The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-11-03
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TUE DEEoCglTlC CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION,
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We iac delegates OF the Democratic party Of
the United Stttes, in national convention as
scmblcd, do hereby declare DE administration
oi the Federal government TO be ia great
need of imm adiate reform and DO hereby n.
ioin upou ih5 nominees Of Convention aud
OF The democratic party in each State q teal-
uus effort rui 90 Operatiou to+ihis end and do
here appeal TO oar fsl ow-citizeus ~ every
former political connection 10 undertake with
Ms this first hul N NJ pressing patriotic duty
For the Demo cy Of the whole country We
do h rc rr-Hthrm our faith in the permhnruer
ut tlir Federal Union; our devotion T. lbs
Cous6lntion Of the United States. With 10,
amendments, universally accepted as final
settlement oi the controversies that cngcnder-
cd The civil war aud do here rec nd our stead
fHlrpuH lc1ce ma tAc pcrpetuity Of republic "a
scli-ruyrruWeut; in absolute HcquteHceuee IN
the will 0f thp mniorlty--the vital principle
OF rcpubHc-; ia the supremacy Of the civil
over ihe military; in the total separation OF
Church and State, for the sake alike Of civil
and rel gious IT. clom in the equality Of all
citizens before jgst laws Of their own enact
mont, n the liberty Of individuhl conduct.
uuycxod hy sumptuhry laws; ia the faithful
education of the rising generation, that
they may preserve, enjoy aud transmit these
best conditions Of human hHpp mess and hope.
we behold the noblost products ola bundled
yaars - changcfni history. HH Hr
Eut while uphoiing the bond Of our Union
aud ihc great charter OF those our rights, II
hehooyrs free people TO prnGiice also that
eternal vigilance which IL tie price Of liberty
Reform b. necessary 10 rebuild aud establish
iu The hearts Of he whole people the Union,
eleven years ago happily rescued from the
DANCER Ola secession OF States, bat now TO be-
sawed from a corrupt centralism, which after
inHcUug upon ten States the rapacty Of car
prl-baH attorneys, has honey c0inhed the olfceh
of the Federal government Itself with incapAc-
a.tt.l inf MI
inequalities with the contagion OF misrulc aud
locked insi the prosperity Of an industrious
q prople ia tht paralysis Of hard times. Reform
Il necessary to establish u sound currency,
rcstofe the public credit and maintain the ma
i0nal honor
w. dcnonnce The failure for All these eleven
years TO make good the promise Of the legal
tender Goics which arc changing standard Of
value iu tho hands Of the people aud the non
payment of which is n disregard Of the plight.
ed nih of the nation.
We dcuounce the iuptoydcucc which ia
eleven years Of peace has taken from the pco-
pie. iu Federal taxes, thirteen times the whole
amount ct the legal tender notes, and squan 4
.lUroi four iimcs their sum in useless oxpuu sc,
without accumulniinR my reserve for fhcir
redemption.
We dcuounce the financial imbccility and
immortality Of that party which, during eleven
Npur- Of pence, has made no advance to-
ward resumption, made no preparation for
resumption bat instead has )bstrucjrd re
sumption by wasting our resources aud cX-
hAuNmg AL our surplus income -and while
annually protesting to intond speedy return
ia specie payments, has annually enacted
fresh hindruucos thereto. Az such n hin.
drnnce we denouucc the resumption clause OF
the act of 1870, aud we here demand its re
peal
We demand iudcious system of prepare
tiun. hy public economies by official tetrcnch-
mcuts. aud by wise finance, which shall cna.
bic the nation soon to assure the whole world
Of its perfect ability and its perfect readiness
TO meet any Of its promises NJ the call OF the
creditor entitled TO payment. We believe
such a system, we'll advised and, above all, ia-
trusted o. competent hands Tor execution
creating at no time m artificial scarcity of
currency, and Mt no time Alarming the public |
mind into n withdrawal Of that vast mas |
chjucry Of credit by which nnoty-fve per
cent. Of our business transactions is perform
cd-u system open aud public and inspi- |
ring general confidence, would, from the day
of It's adoption, bring healing on its wings to
an our h3rasscd industries, set In motion the
wheels Of commerce, manufactures aud The
mechanic arts, restore employment to labor,
aud renew in all its sources the prosperity
of the people
Reform ~ necessary in the sum and mode
OF Federal taxation, 10 the end that capital
may hp set free from dsrust and In Dor lighk
y
leyicd upon nearly four thousand articles as
masterpiece of Injustice. inequality and false
pretcnsc, which yieldsa dwindliug, not yearly
rising revenue; il has impoverished many in
lusrics 10 substitute u few; IL prohibits im-
ports that might purchase the products of
American labor it has degraded American
commerce from the first to an inferior rank
upon The high seas; il has cut down the walls
Of American manufactures at home and broad
II has depleted the returns Of American !
aErlculturc-Gu industry followed by half our !
people; il costs the people five tines more than
lt produces 20 the treasury Il oAstruCts the pro-
cess of production aud wastes the fruits of la
hor, ID promotes fraud fosters snugglng,
cUrichcs dishonest officials and hankrupts
honest merchants. We demnpd that all Gus
tom-housc taxation shall be only for revenue.
Reform Is necessary in the scale OF public
cNpcusc--Fcdctal State aud Municipal Our
Federal taxation has swollen from sixty mil
lion dollars in gold in 1860 to four hundred
aud fifty million dollars in currency in 1870,
our aggregate taxation FROM one hundred and
hny-iour millions in gold in 1850 10 seven
hundred and thirty million dollars in, ourrcn-
cy IN 1870, OF in Que decade from less than five
dollars per head TO more than eighteen dol
lars per head. Since the peace the people have
paid 10 their tNN-gatherers more than thrice
the sum Of the national debt and more than =
twice that sum for the Federal government &
alone. We demand n rigorous frugalty in \
g.
he government. Uu.
Reform is necessary TO put u stop TO the =
lrohiratc waste Of public lands and their Iii.
'crsion from actual settlers by the party in I
,ower which has squahderea two hundred mil '
ions of acres upon railroads alone, and a
'ut of more than thrice that aggregate has c
disposed ef less than sixth directly to the til
ers Of the soil. 4
Reform is necessary to correct the omissions
It a Republican congress aud the errors Of d
ur treaties and cur diplomacy, which have 81
tripped our ielow-citiEens Of foreign birth n
nd kindred race re-emsing the Atlantic q
rom the shield OF American citizenship, and -
ave exposed our brethren Of The Pacific y
cast to the incursions of race not sprung u
rom the same great parent stock, and, in fact y
ow by law denied citizenship through natu- ~
as being unacoustomed TO the u'
traditions OF progressive civilization and 10
ncNerclsed IN liberty under. equal laws M
We denouuee the policy which thus discards
he hberty-loying German and tolerates the
cviyal OF the Nooie trade In MonVolian NO. Il
lep imported for immoral purposes, and Mon
olian men held to perform seryile labor con.
acts. We, therefore, demand such modi
cations of the treaty with the Chinese en, pC
ire, and such legislation by Congress. within Sa
institutional limitation, es shall prevent The 4
rther importation or immigration Of the sd
ongolian race. Pa
Reform is necessary and can never be effect
but by making IL the controlling Issue of nj
e election, aud lifting It above the Two false IN,
sues with which the ofiice-holding class and an