Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-10-21
PLATFORM
on THE
.taiaeaaI Desaeereass Parsv.

W ne oelssefea ~ TIE Democratic par.
l Y q he United stsiea n Natiunal Consen-
hen aa'sfnhls o. barely dsclAre ths "a.
| u'inistrsfion u the T@lefsl Gov~rnment I,
- r. urgent need n immediate rxfgrn, a.
4 hereby ef8 I'm upon tte Nominees Of tia
\ ConyrHt.nf. I'D M TIE Democratic party "
earh statr Efa'aus fart ana ea-a teratson
I " ttis ed ard 90 hsFeby appeal o. oar 81
lowseitEeis IL every fsrasr political con-
/ nfgtign Oh uHd@rtske vtth as this f-st Ma
most prs 'rg patriotic duty fur TIE he.
| mUeTHcy az the whole country Ne a. here
I rssfffm - isith iu ths rertnaneney II the
| Fearfal UTnn3 cur deso.rr - the Cunsti-
'atiun " he Unitgd ~tstss 18th IL aneuA.
ulent 4nlYersa.y aeleptot a. GnAi settle
ueHt 81 tae cuntFoyersies that surenasrci
civil war I'D D. herety reruFi our seal
~ eontdencs u ~ perprtuiy e repubii-
can dsf government in abaolute acQuiss
surs 10 the vii ~ the majority the vital
principle q repuhlics W he supremacy y
The cittl over The military authority in the
totAl separation ~ church and stats foF the
sake sliks n civil ard Fel.E iaus heseom ID
the equality 81 al citizens befare last avs
~ their GER euartnent IN The berry 20 in.
diviius c1n1uct anveHsd b sumpiuary
lsws IN the fasthfal sduCniiou II the rising
generation ia: thsy may preserve. ENJOY
snd transmit these bss, conditions n human
hsppiheu and hope. Ne behold the noblea
I products - = hlnared yea-s n chan~efaI
I history. bit while upholding The band al 60
4 Uu.on and great charter a thee our rights.
\ i bshooves : free people 70 practice also
That etsinal vigilance which h ne price d
Y liberty.
EIToRN - FEcKssAnr
\ % rebuild sni establish Ia The hearts ~ tie
whole people IN the aim. eleven wears nFo
happily rescued nom the danger % ,sces.
tion u states bot now b. be saved frum a
corrupt centraliam whtth. after iraisiing a..
% ten states TIE rapsritv ~ carpet haF tyr
Y rAniss. has bonsy -cumtel the ufieea N he
. Federal Government itsrlf uifh ineapastty.
\ waste and fraud. infected states ard munit.
Y Palities With the c1utaginn ~ misruls. ana
Y lntkrd fast the prosperity ~ an tndustriaus
7 people in the paraiysis II hard times r..
I i'rm . necrtsary g. establish a sHand cur
. rrney, resiorr the public credit and maintain
the national huHuF. We dcnauree the fall
urr ior I'll these eleven ,rars ~ res.., a.
make good The PROMISE 81 he leral tender
notes, which ars ,hAHguK standard -
y value ~ the hauAs Il the people. aud tie
nun payment q which i 4 disregard n ne
{ rtEhted faith q the nation We dsrulafp
ths imprrtiaenes which ln eleven vears -
. peace has t4ken irots The people n Federal
taxes. thirteen tif1pH the wtis amount az the
legal tender n0ies. and squaiArrvd four times
. their tuu in uselessax peusn " .fhaut arrumu-
Z latinE any reserve ~ their redemption We
aenHurCr the financial tmberilly aud in.
/ morality q that party. vti,h. during eleven
l wears o. pCace. has ua8s ~ advance tuu ari
I redemption No preparation O. rrsump tiun
tut instead has ubsrurtrA rrsumpti.n b
I wasting .ur rasaur,es ana t1haastiag al oar
surplus income, and xhlls annually praies.
sing q intend q spopdv return D. specie paw.
