The weekly clarion., 1874-08-13
Alabama Democratic " OImi IA n lions
and Platform

The Democratic Convention was held
at Montgomery, Alabama, on the 31st
ultimo
Geo S. Houston, as previously stated,
i the nominee for Governor He was
for twenty years a member of Congress,
and for several terms chairman of the
4 Committee Of Ways and Means.
B. B. Lewis and w. II. Forney are
4 for Congress 1T large.
All the nominations are satisfactory<
The resolutions are as follows: The
# Democratic and Conservative people OF
II Alabama in convention assembled, do
II hereby resolve and declare that the Radi-
+ cal and dominant faction Of the Repub-
ican party in this State persistently, by
A false and fraudulent representations,
have infamed the passions and prejudices
\ Of the negroes, as Il race, against the
i white people, and have thereby made it
necessary for the white people to unite
and act together in self-detense for the
4 protection Of white civilization.
2 That the rights of all classes of
men, under the Constitution and laws
Of the land must be respected and pre-
served inviolate. But we deny that
4 Congress can constitutionally enact rules
\ to force the two races into social union
or equality.
3. That the so-called Civil Rights
Bill recently passed by the Federal
Senate, and now pending in the House,
is fragrant and dangerous invasion of
the ancient conservative principles of
PERSONAL liberty and free government,
and is palpable violation of the Federal
Constitution, and presents an issue Of
vital moment to the American people,
and calls upon them to decide at the
ballot box whether they will or will not
be coerced to the absolute social as well
as political equal of the negro race with
themselves.
We view, with adherence, the attempt
On the part of the Federal Government
to take control of the schools, colleges,
4 churches, hotels, railroads, steamboats,,
theatres and grave-yards for the purpose
Of establishing negro equality and entorc-
ing it under the numerous penalties of
fines, damages and imprisonment.
T. Civil remedies for the protection
Of civil rights, are adequately provided
by the common law to all races of men
in this State, and added to these are
local remedies for social wrongs, which
every race and class of men are properly
left free by the law to adopt for them
selves, so that the negro race has the
same means of protecting itself against
the invasion of its civil rights under the
law and against intrusion upon its civil
rights and privileges by the white race,
that we have to preserve and protect
ourselves and families against the in
Tuson Of the negro race under the
laws
The race to which, in the Providence
Of God, we belong, has achieved an
emnence among the people of the world,
which is our proud inheritance, and has
become to us trust We cannot resign
without diShonor.
We, therefore, denounce as violative
Of the letter and spirit of our Constitu
non, and ss dishonoring to the genius of
cur race, all legislative enactments which !
attempt to convert into crimes, the rules |
and maxims of our social intercourse, to /
which We are indebted for the excellence I
ahd glory Of our civilizations or to punish |
WIN degrading penalties our refusal TO
aamlt an ignorant and barbarous race /
. equal participation with our families
III our social Institutions.
D. That we extend to all of our race |
n every cline the right hand of fellow
mp and cordial invitation to come /
ana settle among us and unite their desti- /
MES with us.
o. That proper laws should be enacted /
y tne Legislature to secure to the en- /
ployees Of railroad corporations liens
upon the property of such corporations
iOr tne payments OF their wages.
:. l ne exIgeney of the times and the |
,lnPUFeflShed condition of the people
l0uuer II imperative that the State Gov
ellment should return at once TO that
15seLh ct.tI OF economy in public expenditures
'lich conduce so much to a successful
saIulllnIstrstion ~ of the government and
'ur prosperity of the people before the
through Radical legislation and mis-
sosernment, new and unnecessary offices
aAu agencies have been created with /
-se salaries, and every conceivable
1s'lce have our enemies and oppressors |
'ss9fted to, until our State Government,
= longer under the control of the people,
~ IN Its practice and precepts reversed,
~Drogated and aunulled the democratic |
- am that governments are based on
7 ; consent of the governed.
Netrenchment in the reduction OF
e'e Fs ourthens Of official salaries and in
nee. ices or commissions of agents Is
vIIeessAfy and indispensable to the public |
sva! 1s,.afe' We pledge ourselves tO'reduce
,sd J! J. public expenditure and abolish
uispense with every Office demanded
an economical administration of the
0overnment.
a = /, Ihe Democratic Conservative party |
i alabama is pledged so soon as it shall
nil paced in power by being intrusted
4 ! the State Administration, to cause
me. oe made such speedy and thorough |
s'lgatlon as shall by it's result make |
Vo.1. sru to the people OF the State and |
tI our true financial condition, and |
h y tsrepresentativesh here assembled, |
Il lsSoives y that every dollar justly owing
~ y sne State shall be faithfully and fully
Az a. when it is able to do so. ss aissggf
tbs. - 'ne same time it is firmly determined
~. the welfare of the people of the
sS.s' and interest of honest creditors
nsa. asn, not be put in Jeopardy By the pay
q sn1 Of unlawful and fraudulent claims