The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-02
The Baltimore Platform.

The Baltimore Platform.
| VIZ, the Democratic electors OF thu
United States in Convention assembled
present the following principles, alrcad,
proclaimed at Cincinnati, as essential Il
just government:
, 1. We recognize the equality Of al
men before the law, and hold that il j,
the duty Of Gsverhment in lis dealing,
with the people to meie out equal and
exact justice to all, Of whatever nativity
race. color or persuasion, religious vi
political.
y. We pledge ourselves TO maintain
the union Of these States, emancipation
and enfianchisemeui, and to oppose an,
.Ic.opening Of the questions settled b.
the Thirteenth. Fourteenth and FifteentI
y amendments 10 the Constitution.
.. We demand the immediate ans
absolute removal Of all disabilities i'm
posed on account Of the rebellion. W whirl
was finally subducd seven year. ago. be
iievimg that universal amnesty will re.
cult in complete pacification 10 all sec.
tIvns of The country.
4. Local seif-g0yernment. with i'm
partial sufits2c, will guard the rights oi
ali ciiizcns more securely than any cen
tirilizcd power. The public welfare re
quirc- The supremacy OF the civi! over
,nc military authority. aud ficesicm al
person under The protection of tho
iiabra- corpus. We demand for the in
lividual the largest liberty consistent
with public order : for the Stale. self.
,govcrmsscni, and Tor the nation rcturn
lv the methods of peace and the colssti'
luiioial limitations or power.
5. The Civil Service Of the Govern
, incilt lias become mere instrument o.
partisan tyranny anu personal -,ni si;i1a
land an object of selfish greed. il is ;
scandal aEu rrprparli upon free ins;iiu
lions. ami breeds decentralization dan-
gerou> 10 The perl,ciuily of Republican
.ovri nnicnt. We therefore regard
irivr;u uf tho Civil Service as one oi
the most pressing necessities of ihs
hour: iliat honesty. capacity and isie,it,
constitute the only valid cisiin 10 nuL.is
empis, nicni; thai the o.iic-s of ili- q Nv.
ry iavoriti>E aId patronage. and that
public station become again a posi- vi
ionur. To this end il is impcraiire.y
required that no President shall DC .
candidate for rc-elcction.
z. We demand a system Of Federal
taxation which shall mot unnecessarily
interfere with the industry Of the people
and which shall provide the means nec-
cssary To pay the expenses Of the Gov
crnn,cnt economically administered. thc
pensions, the interest ON the public debt
and moderate reduction annually oi
the principal thereof: and. recognizing
| that there are in our midst honest but
irrcconcillablc differences OF opinion
with regard 10 the respective systems oi
Protection and Free Trade. We remit the
discussion Of the subject to the people
in their Congress Districts, aud To the
decision Of the Congress thereon. wholly
free of Executive interference OK dicta.
ton.
:. The public credit must be sacred.
lly maintained, and we denounce rcpu.
diati0n in every form and guise.
8. a speedy return to specie payment
is demanded alike By the highest con.
siderations Of commercial morality and
honest government
3. We remember with gratitude the
Iheroism aud sacrifices Of the soldier.
and sailors Of the republic, and NO ac
of ours shall ever detract from thei
Justly earned fame for the full reward o
, their patriotism.
~. We are opposed to all farthc
grants Of lands to railroads or other cur
porations. The public domain shcul,
lbc held sacred to actual settlers.
IL. We hold that il is the duty Of th
/. Govcrnment, in its intercOurse witt
foreign nations. to cultivate the friend
ship Of peace, by treating with all o.
E fair and equal terms. regarding il equal
!, ~ dishonorable either 10 demand wha
: lis not right, or to submit 10 what
wrong.
> IL. For the promotion and success Q
these vital principles. and the supper
lof the candidates nominated by ihi
!, ,COnveniion, we invite aud cordially wei
c,ane the cooperation OF all patriot
,citizens, without regard TO previou
Y atiiliafions.