The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-10-25
PLATFORM
ai--oF THE-
Democratic-C Conservative Party
OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
ADOPTED N CONVENTION, AUG. 8, 1875.

The Democratic and Conservative people
of the State of Mississippi 10 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 eeon0Iaical
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-
tablshed 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 admins
traton of said schools.
3d. The selection only of honest, faithful,
and competent men, for 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.
9Th. Biennial sessions OF the Legislature,
and a reduction In the expenses OF that de-
partment of the government; and we de-
noGnce the Republican party of the State
for their violated pledges on this subject.
9Th. The selection of an able and compe-
tent judiciary, and aeonfining of the Judges
to judicial functions purely, so that all temp
tation to partizanship on the bench shall be
removed
7th. A discontinuanee 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 of agriculture, 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 infuse into official
life a sense of public duty, the spirit of pa
triotism and integrity, to the end that
government law aid public authority may
be invested with the moral infiuC nee and
dignity which will insure respect and obedi-
ence
18th We favor immediate action of the
general government for the protection oi
the Mississippi river lowlands against inun.
dation.
18th, The building up of partizan news.
militia in time of peace, the unconsttution.
al attempt to take from the people the elec-
ton 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
ofconfuson in which the revenue and regis
tration laws of the State have become in
volyed; the necessity of extraordinary ses-
siOns of the Legislature to cure the blunders
and folies of the regular sessions, and. tc
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 a determined effort to give success to the
foregoing principles, and.thus to secure to
ourselves and our posterity, the blessings OF
an honest, economical government, admin
istered by able, efficient and competent pub
lie officers.