The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-27

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 imme diate reform;
do hereby enjOin upon the nominees of this
convention, and OF the democratic party In
each State, q jealous effort and 90 opera.
ton TO this end, and do hereby appeal to
our fellow.citizens Of every former political
connection TO undertake with Us thi. first
and most pressing patriotic duty.
THE UNION, THE CONSTITUTION, RRpUBLI.
CAN SELF-GOvERNMENT.
For the democracy of the whole country,
We do hereby reafiirm our faith 10 the per.
msnence of the federal uniOn our devotion
TO the constitution Of the United States,
with its amendments universally accepted
as the final settlement of the controversies
that engendered civil war, and do here re-.
cord our stesdtast confidence in the perpe.
tuity OF republican self-government.
1HE FIRST CENTURY.
In absolute acquiescence in the will OF
the msjority-the vital principle of repub.
lies; 10 the supremacy OF the civil over the
military authority, in the total separation of
church and state, for the sake alike OF civil
ana religions freedom; in the equality OF
oil 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 they may preserve, enjoy and transmit
these best conditions Of human happiness.
and hope We behold the nOblest products OF
q hundred years OF changsfui history; but
while upho!ding the bond of our union and
great charter OF these great rights, 1. he.
hooves free people to practice also thai
eternal vigilance which is the price Of
liberty.
REFoRM-cORRUPTIO
Reform is necessary to build and establish
In the hearts OF the whole people the union
eleven years ago happily rescued from the
danger OF . secession OF states but now q
be saved from corrupt centralism, viii cb
after intiicting upon ten States the rapaciiy
OF carpet-bag tyrannies, has hone y. combed
the offices OF the federal government itsell
with incapacity, waste and fraud; infecte 4
States and municipalities with the conta,
gion OF misrule, and locked fast the pros
perity Of an industrious people i'm the pa
rslysis Of hard times.
REFORM OF THE CURRKNCY-sPECIE
PAYMENTS.
Reform Is necessary TO establish q sound
currency, restore the public credit snc
maintain the national honor: We denounc,
the failure for all these eleven years n
make good the promise OF the legal tender
notes, which are . changing standard OF
value in the hands OF the people, and the
non payment Of which Is disrs gard of the
piighted faith OF the nation.
We denounce the improvidence which IN
eleven years Of peace has taken from the
people, in federal taxes, thirteen times the
whole amount OF the legal tender notes
and squsndered f0ui times this sum in use.
less expense. without accommodating any re.
serve Tor their redemption. We denot,nce
the financial imbecility and immortality OF
maj party which, during eleven years OF
deInPtion; no preparation for Resumption.
but, instead, has Obstructed resumption by
wasting our resources and exhsustIpe al
our surplus income. and while spn,IalIv
processing to intend q speedy return 10
specie payment, has annually enscted fresh