The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-10-22
PLATFORM
i OF THE-- Dau0J
Democratic-C Conservative Party
-d OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
STATE OF NIIssIssuPPI.
ADOPTED IN CosvEsrIos, AUG. 8, 1875.
OF THE-

The Democratic and Conservative peonIe
ofthe 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
1avor 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 OF all men as es-
tablished by the Constitution of the United
States andthe Amendments thereto.
I'd. We are In favor ofthe education Of all
the children of the State in public schools.
sustained by adequate taxation, but we are
opposed 10 eXtravagant or partisan admins
tration of said schools.
81. The selection only of honest, faithful.
anu ucompetent 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
ieeSand 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
'ANASN PhSNSOo Oh lllS euDItCI.
9th. The selection ofan able and compe-
tent Judiciary, and aconfining ofthe Judges
toJudicial functions purely, so that all temp
tation to partizanship on the bench shall Be
removed.
7th A discontinuance of the enormons
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. bv
securing the farmer and the laborer the lust
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 iuftse into official
lie sense OF public duty, the spirit of pa
trlotlsm and integrity, to the end thai
government law ard public authority NAV
0e invested with the moral infiu( nee 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-
dati0n. 5t leltf 'f0iA
l2th, The building up of partizan news.
papers oy leglSaLlOni the aTming of the
militia in time of peace, the unconstitution-
al attempt to take from the people the cleo
ton OF tax collectors, the attempted passage
Of the Metropolitan Police bill, the al
tempted corruption of the Judiciary by the
use OF Executive patronage we denounce
as gross ontrages 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
ofconfusion in which the revenue and regis
tration laws of the State have become in
volved; the necessity of extraordinary ses-
sions of the Legislature to cure the blunders
and follies Of the regular sessions, and TO
the repeated Executive and legislative acts
whlch 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
corously with us In the approaching canvass
in 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
lstered by able, efficient and competent pub
lie officers.