, 1876-07-29
nEmDcRaTIG PLATFORM.
Adopted by Che Democratic National Con
y.ntiou in session ut ~. aouis, June
asth, 1876,


asth, 1876.
We. the delegates Of tie democratic party Of the
United STATES IN uAtlonl ouIveuilon asss Inhei do
hereby declare ths atllulat atom OF NE FEDERAL gov
erumrnt 10 be great nee o. liniellate tIu'i CO
hereby euiyu uuOu the lrtcs OF tins convent On,
and OF the denGerai It. party euc STAFF an az ~.
LOUIS make Efforts, AMI sO-oi crate 10 Jils r1
ana 10 HEREBY app=al 70 our Fellow atl<Ls - eVgy
former political connection 10 rneeIiHAe VITA u 'hH
tir,t ana most pressing patl0e duty fUr the hentt
Of the whole country.
Ne here sth our fs3tu 20 tie Qermanency q tie
federal Union oUi orvv,IOu to tie o1usillu.hlH ul
the United States with d, atriiInrnts universally
aecep el ~ IA setti,Ia-L- Ol lie cOnttoVesSles
IL AZ n.endered he eiv Wa ll 90 here rveord
e4draSt oOLh fence q rgt tutu.tY q H. Iu l-can
self-guvrruIny nj Il an also NE acc stnse IL tie
vii Of tie IA .josIty, tue puurlpv uI rtpuh.lcs; IN
tie suplemacs Of the e.vI over Tie i-i44tary au-
tlO1ity IA tue total separation OF church aud Sta,e,
for the sake alike of evil and religious ireedom; IA
equality Of al. citizen before tie Jst laws ter
own eI;9ciTge ut in the HberIy OF lnIydHal uct
uuv.x-l by sumptu..Ty laws IN the tfltEtui educt-
ton Of the rising eevraJicD, that they my Preserve,
euiOy and transmit these bDst Conditions q human
M ppIEess and hope
We upheld the uob!est products Of one hundred
wears OF clatul history, tut While VI hullng lie
ioud of cur uuiou and grvAt character VI tisse
our nights, 1t tshuoves Zee people 20 practlc' also
that eternal vIsli4ne' which tie prlce uI Ib TtY.
Retom Is necessary 70 Tetfuill and estat!sh IN IL
hearts Of The TIUls p-oi!e tLe uEion, t4SNvh ears
ago happily rescu- tuEi danger VI corrupt ceLtrt!-
which alter ILfis-Ius upu tsn States The - pIe-
Ity OF ctEpet-hag tyranny, has Lou~y-coInied the
Offices / tie iele government -seI with Iuc7il acIty
worse than II vi ILhctg States and municipalities
with the couta-Io oT u.isTu.e ant loykes last the
property IPlg-.IOi.s p-Os IA the pa al2 SIS OF
haT. tIIis- Reform sesy,Ey 70 establish sound
currency restore TIE pubhc c-It snl maintain the
national hUUUr.
We deuougce the failure OF al these ten years %
make good TIE promises OF Jhe iegl tender notes
which are changing tie standard oi value u TIE
hands uf tie people, All the nou- yHeDt CI which
Is disrtErI o. the pl ry. laLu OF TIE nation. Ne
deuoUnct. he ImIh WH,h Ii c!ryrn yars Of
peace hEs nom tie VtoIie IL frauds ten times
the OF tue legal teTeI EOtss an! sQutndvTrd
four times The sun. II usei- eS erse without ac-
cumUiatinS stIv Tcsgi ve ior tLelr IeieEuiion-
We aeuounce tin fm1c.al policy AID immortality
OF that party wh cll, during tey years OF peace,
has made DO aiyIuc. menJ toward r-suInptsuu, Ho
pTa pa.utlgn Tor pIIou, Tut iastr1I, hss Oh-
srrurtgI resumption by wssuug our resumes
ana tNnausFlls al! .,ur surplus Income; ant w4ue
annually protesting 10 Iutel- speedy return 10
specie payu,-i,t las nusiy aided mess hIuudugc
thereto As such liz riue-, we drUCu1ce tine Tv-
sumption cLtus- a.; tie Ol l-sj, and demand Us
repeal Ne demand a judcIOu, system Ut prypIla-
tlya by public eoJnouI by Ot5 La retrenclnients
all by wise finance, watch snail Iahe the nation 10
assure the w.ols woEl u It perfect ability ana Ms
rsr:et rs Ihess 70 meet any o is p.OaIlsgs al the
call OF IL ciel.- or euJll j q payment.
