The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-08
THE DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM.
Official Text as Reported by the
Committee.
Adopted at st. Louis, June - '"'"'

mr. fellow citizens of every former political .
onnec elton to undertake with US this first =
IN most pressing patriotic DUTY.
THE UNION. THE CONSTITUTION. REruBLi- |
CAN sELF-GoVERNMENT.
For the democracy of the whole country,
we do hereby rcaffirm our faith IN the per-
nanence of the toaorol union; our devotion |
10 the constitution of the United states. |
with it's ameL dments universally accepted
ls the final sett ement OF the controversies
that engendered civil war, and do here re-
cord our steadiast confidence in the perpe-
tuty OF republican seli-government.
THE FIRST CENTURY.
In absolute acquiescence in the will of
the majority--ihe vital principle OF repub-
hes: ia the SUI remacy Of the civil over the
military authority, in the total separation of
church and state, for the sake alike OF civil
and religious freedoms; in the equality OF |
all citizens before Just laws OF their own en- |
&C, ment: in the liberty of individual con- |
duyt, unveXed by sumptuary laws; in the |
faithful education of tn, rising generation,
that tney may preserve, ENJOY and transmit
these best conditions Of human happiness,
and hope we behold the noblest products of
"A hundred years of changeful history; but
while unfolding the bond OF our union and
great charter OF these great rights, l. be-
hooyes a free people to practice also that
eternal vigilance which Is the price OF
liberty.
RM-CORRUPTION-cEN
Reform l. necessary to build and establish
in the hearts of the whole people the union,
eleven years ago happily rescued from the
danger of a secession of states but now to
be saved from corrupt centralism, viii n,
after inflicting upon ten States the rapacl'y
| of carpet-bag tyrannies, has honeycombed
| the offices of tue federal government ltseli
| with incapacity, waste and fraud; infected
/ 4 -, 10 f1.A
| gIon OF misrule, and locked fast the pros
| perity OF an industrious people in the pa
| ralysis of hard times.
REFORM OF THE CuRRENCY-sPECIE
| PAYMENTS.
Reform is necessary to establish sound
currency, restore the public credit and
| maintain the national honor. We denounce
| the failure for all these eleven years to
make good the promise OF the legal tender
notes, which are changing standard oil
value in the hands of the people, and the
| non payment OF which Is a disregard OF the
| pnghted faith Of the nation.
| We denounce the imDrOyidence which in
| eleven years of peace has taken rom the
people, in federal taxes, thirteen times the
| whole amount of the legal tender notes,
and squandered foui times this sum in use
LEES expense, without accommodating any re
serve Tor their redemption. We denounc'
the financial imbecility and immortality o
that party which, during eleven years O
| peace. has made no advance toward re
demption; no preparation for resumption
| hut instead. has obstructed resumption b,
wasting our resources and eXhaustng al
| orr ,urplus income. and while annual,
protesting to intend speedy return I,
specie payne Mt, has annually enacted fresl
Lindrances thereto-as sucn Il hindranc
we denOunce the IT sumption clause OF tn
act of 1879, and we demand its repeal.
We demand "A juuicious system OF pre-
marathon. by public economies, by ofiicia
retrenchment. and by the finances, whc
shall enable the nation soon to assure tn
whole world of its perfect ability aud il
narfect readiness To meet any of its prom
ise. at the cali of the creditor entitled /
nayment
I'VE heIieye such n system well devised
! and. above ali. entrusted to competeu
, hands for its execution Great NJ at no tim
| an ar,ifcioI scarcity nj currency and at n
time ALARMING the nnbhc mind into viii
drawai ot Ina, vast machinery of credit Il
which a ner cent, of all our business tran
actions are pertormed: a system omen
the public and inspiring general contidenc,
would, from the day OF its adoption brir
' healing on its wings to all our harrassed II
dustries, set in motion the wheels OF con
merce, manufactures and the mechanic
~ arts, restore employment 10 LABOR, ana r.
le new in all its national sources the prospe
n ity OF the people.
REFORM or THE TARIFF-FREE TRADE
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"po'm - n..iss ,knona ~, 80,
Vi ieu. AZ. 80 80 - 80 ,ron, dis,rms, anl ,ah
ma. pI 80 W. tnno,nao - 80
re hga.y 'ia 1917 ,n,'r ,ho,pa,
3 guy - ~ $50 -, ,n,,stio', !,
aItioiGn a. 80 Po,on ~ Is -,
eIuaitui; ,nr NJ Haarl,, Dina rav.4na
q, ~ i,annS.srished many indn.tries IN su
sidize a few. # prohibiis imports that mig
nurchose .he nroducts of American ,boI
1t has degraded American commerce lro
l., the first To an inferior rank upon the hii
seas; it has cut down the sales of Americ
manufactures at home an abroad, ana q
pleted the returns OF American aSricultul
I'D an industry followed by hall our people.
costs the people nVe tunes more tnan II pl
duces to the treasury; obstructs the proc'
pl prouucl,oli; anu Wastes , .no suins Vi
poI ~ P'UintYs . ~ ,', 60. -,
~ ~ ,aI.. w ,amanJ IL,
" ,u,f,,, Mo,Sn ,aSa,ion shau 10 Gil ,
sus,oni hous' ''AA'''" ''"'' wv ''''
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hEf ohM IN r'hi'N HN'
Reform is necessary IN the scale OF pub
eXpense-federal, state ana lnuniclp
Our federal taxation has swollen from sil
millions gold, IN 1850, 10 Tour hundred a
nifty millions currency, In 1870. Our aSg
gate taxation, from Que hundred and nj
four millions gold In 1850, 10 seven hundr
nd n nm IN m