The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-10-04
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Democratic Conservative Part 4 s
OF THE . Nor
STATE OF MIssIssIE.-.
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- Rs siI%g ingi,lar Ga Al%tsSty the ee.
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:
1st. We recognize and vii! maintain the
civil and political equality OF all men as es-
tablished by the Constitution of the United
States andthe 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 a e
opposed to eXtravagant or partisan admins
tration OF said schools.
Sd. The selection only of honest. falthhll,
and competent men, for all ofhces from the
highest to the lowest.
4th Economy in the administration of the
Government; the abolition of useless and
unnecessary offices; and reductio1 in the
fees and salsries 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.
5th. Biennial sessions OF the LegIA lature.
and II reduction in the expenses of tltat de-
partment of the government; and wye de-
nouncC the Republican party of the State
for their violated pledges OH this subject.
9th The selection of an able and ctmDe-
tent judiciary, and aconfi'.ing Ofthe Yudges
tojudicial functions purely, so that aH temp
Ss%S2s9p 5siS% sS par'na"'h'p on the bench AAll be
9TH. A discontinuancc of the/ enormous
evil of special and local legislathon, and IL
its stead the enactment OF genera laws under
Iully protected.
sth. The encouragement Of t~gricslture, BY
securing s.sesfarnsfr and thSeaborer the jus
vewards - their toll ssknd capital, and D!
80 re hurlene Some taxation whicf
a.-s.- their Substance.
re rrcoura2gement of manufacture
Les nilsf,
y e,. The ele ;ation of the standard of Off
W. .'ctScr, SO as to infuse Into otiicls
.liie = selSG of public duty, the spirit OF pa
triotism and integrity, to the END tha
govprnment. law ard public authority ma
he invested with the moral intlutn nee an
dignity which will insure respect and oDed
ence &c a.
IIth We favor immediate action OF III
uaneral govern ment for the protection
the Mississippi river lowlands against lhnl
dation.
10Th, The building mp of partizan new
papers by legislation; the aIming OF u
militia in time OF peace, the nhcohsti'utio'
al attempt to take from the people tue eie'
tion of tax collectors, the attempted passas
a
tempted corruption of the Judiciary by Il
use of Executive patronage. we denonne
as gross outrages upon the constitution
liberty; while, as evidence ct the utter !,
capacity of our present rulers, 10 adtnlhls.
the affairs of the State, we point 10 the una
ofconfusion in which the revenue and req
tration laws of the State have become Il
volved; the necessity of extraordinary Sc
sions of the Legislature to cure the blunde
and folles of the regular sessions, and
the repcated Executive and Legislative &C
which have been, by the Supreme Coul
declared unconstitutional and void.
18th. That we cordially invite the vote
of all the people of both races, to unite vi
orously with us In the approaching canva
in determined effort to give success 10
foregoing principles, and thus to SECURE
ourselves and our poslerity, the blessings
an honest, economical government, admi
jstered by able, efficient and competent pu
lie offiecrs-