The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-05-09
From the World.
what the Democratic Party Will
SO When i'm Power.


l. 1t will limit the annual taxes to
$3.50, 900 900 and out of this moderate
revenue will apply S25,00O,0O0 towards
the extinction of the public debt where
rs the Federal taxes for the last fiscal
year amounted to the enormous sum of
SALT. 7.265,447 hi
9. 1t will revise and reform the sys-
tenn of taxation so that this diminished
annual burden of S250,000,000 will be
equitably distributed The present sys-
tenn not only overloads the faithful
horse, but ties some Of the load to his
legs, puts part upon his head, makes
him drag portion by his tail, obstruct-
ing his freedom of movement, and caus-
ing him the utmost annoyance. The
Democratic party will withdraw every
pound of the load from his limbs and
eXtlcmities and collect it upon his back
where he can carry it with greatest ease.
1t will, moreover, take good care that
The taxes find their way into the public
treasury, and not in the pockets of
greedy grasping monopolists.
g. The Democratic party will rect!fy
the abuses of the present banking sys.
tenn extinguishing monopoly by making
the business free TO all who comply with
the conditions, stopping the interest on
government bonds while in pledge to
secure bank circulation, and guarding
against redundant currency by com
pelling the banks to redeem their notes
in specie. e
4 1t will revive our PROSTATE shipping
interest and restore to American citizens
their former large share in the profits of
navigation, by free trade in ships. and
the repeal of duties on all articles used
in their construction.
g. 1t will extend and complete the
system of universal suffrage by abolish
ing the term of residence now required
for naturalization, and giving intelligent
white immigrants the same advantages
enjoyed by our colorcd population
There is no reason why a thrifty Ger
man who emigrates to Texas and buys
a farm should not at once be as favored
as the South Carolina negro who emf
CRATES to Texas in the same year, and is
employed by the German as a laborer
g. The Democratic party will faithful
ly fulfill all the obligations created by
the public debt in their letter and spir
it; and will secure to disabled soldiers
the full amount of their pensions with
out allowing dollar to be deducted for
the fees of agents
1t will repeal all laws which permit
the Federal Government, or any of its
officers, to interfere with elections in the
States. ae
| s 1t will make it a high misdemeanor
punishable by dismissal from the service
! for any officer of the army or navy to
aid in the suppression of domestic vio-
lence in State unless the State author
tiles have made previous application
to the President for such assistance, in
conformity. to the Constitution; or to
interfere for enforcing any Federal law
unless Federal judge shall have pre-
viously certified that the execution of
the laws is resisted by combination
too powerful to be overcome by the
marshal and his posse.
9 The Democratic party will remove
all the political disabilities and disquali-
fications imposed for participation in
the late civil war.
10. 1t will recognize the binding force
of the three new amendments to the
Constitution so long as they are held to
be valid by the Supreme Court.
Here are no fourishes, no buncombe,
no vague, cloudy theories which cannot
be reduced to practice. If there is any
Southern citizen who does not think this
list of measures would bring relief from
!. and redress of present evils and griev
ances, we cannot respect his Judgment
And if, on the other hand, any Republi
can insist that the policy here sketchec
is mere bundle of negations and dead
issues, he forfeits all claims to be con
sidcred a candid opponent.