, 1876-09-09
nEmncRaIEc PLATFORM.
Adopted by the Democratic Naii0n"i son
yeutior, in Session as ~. Louis, @us''
aStE 1875.

srrIrpsnt 70 be IN great need OF linfslte reform GO
hereby eujOn upon the nom lheeS OF ths VonSeA.'S'
and Of the democratic party IN each STATE and Al st
os IN II. ke efforts, and cooperate 10 tilS end
AMI Al hereby appeal 70 our fellow citizens Of every
former political connection 20 undertake With US ms
first and most pressing patriotic dut! l0r the ueenI
of tie whole country
W. here atrla our faith in the permanency oI the
federal Union: our devotion u the constitution OF
the United States with I;s dmcH.inehtS uuiNeisa!lS
accepted aS final settlement or the controversies
"A n uyeuicred the civil war, and 10 here record our
le.Gtsst oouHleHce in th- Ierpetuliy ui repubigln
yerTInent in an absolute aoquies'-'n.e IN the
will Of the majority, the priHcp1e ~ reichiAs' III
The SUPREMACY Of the cNtI over the ii-liilitS III
tl.ty IA the total eQlTItuu OF church and StI;r-
~ ~ s :. alike OF cIvIl and RELIGIOUS irerdum' IN
u,ltv 81 All cItiz-Ii- before the Just laws o: their
own enactment the liberty 0t lHilNliGsI c1dutt
unyrN,d " sumptCary laws; IL the ttiiEtn1 educi-
tior of the .Sin generation, that t.ey my preserve,
enjoy and transmit these best eOndItons OF human
happiness and nope ,
years of cllauaefu history, bat while GpEcidns the
Gond Of union, ani The grtai character o. lAGSe
our rlgits IL behoOYes free people 10 ITastle also
tlr fr,sl yiziiauca which Is tie price ot liberty
Reform Is necessary 20 rebuild and establish IA the
hearts ot the whole people the union, eleven years
ao b4ppiiy rescued from danger OF corrupt central
ism which after iUtliclug Upu. ten States the raptc-
i+v nf e,rtet-lug tyranny, has ICney-cCmbed the
GffieS I tIs federal government Itself with ucIa ltl
worse than fraud inflicted States and muncIpttlts
with the cOn,aalOn Ui mlsru!e ami Iockei iast the
property Of an Industrious psOpe II the plr.l 81
hard times Reform J., Necessary e. establish sound
currency restore the public credit and MAINTAIN the
national honor
We deuouuee the failure Of all these ten years 70
make good the promises OF The legal tender notes
which are changing the STANDARD OF vilue n the
hands Of the peUpe, and the uOu-p1yIueGt OF which
Is a disregard OF tie plghtga faith OF The nation. We
denounce ;he ImVovIdence which IN eleven y,GTs Of
peace has taken hom the people IL frauds ten Tunes
tie amount OF te legal tender notes and squtndered
four times the sum in useless expense without ac-
cumul4tinS any It-=rve for ;her :eirmDtlon.
We deuource the financial policy and il. oralIty
of shat party which, during yevtn years Vi peace,
has made advancement toward resumption. EO
preparation Tor resumption, tuJ Instead, las OBJ
strurt-l resumption Dy wastsGg our resources
and eNll4usJIng ali our surplus income; al! wEil-
annually pIOt,S>I:- 10 intend "A speedy return to
specie payment, las annually added ires LIn'rsin'c
thereto As such = h.n!rsnce, LeUOuIce the re-
sumption clause u the acJ OF s.j, AMI demand Its
repeal Ne demand a jui!ccus system Of p-ePtEa-
tIcn Jy public economies; hy otic.gl getreEchIIeuts
and by wise Euanoe whc, shall enable the nation to
te yTote wurit ot IT, perfect abIl.ty ami is
perfect rs.JSs 20 meet any OF lis promises at the
cii! OI Its creditor eut;!cl Ia payment.
Ne believe such system sell devise and intrust-
el 10 competent hands Toy execution, creating at no
time artificial scarcity of curr Hcy, and at time
alarming the puhr 'nIid INTO withdrawal Ui that
yaster machinery OF credit by winch - per cent: Of
open, puUllc and inspiring general confidence would
from the day Of is alopuou Lury healing, is
wins 20 ali huTIssel industries; So notion
the wheels OF commerce, EaauG-eturss and the
mechanic arts restore employment u labor an pros
perIty 20 the people.
Reform = necessary IN tie sum AMI rOlg0F f.leral
taNatiun the eu that etui,ri d ~t free 'lgm lis
trust aud lrh-r lightly tEragE-i O. -'cuu Iur- the
present tariff levied upon Dear.y Sea" sIrr---s
masterpiece OF injustice and 1-l>c p.,frus-. 70
- ia
Eas impoverished many Industries a. sUU-5!Iz- few.
II PROHIBITS Imports tLaJ might purchase the pro
ducts ut the country Ii has reduced American
melce nom the hTSt to an inteuar rank upon th-
high sess. II has lowered the sale OF American
at bone aaj abroad, aui dep,etes the
return Of American agriculture and Industry f,l-
lowed oy halt ot our people j. costs The people ave
times more tau II Pr, ,Uces 20 Che treasury II Oh
StrurJs the Trocr-srS OF U.ucion, and wastes the
fruits OF labor u promotes fraud, fosters SNUG
cling cITlceS dishonest officials and b-ul-TtS hon
-t merchants. We demand that cus-Oul-h use taNa-
Ton shall be only f5E revenue.
