The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-10-11
PLATFORM
OF THE
Democratic Conservative Party
OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI o
ADorrEDtEco coxvEsrIos, Avsl 9, 1875.

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The Democratic and Conservative, people
of the State OF Mississippi IN Convention AS
sembled, invoking the blessing OF Almighty
God on their efforts. and inviIingy the eor
operatibn 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:
lst. 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
3D. 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 com petent men, Tor 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 a strict and rigid accountability OF all
officers having the custody of public mon
eys, or charged with its collection.
5th. 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
for their violated pledges on this subject.
9th. The selection of an able and compe-
tent judiciary, and aconfining of the Judges
toiudicial functions purely. so that all temp
tation to partizauship on the bench shall De
removed. ........ ... ..
7th. A discontinuance of the enormous
evil of special and local legislation, and II
its stead the enactment OF general laws unuel
which local and private interests Will D'
fully protected.
Sth. The encouragement of agriculture, by
securing the farmer and the laborer the Jus
rewards of their toll and capital, and D.
relief from the burdensome taxation wlIcl
now consumes their substance.
9th. The encouragement OF manufacture
in our midst,
10Th. The elevation of the standard of ofli
cial character, so AS to intuse into oihcla
life sense of public duty, the spirit of pa
triotsm and integrity, to the END tna
governments law ard public authority ma
be invested with the moral inhu' nee an
dignity which will insure respect and obeu
ence. .....--,..--.s,., a, q,
general government for the protection
the Mississippi river lowlands against lnul
iaton.
18th, The building up of partlzan new
papers by legislation; the arming OF u
militia in time of peace, the unconstltutloi
al attempt to take from the people the ele'
tion OF tax collectors, the attempted passaS
of the Metropolitan Police bill, the q
tempted corruption of the Judiciary py u
use of Executive patronage, we denouhc
as gross outrages upon the constitution
liberty: while, as evidence Of the utter II
capacity of our present rulers, to admlhlst'
the affairs of the State, we point to the ma
ofconiusion in which the revenue and regi
tration laws of the State have become II
yolved the necessity OF extraordinary se
sions of the Legislature to cure the blun9e
and follies of the regular sessions, and
the repeated Executive and legislative ac
which have been, by the Supreme Coui
declared unconstitutional and void.
18th. That we cordially invite the vote
of all the people of both races, TO unite vi
orously with us in the approaching canva
in a determined effort to give success 10 u
foregoing principles, and thus to secure
ourselves and our posterity, the blessings
an honest, economical government, adml
istered by able, efficient and competent pn
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