. meets has annually enacted fresh hiudraHees
Y thereto As such hindrancr we dennunc
TIE resumption clause q the act q 1875. and
Z ~e here
DEMAND Irs EErEAL
We demand judiriaus systrrB n rrepar.
stloH by public erUnomiea lT eM..nl re
/ trsurhments ard by wise fuaucfs which
thsli enable the natieu soon h assure the
WhnIs w0rii uf ita perfect ability ard II
perfect readiness o. meet AIS Of its promises
Il the call - The Credit,f entitled o. pay
mrut We believe furh system we'll 81.
visr4 and. ahsve 81. entrusted L. rumpftsnt
bands Or execution. creating e ~ unls a.
artlhCiAl sCarcity q currency and Al no time
alarming the public mind INTO a withdrawal
u thai marhiner, ~ credit ~ which tlattt.
I've pr cent 20 Al business transagti.us ale
periuflned-s system open, public aud IN
spring genera eulhdeuCe Would frbn the
day e 70 adoption bring healing % a. 81 -
o. nil uur harassei industry hnf 80 W. mo-
thr y heels q gommtrve. mnruE.tu-ts and
ne mechanical arts. restore eut,Ia,mert T.
'ahnf. and rensN in Al ~ nstural source. the
rr,Hreri'y ~ ths people Reform y Heles-
sar5 in the sum and mode a Federal taxa
uon. q The sud that capital may b. 81 free
hom disirusi snd labor lightly burdsued
va pUSoUNCE rHE rEEsExr rAEuT.
levied upon nearly four thousand articles. A.
= mastsfpie,s q injustice, inequality aad .
ia.af rntfnss Ii yiflis aWtAd'iur not 4
yearly RISING revenue rt has impoverished .
rhrs Industries % sals.4lzra fu Il pro.
ti'tts ~ p.rts BAT might VUr,lass the pro- .
au'ts rt American labuF Do has lr.raAsl .
American ruunrrre from the Get 81 a. u.s. .
ieriar rams AZ the high seas. q has tut down 4
She fu.cs rt Amru.su manufacture a. home F.
and abrusA and depleted che returns III
Arertan agriculture, ~ industry flloatt
~ bal nur people t cgsts the people hvs .
Times mors than DC produces g. the treasury.
ohstruris the provrss u probation and 4
wastes ths fruits ID labor. it pufmuts.s fraud +
and fosters tmaEg Hg. turighss dishonest ~ .
tctHla and bsukupts honest merchant We 4
demand thst al custom house TAXATION shall I
he unly f1r rrYenuo Return i nece..ars IN 1
nc srHle q public expenses, Federal, state I
and municipal
oUE TTDEEAL rAKArtox HAs swoLLEx
from SEQ 600 GO gold IN $50 o. S450 OO0. CO. I.
cufrfrct % $50 our aggregate taxa.
tua ffom si5iOO0O GO gid "a 1870 % sT80. 4
ooonlo currrhgy 10 ls10 ~ ir ore decade /
from les than fve dollars per head a. more /
thnn e.gutson dollars per head since the i
p'epls have psid q their tsH-gatherers more /
than three The sum q the nalioaal debt. aud 4
more than taice that sum Cor the Federal 4
UOTernment slone W. demand rigorous 4
hugahiy IN every department ard from every 4
officer ~ the Government. Refurm Is nee 1
essary g pot sisp - the pro6igate waste 4
a puhHc lnHds and their diversion trim a.. 4
iual stttlers ~ the party W power which 4
has aquandercd two hundred millions Hcres 4
upon railroads alone. ard out q more than 4
thrice that Aggregate has disposed n lcsa 4
thar SAITH directly % tilleu n the soil - 4
Reform u necessary 20 cgrreQt tie
OMISSIONS % a EErvslIoAE ooxsRrss.
and the errors II cur treaties ard our dinlo- /
macy which have stripped our fellow iti- L
EFna q fnroiEn birth ard Kindred rsra ~ 1
crossing the Atlantie II the shield 81 Amer. I
ickn ciuEenship. and have exposed our
hrvthren of the Pacifc slupe q the inrur- 1
sious a race not Ep-ung from ths sane /
great parent stock and-in fact. naw b. lac /
deald citizenship through naturalization. a. /
being neither accustomed n the traditions a 4
d progressive civilization. ~ exercised u IL i
srtY under equal laws We denouncs he |
poll ) which thus discaFds the hberty-loving /
Ierman. and toleruies The revival q the /
coais trsde - Mong0lian women imported /