The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-08-14

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On motion Of Gen. Festhcfaon, II
vas
/ I Resolved That Tie State Exec.
Btiyo Committee shall consist Of two
members from each Congressional
District, and three from the State ~
largo and that said Committee shall
be elected Ivy Ibis Convention.
2. Resolved, That This Convention
nov proceed to elect said conn itiee.
The Convention then proceeded to
elect the State Executive Committee.
Gen. Fealhefslon nominated Gen.
j. z. George as member for the state
at large, and chairman of said com.
mittee, and he was elected by accla-
nation.
After an Intellectual ballot, Mr.. III.
NJ. Street was elected by acclamd ton
Tor state at large.
The Committee entered the Hall
and announced, through their chair
man, Hon. John w. G. Watson, their
readiness to report.
On motion, balloting was suspend,
ed and and he report Of the. Committee
read by Maj. II. Il. Chalmers as
follows:
ILATF0RM.
The Democratic and Conservative |
people of the State of Mississippi in
Convention assembled invoking the
of Almighty God on our ef-
forts, and inviting the co operation Of
all citizens of tie state who favor an
honest, impartial and economical ad-
to adopt the following
declarations of their aims and prin-
ciples:
1st. We recognize and will MAIN
tain the civil and political equality of
all men as established by the Constl~
tuition of the United States and the
Amendments thereto.
81. We are in favor Of the educa.
ton of all the children OF the stale in
public schools, sustained by adequate
taxation, but we are opposed to ex-
travagant or partisan administration
of said schools.
3D.. Tho selection only Of honest,
faithful and competent men, for all
offices, from the highest to the low
est.
4ih. Economy in the admnlstra-
tion of the Government the abol'-
ton of useless and unnecessary otil-
ces and reduction in the fees and
of those that are retained
and strict and rigid accountability
Of all officers having the custody OF
public moneys, or charged with its
5th. Biennial q ssions OF the Leg
stature, and reduction in the ex-
,eDses OF that department of the gov
.rnment and we derounc the Re-
publican party Of the state for their
'iolated pledges on this subject. !
9th. The selection of an able and
Judiciary. and coninih-
ng Of the Judges to Judicial functions
,urely, so that all temptation to par
izanship on the bench shall be re-
moved.
7th. A discontinuance of the enor>
nous evil OF special and local legisla-
ion, and in its stead the enactment
If the general laws under which local
ind private interests will be fully
Stn. The encouragement Of agris :
culture, by securing the farmer and
he laborer the just rewards Of toll
md capital. and by relief from the
,urdensome taxation which now con-
umes their substance.
9th. The encouragement of manu-
actures in our midst. =
10Th. The elevation of the stand