We believe such system well l-y Sc and in:-ust-
Cd 20 c1m;et-It hands D.. tXytlou. creating ~ 10
time an art llal scarcity 81 ana al 40 ie
ar,uiug the public mind into withdrawn OF .Aat
vastcT machinery, q eIe II hy WL'A - t 'ei''- %
AL buzIIi-os Transactions are PERFORMED a - 1AN'i-
opeu pu5lc and Inspiring general eoIa-eree ""n4i
irJin the day If a.Up,lOa brIBg LrniiIs uu I.s
wins 10 al lbraSsei IL ustties set IN n otton
tie wheels oi oyInHierre, manufactures ana tie
mechan.c tOr- empl0liusE % lJJr an I-os-
psrIJy 10 the pc pc
Reform IS ne ess4ry n tie an mole o. tels-l
taN,gu, 10 tie n ihst capital G st free from DIS
trust aud iao = lisitly Jsr.eHri He teEOuuce tie
Present tir.H lev.r: upon le.,E!y icuo ARTICLES
IagstrIp eCs ui luius.es AID Isise p rtrIis-. !;
yIei.> dwrCl.ug, not y-agiy RISING IeN-Lue. II
has lIoy-rI-h-! many industries t1 81 issuz- i~
II pruAIuI-s imports that might purchase t~ pr
ducts ut le country 1; las Ielucei American COM
IurIce ON tie frs- 20 IrfrIIur rank UQpI IA
hs,a seas. Il has l1Ysrrr! tie safe C. Anla.l,-L
IlaIuuiictnr a. on- aul a'rotir Hui 'eg,-tes tn-
Ie. arm OF American agriculture aii lU3C- y 10
lJwgt by halls oI or utopa- l. costs tie i,i- i've
Jiau pi, dUC,s TO tl:r tI.a,ulH II l.
stIucts the p-oee~e, oI loU, ami wastes tie
fruits OF IDr. II Irouu-t IS -!-G I"siefS s..ns-
gug !chgS dis oas-t ii t.s ami tsiuEIUpls iHI-
est merchants. We lemiUl tit cJsJOul-A use tax
t.Oi. shall ,- only 4 gtV .l Il-.
Reform Is Ie,y=s -ry lie >clla Of public eTT7as",
uatIu ual, State All MUNICIPAL. Uur federal tiSti1a
has swollen from So ltO,.y0 eoLi, N 1860 to $780,
90 o currency IL 1870, or one decade from less
ti-u - per head 20 more than SIS per head. siEee
the Pv-i,, TIE POI j P5It Ia tie Tx gathers
no tiau Ih-ee IIui,S The amount CI The national
3. bt and II0.- thu .ssi. Jh- Of leleIl CutTS-
A.oSe ali. Ne eHian :Iug-!Iiy II every department
OF tie government
Re o51a Is necessary to put srp to Q-oligate
waste % 'ublC IN & aui their tIvsr-.E "a "a artul
Satgl- Uy The Ply IN power which Its .= !ered
hun s. el mil CIs CI uICn rallut,.~ alone
and out OF moe tan thrice tuaJ aggregate las Cis-
posed OF less than sixth 20 the tll-ss of the - Il
Ref rIa Is nec-ss.ry to correct TIE omissions Of a
rspGLIc-i Goi-,Tes, AID The OF out treaties
and our diplomacy, which iav- sgIlpped our fellow
citizens OF to-gisn prtn aud sUdre! rscr- cri,- NJ
D HE.s
have eSp,sri our brethren Il the Pacific a.ast o.
IucuTsIbI., II a Rot EII dusu--- trgul lie
syn great parent stock. nl, fact p. l1w a..
med citizenship through naturalization rs being
Meth. ,rnstomsd 90 TIE ;rsiituns of progressive
clvlzst.i exercised III hb-Ity uu!er tquI4 laws
Ne deTOUnce the policy which tLUS dlslzrcs lie
liberty Cylu German and tC.eratss The IrY.Vai OF
the cuulle ,rsde 10 Monaghan women imported Tor
immoral purposes AMI Aou2uliIn men Leld - Per
form se. vile l.bos cintrtc.> iuI demand sucn
mo IN at 81 tie treaty VT. tie Chinese Empire,
or such -I-lf On by Congress within c1iSl,ut onal
lu.ItIl - shall prevent ih- Iur ier importation
OF Isss;ni atIJn OF be Mou-.iIn race
Ref l. Necessary, aai can never be ets 7'-c but
by ulstIHg IL the controlling issue % the e-ct os
an. Hfl z q above the Two sllse issues with vGch
tie 9th ,-Lolns class and The party IN p'~er seek
iIi,, 20 ss.o,i.r q.
