The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-02

We, the delegates Of the democratic
party Of the United States, in national con-
>entiou assembled, 90 hereby declare the
administration VI the federal government
to be in ursenL need OF immediate reform;
do hereby erJoin upon the nominees of this
con- entioL, and OF the democratic party in
each State, u jealous effort and 60 opera
ton TO this end, and do hereby appeal to
our fellow-citizens OF every former political
connection TO undertake with US this first
an most pressing patriotic duty.
THE UNION, THE CONSTITUTION, RrPUBLI-
CAN sELF-GovERNMENT.
For the democracy of the whole country,
We do hereby reaffirm our faith in the per-
manence Of the federal union; our devotion
to the constitution of the United States,
with its aineL dments universally accepted
as the final settlement Of the controversies
that engendered civil war. and do here re-
cord our steadiast confidence in the perpe.
tuity of republican self-government.
The FIRST CENTURY,
In absolute acquiescence In the will of
| the majority-the vital principle OF repub.
| lics; in the supremacy Of the civil over the
military authority, in the total separation of
| church and state, for the sake alike OF civil
| and religious freedoms; in the equality OF
I all citizens before just laws OF their own en-.
actment; in the liberty of individual con
duet, unyexed by sumptuary laws; in The
faithful education OF the rising generation
that tuey may preserve, enjoy and transmit
| these best conditions Of human happiness
| and hope we behold the noblest products OF
hundred years OF changeiul history; but
| while uphoiding the bond OF our union an,
great charter OF these great tights, i. be
hooyes free people to practice also tina
eternal vigilance which is the price Q
liberty.
Observation-Disclosures
Reform is necessary to build aud establis
in the hearts OF the whole people the unioI
eleven years ago happily rescued from III
danger OF \ secession vi states but now
be saved from corrupt centralism, viii Il
after iniiicting upon ten States the rapacil
of csrpet-bag tyrannies, has honey combe
, the offices OF the federal government itse
with incapacity, waste and fraud; infecte
States and municipalities with the cont
gion OF mi srule, and locked fast the pro
. perity OF an industrious people in the p
7 ralysis Of hard times.
! REFORM OF THE CURRENCY-sPHCI
PAYMENTS.
Reform IL necessary to establish q souI
currency, restore the public credit ar
maintain the national honor. We denoun
the failure for all these eleven years
make good the promise Of the legal tend
, notes, which are . changing standard
+. value in the hands OF the people, and Il
: non payment OF which 10 a di-rsgard OF Il
pnghted faith OF the nation.
/ We denounce the improvidence which
eleven years of peace has taken from Il
\ people, In federal taxes, thirteen times Il
whole amount Of the legal tender note
and squandered foui times this sum In US
LEES expense, without accommodating any Z
serve Tor their redemption. We denoun
the financial imbeciliiy and immortality
that party which, during eleven years
10 peace. has made no advance toward !
demption; no preparation for resumptio
but, instest, has obstructed resumption
wasting our resources and exhaustipg
H. orr surplus income, aud while annual
protesting 10 intend . speedy return
specie payment, has annually enacted IRE