The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-18
PLATFORM
DemOcratic-C Conservative Party
OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
ADoprEDrS CONVENTION Aue., 8, 1875
.OE THE

| ADOPTED IN CONVENTION AUG, 3, 1873
The Democratic and Conservative peopl.
of the State of Mississippi in Convention as
/ sembled, invoking the blessing of Almighty
/ Coo on their efforts. and inviting the CO.
| operation of all citizens of the State who
| favor an honest, impartial and economical
d II lniStration, do adopt the following de-
claration of their aims and principles:
LIST. We recognize and will maintain the
civil and political equality OF all men eS-
tablished by the Constitution of the United
States and the Amendments thereto.
ID. 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
Sd. The selection only of honest, faithful,
and com petent 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 ali
officers having the custody of public mon
eys, or charged with its collection.
5th. Biennial sessions OF the Legislature.
and reduction In the expenses OF that de-
Partment of the government; and we de-
nounee the Republican party of the State
for their viol Ated pledges on this subject.
9th. The selection of an able and comUe-
tent Judiciary, and cOnfining OF the Judges
to judicial functions purely, so that all temp
tatiOn to partiZanship on the bench shall be
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 lie |
fully protected.
8th. The encouragement OF agricHiture, 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
eial character, so as to infuse into official |
life sense of public duty, the spirit of pa
.riotism and integrity, to the end that
government, law ard public authority may
De invested with the moral inf1uC nee and
lignity which will insure respect and obedi-
snce.
18th. We favor immediate action of the
general government for the protection of
he Mississippi river lowlands against mum
laton.
18th. The building up of partiZan news
papers by legislation; the aTmiDg of the
militia In time of peace, the unconstitution-
i attempt to take from the people the cleo
ion OF tax collectors, the attempted passage
# the Metropolitan Police bill, the at
empted corruption of the judiciary by the
lse of Executive patronage, we denOunce
s gross ontrages upon the constitutional
iDCAIy WiIIIcJ as cFIutICc q LIC ulleT III
apacity of our present rulers, to administer
he affairs of the State, we point TO the mass
fcOnfusiOn in which the revenue and regis
ration laws of the State have become in
olved the necessity of extraordinary ses-
ions of the Legislature to cure the blunderS
nd follies of the regular sessions, and to
he repeated Executive and legislative acts
which have been, by the Supreme Court,
declared unconstitutional and void
18th. That we cordially invite the voters
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rOusly with us in the approaching canvass
n determined effort to give success to the
oregoing principles, and thus TO secure to
ourselves and our pOsUerity, the blessings of
stored by able, efficient and competent pub
ic Otficcrs