, 1876-10-14
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Adopted by tI,e Democratic National Con
yent.ou ia Session at "a. Louis, June


T---1-TI UT1TlI
ana oi the Democratic party ID each State and 1t ST
Iouis 10 make Efforts, and co-ol crate 10 tis erd
and DO hereby appeal 20 fellow citizens oi every
former political oonueCtSn 10 undertake. WIN Us thls
first and most pressing patriotic "u'! Ior ne btheA-
OF the whole country
We here aai IA our faith in the permanency Of the
federal Union our devotion 10 the constitution ot
th- United States with Its amendments universally
,rcspe! a. . fintl settlement OF the CONTROVERSIES
that pendtret the civil war; and DO here record our
s,,Iflst confidence III IN. lrrpetuIty OF Ttpuhh1ln
sel-,,yernm=ut IA absolute as'Iuies>s'nys N the
will OF the majority, tie pri cIple 81 republsi IN
ti,a suugeui,cv Of the evil over the military au-
thairy IN the total SEPARATION oi church and stae,
fr the s.ke like OF cIV and religious fTer.OUi IN
lulity OF all citizen before the Just Laws OF their
own enactment IN the lhSIry Of Individual conduct
ul,vrx-,l by Sumptuary laws IN the ttithIuI eiuct-
tion OF the Isln generation, that they may preserve,
enjoy auI transmit these best eULdItlOnS Of human
happiness AMI hope
Ne uphold The noblest products of one hundred
wears OF elaugeful history, bat while uPLoldiu the
ioud Of our union, AMI the great character o; these
our rights It hehnoteS free people 20 prtrtls also
that eternal vIaauc- wEcn = the price OF liberty
Reform Is necessary 70 rebuild and establish IA the
hearts al the whole people The union, eleven years
AGO happily rescued tTom danger OF corrupt central
ism winch after lfIc-ing upon ten States the raPac-
ity OF eaTpet-ba" tyranny, b-S loney-oombvi the
offices the federal government itself WIKI !ueiptlty
worse talu fraud iuficJri States ana municipalities
with the tuntagIOu uT mlsIu.e and lOckei last the
property Industrious people IN tie parly SIS Of
hard times. Reform Is necessary 70 establish sound
currency restore the public credit AMI maintain the
national honor
We deuouuee the failure of all these ten years 20
make good tie promises Of The iegl tender notes
which charging th- STANDARD OF value IN the
hands Of the peop!e and the UCn-iayment Of which
Is disregard % tie Pl ghted lath ot the uItIOa. We
dtnOunCr he ImuOVIIeuCg winch IN eleven y-ars OF
peace has taken nom the FeOp't N frauds ten times
the amount Of tie LEGAL tender notes and SquInlered
four times the sum III useless eNi e;se without ae-
cumULtJIlS any IeSeiye Tor tLelr IeltmUJion.
We deuouuce the fintIcial poicy and immortality
OF that party which, during r.ry,n years Of peace,
has made no aaytucy ment toward uSumptO.i, no
pa, paIatUn IOT resumption, hut Instead, has oh
struCl1d resumption by wasting our resources
and eSntuStIH, ali our Surp!U> Income; and while
annually protesting 10 lHtsEi q speedy return TO
sperie payment, h.s Annually aided fses hinr,uce
thereto Is such - Linlrance, ~ deuoULce the -
sumption clause q! tie OF lN55 ami dv:.Ind Its
repeal " e demand JuiIcOus system Of prePtra-
ton 10y public economies; 10y OIhcEii retTenclments
and By wise fUau,e, winch stall uable the rsatIcu
the HOle wUrI uf II, perfect ability ANA lis
perfect readiness 10 meet any oI It's promises 10 the
c4Il OF is ce1itor entitled 10 payment.
