The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-10-09
PLATFORM
OF THE-
Democratic Conservative Party
OF THE
STATE OF MIssTssIPPI.
ADOPTED IN CoxvESTroS, AUG. 8, 1875.
OF THE-

The Democratic and Conservative people
of the State of Mississippi in 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 economical
administration, do adopt the following de-
claration of their aims and principles;
lst. We recognize and will maintain the
civil and political equality oi all inen 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 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 all
officers having the custody of public mon
eys, or charged with its collection.
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
9th. The selection of an able and compe
tent judiciary, and acontihing OF the Judges
TO judicial functions purely, so that all temp
tation to partiZanship on the bench shall be
removed.
7th A dscontinuance 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 ofagricHiture, 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 ard public authority may
be invested with the moral influence and
dignity which will insure respect and obedi-
ence
llth. We favor immediate action of the
general government for the protection of
the Mississippi river lowlands against inun-
dation.
18th, The building up of partizan news
militia in time of peace, the unconstitution-
al attempt to take from the people the cleo
tion 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
dfconfusion in which the revenue aud regis
traton laws of the State have become in
volved; the necessity of extraordinary scs-
sons of the Legislature to cure the blunders
and follies of the regular sessions, and to
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 Wig
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
Tic officers