Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-18
THE PLATFORM OF THE PENNSYL.
YANIA DEMOCRACY

YANIA DEMOCRACY
Resolved, That we hereby declare
our unfaltering devotion to the funda.
mental principle of democratic govern
ment as enuncinated by Jefferson ir
his first inaugural address, towit
Equal justice to all men of whatever
state or persuasion, religious or politi.
cal ; the support Of the State govern
ments in all their rights, as the most
competent administrators for our DO
nestle concern, and the surest bull
warks against anti-republican tenden-
cies; the supremacy of the civil over
the military authority /; economy in
the public expense, that labor may be
lightly burdened (; the honest payment
OF our just debts, and the faithful pre-
seryatiou of the public faith (; freedom
of religion, freedom of the press, free
dom of person under the protection of
the great writ of habeas corpus, and
trial With juries impartially selected.
2. That the wide spread depression
and suffering which affect every busi-
ness and employment that is capable
of being touched by legislation, show
beyond q doubt. the ignorance, in
efficiency and wickedness of the lead
ers of the party that has ruled the
State and nation for period years, and
calls for their immediate and perman-
.nt removal from the places which they
haves so long dishonored and disgraeed.
3. The undue multiplication of pub
lie officers, and inordinate increase Of
salaries and emoluments of Office, are
among the many evils which Radical
rule has forced upon the country, and,
favoring an economical administration
of the Federal and State governments.
so that the people may be as speedily
as possible relieved from the burden
of taxation with which they are now
seriously oppressed, we call upon our
Federal and State Representatives to
strike by all proper means to reduce
them both to the very lowest practical
number and amount.
4. That the conduct of the present
State Treasurer, in the management of
the Commonwealth finances, in his
neglecting to appropriate moneys in
the sinking in payment of the public
debt as rapidly as required by law. nom
accounting for the interest received BY
him on the peoples money deposited
with the several banks and banking
institutions throughout the State. aud
his insolent refusal to submit the
archives of the Treasury Department
to legally constituted committee of
the House Of Representatives, appoint
ed to investigate the same, is cause for
grave suspicion, and is deserving of the
severest condemnation at the hands of
an outraged and already overtaxed
people.
5. That the condition of our State
treasury demands the most searching
investigation, and We call upon the
committee appointed by the House of
Representatives to investigate the state
of the same, and resolutely pursue
the duty which has been conided to it.
6. That the nominees Of this Con-
vention are hereby pledged to apply
all moneys in the sinking fund, as re-
quired by law, in the reduction of the
public debt, and thereby save the in
terest Oh the same to the amount so
reduced, and that the moneys due the
Commonwealth from corporations and
individuals shall be promptly collected
aud paid into the Treasury. and not in
any manner to employ public moneys
for their own profit or purpose.
Z. That the contraction OF the mon
ey currency and circulating medium
heretofore made by the Republican
party, and the further contraction pro-
posed by it with view to forced re-
sumption Of specie payments, has al
ready brought disaster to the business
of the country, and threatens general
bankruptcy. We demand that this
policy be abandoned, and the volume
Of money be made and kept equal to
the wants of trade, leaving the restor-
alton of legal tenders to par with
gold to be brought about by promo
ting the industries Of the people, and
not destroying them
8. That the policy already initiated
by the Republican party of abolishing
legal tenders, aud giving the national
banks the power to furnish all the
currency, will increase the power of
an already dangerous monopoly. and
the enormous burdens now depressing
the people without eompensating ad-
vantage, and the national bank eircu-
lation be promptly and permanently
retired, and fulllegal-tenders be issued
in ther place.
9.That the public interest demands
that the Government should cease to
discredit its own money, and should
make its legal tenders receivable for
all public dues except where respect
for the obligation of contracts requires
payment in coin.
10. The extinction Of the present
national banks, and the establishment
in their stead of a system of free banks
of discount and deposit, under such
regulations rs the States respectively
may prescribe, and no paper money
except such as may be issued directly
and upon the faith Of the Federal
Government, practically 4 currency
based on the gold aud silver and other
property oil the whole people OF the
country.
II. That with this declaration of
principles and policy, We arraign the
leaders of the Republican party for
their extraordinary expenditures and
prohigate waste of the peoples money,
for their corruption, for their contempt
of constitutional obligations, for the
extortionate increase of the salaries OF
our public officers, for their oppres-
sive, unjust and defective system Of
taxes, finances and currency, for their
continuance of incompetent and cor
rupt men in Office, and for their gen.
eral management of both the State and
Federal governments and We cordi-
ally invite the Liberal Republicans
and all other men without regard to
past party associations to cooperate
NTH us in exnalliup them from DoWer