The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15
PLATFORM
OF THE
NATIONAL DEhIOCkATIC PARTY.

OF THE
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
WE, the Delegates OF the Democratic
Party, in National Convention assembled,
! do here declare the administration OF the
| Federal Government to bc in urgent need
of immediate reform. do hereby euiUin up
on the nominees Of this Convention, and
of the Democratic party in each State, a
Jealous effort ana cooperation to this end,
aud do hereby appeal to our feIEow-citizcns
of every former political connection TOM
| legtako with us this fist and most press
| ing u .trlotic duty. For tine Democracy of
the whole couAtIy We do here reallirul our
| faith in the p6lnanGnry Of the Federal
/ Union: our devotion tp the Constitution
of tine United States with its amn dments
universally accepted rs q final settlement;
Ut ths cOutrUr oT5ia9 tat cng"nderpd civil
war. aud We do here record or stradiast
confidence jn the perpetnlty of republican
self governments in absolute acqujescence
/ in the viii of the majority, the vital prin-
ciple Of rupubiica; in the supremacy of the
Iciyu over the military authority: in the
total separation OF Church and state for
/ tho sake alike Of civil aud religious free
dom; in the equality of all citizens before |
just laws OF thc,f own fhaftu'eht' III one
liberty oi 'h'AN''h"' c"'n'N.t NV 1Nnu ny .
simpluary laws; ~ Iho 'a,tu'u' c""o"''"h
OF the RISING Sohcrati"N 'oat 'htS may
preserve, eWny ana transmit 'AeSe pest
6ondit"ns OF 'uipI' "''PPlleSS, 't.n n"po
We beh"iu th' ho"i 50 PFou'2tS ~ q inn n
dr"d years OF "ha' GIN ii'2to.E ""' "i,.'9
uphotdihg tho s,,'" u "h. Ln''!i NV
great chafteF % tHosb our I!%h'H, ~
f"'eS ID nc, 1927, ~ wac"
eternal V'Sl""e' "ii'o'' Is '"' pi'o' Vi
ilheIbS. ,.,-
hhF'H'A 10 Hh''"77A"i .
TO rehuila and establish III tho hearts OF
the whole people OF the tni'n, eleven
} years ago happily reSe'ed from the dan
ger Of co'rnPt cen'rH ism Wn'c!I, h.ter
jnhicting upon ten Suites the iap&rIty ct
! CarPrt-hag tyraonieS, has ''oheSc"m"r"
: lhr officers Of the Federal Government II.
: self with iucapac;ty, waste and fraud, in
tegJed States ana mhhcipahtie" VIVA tne
cohtaIln" "S H'A! ,iI' ~ ~, +ho
pparaiTrsis If hard times Reform, is neces-
,''n,, g. o.tnIjiah - sn,rd rurrancy. restore
. ~ Lit cr,dit and ma;utoin the ma
~ E%nor We deaonncr the failure
So CIV. t1aso oIaypn vaars to make Good the
'.a,,i,o of+Ln Ieg,I tbuler notes which
, ,,hsr,,i,,r Standard of value in the
,,.,I,,i ,I,.,' nT,T,Ir and the non paymrnt
81 r,.hi,L il = di,rcosrd of the niichted
Is r';.l, - Tho haitian We drununcr the
;,", which in eleven wears of
4 ,,'.p hava toL ON from the peopIe in 'ete
- 49,, tI;t,nn ,i,,os he wLnla
:, , "t 81 tbn leg,1 tender notes, and
\ ''",""' d.na f,,r tines Ills Snm IN usclpsy
''t tit'''>'
I'Ni'''. r.,,,,,,,,tin, W. dapnnnnr
n G,,a,,c;.l ;n,hnciiity and immortality
~, Ifta,,,, art,, y'Licn dnrinr eleven wears
w. 60 has ,o,de no advance toward
,,,,,,,,+i,n. that instead has obstructed
,,,,,i,ti,n y,,, wos4in:r our resources and
avhonstinc all our surplus income, ant
1T, o,,I7uallv nrot, ssin,, to intend {
. 1T. r,turn In snrtte uoymrnts. has
,n,,nSIlv enacted fresh intolerance there
\ TO. As such n hiudcrnuco we denounct
the resumption cl""So Vi ''' ''0' VI 100
n,,,,,>,n ,r3 prpF,1
e u,,,o.,
Il we demand aJ"''i''oUa ~ ''I." y, ~
no" ny Puo"o ,'u w., ,.;,', t,,,,oa ,,t; Il
t.cnehii'euts ",,'' ~ ;ns,rn ~,
Snait eH"9i' ~ w c,'. ah;,;t,, o,l II
~ ""u'" N' VIZ. W 10 ',af ;ts nron,
P'''o,' g .I,a crod;tEr entitled r
iSeS ~ tle car 81 i;'o ,,n,, s,,stn,,, Wa,
IL b "A nj, nd ,hnye MI entrusted to com
oeV'Stu' u''u' su'r ~ - o,.,.,+;,a a+ ~
t;n,, m artiHciol scarcity of currency am
Il"'e ~, ,,,'i,,r t5n n,bIic MINI inf
49, 90 ,;tr'jroa,nI ~ fiat yostrr machinery G
M iit w., ,,i,;c,, az ne,. cent of oll bushes
trons,ct;ons are ncrrormcd-a svste,
ttStnS''c.,THs ,j ;nSn;ring rcncraI conf
! Ipon, p ronid from, thr dav Of IFS adoptio
80 80 Loal;r,, an ;ts w;u%s to all our ba,
oi'"II 1917, and sat in motion III
''ase ne nn1,mnrcc manufacturers an
I wv n'u ,n,ob,,;cal arts restore emplovmen
.n' - o,,S r"nnv IN MI ito nation,
source The prosperity of the people. r.
form is necessary IN the sun, ana hioue
Federal taxation TO the emu tha' ehp,''
l., may be set free from distress ana lao'
Is lightly hurdeneG'
VIZ prxotrScF THE PRESENT TARIFF