Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-29

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DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
We, the delegates of the Democratic party. of the
United States, in national convention assembled do
hereby declare the administration of the Federal Gov
ernmept to be in great need of immediate .eform do
hereby enjoin upon the nominees Of the Convention,
and of the Democratic party in each state and at
Louis to make efforts and to to this end and
political connection to undertake with us this first and
most pressing and patriotic dnty for the benefit Of the
We here affirm our faith in the permanency of the
Federal Unon devotion to the constitution of the
final settlement of the controversies that engen
dered the civil war; and do here record steadfast conf
in an absolute acquisition in the viii Of The majority
the priepe of repubcs in the supremacy Of the civil
military authority @ in the total "a ssPa,aso1 @ Gf
freedom in the equality of all citizens before
laws of their own enactment in the liberty Of ndivd
ual conduct unyexed by sumptuary aws in the faith
full education of the rising generation, that they may
preserve enjoy and transmit these best conditions Of
human happiness and hope.
We uphold the noblest products of hundred years
of changeful history but while uphoding the bond Of
our union and the great charter OF ths,s our rshs
lance which Is the price Of liberty Reform Is neces-
sary rebuild and establish in the hearts Of the whole
people of the CniOn eleven years happily rescued
from danger Of corrupt centrasm which after inficng
upon ten States the rapacity of the tyranny,
ment itself with incapacy worse than fraud inflicted
States and municipalities with conagion Of misrue
and locked fast the property Of an industrious people
Reform is necessary to establish sound currency
Or We denounce the failure for all these ten years to
make good the promise Of the legal notes which are
changing the standard value in the hands Of the people,
and the non-payment Of which is disregard Of the
plighed faith Of the nation. We denounce the mprov
dence which in eleven years Of peace has taken from
the people in frauds times the whole of the
egal tender notes and squandeed four times the
In useless expense without accumulating any reserve
cy and immortality Of that party which during eleven
years of peace. has made advance towards resump
cn no Rrsparation for r. resuMpon but ioatssd has
exhausting all our surplus income and while equally
protesting to intend speedy return to specie paymen
has annually added fresh hindrances thereto Az such
hndrance, we denOunce the resumption clause OF
the act Of 1875, and demand its repeal We demand
oy Official retrenchments and by wise dnance, which
shall enable the nation to assure the whole world OF its
promises at the calf Of its creditors entitled to payment
We believe that such system well devised and intrust
ed to hands Of creates at NO time
artificial scarcity Of currency, and at no time aiNm
ing the public mind in withdrawal Of that vascr
chneryof credit BY which 95 per cent Of all business
inspiring general confidence would from the day Of i
adoption bring healing its wings to all hsrassed
ufactures and the mechanic arts restore emplo,
to labor and pr".ne1y 70 ths people Ksosn y
end, that capital be set free nom distrst and labor
We denounce the present tariff levied upon nearly
4OOO articles masterpiece Of injustice and false
preenses. Nyiclds dwinding. not yearly rising
enue 1t has Impoverished many industries to sabsi-
the products Of the country It has reduced American
commerce from the first to an inferior upon the high
lures at home and abroad and depetes the returns q
American agriculture and industries followed BY half Of
produces to the Treasury It obsructs the processes
Of production and wastes the fruits OF labor Il pro-
Frauds nS fosters snTshes
that custom house taxation shall be only for
Reform is necessary In the scale Of public expense
swollen nom $So ooOOO5 gold. in 1sSO to ssoOooo0
currency in $50 Our aggregate tsxatisn has grown
or in one decade from less than $ per head to more
than SIS per head Since the peace the people have
amount Of the national debt, and more than twice Of
that sum for Federal Outlays. Above al, we demand
ugality in all the departments and every ONCE OF the
Reform to put stop to the psoa..s
settlers BY the party In power which has squandcred
two hundred millions Of upon railroads slone and
out Of more than twice that has dsposed Of
Reform s necessary to correct the omissions of Re
publican Congress and the OF tratiea aud d.
STsisn birth and Iindred ace crossing Is: Gtan Of
the shield Of American citizens and exposed our breth
q no he %
and in fact by law denied cissnahp through matt
Graiisstion as being nei;ns, secus.o@sd to ths r,d
thus discords the liberty loving 0ermaa and se,satss
moral purposes and Nonsolan men held 70 perform ser
vile labor contracts, and demand such modification
tion BY GSngress within Constitutional Hmitasions as
shall prevent the further importation, or immigration
Reform Is necessary, and can never be effected but
By making it the controlling issue q The elections and
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