The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-01
OUR PLATFORM.
Adopted at st. Louisa
Scathing Arrangement
Of Republicanism's
Manifold Grimes.
The Issue Made Squarely Be-
tween Peace and Hate,
and Union and
DiSunion.
REFORM WANTED.

We, the delegates OF the Democratic
party of the United States, in National
Convention asser bled, do hereby declare
the administrator of the Federal gov
eminent to be il urgent need of imrae-
date reform; do hereby enjoin upon the
nominees of each State, a Jealous
effort and cooperation to this end, and
do hereby appeal to our fellow.citlzens OF
every former political connection to un.
dertake with us this first and
most pressing patriotic duty.
WHAT WE BELIEVE.
For tho Democracy of the whole
country we do here reattirm our iaith
in the permsnence of the federal union,
and devotion to the constitution of the
United States, with its amendments, uni.
versally accepted as a final settlement OF
the controversies that engendered civil
war, and do here record our steadfast
confidence in the purpetuity OF rePub
llcan self government:
In the absolute acquiescence IN the
will of the majority; q
The vital principle of the republic;
In the supremacy OF the civil over the
military authority, the.total separation OF
church and State for the sake alike OF
civil and religious freedom;
In the equality of all citizens before
Just laws OF their own enactment;
In the liberty of individual conduct
unvexed by sumptusry laws;
In the faithful education OF the rising
generation, that they may preserve, enjoy,
and transmit these best conditions of
human happiness and behold the noblest
products of a hundred years of chanGeful
history.
But while upholding the bond of our
Union. and the great charter of these,
our rights, it behooves free people to
practice also that eternal vigilance which
is the price of liberty.
THE CAUSE OF HARD TIMES.
Reform is necessary to rebuild and es-
tsblish in the hearts of the whole people
the union eleven years ago happily res
cued from the danger of secession OF
State, but now to be saved from a cor
rupt centralism which, after intlicting
upon ten States the rapacity of carpet
bag tyrsnnies, has honeycombed the
offices OF the federal government itself
with ihcapscity, waste and fraud; in
fected States and municipalities with the
contagiou of misrule, and locked fast the
prosperity of an industrious people in the
paralysis of hard times.
Reform is necessary TO establish
sound currency, restore the public credit,
and maintain the national honor.
AFAILURE.
We denounce the failure of the
Republican party for all these
eleven years to make good the
promise of the legal tender notes,
which are a changing standard OF
value in the hands of the people, and the
nom payment of which is u disregard Of
the pledged faith of the nation.
IMPRovIDENCE.
We denounce the improvidence which,
in 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 expenses without accu-
mulating any reserve for their redemp-
ton.
FINANCIAL IMBECILIrT.
We denounce the financial imbecility
and immortality of that party, which,
during eleven years of peace, has made
! no advance toward resumption; no pre-
psration for resumption, but instead has
INSTRUCTED resumption by wasting our re-
sources and s1hausting all our surplus
income, and while annually proies ing TO
intend speedy return to specie pay
ments has annually enacted fresh hir.
ORANGES thereto. ..
THE RESUMPTION ACT.
As such hindrance, we denounce
tie resumption clause of the act Of 1875,
add we hereby demand its repeal.
ECONOMY.
We demand 8 judicious system OF pre-
psration by public economies, BY official
retrepcbments and by the finance which
shall enable the nation soon 70 assure the
whole world of its perfect ability and its
perfect readiness to meet any OF Its
promises at the call ofthe creditor entitled
10 payment. We believe such system,
well devised, and above all entrusted TO
competent hands tor execution, creating