The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-10
THE DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM.
Official Text as Reported by the
Committee.
Adopted at 81. Louis. Juuc -. I~1G.


10 hereby enjoin upon the nominees oil this
COW entioL, and OF tue democratic party in
each state. Jealous effort and co opera
ton to this end. and DO hereby appeal TO
our fellow citizens OF every former political
connection 10 undertake with Ia TIL. first
an most pressing patriotic duty.
IHE UNION, THE CONSTITUTION. RErUBL,-
cas- sFLF-GoVEENMENT
For the democracy Of the whole country,
we do hereby rca1irm our faith II the per-
mancnce of the federal union; our devotion
II the constitution of the United states.
with lis ameL dnent> universally accepted
a. the final set ement 81 the CONTROVERSIES
that engendercd civil war. amt 10 here re-
cord our stead'sst cot iitencc ia the perre.
tuitv OF republican scl:-g0yenment.
1uE FIRST CENTURY.
In al :oIute acquissCcHce in tie will Of
the mAjority-:hc vital principle Ut rep1b-
lies; 10 the supremacy e the civil over the
military authority, in TIE total separation OF
| church and state. tor the AXE alike Of civil
| and religious freedom; IN the equ4lit. OF
/ slI citizens before just lave OF their own en-
! ac;meni; in the liberty Of individual coz
| duct. uuye1ed by slmptuary LAWS: in the
| fsithfuI education OF The rising generation,
! that they may preserve. enjoy and transmit
| these best conditions # human happiness.
and hope we behold the nObic.t products Of
/ a hundred years of chaugeiHl history; but
/ while upboldiug the bond Of cur union and
! great charter OF these great rghi-. j: be-
| hooyes free people 70 nrscli:c slso that
! eternal vigilance which ]: lac price Of
/ liberty.
REFoBM-coRRUFI.O
Reform is necessary to build and establish
in the heart. % the whole people the Uni On.
eleven year, ago happily rescued from The
danger OF a secession OF STATES but now 10
DC saved from corrupt ceutraii-n, VIII b.
| after infiicting upO1 ten states the rapaci'y
| Of carpet bag tyrsnDIe., TIA. 10 ne y-cOmbed
the offices Of the federal govern meut itself
| with ineapacity, waste ard traud: in'Acte q
States and municipslitit, with the conta-
/ non o. mi .ruic. and locked fast the pros
perity OF an industrious people IN the pa
ralysis of hard times.
REFORM or THE CURRENCY--pKCIE
PAYMENTS.
| R.faym i. necessary 20 establish sound
! currency. restore the public credit and
maintain the national honor. We denOunce
the failure for all these eleven years 10
make good the promise Of the legal tender
notes. which are Il changing standard oi
value in the bands Of the people. aud lie
non payment OF which l. dir, gard OF the
plighted faith Of the nation.
| We ienOunce the improN ldrncc which in
eleven years Of peace has taken rom The
people, in federal taxes, thirteen times the
I
and -qusiIierod fuui time this sum ia use
less expense, without accumulsiipg any re-
| serve Tor their redemption. We denOunc(
tue financial imbeci!ly and immortality 81
| that parry which. CURING tleSCn years 81
peace. Aas made no advance toward re-
demption; no preparation for resumption
but, instead, has ObstIuctcd resumption by
| wasting our resources and exhau-tiDg al
our surplus income, and while annually
protesting TO intend speedy return to
| specie PAYNE ut. has ANNUALLY enacted fresh
| Lindrances thereto-as such a hinJrance
we denounee the r, sumption clause OF the
| act OF lsI5. and we demand its repeal
We demand jadiciou. system OF pre-.
psration. by public economies by official
retrenchment. and by the finances, which
shall enable the nation soon to assure the
whole world Of its pclfect ability aud its
perfect readiness to meet any Of its prom
ises at the call Of the creditor entitled to
payment n hti;s,. .n.bo,.,ou, u,p ,.,,.o,
and, above all, entrusted I, competent
hand. for it execution. Great NJ al no time
an artificial scarcity Of cure ncy, and nj no
time alarming the public mind INTO With
drawsl OF that vast machinery CT credit by
which 81 per cent. Of all our bushes. traps-
| actions are PERFORMED: a system open 10
! the public and inspiring general confidence,
would, from he day Of It's adoption. bring
| healing on st. wing. TO 81 our harrassed in
| merce, manufactures and the me chsnical
arts, restore employment 10 labor. and re-
| new IN all it, national sources the prosper
| ity Of The people.
| BEFoBM ~ TIE TARIIF-FERE Trade
RcfDrm i, necessary in The sum aud mode
OF ftdefai iaXsllon, TO the end that CAPITAL
may be BET tree from distrust and lab I
| lightly burdened. We denouncc the pres
ent tsrif levied upon nearly four thousand
stalr. q
| equality and f@ise pTeleuse. II Yields a
| dwindilng, not yearly rising revenue. i,
| hss impoverished many industries 10 Sub.
sidizs few; IL prohibits imports that nigh,
purchase ne product, Of American liboTs,
u has degraded American commerce from
the fret 10 an interior rank upon the high
seas; il has cut down the sales of American
manufactures at home an abroad. and de
plcted the returns OF American agriculture
] an industry followed by halt our people. Il
| costs the people five times more than il pro
duees to the treasury; obstructs the process
OF production, and wastes the fruits OF Ia
Dor; IL promotes fraud, fosters smuggling
enriches dishonest officials and bsnkrupt
| honest merchants. We demand that al
custom house taxation shall be only io
| revenue.
RhioRM-ECoNoMY IN PUBLIC ENPENsE
HJorm Is necessary in the scale OF public
| expense-iederal, state and municipal
Our federal taxation has swollen from sixt,
millions gold, IN 1860, 10 four hundred an;
nifty millions currency, in 1870 Ouraggre
gate taxation. from oDc hundred and nifty
four millions gold in leG0, to seven hundred
and thirty millions currency 10 1870: or, IN
l one decade, from less than five dollars Del
head 10 more than eighteen dollar. per head
Since the peace the people have paid Z,
| their tax-gatherers more than thrice thf
sum OF the national debt. and more than
, twice TIA, sum Tor the federal government
alone. We demand yigOrOu. irugaIity ju
every department, and from every oricer
OF the government.
kHfoRM-PUBLlC LANDS To ACTUAL SIT
TIERS.
| Ey0y5s l. Necessary 10 put a top 10 The
pronigate waste OF the public land. and
their diversion from actual settlers bF tie
party In power. which has squaliered
: | xpo,VO'vo acre. upon railroad. alone. and
IN amount OF more than thTice thst ayYre-
gave, has disposed OF less than a sixth Al.
, reetly TO the ullers Of the soil.
hEfokM-ADoPIED CIIIZyS.. EFryfTEU
hONGOLs
| Nycf~ J.. Necessary 70 correct the ftuu,f.-
sion OF republican cOnarss. and liz "yr,'r.
" our Treaties and cur diplomacy. vlfrb
1 | hhNe stripped our fellow itizen. OF toreigY
birth and kindred Taoe. reeros,fDv nc a..
D llnllc, OF The shield Of American clt'zsn-
ship, and have exposed our hrethern on The
racine coast 10 the iIcursiOus Of race moi
sprung IRON the came great parent stock