The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-08
THE DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM.
Oficiai Text as Reported by the
Committee.
adopted at ST, Louis. June Is 1870.

vi the federal government |
to be in ur-en. need Of immediate reforms |
do hereby eojoin upon the nominees OF TINS !
con cntiob, and OF tue democratic parry III |
6 ich state, IA Jealous effort and 60 opera |
u0u 20 this end, and do h reby appeal TO |
cur fellow cltiZcn> OF every former political |
c injection TO undertake with Va thi' ffst
AL most pressing patriotic duty.
rrF UNION, THE CONSTITUTION. REPUBLi-
CAN SELF-GOvERNMENT
For the democracy of the whole country,
~, do hereby reJllirm our latin IN the per-
p.3ncuce of the federal union; our devotion |
f. the constitution of the United states, |
with iiS amei dments universally accepted
as the final settlement of the controversies
that engendered civil war. and do bere re-
cord our steadast confidence in the perpe.
tuity of republican tell-government
1uE FIRST CENTURY.
In absolute acquiescence in the will OF
the maiority-the vital principle OF rep1D-
rC-: ia the supremacy Of the clNll over the
military authority. in tle total sep ira'lon OF
church and state, tor the sake alke OF cl'il
and religious free dom; i'll the cqualltV OF
all citizens before just laws OF Their own ca
ac,ment: in the liberty of individual con-
duet. unycXed by sumptuary laws; in the
faithful education of tbs rising generation,
that taey may preserve. ENJOY aud transmit
these best conditions of human happiness.
and hope we behold the nobest products oil
a hundred years OF changeiul history; but
while uoholdlng The bond vi Qua union AMI
great charter OF these great rights, i be-
hooyes free people to praeu.e ais" mat
eternal vigilance which Is the price vi
liberty.
RM-C0KEvpT!oN-cEN
Refor,l is necessary TO build and establish
| in the hearts OF the whole peolle the union.
| eleven years ago happily rescued from ihs
| danger of a secession oi states but now 10
| he saved frDm corrupt centrlilsm, WIN ID,
I after inilictinE upon ten states The rapacl y
| OF carpet ia" tyrtn0ie-, has honey comheu
| the offices OF the federal government Itself
! with inclpacity, waste ard fra d; infected
| states ara municipalities with the 1ontI-
| con ai rI-rt'G nd irykel asst the pro-
perit, o.. an lnduSlrou, people III the pa
ralys, OF hard tImn>.
| REFORM or IIE CuRRKNCY-SrECIE
| PAYMENTS.
E,torut Is necessary 10 establish sound
! guftency, Ies'orc Tue public credit and
! maintain The national honor. We ucnouuct
| the iullt,r- 10. all these eleven year. t"
mahc good the promise Of The IoSa teudel
IA tics, which ale cuaneins standard OF
| yaiu. In the lands OF the people, and The
non p,ymei.t OF which IL al r.gird ol the
phgiited attn oi tbs nation.
We lenuunce tbs huproNidence which N
ele.cn ycuis oi peace mas taken rom he
people IL federal taxes, Inirtcen times he
| whole mJUut OF the legal tender notes,
aud suu.nl cred luul times this sum In use
| le.s expense, without accumulatlDg amy rs'
serve Tor their redemption. We dcnouncC
the financial imbeciliiy and immortality ol
| that party which, curing eleven years II
peace. has made no advance toward re-
demption; no preparation tor resumption,
but, in -tead, has Obsuucted resumption by
wasting our resources and eXhau,tiDg All
our surplus income, and while annually
processing to intend speed return iC
specis payment, has annually enacted fresh
Lindrances thereto--as oucn hin franc
we denouGce the r, sumption clause or III,
act OF 1919. ana we demand it, Repeal.
We demand Il juuiclous - stein OF pre-
paration, 10y public economles. by cthcia
| relrenchlnent. aud by The finance, which
suall enable the nation soon 10 assure til,
| whole world of its perfect ability aud ii,
perfect readiness To meet any OF its prom
Use, at the call of the creditor entitled Ia
| payment.
| We believe such system, well devised
and, above ali, entrusted t. competent
hands for its execution, creating at no time
an artificial scarcity OF currency, and at nc
time alarming the public mind INTO a with
draWal OF that vast machinery of credit by
which 30 per cent. OF All cur Business trans
actions are performed: a system open I,
the public ana inspiring gsaerai confidence
, | would, from he day OF ITS adopt Oh, brin.
, | healing on its wings to all our harrasseu in
du.t.ies, sci la motion the wheels OF com
mCrce, manufactures and the mechanIca
" aris, restore empoy ment to labor, aud re
= new IN all IT. national sources the prosper
4 ity OF the people.
REFORM OF The TARIFF-FREE TRADE.
Reform is necessary in the sum aud mod
of federal taxation, TO the end that capita
= may be set Tree IRON distrust and lab
,e lightly hardened. We denounce the pres
= cIt tarn levied upon nearly four thousant
articles "a a mast r piece of injustice, in
equality and false pretense, Ii yields
dwlndling, not yearly rising revenue.
y has Impoverished many industries 10 sui
| sltlZC few; 4 prohibits imports that Nigh
purchase !ne products OF American lAbOrs
Il has degraded American commerce lroI
- tue nrsl ~ an Inferior rank upon the htg
-cIs, II has cur down the sales of America
manufactures At home an | abroad, and Il,
plcted the returns OF American sgricultur
d m industry followed by halt our people
costs the people five times more than il pre-
duccs 10 the treasury; obstructs the proce,
Of production. and wastes the nuts OF |,
Dor; IL promotes fraud. fosters smuggling
|, enriches dishonest officials and bankrupt
honest merchants. We demand that a
custom house taxation shall be only &c
! revenue.
hEfoRM-ECoNoMY IN PUBLIC EXPENsl
reform Is necessary in the scale of publ
eApense-ieueral, Stale aud municipal
our federal taxation has swollen from ski
millions gold, IN 1850, 10 four hundred an
NIFTY millions currency, in 1870 our aggr
gaze tahAuon. from oue hundred and lit
four millions gold In 1850, To seven hundrt
and thirty millions currency in 1870; or
10 one decade, from less than five dollars D
head 10 more than eighteen dollars per hea
Since the peace the people have paid
Their taX-gatherers more than thrice 1
II sum OF the rational debt, and more III
ar twice that sum Tor the federal goyernme
1ct alone. We demand IA vigorous irugality
every department, and from every otic
OF the government.
REFoRM-PUBLic LANDS TO ACTUAL Sc
TLkRS.
Reform is necessary to put stop to I
Ct. prom gate waste Of the public lands a
- their uiyersion from actual settlers by I
J., party in power, which has squander
. IcOOOO,0CO acres upon railroads alone, a
IN amount OF more than thrice that aggl
\ gate has disposed Of less than sixth
i. reetly to the iiners OF the soil.
REfoRM-ADoPTgD CITIZENS, REJECT
nd MoNGoLs.
Ag0TM h necessary W correct the on,m
sion OF Republican cOngrrs, and the err,
OF our tie tlrs and our Diplomacy. whj
m, nave stripped our fellow-ritizens OF iorei
M orih anu klhdre d race. recrossng the 4
m ia.tic, OF HE shield Of American citzs
~ .nip, anu have exposed our hrctlern OF [
racine coast Ia the incursons of a race n
sprung iiom the same great parent stoe
anu, Ia iact, now 10y law denied citizensh
through u -tuiiaik. alton, a. being neither ,
custohned u The traditions OF 4 prugr,s.i