The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-24
W0RK- FOR THE DEMOCRATIC CON-
GRESSMEN.

GRESSMEN.
Congress convenes IN less than two
weeks, and, although the Radical ele-
ment in that body is largely in the
ascendency, yet the Democratic mem
bers owe it to their constituency and
to-the country at large to urge the
adoption of such measures as will
best subserve the interests of the peo
pie. While it is probable that but
little can be accomplished in the way
of reform in that corrupt body, yet
our Democratic representatives
should place the party upon the rec
ord and show to the country the po-
sition which the National Democratic
party assumes upon the vital ques-
tions of the day.
just before the adjournment of the
last Congress this subject was urged
upon the Democratic members, but
the multifarious measures then pend
ing so entirely absorbed the attention
of that body that it was found impos-
sible to accomplish the desired OBJ
ject. The Democrats of the country
again ask that this thing shall be done
and done quickly. Immediately af-
ter the preliminary exercises of open
ing that body shall have been dis
pensed with, let some Democrat in
troduce a series of resolutions declar-
ing that it is the duty of Congress:
l. To provide for the immediate
reduction of direct taxation and OF
import duties to strictly revenue
standard.
. To provide for the immediate re.
duction OF public expenditures in al
the departments of the Government
). To abolish all sinecure Office:
aud the system of collecting the reve
nue. by secret informers and spies.
/. TO restore to the people of tht
States and their local government
the rights originally possessed b,
them under the Constitution.
3. To abolish governmental paper
money and restore the only constitu
tional currency-gold and silver.
6. To reduce the army to +:
peace footing, and abolish a system
recently established OF employing
military officers in the discharge o
civil duties.
l. To provide against the accuinu
lation and retention OF large sums o
money in the public treasury. by which
the interests of the people are subor
dinate to government influence ane
made dependent upon the caprice ant
personal views of the head of that de
partment.
8. To prevent the purchase and
sale of the public credit by the Secre
tary of the Treasury at his own op
ton, with no other control than hi
individual and personal will.
8. To bring the President and hi!
Cabinet advisers under the authorit,
of law, making them obedient to it
provisions and alike with others sub
ject to its penalties.
10. To restore to the Southern
States and people peace, prosperit,
and contentment, which can only b'
accomplished by a cessation OF vim
dicative legislation and military inter
ference and recognition of then
equal right, including self-governmen
and political equality with the othel
States and people of the Union.
II. To revive American commerce
u. To restore American credit.
13. To inagu-ate American repub
Lean simplicity IN the administration
of public affairs. and,
II. To aid. by proper legal ant
constitutional authority, in the full de
velooment of the agricultural, minera
and commercial resources of the coun
try.
Democrats demand that this shal
be done. They want no "passiy'
policy" on the part of their Demo
cratic representatives. They wan
the Radicals either driven to adop
measures of reform or shown to tn.
world in their true colors as public
plunderers, official robbers, and op
pressors of the people. Let then
either come down to the work of re
formation and publication or b.
branded as recreant to their profes
sions of honesty, and as traitors t.
their official trust. Make them re
form or render them odious.