We believe such system we'll devse! and intrlSt-
Cd 20 competent hands Tor execution creating at no
time jiciai scarcity @; HCy, and
alarming the public mlnd mo = Withdrawal OF that
vster machinery, of credit uy winch % per cent Of
all business TRANSACTIONS are periUrmrl-a system
open, pubic AID FritE general confidence NOU!I
from the day OF lis aaopJun brIDg AeIlIng lis
wins 10 all EarasSed industries set III motion
the WLreis OF commerce, manufactures auI the
Estlnlc arts restore employ leuJ 10 labor AM pruS-
parity 20 tie people
Reform S Necessary in tie sum and mole Of federal
taNatyu, 10 the eni that capital De set free truW dis
Trust and labor lightly burenri. Ne denouuc- the
present tariff leylri upon nearly 1900 articles aS
masterpiece ot injustice and fIlSe pleteuse. 10
Yields dwiudling, yearly risIng revenue i.
has lLIOrrr>he! many Industries 70 sulSiiL- few.
II prohibits imports that might purchase the pr
ducts al the country II MS reduced American cJIn-
mrTce ffCm tie Tilst 10 an luieriur rank uy-uh tn
lUEh seas. Il has lowered the siir OF American
manufactures d, uume ami ABROAD IIi ieVeJ-s the
return uf American agriculture auI industry L.
lowe! by half of people 1t ,usts the pcUpi. i've
IItS one Jlu II pI, CucgS 20 the treasury. Il Oh
siIucJs the processes OF VO Iuu ami wastes tie
fruits OF blor- It promotes fraud, fosters SNUG
ng, enrcEeS dS. Quest officials aud blnkrup,s hon
ct merchants. We deIuauu that cgIStoI-h Use taxa
ton si.ti! u= only t,r revenue.
Reform - necessary III tie scale Of public expense
national, State saa municipal OuT federal tIas.tI rl
has swOil, Il from S60tg0t,0 gult In 1860 10 Si5a-
U0 ,nUu currency IL iS-u oIe decade huIi .,-,
than - per head more than SlS Der head. Si.ce
the peace t..e PCple IA " PAID To the tax GATHERS
tlsn three Iu,s the amount OF the u4tlor.l
debt and uo.e than tWie III s,3:n of federal outlaws
Above All, we 'eEAni f-ugiAty IL every Department.
OF t.e government.
Reo1n Is necessary TO pot a stsP To p-oG:-ate
waste 81 puule aa!s G.l us,!r diversion igrmr:uII
SrItigs by -le party ia power, ~ii3, La> -gg--,r-i Z
rs" EUU:re! rail- CIs Gc,rs UIun -,ir.l.l, one,
ana cut az NOE ttai. tisa" e. "a; r--s-Jr ugs dis
IUsr! o. less t.aI sixth 90 ti- lIrs uI tie ,5...
Reform 's necessary 20 c'ue,t t.r omission, az
republican :.'-s.-~ s.r.G ti- uL cur rr,s.ns
ANA uts t.pna-lry, Which lnV s'-IlItI oar irUus
ct.z-Es ui .uri1l Hr.E aal E!E--s race, crossing
t.e Atlantic % ;L- s:.rll of An rir.n r,z.fs AID
h-yu evitSl cur b- tirru ,t the p.s.- r,-r q the
lugurs"I.s pI zee ROT s!ek.iI language from the
--trt parent ~tu"S, ana, fact I.-T Iy '.y d.
med v.j-zru-iIp through uHtusuillr;5oa rs being
TirrT- -ItrI-f nalf - F.HH
clvi.2a.i Nor exercised ~ lHrTty Uuirr,gu. Lgrs
Ne gtu.uGyg the 7. Icy WA,h thus GI-,-rlS Tin.
Isht-ty-cElU- German and JUleTat.s lie lty.ytl Il
the ctI- trtav IL Nous linn women imported fi-
Immoral PURPOSES ami Auur,iI.u held To- per-
form >-TyIr hio. contracts, AMI W demand such "a
no III ~ cn ~ the treaty W.tl the Chinese ImJire
or -uch tSlsl-lCn ty Cuagrss within olrs;i,ut olal
Limitations aS sla prevent gr fur her importation
or lnI!uI- ration OF iAe Monaghan race.
