The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-28
National Democratic Platform.

,,o,t, Of the Gnlted States =, N.;-
/ convention assembled DO hereby Geelar.
he administration Of the Federai e.,
ment to be in urgent need of immediat,
reform and DO hereby enioin mn ~,
nominees of this convention and of tbf
/ Democratic party n each State a zcalous
effort and 60 operation TO this end. and =,
/ hereby appeal 10 our fell0w-citIzpus of
every former political copnectiop -
/ dertaLc with us this frst and me-. -,
sing patriotic duty For the Dem,c,,.,
of tie whole country We do here ,.c, r; =,
our faith in the permanence of tho 81
eral Union. and our devotion 10 ITO 49,,
stitution of the nited States MI, -.
amendments. universally accented ~ 4.
| final settlement Of The Controversies tb.t
/ engendere1 civil var, and do here recorl
our steadfast conhdeaee in the pernttuity
Of Republican scfgoverumen,
resolute acquicsceuee in the viii If Tho
majority. the vital principle of rennblics
in The supremacy Of the civil oyer ~
military authority, IN the total scparot tim,
of church aud State for the sake aIil,a of
civil and religions freedom. in the aonoli-
tv of all citizens before lust laws ~ tbeir
own enactment, in the liberty of inIiviJ.
nal conduct unvexed by sumntu,rv la,,s
IN the faithful education Of tbe RISING
generation, that meg may preserve en-
Joy. ami transmit these best conditions of
human happiness aud hope, we behold The
uohest products Oh hundred wears Of
changetul history bat while upholding
the bond of our Union and the rreat char
ter Of these our rights. il bsbooves a free
people TO practice also thai eternal vioi-
lance which is the price Of liberty. Re
form is necessary TO rebuild and establish
in the hearts OF the whole peonic the
Union eleven yearsago happily rescued
from the danger OF corrupt ccutralism
which after lnHictlag upon ten States
the rapacity Of carpel bag tyrannies. has
honey combeI the otces of the Federal
Government itself With lncapaeity, waste,
and fraud, infected States and muuicipal-
ities with the contagou of misruie, and
locked fast the prpaaeriiv of an industri-
Gus people i'm the p5alysis Of hard times.
Reform is necessary to establish
sound currency ani restore the public
credit and mGintaiuthe national honor.
We denouuce the bilurc for all these
eleven years 60 make good the promise OF
the legal tender notes which are 81 chang
ing standard of yalle II the hands of the
people, and the nouPaJmeut OF which rs
a disregard Of the pHghtcd faith OF the
nation We denounce the improvIdence
from the people in federal taxes thirteen
times the whole am5unt Of the leRal-ten-
der notes, and squmgercd four times this
sum ia useless expmse, without uccumu-
latiug any rcvcuuefor their redemption.
We deuounce the faaucial imhecIilty and
immortality of that party which, during
eleven years ut peice, has made no al
vance toward resuaption. and no prcpar-
alton for resuHptim, but instead has OBJ
structed rcsumpti@ by wasting our rev
cuues and exbausjug all our surplus IN
come, and while annually protesting 10
intend "a speedy rcarn 10 specie payments
has annually. eunted fresh hIudrauccs
thereto. As such IL hiudrance we de
uounce thc RESUMPTION clause Of the act
otIo5j. and we hGehy demand IT'S repeal.
We demand iudihous system Of Prepar-
alton by public economies, by official re
tvcuchmcnts, andy wise financial man
agemcut, which haN enable the nation
soon TO assure thewhole world OF its per-
feet ability and IS perfect readiness TO
meet any Of it's ppmjses al the call OF the
creditor entitled payment. We believe
chat such sysem. well devised, and
above all, entrusted 10 competent hands
tor execution, Grating ~ no time an Az
tihcial scarcity q currency, auI at no
withdrawal of tJat vsster machinery o.
credit hy which 3 per cent. of all bust
ness transactions are performed, sys-
tesu open, public, and inspiring general
confidence, would, from the day of its
adoption, bring aaEuE on its wings 10 all
our Ilrassej IN tEstries. set IN motion the
wheels of commerce, manufactures and
the mechanical arts resior employment
90 labor aud renew ina all its national
sources Tie prosperity of she people.
