Litchfield enquirer., 1872-02-15
The Democratic Resolutions.


 We give below the Democratic s'new
 departure resolutions, adopted by last
 weeks convention, emitting the compi-
 mentary resolutions to Messrs. English
 and Hubbard and a buncombe Cuban res-
 olution of no consequences:
 Resolued, That the Democrats of Con-
 necticut regard emancipation, equality of civil rights and enfranchisement, as es- tablished facts now embodied in the Con- stitution, and deserving the support of good citizens of all parties.
 l. Resolced, That true and lasting peace
 can come only from such profound rec
 onciliation as enfranchisementh has brought
 to the State of Missouri, nor can those governments be pure or great in which tax payers have no active part We therefore demand, with equal suffrage for all, that
 the intellect and experience of every State may be welcome to active service for the common welfare. -.F -af Resolved, That no form of taxation is just or wise which puts needless burdens upon the people. We demand 8 genuine re- l form of the tariff, so that those duties shall be removed which in addition to the reve-
 nue yielded to the treasury involve an in-
 crease in the price of domestic products and consequent tax for the benefit of fa-
 vered interests. .ss. fsr
 l Resolved, That the shameless abuse of Government patronage for the control of conventions and elections, whether in the | interests of an individual faction or of 8
 party, with it's consequent corruption and
 demoralization of political life, demands
 thorough and genuine reform of the public service. Those who would sup
 press investigation, forget they owe a higher duty to the country than to party. We honor those Senators whose courage ous course has compelled the disclosure of gross misdeeds, and they deserve the
 thanks and hearty support of all good cit 1 izens. s ResolUed, That. local self government, l with impartial suffrage, will guard the rights of all citizens more securely than any centralized authority. It is time to
 stop the growing encroachments of the
 executive power the use of coercion or
 bribery to ratify treaty the packing of | Supreme Court to relieve rich corpora
 tions the seating of members of Congress
 not elected by the people; the resort of | unconstitutional laws to cure the Ku- Klux disorder. We demand for the in UlVluual tu0 1dESeSt uucItys COHblSGeub l with public order, for the State self-gov- ernmeat, a4d for the nation the return to the methods of peace and the limitation of power. .9s-t f.- .aaH
 Resotved, That it is alike the duty of honest men of all parties to expose cor ruption, deneunce the umrption of pow CT and work for reforms necessary for the public welfare. The times demand an uprising of honest citizens to sweep from power men who prostitute their official l position to selfish interests. a- 7. Resolped, That we repudiate with scorn
 the oft-repeated slander of our opponents,
 that the Democracy of Connecticut are in
 favor of repudiating any portion of the
 national debt, even so much as has been
 fastened upon us by extrayagance and fraud, and that we are for paying that debt to its last dollar. Res0lDed, That we are in favor of lib- eral system of free schools, and protest against all interference by the General Government with institutions so purely
 local and tenderly the ties which bind
 them to our homes and to the State. si