The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-10-13
PLATFORM
OF TIKI
Democratic Conservative Party
OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
ADoPrEDIN CONVENTION, AUG. 8, 1875.

The Democratic and Conservative people
ofthe State ofMississippi IN Convention as
sembled, invoking the blessing of Almighty
God on their efforts, and inviting the CO.
operation OF all citizens OF the State who
favor an honest, impartial and economical
administration, do adopt the following de-
claration of their aims and principles:
1st. We recognize and will maintain the
civil and political equality OF all men as es-
tablished by the Constitution of the United
States andthe Amendments thereto.
I'd. We are in favor OF the education OF all
the children of the State in public schools,
sustained by adequate taxation, but we are
opposed to eXtravagant or partisan admins
tration of said schools.
3D.. The selection only of honest, faithful,
and comp petent men, for all offices from the
highest to the lowest.
4th Economy In the administration of the
Government; the abolition of useless and
unnecessary offices; and reduction In the
fees and salaries OF those that are retained,
and strict and rigid accountability of all
officers having the custody of public mon
eys, or charged with It's collection.
9TH. Biennial sessions OF the Legislature
and a reduction in the expenses of that de-
partment Of the government; and we de-
nouncc the Republican party of the State
for their violated pledges on this subject.
9th. The selection of an able and compe
tent Judiciary, and a aconfining of the Judges
to judicial functions purely, SO that all temp
tation to partizanship on the bench shall b.
removed. ." ~H
9TH. A discontinuance of the enormou
evil of special and local legislation, and il
its stead the enactment of general laws unde
which local and private interests Will b
fully protected.
Sth. The encouragement ofagrlcHlture, b.
securing the farmer and the laborer the jus
rewards of their toll and capital, and b
relief from the burdensome taxation whie
now consumes their substance.
9th The encouragement of manufacture
in our midst,
10th. The elevation of the standard of off
cial character, so as to infuse into othcb
life a sense Of public duty, the spirit of pi
triotism and integrity, to the end th
governments law ard public authority ma
be invested with the moral infiut nee Al
dignity which will insure respect and obed
ence. tn.
18th. We favor immediate action of Il
general government for the protection
the Mississippi river lowlands against inul
dation.
l2tl. The building up of partzan new
pdp6Ib ny viz - vs.
militia in time of peace, the unconstitutiol
al attempt to take from the people the ele
ton OF tax collectors, the attempted passaI
of the Metropolitan Police bill, the a
tempted corruption of the Judiciary by Il
use of Executive patronage, we denoun(
as gross outrages upon the constitution
liberty; while, as evidence CT the utter Il
capacity of our present rulers, to admtnlst
the affairs of the State, we point to'the ma
ofconfusion in which the revenue and regi
tration laws of the State have become II
volved; the necessity of extraordinary Sc
sions of the Legislature to cure the blunde
and follies of the regular sessions, and
the repeated Executive and legislative &C
which have been, by the Supreme Cou
declared unconstitutional and void
18th. That we cordially invite the vote
of all the people of both races, to unite vi
orously with Es in the approaching canvs
in determined effort to give success to t
foregoing principles, and thus to secure
ourselves and cur posterity, the blessings
an honest, economical government, admit
istered by able, efficient and competent pa
lie officers.