The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-07-13

The rules and regulations of the National
Democratic Convention of 1872 were adopt.
ed for the government of the proceedings Of
this Convention.
Mr.. August Belmont, Of New York, then
addressed the Convention, and offered a a.:
ries Of resolutions, which, under the rules e.
We're referred 10 the Committee on Resolu.
tions:
The Committee ON Resolutions not being
ready to report, a motion was made and
carried to adjourn until eleven o'clock on
the morning of the 2Sth.
SECOND DAY.
The Convention was opened with PRAYER
on the morning of the 2Sth.
Several resolutions were offered and re.
ferred to the Platform Committee, as was
also the memorial of the Workingmen's Cen.
trail Union, expressing their views.
Pending the consideration of a motion to
proceed to ballot for candidates by calling
the roll OF States, announcement was made
that the Committee on Resolutions were
ready to report. Mr.. Meredith, Chairman
of the Committee, said they had agreed on
the resolutions, but had referred them to- d
Committee of Revision.
A recess was then taken until two O'Clock
p. ND
During the recess speeches were made by
Messrs. Doolittle, Breckenridge, Gratz
Brown and Wallace, of Pennsylvania.
On reasscmbllng the report Of the Commit.
tee on Resolutions was read as follows:
|: We, the delegates Of the Democratic party Of
the United States, in National Convention assem-
bled, do hereby declare the Administration of the
Federal Government to be in urgent need of imme
date reform, and we do hereby enjOin upon the
nominees of this Convention and of the Demo-
cratic party in each State jealous effort and CO.
operation to this end and do hereby appeal to our
ton to undertake with Us this first and most press
ing patriotic duty.
2. For the Democracy Of the whole country, we
DO here reairm our faith in the permanence Of the
Of the United States with its amendments, uni.
versally accepted as final settlement Of the con.
troversiss that ehgendered civil war, and do hsre
record our steadfast confidence in the perpctuity
ofrepubcan self-goyernmcnt; in an absolute &C
4uescence in the will Of the majority, the vital
principle Of the Republics in the supremacy of the
ration Of Church and State, for the sake alike OF
civil and religious freedoms in the equality of all
citizens before just laws Of their own enactment
sumptuary laws; In the faithful education of the
and transmit these best conditions Of
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tory: but while uphOlding the bond of our Union
and the great charter OF these our rights it be-
h13yes free people to practice also that eternal
). Reform is necessary to rebuild and establish
in the hearts of the whole people of the Union,
eleven years ago happily rescued from the danger
corrupt centralism, which, after INJECTING upon
ten States the rapacity Of carpet-bag tyrannies,
has honeycombed the offices OF the Federal Gov
injected States and munEcpaties s with the CON-
tagiOn OF msrule, and locked fast the prosperity
Of an industrious people in the paralysis of hard
times.
4. Reform is necessary to establish sound cur
rency restore the public credit and maintain the
National honor. We denounce the failure of the
Republican party for all these eleven years to make
are changing standard Of value in the hands Of
regard Of the plighted faith Of the Nation.
eleven years Of peace has taken from the people in
Federal taxes thirteen times the whole amount of
the legal tender notes and squandered four times
this sum in useless expense, without accommodating
any reserve for their redemption
+. We denounce the financial imbecllity and i'm
morality of that party which, during eleven years
81 peace, has made no advance toward resump-
ton, and no preparation for resumption but, in
stead, has obstructed resumption by wasting our
resources and exhausting all our surplus income,
and, while annually protesting to intend speedy
fresh hindrances thereto. As such hindrance,
we denounce the resumption clause of the act of
1875, and we here demand its repeal.
q We demand judicio9s system Of preparation
by finance which shall enable the Nation soon to
assure the whole world of its perfect ability and
its perfect readiness to meet any of it's promises
at the call of the creditor entitled to payment We
believe such SYSTEM well devised, and above all
Entrusted to competent hands for execution, Great
ing at no time an artificial scarcity of currency
withdrawal Of that vaster machinery Of credit by
which ninety-ive per cent. of all business trans
actions are Performed system open to the pub
'nd the q dapS n s adoo Sc Se
ing on it's wings to all our harassed in
dnstries, set in motion the wheels of commerce,
manufactures, and the mechanic arts, restore en-
plOyment to labor and renew in all its natural
sources the prosperity of the people.
8: Reform is necessary In the sum and mode of
Federal taxation tc the end that capital may be set
denounce the present tariff eyies upon nearly 900
articles as masterpiece of injustice, inequality
and false practice. 1t yields a dwindling,- not a
industries to substitute few. It prohibits imports
that might purchase the products of American
labor: 1t has degraded American commerce from
seas. 1t has cut down the sales Of American
manufactures at home and abroad. and depleted
the returns of American agriculture, an industry
followed by half our people. 1t costs the people
obstructs the process Of production, and wastes
the fruits of labor, it promotes fraud, fosters
smuggling. enriches dishonest officials and bank
tom House taxation shall be only for revenue.
9. Reform is necessary in the scale of public ex
pense, Federal State and municipal. Our Federal
1860 to $3.50 900 in currency in 1870 our aggre-
gate taxation from $154,OoO 1000 in gold in
1850 to $40 600 in currency in 1870; in one
more than eighteen dollars per head. Since the
peace the people have paid to their tax-gatherers
more than thrice the sum Of the National debt and
ment alone. We demand a rigorous frugality in
every department and from every officer of the
Government.
TO- Reform is necessary to put a stop to the
version from actual settlers the party in power
which has squandered 100 100000 of acres upon
railroads alone, and out Of more than thrice that
aggregate bag disposed of less than sixth direct
II. Reform is necessary to correct the omis-
eions of Republican Congress and the errors of
ped our fellow citizens Of foreign birth and kin.
dred race crossing the Atlantic of the shield Of
American citizenship. and have exposed our
brethren. of the Pacific Coast to the incur
sions OF race not sprung from the same
great parent Stock and in fact, now lately denied
citizenship through NATURALIZATION as being neither
accustomed to the traditions of progressive civil
We denounce the policy which thus disCards the
liberty loving German and tolerates the revival of
the Coolie trade in Monaghan women, imported
llllIlOTdl purposes, anu MOuSONdn meu, nelU 10
perform servile labor contracts, and demand such
a modification of the treaty with the Chinese EN-
pre- or such legislation by Congress, within Con-
sttutional limitations, shall prevent the further
importation or immigration of the Monaghan race
II. Reform is necessary, and can be effected
only by making it the controlling issue of the cleo
TONS and lifting it above the two false issues
with which the Office holding class and the party
in power seek to smother it; the false issues with
which they would enkindle sectarian strife in re-
spect to the public schools, of which the estab-
lishment and support belong exclusively to the
several States, and which the Democratic party has
cherished from their foundation, and is resolved
to maintain without partiality or preference for
any class, Sect or creed and without contributions
from the treasury to any; and the false issue by
which they seek to light anew the dying embers
Of sectional hate between kindred peoples, once
unnaturally estranged, but now reunited in one
indivisible Republic and common destiny.
Is. Reform is necessary in the Civil Service
Experience proves that an efficient and economi-
cal conduct Of the Governmental business is not
possible If its Civil Service be subject to change
at every elections If it. be prize fought for at the
ballOt-b0x; If it be brief reward Of party zeal,
instead of q post of honor assigned for proved
competency, and held for fidelity in the public
employ; that the dispensing of patronage should
neither be q tax upon the time of all our public
men nor the instrument of their ambition. Here
again, professions, falsifed in the performance
attest that the party in power can work out no
practical or salutary reform.
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