been
settled for all time to come by the war
or the voluntary action of the South
ern States in Constitutional Conven-
4iOns assembled, and never to be re-
neWed or reagitated. do with the return
Ofpeace,
DEMAND
Fsrst-Immediate restoration of all
the States to their rights in the Union
under the Constitution and of civil
government to the American people.
Second-Amnesty, for all past polit-
Ical offenses, and the regulation of the
elective franchise in the States by their
own citizens.
Th'rd-Payment of the public debt
of the United States as RAPIDLY ms
pracficable-all money drawn from the
people by taxation, except so much a,
Is requested for the necessities of the
Government economically administer
ed. being applied to such payment:
and where the obligations of the Gov
eminent do not expressly state upon
their face, or where the law under
which they were issued does not pro-
vide that they shall be paid in coin,
they ought in right and in justice to be
paid in the lawful money Of the Uni
ted States.
Fourth-Equal taxation of every spe-
cies OF property according to its real
value. including Government bonds
and other public securities.
Fyh-One currency for the Govern
ment and the people, the laborer and
the office holder, the pensioner and the
soldier the producer and the bond
holder.
Strh-Economy the administration
OF the Government; the reduction of
the standing army and navy; the aho-
lition of the Freedmen's Bureau, and
all political instrumentalities designed
to secure negro supremacy; simplifica
ton of the system and discontinuunce
OF inquisitorial modes of assessing and
collecting internal revenue, SO that the
burden OF taxation may be equalized
and iessened; the credit of the Govern
ment and the currency made good; the
repeal of all enactments for enrolling
the State militia into National forces
IN time at peace, and,a tariff for reye-
nue. upon foreign imports, and such
equal taxation under the Internal Rev
enue laws as will afford incidental pro-
lection to domestic manufactures, and
as well, without impairing the revenue.
impose the least burden upon and best
promote and encourage the great in.
dustrlai interests of the country.
Seceah-Reform of abuses in the
administration, the expulsion of cor
rupt men from office; the abroration Of
useless Offices, the restoration Of right
ful authority TO and the Independence
OF the Executive and Judicial Depart
msnts of the Government. The sabor-
dsnatinn of the military to the civil
power to the end that the usurpstions
OF Congress and the despotism of the
sword may cease.
Eaghh-Equal rights and protec-
ton TOR naturalized and native. born
citizens at home and abroad; the asser-
ton OF American nationality, which
shall command the respect of foreign
powers and furnish an example and
encouragement to people struggling for |
national integrity, constitutional liber-