The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-31

1 esCu StAte, u xcoIOus euOEt anu 80 OPSEh-
ton to this end. and do hereby appeal to
our fellow.citizens of every former political
| connection 10 undertake with Us this nrsf
an most pressing patriotic duty.
! THE UNION, THE CONSTITUTION. RHPUBLi.
cas- sELr-GOvERNMENT.
For the democracy Of the whole country,
we do hereby reaftirm our faith In the per.
manence Of the federal union; our devotion
t. the constitution Of the United States,
with its amendments universally accepted
as the 6nsl sett ement Of the oontroversiss
cord our stead,sst confidence In the perpe.
tuitv Of republican teli-government.
THE FIRST CENTURY.
In absolute acquiescencs In the win OF
| the msjority--the vital principle Of repub-
lies; Ia the supremacy Of the civil over the
| military authority, In tae total separation Of
| church and state, for the sake alike OF civil
and religious freedom; in the eQualit, of
all citizens before just laws OF their own en-.
| &C ment; in the liberty Of individual COO.
du I, INV. xed by sumptuary laws; In the
faithful education OF b. rising generation,
that ey may preserve. eojoy aud transmit
| there best conditions ( human happiness,
ard hope We behold the noblest produ, Il Of
| . hundi ell yea Of cuangeiul ht tory; but
while u holding u bond vi our union and
crest charter OF these great rights, /: be.
hooves fee people to practt % ais" that
eternal vigilance which IL the price OF
liberty.
REFoRN-CORRUPTION
Reform l. nece .sary to build and establish
In The heart. OF the whole peoLle the union,
eleven years ago happily rescued from the
danger of q sc ces-ion VI states but now to
be saved from corrupt centyslism, viii b,
xfter infictipg upon ten states the rapsci y
OF carpet bag tyrsnuies, has honey. combed
the offices OF the federal government itself
with incapacity, waste and fraud; in'acte
states and municips lities with the conta-
glon OF mi ,ruie, and locked fast the pros.
perity OF an industrious people in the Pa
ralysis Of hard times.
REFORM OF TIE cURRENCY-sPEcIE
PAYMENTS.
Reform ID necessary to establish . eound
currency, restore the public credit and
maintain the national honor. We denouncs
the failure for all these eleven years to
notes, which are . changing standard OF
valH. in the hands Of the people, and the
non payment OF which 10 diers gard OF the
pnghted iaith Of the nation.
We denOupcs the improvidepce which in
eleven years Of peace has taken from the
people, 10 federal taxes, thirteen times the
whole amount OF the legal tender notes,
less expense, without 0ccumulating any re.
serve tor their redemption. We denovnce
the financial inbecility and immortality OF
| that party which, during eleven years Of
peace. has made no advance toward re.
denption; no preparation tor resumption,
but, instead, has Obstructed resumption by
wasting our resources and exhaustin2 all
our surplus income. and while annually
protesting to intend speedy return to
specie payment, has annually enacted fresh
hindrances thereto-as such hindrsnce
we denounce the re sumption clause Of the
act Of 1876. and We demand its repeal.
We demand (uuicious system of pre-.
retrenchment, and by the finances, which
shall enable the nation soon to assure the
whole world Of its perfect ability and It's
perfect readiness to meet any Of ito prom.
ises ct the call Of the creditor entitled to
payment.
We believe such system, well devised.
and. above al, entrusted IN competent
hands for its execution, creating ct no time
an artificial scarcity OF currency, and ct no
time a alarming the public mind into with.
drAwal Of that vast machinery Of credit BY
which % per cent. Of all our business trans.
actions are performed; system open to
the public and inspiring general copfdence,
would, nom be day Of its adoption, bring
healing on its wings TO al our harrassed in.
dustries, set II motioa the wheels Of com.
merce, manufactures and the mechanical
arts, restore employment TO labor, and re.
new In all it national sources the prosper.
fty 81 the people.
REFORM OF THE TARIFF-YRxE TRADE.
Reform u 1ecesssFy IN the sum aud mode
Of fedsrsl taxsti0u, 70 tbs end that esp,sa,
may be set tree from distrust and lab
lightly ourdened. We denounce the pres
ent tarin levied upon nearly four thoussnd
articles - mat = piece Of injustice, In
equality sod false pretenss. II Yields .
dwindIing, not yearly rising revenue. II
has impoverished many Industries 10 sub
hdize sfew; It prohibits imports tha, might
purchase me products Of Amen i.bor,;
y has degraded American somusSee rom
the nrst 70 an Interior rank upon the high
seas; II has cut down the sales Of American
manufactures 1t home an abroad, and de-
pieted the returns OF American sgriculture.
an industry followed by hall our people. II
e'ets the people I'VE times more than IL pro.
duees 70 the treasury; obstsucts the pYocess
OF produeiion- and wastes the fruits Of Ia.
Dor; II promotes fraud. fosters Smuggling.
snriehes d. honest ofdcials and osIErupts
custom house taxation shau be only Tor
revenue. =
pESoRM ECONOMY IN PunIIc Rxprssr
Reform 10 neces ary In the scale Of nukue
sxpen.e-federsl. S,se ana municinsi
w federal taxation hes swollen from sixtx
q nions goid, In 1850, 20 four hundred and
MY milhons currency, In 1870 Our aggre.
te tAxauon. from ore hundred and INV.
soui millions gold In 1850. u seven hundred
soo tnirty miihons currency Ia 1910; or, In
S LIZ u !" ro@ less than nve dollars per
Seso 70 more man eighteen dollars per head.
since tos peace the people have paid 4
taeir tax-gHtherers more than shri.s ~.
som OF me national debt, and more than
sH,ce tsat sum Tor the federal eoverpms at
s,one. we demand vigorous frugslity in
Ssey department, and from every oGcer
SSyoRN-PuBLlc LAHps TO ACTUAL svr'
TLBle.
1Yorm % Necessary 70 put stop 70 the
pton gste wsste OF the public lands md
psry u power. which has squsnderod
n amount OF more than th1ice mn 49,
gate, has disposed of lee than 4 dxX ~
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