Reform Is necessary i'm the sum and
mode Of Federal tszation. 10 the end ihal
capital may be set free from distrust and
labor lightly barlueJ. We deu01nce lht
present tariff levied upon aearly foui
thousand articles, as a masterpiece of in
Justice, inequality and false preteuse. 1t
yields "a dwiHtiiug, not % yearly rising
reveuuc- AZ - inpuverisbed many in
dustrics to sut1llze x few. A. prohi bits
Imports that mi en- purchase The product,
Of American iaor. Ii has degrade,
American coumscc from the first TO ar
inferior rank on tine high seas. It. has
cut down The s.dis of American mauufac
lures at home AMI abroad and dcpietc,
the returns of AncrlcIn agriculture, M
I industry tullowe by halt our people. i
/ costs the peopletye times more than j
I produces 10 the treasury, obstructs On,
/ processes If pmIUction aud wastes tine
4 fruits of lJbor.It promotes fraud ioster
/ smuggling. euHches dishonest official
and baukrupis honest merchants. W.
/ demand that a.l custom-house taxation
/ shall De only for revenue
Reform is necessary In the scale of pub
/ lie expense. FEDERAL. State and municipal
Our Federal ta4aiiou has swollen from
+ $50 600 UJj gold In 1851 TO g Q0JU, 900
/ currency in iSlD and our aggregate tax
alton from SlN.O00GD0 gold IN 1850 Il
+ $3.50 900 900 currency in 1870 or IN on
decade from less than ave dollars per hea'
( 10 more than eighteen dollars per head
Since the peace. the people nave paid il
+ taxes more than thrice the sum ol tn
national debt. and more than twice tina
sum for The FEDERAL Government alone
/ We demand rigorous frugality in ever.
department, aud from every officer Of ia
! Government.
/ Reform is necessary to put stop to th
prohigafe waste of the public lands au
/ their diversion from actual settlers b.
/ the party in power. which has squandcre
/ two hundred millions of acres upon rail
( roads alone and out of more than thric
} that arrrera'es has disposed of less thar
/ Il sixth directly 10 filters 81 the soll.
r. form IS necessary to correct To
omission Of Republican Congress an
! the errors of our treaties and oar diplo
macy which have stripped our fellow
/ citizens Of foreign birth and kindre
race rccrossiug the Atlantic, of tn
+ sbicll Of American citizenship and hav
/ exposed our Ire nren of the Paoitic co9s
/ TO the incnrsiJus of "a race not sprunl
/ from the same great parent stock. and il
fact now by law dauiei citizenship
/ though nafura'izt5i0l is being ueithe
Accommodated 70 the traditions OF "A pro
gressive civilization nor exercised /
1 liberty under equal laws. We dcnoUnc
I policy which thus diseards the liberty
/ loving German and tolerates the renewa
of the Coolie trade in Monaghan wome'
imported for immoral purposes, and Mon
/ gOlian men held to perform servile labo
I contracts Ard We demand such moli
i fcatiou OF ~ treaty with the Chimes
empire or saea LEGISLATION by Congress
within Constitutional Limitation $ al
/ prevent ihe fnrt her spolTation inui era
ton 81 the lo8goiinn race
reform j. Necessary aud ctn nover p
I effected bai b making il tlc coairosiini
issue Of thc elections aud lifting it abo4t
( the two false issues with which the Office
I holding class aud party in power seek T.
{ smother u; ihe false issue with vhicl
they would eakinlje sectaritu strife j,
rcspec 20 He Hnhiie .hoo's. Ut ,ghicfi tn
establishment aud support belong exelu
/ sively to the several States, and whic