The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-24
THE 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 as the foundation and limita-
tion of the powers Of the Government and
the guarantee Of the liberties Of the citizen
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 Southern States in Constitutional
Conventions assembled, and never to be re
newed or reagiUated do, with the return Of
peace, demand,
/ Immediate restoration Of all the States
to their rights in the Union under the Con-
stitution and civil government Of the Ameri
can people.
2 Amnesty for all past political oEenses,
and the regulation Of the elective franchise
in the States by their citizens, and the pay
ment Of the public debt Of the United States
as rapidly as practicable.
3. AllAnoney drawn from the people by
taxation except so much as is requisite for
the necessities Of the Government, economi-
cally administered, should be honestly ap-
piled to such payment, and where the obliga-
tions Of the Government do not expressly
state upon their face, or the law under
which they were issued does not provide
that they shall be paid in coin, they ought,
in right and justice, be paid in the lawful
money Of the United States
f. Equal taxation of every species of
property according to its real value, in
Guiding Government bonds, and other public
securities.
>. One currency for the Government and
the people, the labOrer and the Office holder,
the pensiOner and the soldier, the producer
and the bondhoder.
e FpOuoT1v In thn 91m fra+iOD Of tLp
Government; the reduction Of the standing
army and navy the adjustment of the
freedmen's bureau, and all political instru-
mentalities designated to secure negro su-
premacv simpl!hcatiUn Of the system and
the discOntinuance of inquisitOrial boards
for assessing and collecting internal revenue,
so that the burden of taxation may be
euuaiized aud lessened 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; a tariff for revenue upon foreign
imports, and such equal taxation under the
internal revenue laws as will afford Incl
dental protection to domestic manufactures,
and as will, without impairing the revenue,
| impose the least burden upon and best pro
mote and encourage the great industrial In
terests of the country.
Z. Reform Of abuses in-the Administra-
! ton, the expulsion Of corrupt men from
Offices, the obrogation Of useless Offices, the
restoration of rightful authority to, and the
independence of the Executive and Judicial
departments of the Government the sub
ordination of the military to the civil power
to the end that the usurpatiOns Of Congress
and the despotism of the sword may cease.
g. Equal rights and protection for natural
1 lied and native-bOrn citizens at home and
! abroad. an assertion of American nationality,
which shall command the respect of foreign
powers and furnish an example and encour
agemcnt to people struggling for national In
| teErity, constitutional liberty and individual
rights, and the maintenance of the rights OF
naturaIized citizens against the absolute doc
/ trine of immutable allegiance, and the
claims of foreign powers to punish them foI
alleged crime committed beyond their juris
/ dictiOn.
In demanding these measures and reforms
we arraign the radical party for It's disregard
/ Of right, unparalleled oppression and tyranny
which have marked its career, after the most
/ solemn and unanimous pledge Of both
] Houses of Congress TO prosecute the war ex