The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-09-01
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
Adopted i'm State Convention AR'
gust 25th, 1873.

The Republican party of the State 0
Mississippi in Convention assembled
thankful to an All-wise and bountifu
Providence for a continuance of Hi
kindly care and protection, do re-asser
our adhesion to, and confidence in those
well tried and time-honored principles tC
which alone we can look for a preserva.
ton of our liberties, and for all the bless
ings of civil government.
l. The preservation of the National
Union.
2 The maintenance of the Constitu
! ton and the strict enforcement of the laws.
3. Equal rights and privileges to all.
| f. Freedom of Speech freedom of the
press, freedom of the ballot, and legal
protection to the voter.
B. Universal education and free
schools, presenting the benefits of educa-
ton to every child in the State.
6. The most decided and emphatic OPP
position to the formation of political
parties based upon race, color, or relig-
ious belief
Z. Rigid economy, equal and uniform
taxation.
8. Opposition to fostering monopOlies
at the expense of the masses.
9. Honesty, capacity and fidelity, the
test of political preferment.
10. That we congratulate the party of
the State on the successful and economical
administration of Coy. Ames, and we
pledge him our earnest support in his eff
forts in the reduction Of taxes and enforce
ment of the law,
IL. We renew our advocacy of biennial
sessions of the Legislature, while we ex-
press our regrets that the acts of certain
lawless persons, as well as other unfortu
nate circumstances, have served to thwart
our purpose in this matter. Thus
demonstrating that it is much easier to
destroy than it is to restore civil govern
ment.
r. We are most earnestly in favor,
and insist upon, the General Government
extending its fostering care and protec
ton to the vast agricultural interests Of
the Mississippi Valley, as it does to the
commercial and mercantile interests of the
country, by Immediately taking charge of
the levees.
-. We favor BIENNIAL elections, and to
this end we advocate such amendments to
the Constitution and the enactment of
such laws as will provide for the holding
of all general elections at the same time
that Represen satives are elected to Con-
gress.
a. We are opposed to loaning to rail
roads, or other corporations the funds
donated by Congress to this State for
educational purposes, and we demand the
repeal by the next Legislature of the law
ty which the Agricultural Scrip and the
Chickasaw School Funds have been diver
ted from the sacred object contemplated
by the doners.
10. We are opposed to burdening the
reconstructed State of Mississippi with
the payment of the old repudiated Union
and Planters bank bonds, debt Of debt
it can be called, ) contracted by the Loco
co:Democracy, and by them repudiated,
and we pledge ourselves by every lawful
means i'll our power, TO resist the assump-
ton, by the State government, of any
and all such pretended debts, and for
this purpose we commend for ratification
by the people at the polls at the ensuing
election, the following proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of this State
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following words, towit: Nor shall the
State assume, redeem, secure, or pay, in
debtedness, or pretended Indebtedness
claimed to be due by the State of Mssis-
sippi, to any person, association or incor-
poraation, whatsoever, claiming the same
as owners, holders, or assignees of any
bond or bonds now generally known as
the Union Bank or Planters Bank
bonds.
Is. We also favor the ratification of
the amendment proposed to section six,
article eight of the Constitution, relating
to fines, forfetures, etc., in the support
of public schools and the proposed
amendment to section seventeen, article
six of the Constitution, relating to a divi-
sion Of the State into a convenient num-
Der of Chancery Districts.
II. One of the prime wants of our
State is greater population, for popula-
ton is wealth. Through their accessions
from foreign nations the North and West
have become great, rich, and powerful.
The State, as well rs 0 ieues and indi-
viduals, should lend its aid to induce i'm
migration from all parts of the world.
We have millions of acres of unoccupied
lands of unsurpassed fertility; our man.
ufacturing interests are in their infancy
the trades, professions and mechanic arts
offer the most inviing attractions and
we favor immigration without regard to
nativity, race, religion or politics. There
is room and welcome for all, with soil
capable of supporting a population of
ten millions.
Is. Let us have peace" The war
closed more than ten years ago. yet tur-
MOL and violence keep from US the bless
ings of peace they turn to the uncon-
genial prairies of the far West the great
tide of immigration which would enrich
Mississippi, as it has other States; and
for the languishing condition of our COM
monwealth, We arraign the Democratic
elements, VIGOROUSLY including the Ku-
Kux and White-4-iners, as capital, like
immigrants, shuns communities where
peace does not spread her wings.
19. In the maintenance of the princi-
pies above set forth, as well as to put
into practical operation the purposes in
Dictated, we extend an earnest invitation
to all persons, without regard to race,
color, or former political affili alton, in
good faith, to unite with us.