The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-10-04
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OF THE
lTIJAAL On 'C ATTIC PiRTY

WE, the Dele .ates of the lem mri,ic
Party, in Natinna. Con entiuu assembled,
,ln here dt,.l;re the administration o; the
Federal 10 ernnlent 30 q i'll Urgent need
of mime lat. reform. a., here " e,inin up
nu the nom IIers of thi. Convention. and
of the Demo ratio part, i eac. state. II
Jealous effort and coop rifi III TO this end.
AID ,lnherrb APP ,eal tn our ftliow-citize' y
of every former political connection to un-
.lertake wit us this Ii st AMI most press
ing patriotic duty. For the ID nj n'lacy OF!
.ne whole country we d. here reatfir our
| faith in the pc manency OF the Federal
| Union; our .tev0ti"H tn the C0nslt ton
Of r United Seutes with It's a,ne dine. tn
universally accepted as Il final seltl ment
of the controversies at engrntle:ed evil
war. and we do here record our st..adiasr
| confidence in TIL, perpetuity of republican,
elf-s0vernmert: in absolute acq,,le>cence
in the will OF the majority, the vital priu-
ciple of republics; in the supremacy of the
civil nver the military authority; i the
! total eparation~,f Church and state for
the sake alike OF civil and rel slous tree
dom; ia the equality of all citizens before
Just laws OF their own enactment; IN the
liberty of indiviiu | conduct uuvexrd by
s mp;uary laws; IN the faith al education,
of the rising LeneraGio that tn Y may
preserve. enjoy and transmit these hest
co ditto y of human happiness. and hope
we behold the nnblest products of u hnu-
bred years of chaog full history hnt while
uplolding the b nd of eur Union and
great charter of those or ri. hts, 1t be-
hnoves free people to actice also that
eternal vigilance which is the price ct
liert..
kEFORM Is NECESSARY
to re'.lilt and establish in TIL. carts IF
the whole people OF the Union. eleven
years ago happily rescued f,on the dan.
ger of II corr ,pt cen'ra ism whir; ter
mfirting upon tt States e ra:'a Ify OF
car ,et-!ag t,ra tiles. has horryrOmbrd
tue officer, of the Federal Government it,.
s-lf with ca 'acIty. " ste and fraud, in.
frcted Sta rs a',l mu iciEaliiics wit, t:te
rnnta. 10 nf mis- ule, Il Il ked fast the
prosperity of an indu .trion people il, the
paralysis of hard times RefOlm is ne, eS-
sary { establish II >0and currency. re.tn.e
he publ credit. and mai tain the ua-
tioral i,onor We tlrnouftce the tailnie
for th sc eleven years to make god the
p,onise of the legal t-n,ier notes, which
ARE u ~ ~
AN vi tine people, and the non pa ment
If which is a disrel lard of the plightrd
faith at the naIi"n We den unce the
inlpro> i,ierce Which in rievr,, years ~
peace have taken from the people in Fr'e
raj taxes, thilteen tunes he whole
amount OF The legal tender not.s. and
sIuanderrd four times this sum in useless
exp Sc without acrumulatng any re-
serve for Their resumption. We tlrnOrnc,.
IN" tinancial imbrcility and immortality
OF that paa ~, wlich, during rle"e, years
OF peace, has made no advance toward
assumptions; that inst cad has obstrurte
resumption l.y VA. ting on, resources and
tx ansting all orr surplus income. and
While auhtlaiiE prot SSIng tn intend Il
speedy r''nfh 10 sperlr PAYMENTS. has
an ually euactrd fresh hnleranc, th.re.
to. As such a hiadefance VIZ druopuce
the resumption clause of tile act of I-75.
and we here
DEMAND ITS REPEAL.
We drm"nd sndiclntis system nf pr"t,ara
ton hy pn'in economies, by official le-
ten hmes,t> and by wise finance which,
shall TN .bh the matt III tn insure the
whole worla oi its perfect ability aud its