The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-18

it deserves the sevcrest condemnation.
Therefore this convention asks the
people TO again entrust the Demo
cratic party with the administration of
the state aud country, upon the follow
ing principles
A strict construction of the Consti
tuition of the United States and its
amendments, and an impartial enforce
ment of the laws.
A tariff for revenue.
A condemnation of gratuities in the
form of retroactive salaries, state or
national
A condemnation of the attempt of
the last congress- to muzzle the press.
Securing every citizen of the couu-
try the equal protection OF the law,
without violating the principles of To-
cal self. government or interfering with
the social customs of the people.
Opposition to high fees and salaries,
either in the state of Indiana or the
United States. And we demand a re-
duction OF salaries, state and national,
and in the state a adjustment and re.
duction of fees and salaries AZ will re-
lieyc the people from higher state aud
local taxation.
Rcsoircd, |. That we are in favor of
the redemption of j-20 bonds in green.
backs, according TO the law under
which they were issued.
Sccond-Wc are in favor Of the re
peal of the law OF March, 1869, which
assumed to construc the law 80 as to
make such bonds payable exclusively
in gold.
Third-Wc are in favor Of the re-
peal of the National banking law, aud
The substitution of greenbacks, for the
National bank currency.
Fourth--We are in favor of a return
to specie payments as soon as bust
ness interests of the country will per-
nit
Fiith--We are in favor of such leg.
islation from time to time as will ad-
just the volume of the currency TO the
commercial and industrial wants Of the
! country. -
1 Sixth-Wc are in favor Of liberal
| system of education for the benefit of
the negro, as well as the white chill
dren of Indiana, but are opposed to
the mixture Of the black aud white
races, in our public schools, or the ed.
ucational institutions.
Seventh--The civil rights bill, re-
| tl,g, ,u4l,l La, ,ln 80 th.
United States, and now pending in the
House of representatives, 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 So
cial as well as political equality Of the
negro race with themselves. We view
with adherence the attempt on the
part of the federal government to take
control OF all schools, colleges, church.
cs, hotels, railroads, steamboats,, thea.
ters and graveyards, for the purpose Of
establishing negro equality, and en-
forcing ii under uumerous penal
ties of fines, damages, and imprison-
ment.
We alIdigu poudtv, Mutton auI
Pratt before the people Of Indiana fol
their votes in favor of this atrociou'
measure, aud shall ask for judgment
against them at the hands of their
constituents whom they have misreprc.
scented.
Eighth-That the act Of February
81, 1878, commonly known AZ the
Baxter bill, has proven failure, an.
in many respects Of doubtful constitu
tionality, and is no more efficient il
restraining the evils OF intempcrance
Therefore, we are in favor of tn,
repeal of the Baxter bill, and the en-
actment of such license law as shall
protect society and produce large in
crease Of the school fund.
Ninth--That railroads and all othe
corporations created for gain or prof
should be rendered subservient to tn
public good. That we demand sucl
legislation upon this subject, boil
State and national, AS will cilectuall,
secure the industrial aud producing in
tcrests of the country against al
forms of corporate monopoly and exac
tion.
> Tenth-That We are in favor of scy
ere rctrenchmcAti reform aud ecouom
in all branches of the public service
, and believe that with such cconom'
the taxes now collected from the PEG
pie for national state and county pur
, poses might be reduced Mt least 80 pc
cent.
Elcyenth-Thatw we denounce, as
wauton outrage upon the TAX -rlddel
people of Indiana, the increase Of tn
I the state tax, by the last republican
, legislature from . cents TO 10 cents O
, the 500, at the same time changin
the rates of assessment SO as TO increas
, the valuation Of property almost 80 pc
, cent. That such increase was un
called for by any public cXigency, an
we demand the lowest state tax tina
= will support an economical administra
ton, not exceeding . cents on tn
500.
Twelith-Tha we believe that tn
0 legislature should enact law, restrict
p ing and limiting the power of board
0 Of county commissioners and TOWNSHIP
trustees to levy taxes and create in
S debtcdncss that the people have to pay
Thirtccnth-That We denounce tn
practice Of officers using the publi
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