The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-10-18

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The Democratjc and Conservative people
ofthe State Of Mississippi in Conyention as
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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 adminis-
tration of said schools. B Isl.
Sd. The selection only of honest, faithful,
and mpetent men, for all ofhces 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 it's collection. e
9th. Biennial sessions of the Legislature,
and 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 eomue-
tent judiciary, and aconfning OF the Judges
tojudicial functions purely, so that all temp
tation to partizanship on the bench- shall be
removed. $3.50
9TH. A discontinuance of the enormous
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.
Sth The encouragement ofagrlcHiture, by
securing the farmer and the laborer the just
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,
10th. The elevation of the standard of off.
cial character, SO as to iufuse into ,otticip-
life a selise Of public duty, the spirit OF pa
triotism and integrity, to the end tina
governments law ard public authority ma.
be invested with the moral infiuC nee ant
dignity which will insure respect and obedi
ence.
18th. We favor immediate action of tn
general government for the protection o
the Mississippi river lowlands against inun
dation.
18th The building up of partizan news
papers by legislation; the arming OF tn
militia in time of peace, the unconstitution
al attempt to take from the people the eec
ton of tax collectors, the attempted passag
of the Metropolitan Police bill, the al
tempted corruption of the Judiciary, by.th
use of Executive patronage, we denounc
as gross outrages upon the constitutions
liberty; while, as evidence OF the utter In
capacity of our present rulers, to administe
the affairs of the State, we point to the mas
ofconfusien in which the revenue and regis
tration laws OF Jne State have become in
volved; the necessity of extraordinary ses
sions of the Legislature to cure the blunder
and folies of the regular sessions, and
the repeated Executive and Legislative act
which have been, by the Supreme Cour
declared unconstitutional and void.
18th. That we cordially invite the votei
of all the people of both races, to unite Wig
orously with us in the approaching canvas
in determined effort to give success to I'll
foregoing principles, and thus to secure
ourselves and our posterity, the blessings
an honest, economical government, admir-
istered by able, efficient and competent pui
lie officers Haaass