The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-10-11
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OF THE
hATiJNAn DLMJCNATlC PARTY.

WE, the Delegates of the democratic
Party, in National Con- ention assembled,
10 mere declare the administration OF the
Federal 10 ernmeut to &c i'll urgent need
of im.nc lat. eform. d.. hereby enion I'D
GA the nominees of this Convention, and
ct the Demo rattle party III eaca State, IL
zealons effort and coop ration to thus end,
aud d. hereb. appeal to nur feliow-citizens
Of every Former political connection to un-
dertake wit. us this fl st and most press
ing patriotic duty. For the Democracy Of
t!Fe whole country we do here rcaiiir.a our
faith in the pc nianency OF the Federal
Union; our devotion t." tue Cdnstft ton
of tie United States with it's aMe dments
universally accepted rs u final settlement
of th,. controversies tnat engeudered civil
VIII, and We do here record cur stead fast
confidence in thu perpetuity of republican
self-governme It; in absolute acqnlesceDca
in the will Of the majority, the vital prin-
ciplr of republics; in the supremacy Of the
rivi over the military authority: i the
total ,eparation of Church and State for
tho sake alike of civil and religious free
dom; in the equality of all citizens before
lust laws of their own enactmeut; in the
liberty of individual conduct unycXed by
mptuary laws; III the faithful education
of the rising generatio that thy may
preserve, enjoy and transmit these hest
conditiohs of human happiness, and hope
we behold the noblest products of hu,.
bred years of chang full history hut while
unfolding the b nd of our Union and
great charter of those orr ris hts, it. be-
! hooves u free people to practice al.o chat
eternal vigilance which is The price OF
| liberty. -'
| i y REFORM rs NECESSARY
| to relnila and establish III tho hearts 81
the whole people of the Union, eleven
years ago happily rescued from the dan.
yer of a corrupt centra ism which, after
inhictiug upon tie, States the capacity OF
carpet-bag tyranuies, has ioueyco,nbrd
the officers of the Federal Government it.
self with incapacity, waste and fraud, in
fected States and municipalities with the
/ conta. TO-. of misrule. AID locked fast the
prosperity of an industrious people in the
paralysis OF hard times Reform is neres-
sary t. establish sound currency. restore
The public credit, and maintain the ma.
| tional honor We denounce the failurt
I for these eleven years to make good the
promise of the legal tender notes, which
are a changing standard Of value in the
hands ot the people, and the non pa meni
If which is a Disregard of the Iiightet
firth of the naiiau We dennunce thu
peace have taken from the people in Frde
raj taxes. thirteen times the whole
amount of the legal tender notes, al(
souauderpd four times this sum in useles:
| eXpe, Sc without accommodating any re-
serve for their resumption. We denoHnct
the financial imbrcility and immortality
of that party, which, during eleven Year,
of peace, has made 10 advance TOWARD
resumption; that Instead has obstructe'
resumption Ivy wasting on resources AIT
ex austing all orr surplus income, auC
while annually prof ssing to intend {
speedy return 10 sperir PAYMENTS has
ar ually enacted fresh hinderance there
| to. As such liinderance. we denouncs
/ the resumption clause of the act of 1875
and we here
DEMAND IT'S REPEAL.
We demand jndicious system of prepare
ton hy public economies, by official re-
ttemchments and by wise finance whicl
shall enable the natirn tn insure the
whole world of its perfect ability aud its
perfect readiness TO meet any OF its prom
ises at the call If the creditor entitled t.
payment. We believe snrh system wei
devised, aud, above al, entrusted to com
petrnt hands for execution, creating at NJ
lime an artificial scarcity of currency anf
at 40 tine alarming the public mind into
a Withdraw al OF that vastrr machinery a
credit hy which 95 per cent. of all bushes:
Transactions are performed-a system
open, public and inspiring general conf
denee would from the day of its adoption
bring healing OH its wings to all our har
lsSed industry and set in motion the
wheels OF commerce, manufactures ant
the mechanical arts, restore employment
to labor. and reuew in all its nationa
source the prosperity of the people. Re-
form IS Necessary in the sum aud mode o
Federal taxation. to the end that capita
may be set free from distress and labor
Tightly hurdeneG.
WE DENOuNCE THE PRESENT TARIFF
levied upon nearly !our Thousand articles
as a masterpiece of injastice, iuequalit,
iaud false pretence. 1t Yields dwindling
not Il yearly rising revenue; it has impov
Ierialed nauT Industries to subsidize :