The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-05-25
What the Democrst1c Party will do when
in SOWer.

IN SOWer.
1. 1t will limit the annual taxes to
$3.50, 100000. and out of this moderate
revenue will apply $25,000,000 toward
the extinction of the Public debt
whereas the Federal taxes for the last
| fiscal year amounted to the enormous
sum OF Sal 1,255,447.
Ill. 1t Will revise and reform the sys-
tenn OF taxation SO that this diminished
annual burden OF $250,000,OOU will be
equally distributed. The present sys-
tenn not only overloads the faithful
horse, but ties some OF the load SO his
legs, puts part on his head, makes
him drag portion by his tail, OBJ
structing his freedom OF movement,
and causing him the eutmostanuoyance.
The Democratic party will withdraw
every pound of the load from his
| limbs and extremities and collect it
upon his back where he can carry it
with the greaTest ease. Ii will, more
over take good care that the taxes find
their way into the public treasury, and
not into the pockets of greedy grasp
ing monopolists.
LII. The Democratic party will rec
tity the aouses or the present banking
system; exLinguishing monopoly by
comply with the conditions, stopping
the interest on government bonds
while in pledge to secure bank circula-
tiOn, and guarding against a redun-
dant currency by compelling the banks
to redeem their notes i'll specie.
w. Il will revive our PROSTATE
shipping interest aid restore to Amer
lean citizens their former large share
in the profits of navigation, by Tree
trade in ships and the repeal of duties
on all articles used in their construc-
ton.
V. 1t will extend and complete the
system of universal suffrage by abol-
lshing the term OF residence now re-
quired for naturalization, and giving
intelligent white immigrants the same
advantages enjoyed by our colored
population. There is no RES why
a thrifty German who emigrates to
Texas and buys farm should not at
once be as favored a citizen as the
South Carolina negro who emigrates
to Texas in the same year and is EN-
ployed by the German as a laborer.
vi. The Democratic party will
faithfully fulfill all the obligations
created by the public debt IN their
letter and spirit, and will secure to
disabled soldiers the full amount of
their pensions without allowing a dol
lar to be deducted for the fees of
agents.
VII. It will repeal all laws which
permit the Federal government, or
any of its officers, TO interfere with
elections in the States.
VIII. 1t will make tia high misde-
meanor punishable by dismissal from
the service for any officer OF the army
or navy to aid i'll the suppression OF
domestic violence in State unless the
State authorities have made u previous
application to the President tor such
in conformity to the Con-
stitution: or to interfere for enforce
ing any Federal law unless a Federal
Judge shall have previously certified
that the execution of the laws is re-
sisted by combination too powerful
70 be overcome by the marshal and his
posse.
TX. The Democratic party will re-
move all the political disabilities and
disqualification imposed for participa-
ion in the late civil war.
X. 1t will recognize the binding
iorce of the three new aIIIaIIumrnts
% the Constitution so long as they are
leld to be valid by the Supreme Court.
Here are no fiourishes, no buncome,
10 vague, cloudy theories which can
Tot be reduced to practice. If there
8 any Southern citizen who does not
hink this list of measures would
,ring retief from and redress of pres
mt evils and grievances, we cannot
aspect his Judgment. And il, on the
ther hand, any Republican insists
hat the policy here sketched Is mere
undle of negations and &c ID issues,
10 forfeits all claim to be considered
candid oppensnt-World,