The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-28
MISSOURI.
DRMocRAT1c srATH coNyRsr,oN

oT' LOUIE August 2I-The Demo
cratic State Convention met again at Jel
ierson City this morning and adopted
platform, which, alter reviewing the Dem
ocratic administration of State affairS io
TWO years past, Is as follows: =
htSored, That we favor now "a in IN,
past q strict construction oi the cons,itu
tion OF the United States and especially q
That article which provides that the DOW
efs not delegated 10 the United States by
tne constitution nor prohibited BY It 10 thI
states are reserved TO the states resnec
lively or 10 the people. ~ - -'p~
RSso.ued, That We srraign the National
Republican Administration as hayino
proven false 10 the true PRINCIPLES Of Nm
Government and TO the Constitution in
the revival ofthewost teeatureslofthe sedl
tion law BY the passage Of an act known
as the Poland Libel law, as disclosed
In the shameful Credit Mobilier and rev.
enue moiety frauds, end we denounce "a
especially unworthy Of confidence eyery
man, Democrat or Republican, who voted
Tor tho equally Asgrant increase OF the
Congressional and Presidential salaries
ReSoEUed, That We are opposed 10 the
passage OF the Civil; Rights bill, believing
II to BE- uncalled iorbyf the blacks and
grossly unjust 10 the whites; sure 10 work
great injury TO the cause of education
throughout the nation, and possibly lead
10 dangerous conflict between the two
races. While thus deolRrink, We an
nounce ourselves In favor OF liberal avs.
tenn OF education for the benefit Of ihe
negroes as well as white children Of Mis-.
souti, but are opposed TO the mingling Of
the white and black races In our public
schools or other educational institutions.
RsoIced, That beyond guaranteeing to
each State Republican form Of govern.
ment, neither the President nor Congress
has the slightest right or justification for
interfering with their domestic concerns,
and that the personally irresponsible
wastetul and ansrchical ruleI IA South
Uarolins, Louisiana, and other Southern
States, by which Republican institutions
have been brought into general disre.
pute, Is the natural result Of tho violation
OF this fundamental article Of the Demo-
cratic creed. on. - = =
Res0Ertd, That the public debt shall be
paid in exact accordance with the con-
tracts whereby Il was created; that any
thing lees would be repudistion, and that
any thing more would be an upjustifable
abuse o. the power ot Congress in the in.
terest Of bond-holders and 10 the detri-
ment Of every other class; that the fiye-
twenty bonds authorized by the acts Of
February, 1862, and succeeding acts, are
distinctly by their terms made payable in
legal tender notes or greenbacks and the
act Of March 18th, 1860, whereby Con.
gress solemnly pledges the faith OF the
U. 8. 10 coin redemption was an utterly
upjustihsble usurpstion OF power. -
ReSOIVed, That while not conceding the
rights OF the government to issue and
maintain national paper currency, but
II this policy is to be persisted in We ia
vor the repeal oil the national banking
law and the substitution oil greenbacks
to the extent of the national bank re-
demption Of our bonded indebtedness
and the saving Of twenty.four millions Of
interest annually to our over faxed peo-
pie 70 !. 5s,.a.- r.
RtSOlued, That the evils necessarily attend
antupon an irredeemable paper currency
should be removed by the removal OF the
cause. and that as the first, and we believe
the only necessary step to such result
10 that the legal tender notes OF the United
States, in addition to being receivable In
payment OF all debts and demands Of ev-
cry kind to the United States and to in.
diViduals, should also be made receivable
for duties on imports. .s 5,yFJ5 :: !
heSolued, That railroads and all other
corporations created for gain or profit,
should be rendered subsurvient 10 the
public good, and that we demand such
legislation upon the subject, both state
and national, as will effeclually secure the
industrial and producing interests Of the
country against all forms OF corporate
monopoly and exaction. -. r
ReSolued, That we denounce the present
tariff as having been concocted alone in
the interest OF eastern manufacturers, and
in lieu ol It, we recommend tariff for
revenue only that will be Just to all sec.
uons oithe country. sBIE
ReSo!rtd, That while the West Is heav-
lily burdened to sustain the manuiactur-
ers oil the East q sum Of upwards Of one
hundred million dollars Is annually COL
lected from the United States in shape OF
revenue tax on distilled and iermented
spirits, and the product OF our grain and
tobacco, which by another unjust provis-
ion ofthe same law the producers are pro.
hibited from selling in the best market.
We therefore demand in spirit oi Justice
that this law be repeal ed 80 that we may
thereby be relieved from this unjust and
partial system oftaxation.
heSolctd, That the Democratic party OF
Missouri will elevate to Office no man
upon whose personal or political integrity
there rests even a well founded suspicion,
that honesty and capability are the requi.
sites Tor all candidates, and that an officer
who forgets that he Is simply the servant
oil the people, and seeks his own aggrand.
izement at the public expense, Ia person
ally dishonored, and should be pro-
nounced so by all honest men, without
reference TO parties or past afIlliation.
One ballot for Governor has been
taken, with the following result: Cock
erell, III; Hardin, SO; Coleman, 1Ol; Nc
Clelland, 2s; necessary TO choice, 622.
The following Democratic State ticket
was nominated at Jefferson City, Mo:
Governor-C Charles Il. Harden.
Lieutenant Governor-Norman ]. Cole
man. IS. ,.a. NJ II-,I ~. NJ Il
Secretary oi state-M. r. McGrath.
Auditor-Thos. Holladay.
Treasurer-Joseph W. Mercer.
Register Of L2nds-Oscar Kochtilsky.
: The remainder OF tho ticket not yet
reported. ,...r. N t,,s.,s., . II
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