The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-04


iou TO this end, and do hereby appeal TO
our fellow citizens of every former political
come elton to undertake with us thu tifst
an most pressing patriotic duty.
THE UNION, THE CONSTITUTION, RFPUBLi- |
CAS- sELF-GoNERNMENT.
For the democracy OF the whole country, |
we do hereby reailirn our latin In the per-
manence of the federal union; our devotion |
TO the constitution OF the United states, |
with its amendments universally accepted |
a. the final settlement of the controversies |
that engendered civil war, and do here re- |
cord our steadtast confidence in the perre' |
tuitv of republican selt-goyernment.
The FIRST CENTURY.
In absolute acquiescence in the will OF
the majority-thc vital principle OF repub-
lies: 10 the supremacy OF the civil over the
military authority, in tae total separation OF
church and state, for the sake alike OF civil
and religious freedoms; in the equality OF
all citizens before just laws OF their own en-
actment: in the liberty of individual con-
duct, unyeXed by -umptuary laws; i'll the
faithful education Of the rising generation,
that they may preserve. enjoy and transmit
these best conditions of human happiness.
and hope we behold the nobiest products OF
a, hundred years OF changeful history; but
while upholding the bond OF our union and
great charter OF these great rights, L. be-
a
eternal vigilance which Is the price OF
liberty.
REFoRM-CoRRurT,O
Reform is necessary to build and establish
in the hearts of the whole people the union,
eleven years sgo happily rescued from the
danger of "a secession OF states but now TO
| be saved from corrupt ccDtralism. viii IN,
after intlictng upon ten States the rapaci'y
| of carpet-bag tyrannics, has honey.combed
the Offices OF the federal government itself
with incapacuy, waste ard fraud; intecte d
States aud municipalities with the conta-
| gIon of mi srule, and locked fast the pros
pcrity OF an industrious people III the pa
| abyss of hard times.
| REFORM OF THE CURRENCY--SPECFE
| PAYMENTS.
| Reforu is necessary to establish u sound
| currency, restore the public credit and
maintain the national honor. We denounce
the failure for all these eleven years to
make good the promise of the legal tender
notes, which are changing standard O
value in the hands of the people, and The
non payment OF which is II disregard OF The
plighted faith of the nation.
We denounce the improvidence which II
eleven years Of peace has taken from the
people, in federal taxes, thirteen times tn,
| whole amount of the legal tender notes
and squandered fOui times this sum 10 use
less expense, without accumulatipg any re
serve FOR their redemption. We den0unct
the financial imbecility and immortality o.
| that party which, during eleven years Of
| peace. has made no advance toward re
| demption; no preparation for resumption
| but, instead, has ohStructed resumption by
| wasting our resources and eXhausting all
our surplus income, and while annually
| protesting to intend speedy return Ia
| specie payment, has annually enacted fresh
1 in, "a N
| we denOunce the rt sumptiOn clause Of the
| act of 1873, and we demand its repeal.
| We demand ludicious system oil pre-.
paration, by public economies. by ottica
retrenchment, and by the finances, which
| shall enable the nation soou to assure the
| perfect readiness to meet any OF its prom
ises at the call of the creditor entitled t
payment.
| We believe such system, well devised
and above ali, entrusted to c0mpeten
| hands for its execution, creating 1T no tim
an artificial scarcity OF currency, and at N
time alarming the public mind into with
drawal OF that vast machinery of credit b.
which % per cent. of all our business trans
actions are performed; a system open I
the public and inspiring general confidence
SwOuld, from the day OF its adoption, brin
| healing on its wings to all our harrassed il
dustries. set in motion the wheels of con
Il
, | arts, restore employment to labor, and n
c | new in all its national sources the prosper
a ity OF the people.
| REFORM OF THE TARIFF-FREE TRADE
Reform is necessary in the sum and mod
OF federal taxation, To the end that capit
A, may be set free from distrust and IabC
| lightly burdened. We denounce the pre-
ent tariff levied upon nearly four thousan
articles a. master piece of injustice, in
equality and false pretense. 1t yields
| dwindling, not yearly rising revenue.
has impoverished many industries 10 sui
sidize few; II prohibits imports that migt
purchase The products OF American labor
II has degraded American commerce irol
| the first TO an inferior rank upon the hig
seas; IL has cut down the sales of America
manufactures at home AMI abroad, and d,
pleted the returns of American agricultur,
an industry followed by half our people.
costs the people five times more than il pr,
duces to the treasury; obstructs the procc,
of production, and wastes the fruits OF Ii
Dor; il promotes fraud, fosters smuggling
enriches dishonest officials and bankrup,
| honest merchants. We demand that a
custom house taxation shall be only Il
| revenue.
| BEFORM-ECOSOMY IS PUBLIC EXPENsl
Reform Is necessary in the scale OF publ
eXpense-iedcral, State and municipa
|
millions gold, in 1850 to four hundred an
fifty millions currency, in 1870. Our aggr
gate taxation, from one hundred and lit
four millions gold IN 1850, to seven hupdrC
and thirty millions currency in 1870; or,
one decade, from less than five dollars p
. head TO more than eighteen dollars per he 4
since the peace the people have paid
their tax-gatherers more than thrice q
sum OF the national debt, and more tn
r twice that sum for the federal goyernme
AT alone. We demand vigorous irugality
ei every department, and from every oGfc
OF the government.
REFoRM-PuBLIC LANDS 10 ACTUAL 81
TLxRS.
Reform l. necessary 10 put stop TO /
prohisate waste OF the public lands a
4. their diversion from actual settlers BY I
u party in power, which has squander
n SoV,OO,VoO acres upon railroads alone, a
. an amount OF more than thrice that aggl
4 gaze, has disposed Of less than a sixth
u. fecuy 10 the tillers Of the soil.
REfoRM-ADoPIED CITIZENS. KrJRcIl
nd AONGOLs.
Hgof'a 10 necessary TO correct the omm
SION OF republican congress and the err,
OF our treaties and our diplomacy. Viii
mn, have stripped our fellow-citizens al torci
en-. birth and kindred race, reeroSsiny ths
srn llntic, OF the shield Of American cj,,z,
IN. shlp, anu have exposed our hrethern nj ,
racine coast TO the incursions of a race !
sDluQH fTOin tho sap,,