The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-07
The Democratic State Convention
The Platform Adopted - EOmina-
tiOn for Governor.


ST. Louis, August 6.-Immediately
after the assembling of the Demo
cratic State Convention this morning,
the Committee on a Platform reported
the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
The Democracy of Missouri, in
Convention assembled, looking only
on living issues, and cordially invit-
ing the cooperation of every friend
of constitutional liberty, regardless
of past and present party associations,
in view Of the condition of the State
and the nation, proclaim and resolve
as follows:
/. That we hail with unbounded sat
5sfaction the nomination of Horatio
Seymour and Frank z. Blair for
| President aud Vice President of the
United States upon platform of Prin-
ciples bold, earnest, sound and truth
ful. That, with fixed purposes and
uuconquerable zeal, we will enter in
this canvass to the end that onr
country may be redeemed, regenerated, :,
and disenthrailed. tssalat
2. While we are willing to protect
the colored race from every assault
upon their natural rights, we are un-
alterably opposed to negro suffrage
and negro equality, its logical Sc
quene. The proposition now pending
In this State to admit to the elective
franchise the untutored African,
while thousands of intelligent. indus
trious and law-abiding white men
are excluded from the ballot box, is
n gross insult to our race, and mock
cry of the commOnest principles of
justice.
3. That the declaration of the M is
souri, Radicals in their platform cher
ish no reveEgeiul feeling towards
battle, though for an unjust cause,
and stand ready to restore to them
every political privilege at the earliest
moment consistent with State and
National safety, is transparent false
hood.
A. That, through it's officials and
honored representatives, it has rob-
bed the State of millions Of money ::
lavished countless of thousands upon
party favorites, and squanC red th ou-
sands more in useless and extrava-
CANT expenditures Murderers and
thieves are euloeized as quiet citizens
and Christian gentlemen; destroyeTs
full communities are held up for ap-
plause and public honors; the plum
derers of the treasury are unimpeaeh-
ed and unindicted, aud the perpetra-
tors of matchless Villainies are well.
coined as proper members of Radical
Legislatures, Radical caucuses, and
| Radical conventions.
| 5. That we enunciate as a legal
proposition, that every white NJ ale cit
izen of lawful ace, having resided in
the State and county the length of
time required by law, has the right
of suffrage, but we urge upon every
legal voter in the State To register and.
vote. Whilst we demand fair and
impartial registration of all qualified
voters under the law, we condemn
/ and diseountenance any improper in
reference with or attempts to intimi
cate the registration officers In the
proper discharge of their official du-
ties; aud that, supporting and obey
ing all laws regularly enacted, the
Democracy are the party of lazy and
order, and their accession to power
will give peace and tranquility TO this
land.
6. The condition of our State, no
less than the true principles of po-
litical and official action, demands
frugality aud economy In the con-
traction of expenditures, the lessen
ing of taxation, and. in short, the
adoption of rigid policy of retrench-
ment and reform.
A resolution, recommended BY the
Committee was also adopted, to ap-
point Committee to prepare an ad-
dress to the people on the issues of
the day, and the rights of citizens to
register and vote under existing laws.
and the decisions of the courts upon
the same, and to point out mode Of
legal redress for those who may be
wronglully deprived of such rights.
Hon. John S. Phelps was then
nominated for Governor by acclama-
ton, and Colonel Norman j. Cole
man, of st. Louis. for Lieutenant
| Governor. after which the Conven-
ton adjourned until PM.