! The iaI,e issue With which they woull enkiud,e
secririn STRIFE IN respect 70 the pIblsc schools of
which tuy establishment ana pqoft belong eSelI-
siyrly TO the States Ig tn Cr.nGcrtle party -
cherished hon their ICunitJOn, AM Is resolved 10
maintain w4tuI. any ?. ttIty tJr cas-, sect OF
creed, and v.toUt contributions from the trtsisu y
, he false issue iy uAiA they ssek 70 llsst
anew tie dyIi eniters ut sec,l0..lt Htf- between
kiuired peOli- uuuaturally esJIan-et, but now
united N one Iudlvlsllls republic and u common
destiny.
Reform Is re essary in c.v-l service Experience
proves thar tie eth lent Is'Iulr oonfuct OF the
government J. not p,-iHe II lis civil service be
uriLs f,u tlI flr lie ilJt EOS- b. bfl-t reward
OF party zeai Iu-tvtd Of osts 81 hnIr assigned Tor
D. L. TIrFNsf lac
employ. That tL- dlspeGs n OF ptL.u-lage should
neitner b. tx on the tin- Of our public men nor
tll- Ius-rum OF their hLlon i-sre again pro-
iS,Iuus bi> hrt IL the peTtI-iniue attest c1tt the
party N pOw 7 now en- WOrk Jus 10 prLc-Icil or
satisfactory -iOrm-
t.eIorrn i cssary even more IN higher gTales Of
public service President, Nloe FTeslieut, lu.sss,
seuat0rs representatives cabinet Oihcers-th-s= and
. ia autlsori = are the peoples servants. Their
offices pTlyate perquIst-s They are puhlii
trust. \, hen annals ui ti-gs Iepu c SHOW tie
disgrace aLd rerrsure Of Nl= ffe-sirE-, cI late
speaker o. the HJR-= OF 4 representatives. marketing
bis ruling Presiding ON er; % tire s=Isatpls
proi.Iul, 5 cret by thelr woes aS hw mixers; OF
five cha the lea ilns committees u TIE late
House uf Ie-rszentztIyes eXf1-t-i n robbery o.
ate >-cgst OF ie Jr1sury forcing iiau-es n tie
public aeon OF a late ar-orl s- neral Ils4PpIO-
VristIn Puil C IS u secret iTy oi the tresuIy
enriched, sErchi Trends, oy Pr eeiia- leyiri
CE III. ? Uts 1utT4e 0fs SIth utS trtut@uti q
An eulri,,.iJr 70 England lesures fr dlsLougrs-
be SIecg!i .In; Oi tr-sIirut private secretary
barely eScsug uycon ur'ca lruti lor guilty cu-L-
Il iIy al : up0a The rsv-uu-: oi a secretary u
var Iaa2es a i0r aga crimes ans eouiesr1 misis-
me8nUrs.
HE de roas.rati1n > complete that the ~ sep in
TruIu II - u tA- Oe'- e-oe loi Loi-~- Men n
zn0Ii-r E,srJy, lest discs O. on ltieal lEtni-
zAtsln Should Iniec' the bJiy Io-it4e, AMI l-st by
making 10 change o! nlsH ~ ? Tty Ne - 10 change
OF measures and Tv;lrl 81 al tl=s- ati- "roH-s
and crl.n-s That tie pro u-tois cf slNte-n years
OF asc-Ldeaey OF tie r. ub.;eau party ceat= Ees
,ity Tor rri0rm : e1ufszsei By repu llctns shs-n-
selves but thar reform VJ-1 down IL ennv-n-
tiou AMI dlspi4cui from TIE esein-t Ihe party
mass Of clet voters = pyerless % rsst tie 81 eco
oih --hosi-rs, leaders ans sui-~- E-i1ftH en-
only b ili % a peaceful. clE5e revelation de-
IaaHd change ot pir1es thl- sc Nay have ehals=
U: rneasGrts and u1 men,
PUr away her rope with handles ;
no more little Sarah skips. She has
climbed tie golien staiEway-she has
han,le3 In her chips