The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-07-15
THE PLATFORM
As Adopted by the National Demo
cratic Convention, at St. Louis.


As Adopted by the National Demo-
cratic Convention, at St. Louis.
we the delegates of the democratic party of the
United states in national sonxenti9n assemsied de
eminent to be in urgent need of Immediate reform,
~enticn aud Of the democratic party in each state
Jealous edDrt and corporation to this end, and do
Psi,,iea eonneetion andsTtaSs with us this irst
For the demeerscs Of the Whole country VIC do here
reafirm our faith in the permsnence OF the federal
uaiss states. with it, smsndmenis universally sS
serc as ss s settlement Gf s The that
fast confidence in the PROSPERITY Of republican ..If
the ms,ority. the vital principle 'eruhlics
the separation n church and state for the sake
alike Of civil and Religious freedom in the equality
eas in the liberty ce o"r "n1sSrd
by umPtnary laws in th, faithful education Of the
and transmit these best conditions Of human harri-
HUNDRED YEARS Of chr n.efa, history. '' ''''"''
~n - the qn /, oGr a2s% and
free people to practice also that eternal vigilance
ssE and e IN Il. /; II
% The the ans a
which after inhietine upon ten states the rap.cty
Of the federal sSvernmsnt itself with incapscity
waste aud fraud; states aud municipalities with the
81 an industrious people in the paralysis Of hard
Reform IL necessary establish a sound currency;
the pssls credit And ut IL the masons
to make good the promise 81 th lsssl tender ,
di.rssss5 q The r1ish.sd isIsS f ,hs nation
cf peace has taken firm the people i1 FEDERAL ssss
netes -luandered four times this sum in useless
expense without accumnsting any reserve fer their
and immoTality Of that PARTY. which during eleven
eAs
has obstructsd resumption by wasting
annually srafsssinG to intend a SPEEDY return to
sSeSeto .nsS higdraSee We ss%
e re<nmrton clause Of the act Of ISIS. and we here
Ne demand. Int Lie system Of grsr..atio9 by
the whole world Of its perfect ability and its
q IT.
,s eys sge6 sysem well devised and above ALL in
at no time an artificial scarcity Of currency and at
Of that vaster machinery Of credit by which ninety
i've per cent. Of ali business transactions is per
Would from the day IT,
bring healing on its wings to all Opr hnTrasssd
manufactures and the mechanical arts, restore en-
1 Of the People '.ss:
rrai taxation. to the end that capital may be set
free from di-trust and labor lightly burdened We
shoSsand .!tises as mas.srpsee q injustice IN
easa.ity and false prstensr 1t yields "a dwindiing
many industris. to snbsidiae few !, Pra6bits i'm
nr,t to an Inferior rank upon the high seas il ha,
home and abroad. and depleted the returns of
than il produces the treasury oSstrus,s pro
IL promotss frend fosters smarrIinr enriehes dis
honest officials. and bank rupts honest merchants
Reform necessary in the scale of public expenses
Sas swollen from sixty million dollars in gold in
ss9s hundred md my million dollars IN S eur
my foar Million seiiars Foid in
so or Decade from e.s than Eve
pc, head to more than eighteen dollars per head
rers more than thrice The II the national debt.
every department and from every officer of the gov
~ :R to Ss Probate
sssss .Ss s-Sa;ss million .sss. q Ind mon Ell
gate has dispcsed Of less than sixth directly to till
Reform is necessary to correct the omissions of /.
Iepuhsan congress and errors Of treaties and
zen: y fo!sisn birth t,ndres race. when
sihp, and have posed orr brethren Of the Pacific
coast to the incursions Of = race not sprung from
law denied citirsnship through Naturalization
i i neths, accustomed to the OF
.sf ss Trade IN .
perer% ss@rd aIsr %e
lore demand such notifications OF the treaty OF the
within constitutional limitation as shall prevent the
is:rther importation or immigration of the Mongo-
Reform T. nssss'sry and can never be eneeted b
and lifting il above the false issues with which
the clce-holding class and party in power seek to
e. .1ss d #.
ons exclusively to the sexcrni nfsae ana and
The Democratic party has cherished from their foaa
n Id cd To
tributins from the treasury to any false issue by
seesan sseS light the dying sm
nray estranged but now reunited in indivisibis
seform i necessary the civil service. and cxpe
a 5ienee proves 70, that efficient and economical
is civil service be subject 70 chang. at every cleo
Of soss. # Sono
IN se fsE pro,sd and held for d.t,
ron.Ec should neither be tax upon the time 81 al
ton Here again, professions faisihed in the Per
o,msnee ATTEST that the party in power worn
1 hs2.r a:. ri Is
srss and essase sdses
az. nss p 4, The ssSss;s
VIXEN q saS ids Esss sn
HI. fanss Of .s tn.
prs.dng ofdrsr three senators 'profiting secret,
n. ass os reSr Of sa
in the late public Sa th
fund. a,osnsy, gener.i misarpropriating public
ing TRENDS by percentages levied OF the profit. o
CONTRACTOR. with his department; an emba ssadoi
70 England ceusured In a dishonorAble Ejaculation
Psssiaente private secretary barely escaping
conxcton upon trial for guilty completely in fraud
negn the revenue; secretary of i'm pea ched fol
IKE crifnes and confessed misdemeanor he dem
oatrstson is complete that the step in reform
1sst De the peoples choice of honest men from an
otser party lest the disease OF political orran
stlon infest the body pofic aud lest by making n,
cnNhee 81 men or party we get change O
and crimes. - " '' ''e
The products.f sixteen years ascendepcy of tn
republican party create a necessity for ref,,rm Con
<rrseu " the republicans Themselves but their re
FORMERS are voted down In convention and dispa
rom sne cabinet and the party's Of honest vo
poweress to resist the eighty thousa nd Office
holders, its leaders and guides Reform can only h
nha oy peaceful civil revolution. We demand
shhenze % system. q change of administration,
1919 OF parties that we may have a change @
At THE QUEBEC FIRE.
1t would be hard to conceive of