EeiucH Is necessary, and can never b. II ci,- but
by making It Tie cuutIviiiHs I>-ur 81 the t-c nGs
aud !ttIF'- II above The Two .t!se issues with which
tie OH e-.uldIns class and the party Ia power SEX
iu- 20 smother 1t
/ Tie false issue with which they ". ull erkii!e
seciaFin STRIFE IN respect 10 the public schools Of
which tue establishment and SUPPORT belong eNclu-
slNelN 10 lie States which the democratic PARTY L.
cherished from thrir foundation AMI l. resolved 10
MAINTAIN without any pE tIa.uy Tor c..lss sect or
creed, and without ccu-rIuJ Ous from the treasury
, The false Issue ~ aLI IA they So K 10 l.ift
tnt" Tie dSliS vIuitlS "a Ser;IOHsl istte between
kindred people one Uuna;urty e~;fa..,l 4 lut now
united IL one indIvisibe rer,bli, and a conU,on
destiny.
Reform i necessary in civil service FVp-fiepca
proves 'har the efficient economical conduct OF tie
government Is not possible If is rivl ,erye- l- a
Frll~ iuuSht Tor at tie ballot box L. hf.f reward
"i parry zeal lH>te'd Of ICsrS 81 honor Unsigned .or
proved competency, held irr Ii l,Itv IA uUEllr
employ. ihIJ the GI>pen~ n OF rat.,s,'.t.. -bruIt
Le1i.eF te "a tax on the time our public men i0r
ttr instrument ot their ambition Here a,.,If, mo-
iSsl"s iat>Ihel III the performance attest that tl,
t.4 FFtrL-
satisfactory reform.
keorln = Necessary even nore in higher males If
puhhc servr,-lre>Hieut, E,re President, ia Ice,
senators, representatives, cabinet ,trs-rt-Sf. and
al Ia authority are tL. I-.pi,-, servant, Their
ounces are not private pesqu.>t- tieT are ,s Tus.Ic
Iost- hsn the annals oi .hs republic slow tie
eis2Iire inL ceisure Il NIee President; Of "a late
Sp-'Atr oi the House OF 4 p-.eHLttives marketing
h- rulings a. presiding cti er: Df a re,. senators
psoH,iS secretly by their vote 4s law makers Of
nFe rifr'nen "i th- le;tiL committees 81 the It.
ht'ist oi Representatives exposed IL rCl.Iy- nf a
h''e sFie'iiI! oi tie treasury forcing uan1, il tie
public account Oi "a la:- torn w neral II, isrIO
Pl,tiS t''u-! ,Hii s q ii secretary OF trersu.y
eLrlelei, or eEcisi- friends Ey ~ ,f;,;s-, r,,l
on tL- p'oht, Of contractors WITH his d,frtr,ie4t- ~
an elnsis>.tCr % England c-l s1Iri f,r = EIsIo,ly
Die speculation; % Presidents private secretary
uaIs!y escaping n7cfioE uIo: tTIal Tor guilty com
III MY IA frauds upon the revruu OF a Secretary f
war IEiTvachgt rur hiA crimes and ,7I,.s n mn,
E1e4uOrs.
The demonstration complete that the first ,re7, in
reoi' must be fE- OPie- c-oCe oI honest men N
aiiulhe1 llTty lest iL. iS4S Ct ou- Political /
lion lion sND"l1 lnirr; tire body IOIte, and !est by
A-lAlHI no change OF Eiru ptrJy We .yet no change
NI ulth>lts ana H. reform ~ all Ihs abuses yrorr
ana crimes That tie pro .u.ri,.Ir, Of -lDt4-r -,
ol i''eh'l OF the rr ub.can party cr.aie a res-
siI5 loT reform Is confessed by republicans them
&c, Ds'l hir riprHiefs voted down Ia oouveT-
tlOn and displaced from the cabinet JIa 49,
mss OF DheSt voters Is pOw=res> 20 resist tie S. ;nc
Us leaders aH1 guides. Reform can
ohiy oe had by d Peaceful, civc revolution We d.
Of measures AMI Of mem
Application to Sell Real Estate.
IL TEE Probate court Of BlHq w9Hr C,.,,,,, Ig,,t-
'Hgt9R IsTrit0ry