The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-23
THE DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM.
Official Text as Reported by the
Committee.


We, the delegates Of the democratic
party Of the United States, in national con.
vention assembled, do hereby declare the
administration Of the federal government
TO be in urgent need Of immediate reform:
DO hereby enjoin upon the nominees of this
convention, and of the democratic party in
each state, q jealous effort and GO opera.
ton TO this end, and do hereby appeal to
our fellow.citiZens of every former political
connection TO undertake wfth us This tirst
and most pressing patriotic duty.
THE UNION, THE CONSTITUTION, RrPUBLr.
CAN IMPROVEMENT.
For the democracy of the whole country.
we do hereby reaffirm our faith in the per.
msnence Of the federal union; our devotion
TO the constitution Of the United States.
with Its amendments universally accepted
a. the fnal settlement Of the controversies
that engendered civil war, and do here re.
cord our steadiast confidence in the perpe.
tuity Of republican self-government.
The FIRST CENTURY.
In absolute acquiescence in the will of
the mslority-the vital principle OF renuh.
hcsi 10 the supremacy Of the civil over the
military authority, in tae total se p.ration of
church and state, for the sake alike OF civil
ana religious freedom; In the equality of
all citizens before just laws OF their own en-.
actment; In the liberty OF individual con.
duct, unvexed by sumptuary laws; in the
faithful education Of the rising generation.
That tney may preserve, enjoy and transmit
these best conditions Of human happiness.
ana hope We behold the noblest products OF
ahundred years OF changeful history; but
whlie upholding the bond OF our union and
great charter OF these great rights, 4. be.
moves free people 10 practice also that
liberty. P'''' VI
REfoRM-CoRRUPTIoS-cENTRALIsM.
Reform 10 necessary 10 build and establish
In the hearts OF the whole people the union
eleven years ago happily rescued from the
danger OF secession of etates but now 10
DC saved from corrupt centralism, viii Ell.
siter lhnicting upon ten States the rapacity
OF earPet-bag tyrsnnies, has hone Y. combed
the Offices OF the federal government itself
with incapacity, waste and fraud; iniected
States and municipalities with the conta.
gi0n OF mi srule, and locked fast the oros.
perity OF an industrious people In the pa.
ralysis Of hard times.
REFORM OF THE CURRENCY-sprcIe
PAYMENTS.
Reform Is necessary TO establish a sound
currency, restore the public credit and
maintain the national honor. We denounce
the failure for all these eleven wears m
make good the promise OF the legal tender
notes, which are . changing standard Of
value In the hands OF the people, and the
non psyment OF which 10 a disrs gard OF the
pilRhted faith Of the nation. Wv
we ueoounce the imDroyidence which In
eleven years Of peace has taken from ths
people, 10 federal taxes, thirteen times H.
whole amount Of the legal tender no,sS e
aud sqaandered iouI times this sum in uss,
ssrys sx ,pt without any re-
the financial imbecility and immoraii,w -
that party which. during eleven wear. =" NJ
peace. has made no advance toxard r o'
Semption; no preparation for res,lmntion
Dut, instead, has obstructed resumption nv
wasung our resources and exhsustins Al,
our surplus income, and while Annually
spscis pasms,, intend h speedy return 10