The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-05-04
What the Democratic Party WIN Do
when In Power.

The New York World thus editorially
chalks out the programme of the Democratic
party in The event of its success in the
Presidential contest. Of 1872.
1. It will limit the annual taxes to $780,
900. 600, and out of this moderate revenue will
apply s25, 900, 900 towards the extinction Of the
public debt; whereas the federal taxes for the
last fiscal year. mounted to the enormous sup
of SAIL, 1854 :,
II. 1t will revise and reform the system of
taxation so that this diminished annual burden
OF $3.50, 1000 will be equitably distributed.
The present system not only oTerloads the
faithful horse. but ties some of the load TO MS
legs. puts part upon bis head, makes him
drag q portion by his TAIL obstructing his free.
dom of movement, and causing him the ut
most annoyance. The Democratic party will
withdraw every pound of the load from bis
lir,Us and extremities and collect 1t upon his
tack where he can carry it with greatest ease.
It will, moreover, take good care that the
taxes find their way into the public treasury,
and not into the pockets of greedy, grasping
monopolists..
III. The Democratic party will rectify the
abuses of the present banking system; extin.
gushing 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, anu
guarding against redundant currency by
compelling the banks to redeem their notes In
specie.
". Il will revive Our PROSTATE shipping In
terest and restore 10 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.
V. It will extend and complete the system
of universal suffrage by abolishlng the term OF
residence now required for naturalization. and
giving intelligent white immigrants the same
advantages enjoyed by our colored population.
There is, no reason why thrifty German who
emigrates o Texas and buys farm should not
at once be as favored citizen as the South
Carolina negro who emigrates to Texas in the
same year and is employed by the German as
laborer.
VI. The Democratic party will faithfully full
81 all the obligations created by the public
debt in their letter and spirit, and will secure
to disabled soldiers the full amount oil their
pensions without allowing dollar to be de-
Quoted for the fees of agents.
VII Il 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 il a high misdemeanor,
punishable by dismissal from the service, for
any officer of the army or navy to aid In the
suppression of domestic violence in State
unless the State authorities have made pre-
vlous applieationto the President for such as.
sistance, in conformity to Che Constitution; or
to Interfere for enforcing any federal law un-
less a federal Judge shall have previously GER
titled that the execution OF the laws is resisted
by combination too powerful to be overcome
by the marshal and his posse.
TX. The Democratic party will remove all
the political disabilities and disqualifcations
imposed ior participation in the late civil war.
X. It VIII recognize the binding force Of the
three new appointments to the Constitution so
longas they are held to be valid by the Su-
preme Court.
The 1Forld remarks:
;.Here are no hourishes, no buncombe, no
vague, cloudy theories which cannot be re-
duced to practice. II there is any Southern
citizen who does not think this list of meas,
ures would bring relief from and redress OF
present evils and grievances. we cannot re-:
specl bis Judgment. And If, on the other
hand, any Republican Insists that the policy
here sketched is mere BUNDLE OF negations
and dead issues, he forfelts all claim to becon-
sidered a candid opponent -. $50.