The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-10
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adjourned until SPIN.
On reassembling at P. NJ. the Committee
on Resolutions reported the following plat
form:
RESOLVED, That we hereby declare our uu-
falterlng devotion to the fundamental princi-
pies OF the Democratic government as enun-
ciated by Thomas Jefferson in his first inau-
gural address, to w.t. Equal and exact ius-
tice to all men, of whatever state or persua-
sion. religious or political
The support of the State governments in
all their rights as the most competent admin
istration for our domestic concerns, and the
surest bulwark against anti-republican ten
denotes; the supremacy of the civil over
military authority; economy in the public
expense. that labor may be lightly burdeped.
The honest payment of our just debts and
the sacred preservation of the public faith;
freedom of religion; freedom Of the press;
| freedom of person under the protection of
the writ OF habeas corpus and trial by juries
impartially.
= That the widespread depression and
suffering which affect every business and en-
ployment that is capable of being touched
by legislation show beyond a doubt the
ignorance, inef6ciency and wickedness of the
leaders of the party that has ruled the State
and nation for a period of years, and calls
for their immediate and permanent removal
honored and disgraced.
8. That the undue multiplication of public
officers and the inordinate increase of salaries
and emoluments OF Office are among the many
evils which Radical rule has forced upon the
country. and favoring an economical admins
| traion of the Federal and State governments,
so that the people may be as speedily as pos
sible relieved from the burden of taxation.
with which they are now seriously oppressed.
We call upon our Federal and State represent
atives to strive by all proper means to reduce
them both to the very lowest practical num-
Der and amount
4. Refers to State affairs.
Sand ditto.
z. That the contraction of the money cur
rency, and circulating medium heretofore
made by the Republican party and the further
contraction proposed by it with view to the
forced resumption of specie payments, had
already brought disaster to ne business of the
country and threatens general bankruptcy.
We demand that this policy be abandoned,
and that the volume of money be made and
kept equal to the wants of trade, leaving the
restoration of legal tenders to par in gold to
be brought about by promoting the indus
tries of the people and not by destroying
them.
g. That the policy already initiated by the
Republican party of abolishing legal tenders
and giving the national banks the power to
furnish all the currency, will increase the
power OF an already dangerous monopoly,
and the enormous burdens now Expressing
and that all the national bank circulation be
promptly and permanently retired, and full
legal tenders be issued in their place.
9. That the public interest demands that
the government should cease to discredit its
own money, and should make the legal tend
ers receivable for all public dues, except
where respect for the obligation of contracts
rtquires payment in coin.
10. The extinction of the present national
banks and the establishment in their stead of
system of free banks of discount and de-
post, under such regulations as the States
respectively may prescribe, and no paper
money except such as may be issued directly
and upon the faith of the Federal govern
ment, afording practically q currency based
on the gold and silver and other property
of the whole people of the country.
IL. That with this declaration OF principles
and policy we arraign the leaders OF ths, Re
publican party for their extravagant expendi-
lures and profgate waste OF the peoples
money; for their corruption; for their pecu-
lation; fer their contempt of constitutional
obligations; for their extortionate increase of
the salaries Of our public officers; for their
oppressive, unj ust and defective system of
taxes, finance and currency.
For their continuance of incompetent and
corrupt men in Office, and for their general
Encouragement of both the State and Fed
eral governments, and we cordially invite the
Liberal Republicans and other men, without
regard to past party associations, to Cooperate
with us in expelling them from power and
establishing such IN administration of our
public affairs as characterized the purer and
better days of the Republic.
1t was moved to adopt the resolutions az q
whole without debate. Sowden. of Lehigh.
got the floor; but as soon as it was apparent
he proposed Offering an amendment to the
currency plank; his voice was drowned in
uproar. The previous question was demand
ed, but amid cries of free speech, no gar,
ETC.. he was allowed to proceed with his re-
marks.
He spoke decidedly in favor of hard money.
Said it was good old Democratic doctrine. Ii
the convention took decisive stand on the
currency question it should favor gold and
silver. He thought the resolution should
have been non-committal, and moved an
amendment to that effect Hughes, of
Schuy kill, chairman on resolutions, de-
Tended the platform as reported. Thought
him worse than Bourbon who advocated
currency based exclusively on gold and
silver.
lie SAID legL tenders are not merely prom
ises to pay any more than gold currency.
Legal tender is of itself money; it redeems
itself every time it is rendered and received
in payment of debt He moved Sowden's
amendment be laid on the table.
The yeas and nays were called on Hughes's
motion, which was carried, aud Sowden's
amendment lost.
Sowden took the floor again amidst con-
siderable confusion and moved TO strike out
sections 7, s, 8 and 10, and substituting
the financial resolution in last years Pennsyl-
vania Democratic platform, which called for
early specie resumption. But under the call
OF the question, no attention WAS paid TO
Sowdens motion, and the resolutions vera
adopted as originally read
The nominations for candidat0 for Gov
ernor then followed Eighteen names were
presented. The first four ballots resulted al
follows: First ballot-Bi2ler rs, Barr As, Fox
26. Ross 49, Noyes 81. Pycotts 10. North 20,
Norton II, Pershipg -, Monaghan 49,
Second ballot-Bgler 20. Barr AZ, Fox &c,
Ross 90 Noyes 80, Pycotte Is, North IA, Nor