The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-05-12
What the National Democracy will do
when i'm Power.

The World ably and truly states:
/. 1t will limit the, annual taxes to
$3.50, 000, 600, and out of this moderate
revenue will apply $25, 900, 600 towards
the extinction of the public debt ;
whereas the Federal taxes for the last
fiscal year amounted to the enormous
sum of Sill ,255, AT.
III. 1t will revise and reform the
system of taxation so that this dimin-
ished annual burden of $250,O00.000
will be cquitably distributed. The
present system not only OverlOads the
faithful horse, but ties some of the
load TO his legs, puts part upon his
head, makes him drag a portion by lis
tail, obstructing his freedom of move
mcnt, and causing him the utmost an
nOyance. The Democratic party will
withdraw every pound of the load
from his limbs and extremities and
collect il upon his back where he can
carry ii with greatest ease. 1t will,
moreover, take good care that the tax
es find their way into the public treas
ury, and not into the pockets of greedy,
grasping mOnOpOlists.
Ill. The Democratic party will rec
tify the abuses of the present banking
system extinguishing monopoly by
making the business free to all who
comply with the conditions, stopping
the Interest OH government bonds
while in pledge to secure bank circu-
lation, and guarding against a redun-
dant currency by compelling the banks
to redeem their notes in specie.
~. 1t will revive our PROSTATE
shipping interest and restore to Amer
lean citizens their former large share
in the profits of navigation. by free
trade i'm ships and the repeal of duties
OH all articles used i'm their construc-
ton.
V. Ii will extend and complete the
system of universal suffrage by abol-
ishing the term of residence now re-
quired for naturalization, and giving
Intelligent white immigrants the same
advantages enjoyed by our colorcd
population. There is no reason why
thrifty German who emigratcs to
Texas and buysa farm should not at
once be as favored a citizen as the
South Carolina negro who emigratcs
to Texas in the same year and is en-
ploycd by the German as laborcr.
VI. The Democratic party will
faithfully fulfil all the obligations
created by the public debt in their let
ter and spirit, and will secure to dis
ablcd soldiers the full amount of their
pensions without allowing dollar to
be deducted for the fees of agents.
VII. 1t will repeal all laws which
permit the Federal government. or any
of IFS officers, TO interfere with cleo
tons in the States.
VIII. IL will make il high misfic-
mcanor punishable by dimissal from
the service for any officer of the army
or navy TO aid i'll the suppression of
domestic violence i'm State unless the
State authorities have made preyi-
GUS application to the President for
such assistance, in conformity of the
Constitution: or to interfere for en-
forcing any Federal law unless Fed
eral judge shall have previously certi-
fled that the execution of the laws is
resisted by combination too power
ful to be overcome by the marshal and
his posse.
IN. The Democratic party will re-
move all the political disabilities and
disqualifications imposed for partici-
patton in the late civil war.
y. Ii will recognize the binding
force ofthe three new amendments to
the Constitution so long as they are
held to be by the Supree,e
Court.