Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-09-28
The Principles Of Tire lDemg:raevh
TIL rLATFoRM.-REFoRN.

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Immediately oulthe bea5semblirg q
She Convection Judge Meredith OF VA.
prese6'rI the report of he COMMITTEES
on Resolutions, wllich says that a great
many resolutions Yrie presented tHlhr
committee. aN ofmhieH Gayeleen ceEf-
fully ,xnmincd and dicussed before
C ming 10 an agreement. Tie then re
ours'ri Lieut. Cav. DnIshrimcr of New
York 10 read it to the Convention. fS
toll No:
We, thc delegates Of the Democratic
party NJ tine United States, in national
convention Of the Federal Government
20 he 10 urgent need of iWmeiete re.
form. We do Hereby r%nj1iB upon the
noninccs oi ibis Ccnvcnli'n and of the
Drmocrf5e- parity ihItach Staie q ztal-
ou. effort AMI co,operHidn to this end
and do hereby apprl 90 our fellow cit
g,gG.s.s - go! former political conpec:
tion "a undertake with us tbs first and
mos, pressing pa fiotie du' OF the re
lnor acy Of The whole country.
We 10 here r,afirm our taith in the
9~,rmsneucy Of the Federal Union, our
;eyuti0n 10 the Constitution Of the Unit
ted States with itsamendmenis uniyer-
sliiy accepted "a "A final settlement Of
The controversies hat IN endered civil
Wal. and DO Aere record our steadias'
confidence in Ne pcrpetuity oi rePnhli.
can SELF g~0yeEpnitnt In Also Il c ac-
JuiescenCc to the will of tie maj0i'y-
the vital PRINCIPLE Of r%ep1blics; u the
supreme, OF LArlcivi over the military
autnorily in ne total separation o
church and etgta for the sake alike OF
civil and religious lrredom;in heequal-
ily of all ciiztN5 heIure inst avs OF
ilteir own cnaCtm Mt: in the liberty ol
individual coreact ~unve1ed by sumpt-
rary laws. iG'FNP faithful education OF
ihe rising o~eitr1'iony that they may pre-
serve. cni ", 8Nn transmit these best
ton .itions nfr fuman happiness and
hope, we 5elrltthr uoblest products o.
Il huudrcd yea4s-ot changeiul history.
But, while upholdiug the bond Of our
union, the great charter OF these our
rights. it bebooves a Tree people TO prac'
zee also that G email vigilance which is
the price OF iLerty. Rel rm is neces"
fary 20 rebuild and establish in the
lparts of the whole people of the I'm
ion. eleven years ago happily rescued
from the danger OF a secession oi
Sta,cs. hut now to lie saved from a cor
rupt c~en,ralism, which, after inflictinp
mon ten States the iapacity OF carpet
lac ~tyrannirs, has honey combcd the
offices of the Federal Government Itself
with incapacI'y, waste and fraud, m
fec,el States and municipalities with
rhe c%ontagion Of misrule, AMI lacked
fat the prosperity of an industrious
people in the paralysis Of hard times.
II CUR ENCy PLANK.
Reform is necessary to establish q sound
currency. restore the public cfe'lit, aud
7naint in the national honor. 44lk
We denouncc the failure for all these
eleven wears To make good the promis"
nf le il. al fynder nsics, winch are u
changing stihlNNd Of SpIuein the hands
of the people. md the nqnpaylnrnt OF
winch is a disr gard Of the plgh1cd
fifth Of thcrUtinns
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS which
IN eleven yeats OF peace has taken rom
the people in Federal taxes thirteen
vines the whole amount of the legal
sender notes, and squondercd four times
This sum in useless expense without nc
tumulstirg any reserve Tor their re"
demption.
We denouncc the financial imbccAi Y
and il morali OF tha! party which du
ring cIcven yearspi peace has made no
advance toward resumption: that IN
stead has Distracted resumption Hy
wasting our resources aDd ~eXhNus'ing
;lLour surplus income, and while nnnu>
nlly protesting to intend n speedy rc".
iurn to specie payments has annually
rpac,c1 fish hindr nccs thereto. AS
x1ch 4 hindrancc we A%cnouncc the re-
numurion clause OF the net OF lS75,and
we h.re demand IT'S repeal. We demand
" indIcions system Of r%rcpar"ti"n by
nnblic economies, hy official rclr' nch'
%;ncrts. aud 10y wise finance, which s'nII
,nahlc thc nation soon to assure the
whole void of its perfect ability, and
,ts per cc, readiness to nee, auy OF
Sts promises ut the call OF the creditor
sntitlrd to payment!
We believe such system well devised
and above all Entrusted to competent
hands tor cxccution, creating at n , time
nm artificial scarcity OF currency, and Mt
no time alarming the public mind into
VI withdrawal of chat vastCr machinery
of ered:thy which 05 per cent OF all
business transactions are peitormro-a
system olcn, public, and INSPIRING gen,
crnl confidence, would from the day u
ills odon'ion bring hraiing on ITS wing
70 our hlrassed industry, and sci w mo
,i,n the Wheels OIL commerce, manu'ac-
iurcs and the mechan cal NJ 5, restore
employment 10 labor. and renew ~ AL
its national source The prosperity OIL the
pchp'c -
Fcdcrrl taxation l0thc end that capital
no5 he gc free frcni,diStrust, md labor
irGly lur lcard. We dcnonnce inc
prcecn, tniG lsvidupon nearly 1000
nriial.s, AL masterpiece of inlns,'cr m
cSosTry Gud false pre'cncc 1t yields "
dw,ndlinr no;,a yearly rising revenue.