The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-10-20
PLATFORM
OF THE
DemOcratic-C Conservative Party
OF THE lT sr
STATE OF MHssIssIPPI.
ADOPTED IN CoNvENr1oN, AUG. s, 1878.


The Democratic and Conservative people
ofthe State OF Mississippi 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 aAd principles: flf.
LIST. 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.
ID. We are in favor of the education OF all
the children of the State ia public schools,
sustained by adequate taxation, bat weare
opposed to extravagant or partisan admins
tration of said schools. .....
Sd. The selection only of honest, faithful,
and com petent men, for all offices from the
highest to the lowest. .ta..7 de .gtat.
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 its collection. ggbam 2
9th. Biennial sessions OF the Legislature,
and a reduction in the expenses OF that de-
partment of the government; aud we de-
nouncc the Republican party of the State
AuL SuClt hiVAdtCA ptCukCo Ou IuiS suuJCCb.
9th. The selection of an able and comDe-
tent judiciary, and acOnflning of the Judges
tOjudicial functions purely, so that all temp
tation to partizanship on the bench shall be
removed. Cl ..'H ii I.I8 ut~.
evil of special and local legislation, and In
its stead the enactment of general laws under,
which local and private interests will be
fully protected. "''"e H"h
Sth The encouragement of agriculture, by
securing the farmer and the lab0rer the lust
rewards of their toll and capital, and by
relief from the burdensome taxation which
now consumes their substance.
9th. The encouragement of manufactures
in our midst, sa,.
10TH The elevation of the standard of Off
cial character, so as to infuse into official
life sense of public duty, the spirit of pa
triOtism and 4egrity, to the end that
government, lawaha public authority may
be invested with the moral nAuc nee and
dignity which will insureEespect and obedi-
enee.
Hth. We favor immediate action of the
general government for the protection of
the Mississippi river lowlands against mum
dation. e., i.. eFj sHH
18th. The building up of partizan news
papers Dy leSlSlallOn; the aInlDS Oh the
militia in time of peace, the unconstitutiOn-
al attempt to take from the people the cleo
tion OF tax collectors, the attempted passage
of the Metropolitan Police bill, the at
tempted corruption of the judiciary by the
use of Executive patronage, we denounce
as gross outrages upon the constitutional
liberty; while, as evidence Of the utter in
capacity of our present rulers, to administer
the affairs of the State, we point to the mass
ofconfusion in which the revenue and regis
tration laws of the State have become in
volved the necessity of extraordinary ses-
sions of the Legislature to cure the blunders
and follies of the regular sessions, and to
the repeated Executive and legislative acts
which have been, by the Supreme Court,
declared unconstitutional and void.
18th. That we cordially invite the voters
of all the people of both races, to unite vig-
orously with US in the approaching canvass
in determined effort to give success to the
foregoing principles, and thus to secure to
ourselves and our posterty, the blessings Of
an honest, economical government admin
istered by able, efficient and competent pub
lie officers. m vs.5l- a s.t-