Reform Is necessary III the scale Of public expense
national, State and municipal cur fa!rr.l taxation
a.s swollen from S53,guGoUG gold, in !sGG 70 $I5n-
Ui ,UJU currency IN 1870, IN decade irgm less
-is1u - per heai 10 more lan SIS per head since
lie peace tie P..ule ve pad "a the TX gathers
no than three times the amount ug the national
iebt, and E.oe than twice Ia, Of federal outI
Above all, demand iru.Ity II every department
D: tie government
EecOrm Is necessary 20 pat a stop 20 prof,-ate
waste oi pUt. hands and t.cir diversion from actual
settlers hy The party IL power which has Sua=ie-ei
TWO EiEi-oi ml-l UHs OF acres upon Railroads alone
iCd oat OF more than thrice that aggregate has dis
POSED oi less tiIu sixth To- the r5-cS II .e sod
Reform Il Necessary 10 correct TIE omissions Ga.
rpahll,aa congress aat the tr-o. Of cur treaties
lHi UUr diplomacy, which have stripped our fellow
'tl1ei.s OF foreign birth AID kindred rirS c7u-,iug
le Atlantic Ca gr shield ~ A:t -..Iz-Ts a5i
have eNgosel ctr brethren gt tie Parli. ri~t tn tia
Hrii:Sgn- %; T-iC- not -II language t.un The
tIn- great Is:rut stock, uI3, fact NOW by law de-
aled cl--ZsuslIp through naturalization EeIny
neither .cE>tOmed to the tu.:itiDIs u: progressive
avz.i.i.u uor X=IeiSei IN Liberty under rgui llws.
v He urnuunct the policy WAlrh thus L.S,5.r,iS ti-
-OeEty loving German and tgleTat-s The :tyg.l II
he oan!ts Trade ii Monaghan women imported iur
nmoIa. PURPOSES ana Ncugcli,n u.en held to rt.T-
orhi servle Lti-'r contracts, and demand su,h
noiIhrat ca OF tie treaty with TIE Chinese Umpire
4 such I-iN.alCn ly Cursr,ss within CDuStItUt uual
limitations Shall prevent The iuy Les importation
)r Hnill- ration Of The Monaghan race.
Reform Is necessary, and never be Il cteI but
y making = the controlling issue II the elect UTs
Ia hflug Z above lie two .,-. issue, Wa. Which
is 'le-aoi'ing class aui The party IL power seek
~ 70 smother II.
L The false issue with which tlray would erk;rlle
ectagGn STRIFE III respect 20 the public schools OF
S!uch tie establishment AMI support belong eNct-
Nr!y 20 the States which the democratic party las
r-aSAed nom their foundation, and = resolved 70
T.ei, AMI without contributions from the treasury
> lLe false issue ly wAIh they seek 10 I.Et
new the dying eILleIS Ci sectional llte between
andrei people once UHH4turslly est,an.ei but now
in'jed III one lHdlylslble republic and Il common
iestIuy.
Reform Is necessary in civil service. Experience
lrOyes taJ the eth tent economical conduct Il the
Is not possible Il is evil service be
'Ilzs fought Tor at the ballot box be brief reward
Il party zeal Instest uf posts Of honor cssiIei for
proved cCIaprte:cy C;It hell lgT E!e.Iiy IL public
nploy. That tie dispensing q patronage should
.eltler De TX OF tie tiTe of public men EOr
ne instrument OF the-r ambition. Here a-aIn pro-
Slnns ttisItei n tie pegio.Eno attest that tie
isfty ~ power now can WOlk uUt 10 practical or
satisfactory reform
Reform Is necessary even more IN Li-Ler grades #
'Huil' stTNlc@-PTe>l lent, Wee President. judges
enatTSr rErese-at.yes, cabinet c:icers these and
~ IN authority are The peoples servants. Their I
ies are not private FeIgU.sst,s they are public
ust. " hen 'he annals Ci tins republic show the !
-1r3tce and ceHsure ot Wee Pre~ileut; Cf a late
. -dker OF the House OF l., prssentafiv-s marketing
MS rulings eS presiding officer; Of tlrae senators
rOhtins secretly by their votes as law makers cf
I'VE eaFIen of The ieal!ng committees II the late /
House Of Representatives exposed In robbery: OF a /
ate secretary of tie Treasury forcing 4,ances IN tie
ubhc account, o. q late attOTn y-g neral uiSarulO-
urtlng public funds of secretary OF the treasury
Erlcis1, or euTiehng IrIasls, jy Der ,euta- eylei
u tNr p ohiS u contractors "I'h his apartment; #
a emb1ssstdoT 70 England ceI sured for a 1-i
!e speculation; or Frr-,-,..s ,.-ix-,.a -,
e--fgIas convection uTuu trlsl Tor guilty com
i !iy IN frauds U.n the Teveuu-: q q .cgretary Of
var imIeaohel for uyl crimes aud confessed rusle.
leaUOrs.
IEe demonstration : complete that the first step i.
eictn must Ue the p-Upiee c-uie foT honest men N
mother party, lest the disease OF ous pjnt.ctl lrr
anon should Inject the BODY FoIt!c, and lest b.
tiAing no change Of meG or prty We ret no clgu.-a
measures and 10 reform Of al these abuses yr,rr
nf crimes That tie pro ;ucfiprs Of sixteen vea.s
aS.eulency ot The re- GhiIctn party create ner,s
~ i2r reform ls confessed by republicans Them
i'es' out ieir rt1rIners 1re voted down In cony-,
on ana cisp-acai from the ctliuet The nartv-s
iss 81 'oHst voters = pOWeress 20 resist the So iG)
.het-LolceIs, rs leafers ana -uiies Reform can
My oe ilsd By q peaceful. civic revolution. Nefe-
am change oi parties that may have change
measures AM Oi men.
DenIoeratic Territorial Convention.
lhe democratic territorial convention, VIII h. fsr4
vancouver, on the 2lst day OF Ss,tenh.- ,,s. g.