The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-14
Platform of Principles Of the Mary.
land Democrats.

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On Tuesday. in the State Democratic Con.
yention, the Committee on Resolutions and
other business, through l.. L. Walters. re.
| ported the following platform, which was
/ adopted with a shout: .,o,.
| ReSolrcd, That the Democratic Conserra-
tive party Of Maryland, in convention as.
! sembled, reSfiirIns its adhesion to the long
established principles of the democracy. 1t
recognizes and supports the legal constitu-
| tional authority OF the Federal Government,
| but insists upon strict construction of the
| Federal Constitution rs necessary to the pre-
| scrvation of the reserved rights Of the States
| and people. 1t opposes Capitalization as the
most insidious and dangerous enemy of
popular rights, and will continue to de-
! nounce it in every guise in which it may APP
pear. 1t believes in the capacity Of the peo-
! PIE for Seit.government; it insists upon
equal and exact justice to all men; it is OPP
| posed TO monopolies, and will prevent, by
| every means in its power, all special legisa-
ton for the benefit Of particular interests
| which may be injurious or prciudicial to the
many, and is pledged to promote, by beniti-
cent and iudcious legislation. the prosperity
of the whole people.
Resolved / hat the several departments Of
| our Government, legislative. judicial, and
T-ANSutfc, diS iHuclItilltuI III tuCIl SCNCldI
| spheres under the Constitution, and any at
tempt by any one of them TO usurp author
| ity is destructive of the constitutional rights
| and independence of the others, and should
| be rejected as dangerous to civil liberty. j
| Resolved, That our tariff laws, as adjusted
| and enforced 10y the Republican party, are
| discriminating and injurious to the masses,
! and justice demands their revision, with q
view to revenue alone, and not to tax the
. community for the benefit of particular inte-
| rests.
Resolved, That the wealth of the country
is mainly derived from the product of its
labor, and every just measure tending to i'm
| prove the condition and promote the adj
yancemcnt OF the laboring classes should re-
ceivc sympathy, and will command our cor
| dial support.
ReSOlUed, That we earnestly deprccatc the
| unjust and discriminating laws under which
| the agricultural interests Of this country
have suffered, and we hereby pledge the
| best efforts of the party to obtain for them Il
| redress Of their grievances and equal JUS
| tice.
Rcsolrcd. That, still adhcring to the pol
| icy of preserving the public lands for actual
settlers who will improve and till them, we
| denounce all gifts OF such lands by the Gov
| crn1ncuI 10 lHCOl ppldtSu SoilPiuiCo 10 al
un>crupuous and dangerous waste of the
public property, fully deserving the condem-
nation of all patriotic and just citizens. .
| ReSoired, That the late action Of Congress
| in cnaciing n law for the increase OF their
own and the salaries Of other officers OF the
| Government is, in view Of the depressed con-
dtion Of the laboring taxpayers of the coun-
try, upon whom the burden mostly falls,
utterly unjlI>titable and its immediate and
unconditional repeal should be demanded by
the people.
Resoired, That as the power, prosperity,
and perpctuity of the State must depend
upon the virtue and intelligence of its peo-
pie, we pledge the party to liberal provi-
sion for the extension and Improvement OF
the free-school system already so auspici.
ously inaugurated by the Democratic Con-
sentative party in the State.
Resolved, That we recommend and shall
expect the most rigid economy III every de-
partment of the State government, and we
pledge the party to 4 careful scrutiny OF
official conduct and prompt and vigorous
punishment of all official delinquencies.
i Resolved, That in presenting this, our
platform of principles, and placing thereon
candidates whose past record Is an earnest
of their devotion to the time-honored prln.
ciples herein announced, we challenge and
feel confident of the sympathy and support
of all honest, patriotic citizens, without re.
| gard to past differences, and we ask all who
agree with us to unite in maintaining the
honor, integrity, and dignity OF our beloved
State.