The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-05-11
What the Democratic Party Will 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:
l. 1t will limit the annual taxes to $3.50 900,
900, and out of this moderate revenue will ap-
ply S25,000,000 towards the extinction of the
public debt, whereas the Federal taxes ior the
last fiscal year amounted to the enormous sum
of SAL, ,255, ,447.
2. 1t will revise and reform the system OF
taxation SO that this diminished annual burden
of S25O,0O000O will be equitably distributed.
The present system not only oyer-loads the
faithful horse, but ties some of the load to his
legs, puts part upon his head, makes him
drag portion by his tail, obstructing his free
dom of movement, and causing him the utmost
annoyance. The Democratic party will with
draw every pound of the load from his limbs
and extremities 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 into the pockets of greedy, grasping mo-
nopolists. =,
5. 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, and
guarding against redundant currency by
compelling tho banks to redeem their notes in
specie.
4. 1t will revive our PROSTATE shipping in
terest, 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.
5. 1t will extend and complete the system of
universal suffrage, by abolishing 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 to Texas and buys farm should not
at once be as favored a citizen as the South
Carolina negro who emi igrates to Texas in the
same year, and is employed by tho German as
q laborer.
6. The Democratic party will faithfully full
fill 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 dollar to be de-
Quoted for the fees of agents.
z. It will repeal all laws which permit the
Federal Government, or any of its officers, to
interfere with elections in the States.
s. 1t will make it high misdemeanor, pun
ishable by dismissal from the service, for any
officer of the army or navy to aid in the sup
preston Of domestic violence in State unless
the State authorities have made previous ap-
plication to the President for such assistance,
in conformity to the Constitution; or to inter-
fere for enforcing any Federal law, unless a
Federal judge shall have previously certified
that the execution of the laws is resisted by q
combination too powerful to be overcome by
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9. The Democratic party will remove all the
political disabilities and disqualihcations i'm
posed 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 Su-
prcmo Court.
The World remarks;
"Here are no Aourishcs, no buncombe, no
vague, cloudy theories which cannot be reduced
to practice. Ii there is any Southern citizen
who docs not think this list of measures would
bring relief from and redress of present evils