The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-29

We, the delegates of the democratic
party OF the United States, in national con.
vention assembled, do hereby declare the
administration Of the federal government
to be In urgent need OF immediate reform;
do hereby enjoin upon the nominees of this
convention, and OF the democratic party liz
each State, q jealous effort and go opera.
ton TO this end, and do hereby appeal to
our fellow-citizens of every former political
connection to undertake with u. this tirsi
an most pressing patriotic duty.
THE UNION, THE CONSTITUTION, REpuBLi.
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 It's amendments universally accepted
as the final settlement of the cOntrOy ersies
that engendered civil war, and do here re-.
cord our steadfast confidence in the perpe.
tuity OF republican selt-government.
The FIRST CENTURY.
In absolute aequiescence In the will of
the msjority--the vital principle of repub.
lies; 10 the supremacy of the civil over the
military authority, in the total sc paratiop of
church and state, for the sake alike OF civil
ana religious freedoms; in the equality of
all citizens before just laws OF their own en-
actment; in the liberty OF individual con.
duel, unvexed by sumptuary laws; in the
faithful education Of the rising generation
mat tney may preserve, enjoy and transmit
these best conditions Of human happiness.
ana hope We behold the noblcst products OF
| hundred years OF changefui history: mi
| while UNFOLDING the bond OF our union and
great charter OF these great rights, i. be
| moves Zee people to practise also tina
eternal vigilance which IL the price o
| liberty.
| INSTRUMENTATION.
| Reform Is necessary to build and estab,is,
In the hearts OF the whole people the union
eleven years ago happily Rescued from III,
danger OF secession OF states but now u
be saved from corrupt centralism, viii cb
after in1icting upon ten States the rapaci,
Of csrpetbag tyrannies, has hone y. eombe,,
the Offices OF the federal government itsel
| Win incapacity, waste sud fraud; infecte,
states and municipalities with the coptu
| gion Of mi srule, and locked fast the pros
perity OF an industrious people in the pa
rslysis Of hard times.
REFORM or THE cURRENcY-spycI,
PAYMENTS.
| Reform Is necessary TO establish q SCUM,
currency, restore the public credit an,
, lbe national honor; We denounc,
the failure for all these eleven wears n
make good the promise OF the legal tendeJ
notes, which are . changing standard o
value In the hands OF the people, and ID,
non payment Of which is di-rs gard OF th,
plighted faith OF the nation.
We denounce the iinDrovidence which IN
eleven years OF peace has taken from ths
people, In federal taxes, thirteen times ths
Whole amount OF the legal tender notes
ana squandered foui times this sum In use
iess expense, without accommodating any re
serve Tor their redemption. We denoune,
the financial imbecility and immortality o.
ns. pnty when, during eleven years Of
denption; no preparation for resumption
but, instead, has obstructed resumption DIV
wasting our resources and exhaustipg ai
| our surplus income. and while snntiailv
protesting TO intend q speedy return "a
specie payment, has annually enscted fresh