The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-10-30
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.
ton of the powers of the Government and
the guarantee ofthe 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 vo.un-
tary action of the Southern States in c..
stitutional Conventions assembled, and
never to be renewed or reagitated do with
the return of peace demand
First-The immediate restoration Of all
the States to their rights in the Union un-
der the Constitution, and Of civil govern
ment Of the American people.
Second-Amnesty for all pest political
offenses, and the regulation of the elective
franchise in the States by their citizens.
Third-Payment Of the Public debt Of
the United States as rapidly as praetic-
abls all moneys drawn from the people
by taxation except so much as is requisite
for the necessities of the Govern mt, Geo.
nomically administered, being honestly APP
piled to such payment. and where the obli-
cations 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 in justice to be paid in the
lawful money of the United States.
Fourth-Equai taxation Of every species
Of property according to its real value in
Guiding Government bonds and other pub
lie securities. @=
Fifth-Ons currency for the Govern
ment and the people, the laborcr and the
ofice-holder, the pensioner and the SOL
dier; the producer and the bond-holder.
Sixth-Economy in the administration
Of the Government the reduction of the
standing army and navy the abolition Of
the Frceamen's Bureau, and all political
instrumentalities designed to secure negro
supremacy simplification of the system
and discontinuance Of inquisitorial modes
Of assessing and collecting internal reye-
nue, so that the burden Of taxation may be
equalixed and lessened the credit of the
government and the currency made good,
tho repeal Of all enactments for enrolling
the State militia into National forces in
time Of peace, and ta- if for revenue up
on foreign imports to and such equal taxa
ton under the Internal Revenue laws as
will afford in dental protection to domes-
tic manufactures, and as will, without i'm
pairing the revenue, impoae the least bur-
den upon and best promote and encourage
the great industrial interests Of the coun-
try,
Sevcnth-The reform of abuses in the
administration the expulsion of corrupt
men from Office the abrogation Of useless
offices the restoration Of rightful author
ity to, and the independence Of the Execu-
tive and Judicial departments of the Gov
eminent the subordination of the military
to the OWL power, to the end that the usur-
pations Of Congress and the despotism Of
the swor may cease.
Eigh.-Equal rights.a 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 tle people
struggling for national integrity, constitu'
tional liberty and individual rights, and
the maintenance Of the rights Of naturaliz'
ed oitisens against the absolute doctrine Of
immutablc allegiance, and the claims Of
foreign powers to punish them for alleged
crime committed beyond their jurisdiction