The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-13
Platform OF the National Demos
- cratic Party. N


Il ~ cratic Party.
The Democratic party, in National Cor
vention assembled, reposing Its trust in th
intelligence, patriotism and discriminatin
Justice Of the, people, standing upon tn
ton Of powers of the Government an
the guarantee Of the liberties of the citize
and recognizing the questions Of SLAYER
and secession as having been settled for al
u time to come by the war or the voluntar
action Of the Southern States in Constitn
tional Convention assembled, i audne Z
be renewed or reagitated, do, with the retur
of peace, demand Ft'4
list. Immediate restoration of all tn
States to their rights in the Union undefth
Constitution and of civil government t.
the American peoples ,ls i M ~ LII ~,
end. Amnesty for all past political often
Sos, and the regulation Of the elective fran
chise in the States by their citizens
Bird. Payment of the public debt of tn
United States as rapidly as practicable, al
money drawn from, the people by taxation
except so much as Is requisite for the neces
stiles Of the Government, economically ad
ministered. beng applied TO snch payment
and where the obligations of the Govern
4 ment do notexpreasly state, upon their face
4 Or where the law under which they wsr,
| issued does not provide that they shall b,
| paid in coin, they ought in right and in jus
tice be paid In the lawful money of tn,
liUnited States. .,.... @'
4th, Equal taxation Of every species @
property according TO its real value, includ
ing Government bonds and other public
5tb. One currency for the, Government
and the people, the 1aborer and the Office
holder, the pensioner and the soldier, the
Ilproducer and the bond holder q n Nd
9th. Economy in the administration Of
the Government; the reduction of the
standing army and navy Il the abolition Of
| the Freedman's Bureau. and all political
instrumentalities designed to secure negro
supremacy simplification ofthe system and
discontinuance of inquisitorial modes of as.
ltsessing and collecting internal revenue, SO
that the burden of taxation, may be equal
| lied and lessened; the credit of the Govern
ment and the currency made good the re-
neal of all enactments for enrolling 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 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
interests Of the country.
h 9TH. Reform Of abnses LII the adrninistra-
tioh, the expulsion of corrupt men from
Office, the abrogation of useless offices, the
restoration of rightfnl authority 10, and the
Independence of the Executive and Judicial
Department of the Government; ths snbor-
idinatiof1 Of the military to the civil power,
to the end that the ushrpa6ions of CONGRESS
and the despotism of the sword may cease.
10. Equal rights and protection for nat
uralized and native born citizens at home
and abroad, ithe assertion of American nat
'ionality. which shall command the respect
of foreign powers and furnish an example
and encouragement to people struggling for
national integrity, constitutional liberty
and individual rights; and themaintenance
III the rights of naturalized citizens against
the misunderstanding of immutable allegi-
giance and the claims of foreign powers to
punish them for alleged crimes Committed
beyond their Jurisdiction; a.a ,..,r,
Z 81 In demanding these measures and re-,
FORMS we arraign the Radical party for its
disregard of right and the unparalleled OPP
preston and tyranny which have marked
It's career after the most solemn and unani-
mons pledge Of both houses of Congress to
the war exclusively for the main
tenance of the Government. and the preser-
walton of the Union and the Constitution.
1t has repeatedly violated that most sacred
pledge, under which was rallied that noble
Volunteer army which carried our flag to
victory; instead of restoring the Union, it
has, so far as is in it's power, dissolved it,
and subjected ten States, in times Of profound
peace, to military despotism and negro SUI
premacy. It has nullified therightS of trial 4
by Jury; it has abolished the ihedbeas corpus;
that most sacred II writ OF liberty ~
has overthroWn the freedom OF speech ana
press; it has substituted arbitrary seizures
and arrests, and military trials, and secret
inqulsltions for Gonstlt rtIonaL
tribunals; it has dlsregarded, III time OF
peace, the wight s6f the people TO; be Tree
from search and seizures; 1T has entered the
post and telegraph oftices and even the prl-
vate rooms Of SindlYlduals, and seized their
private papers and letters wlthout any spe-
cifcationeor notice OF atfidaYit, as required
by the organic law " has converted the
American Capitol into q bastile;tit has esyi
tablished a system of spies and official es-
pionage to which no constitutional monar-
shy Of Europe would dare TO resort 1t has
the right of appeal on important
Questions to the supremeJu-
licial tribunals, and threatens to curtaA or |
iestroy its original Jurisdiction, which is iT-s
.eyocabIy vested by the Constitution, while |
,he learned Chief Justice has been subjected !
q great and atrocions calumnies, merely be-
,a1se he would not prostitute his high office
q The support of the false and partizan
,baroes preferred against the President. Its I
and extravaganza have exceeded
INVITING known in history, and by its frauds
,nd Inoiopolies it has nearly doubled the
,nfden Of the debt created during the war;
/ has stripped the President OF his Consti
utional power of appointment, even of his
wh cabinet; under its repeated assaults
bs .pillars Of the Gover1ment are rock