, 1876-08-12
pEmOcRaTIC PLAT 0RM.
Adopted by tise Democratic Nafionai tom
y.ntion iI session at ST. tonis, Same
.sSfn. 1876.

eminent 70 De IA c-ets need oi iuIne nate reform DO
br.ly ej.iu upon the nominees oI tLIs convent on
- ~ H. tieuaIJlc party ID tcii STATE nut Ut 81
ogi.s e, make efforts, AMI cooperate 70 tins 'Hi :
and 10 hereby appeal 70 our Ie!lo" i@ris oA tNsiy
former to Igl o'IIsctiou 70 uier'iAe WITH us t.>
tir~; AID most pressing i~iti' -'l's ~ '11 --' IL
Of the whole country
We here an m cur i.I;h in The pesmsHeEcy CI ;ae
fEy,l Union: out dey,.sOu 10 tie oul>,IJu-lu o.
i,. United States VIA lts tue'i Its uii-'c'>ly
g,y eI a. iis. ssi item II ui the oCLtIuNvisIs
hat uyeuGcrrl Jl CIN Wal, ani 80 here ieee "lE
sea last oo,d ieI.ce III IA ertrimty OF b Vu'.isn
ssl--s.vrTuIu al also utt lVgu-st7.,u M '!.r
viii o.. the ,Jolty, t'e Pu SP4e ~ Il PH'-lH' IA
d.. ,t.I4.eriac, o. tts cvI over the I-i.uIy su-
tir-,tv IN lie .otat -rIar..J' al church aI'i Sti.-r
-. t. Axe like ci c.yIl ana rellsi az Her.uu; IN
eGU.lt, u ali rIJIL-l. before tEr i;I>t L.Hr o uer
own enactment; tie h~Ity Oi l'''iN 1-sdl C. -G,I
u1y.xr.l bY sumptuaEy LAWS, III thr tsItIu -iUr -
mon uI ril- Tls- y gyIyTuJ.,E t't tvs I='J irs ",
,T,y ,..l! tlSlalt tLgse best COIL-lCus q LusnaE
| L. pI.iess anC Lupe-
We uphold the noIlest products Of One hundred
years Ci uiaugrJl history, tHt Whit ulaOId"s the
Uud OF our UIlDu 'iisi iLe great character o. ihrS
1ur fIgLtS It JtIuOsJs q Lee lntF % iil ~. hsito
tI.t. ,t-rusi y.-Iliu- HI.yA Il the pls= al nlSity
Reform Is lry 70 .ruGl I ,siil!isii IL n
L,ut, ui llv WLyIs p Ui4e t-e uiJt, eleven rais
a-u rElIy rescue: I9vla .t-u-rE ~ corrupt eeEtrt
ism 4ln attrg Q. h.c-.n ui-u tea o.s.es tr sspso-
lIy "a c1.peJ-U,s syl.i.uy, tls cary -v.1'r4 tIe
Offices iHy i-oIil -'vrf.ueEt ITSELF W.Lh intii.ly
w - INN mt cgsi sfaJys 49, ntntIp.-Iivs
~. t3utaslbii l4. ~i'-e - -Nt -i-N
property of iri.s:Glo-- o9ie ~ ti.s .fa, - vi
It.! ,Ii.-s Le.ugIu ;es ry "a establish >o;.i.d
ou.Irucy; restore III puoAc cEy.II an i'iut'In tie
Uat.u-ltl auIHr-
ne d-uoua,e the failure OF all these Ten Yeas 70
make GO! the PROMISES Of he iy--i ."Ides holes
wuch changing JI.r sian .r.5 ga Vaiuv p ,Ls
hands IL th- Z vfs, a-r til EUH- ylient "l N-l'A
- d-srrgi. il- pa lsrl ... Ii .l --y oatI2 y e
d-iUGnr- .ur II! ,sy.ev T!., Ia vluVru a4S IL
Peace las taEtu ItE. tv Iuti Il IL Ii', len I-iuvs
tie oi tDe i IeI..r IoJ-s Ia 81 d.i!cE'j
JEIe~ TIE sum III u-r. - ~. Rise "isLuUs sc
UiI-u-; I.sri We Iur tLclr r,4S I..-lsiuH
Ne de.Uu4ce lie fiii cl,il luI"y a4l Ia.ToI.lI'y
OF th.t ptlJy Which, aUrsBS y.eV Il !riIs Ui ie-er,
las IuI-ie JIysac uy toward T--JuuTtIU., tO
yr, ii4issys Tor re~UIIY,Ja, lat -l,.., ii> ui-
SsI..yrol resumption Uy visiting uUr lt>,'4t,,S
auI uSis,I-Is,s All uur surplus iItuIu AMI wsi!r
.,iaay p.oi,>>Ins 70 iLt,n. "a S!vviy r,tuin 10
spclr payment has @nIaIy Il ldtzl res mn I.i4n,e
tl-.u,O A. such a A;n IgsIrc, W dcuUuuge t4r T.
suuD,Ju 81 uS- o. The acg Ut Is5, auI demand Is
repeal. " e ae.nani JuI1ruu> system II Fiep'ra-
JCn by pa lie ,guuUaiIS; by u1t'LlI retssagiI-sItr
AMI By we finance, wrh shall rai0ie ti!- Aut.Ia -
assure tuz ole VOL oi - perfect ability asI4 It,
perfect readiness 10 nee, any u lis p.CIlsts al tie
,z,lI oi ITS csc .i,or reuutl=i To- payment
We believe suci = 81 stem nl i yse AMI ir,rust-
el 20 competent n.ni> IoT execution. creating Il no
TIM fyl..l scarcity Ct ICY, aI.a t.I'v
- IhILg the pl.ulc LIiLd InJu witiaWai oi HAT
va-Jvr machinery, - c.uut by winch - pr cent uI
al ug~lUf-s tsusa tIyus siir PcIIUllur: "a system
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