Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-08-30
-ho Principles Of thu Democra, y.
THE PLATFORM.

lliE TN
I~-mcdis;ely on tie reassemslipa qi
she Couy,mion Judge NrTedilh VI va.
presented the report Of the Committee
~ RssssslaDsS 1theh says that a great
HAM pcssausisns Ssre prcsedled to the
xaoannitues. at II wAjcip ave been cere-
rFaity fxsfsriRod &sd dieussed before
q MiHg 10 IN ~aassarrnf. lie then 70
Sau,4ped E@h aN p3lfsrelHsr'o New
fork 10 rerpd nTH tie CosAdtion. as
ballo VIC
Ne. ne delegates al the Dsmnsmtic
JWtyuf nc '6niied Strtcs, ia nai ioaal
eory,niiun # he R2rnd G~DVprafbcHt
sl De is argent need IS nPapA ote re.
,arm. We 60 hereby rnbrn vp'n the
r0biaecs of this CchvrVii"n and II tlN
Dem cratic party in each S.se n seal
au. Effort an e1SpGaila to.stte tEF|
and do lhrchy aPPcI tn QUO fellow cit
zens al EveRs GlrpKT pet,icut copnec.
ION ~ un1cftafe wifi us this first ard
nos, pressing pa rioiic duty OF the Oe
,l,c cry of the whole country.
We 10 here reaffirm luif hithiin the
~.rmancpcy Of the Federal Union, on
Devotion 10 the Constitution ot the Uni
ted States. with its Amendments univer'
sally accepted as n final settlement %
he controversies hat en- -cnhrcd civi
war, and do here record our steadfasI
confd.nce in the pcrpetuity OF republi
an self government. In ahSo Il e nc
lniescence to the will of tie majority
he vital principle Of republics; j. lht
suprcnncy OF the civil over the militar.
authority; in the total separatnn o.
church and state. for the sake alike N
civil and religious freedom; in the equal
;ly Of all citizens helure just laws o.
<lnir own enactment; in the liberty %
individual conduct unvexed 10y snmpt
Iury laws; in the74aith'uI education o
she rising gcncrarien, that they may pre-
serve, criy, aodaIransmit these besI
'ron itinns nf hrgnan happiness and
'lopp, we hehcballie uoblest products o.
a Hundred ytars VI changetul history.
But, while upAelding the bond oil oul
'lnion, the great charter Of thcce ouI
righ,s. il trhoove res > ice people TO prac'
iice also that c crna! vigilance which is
,hc price OF iterty. Rel IN is aeces-
sary o rebuild and establish in The
aeaIts of the whole people of the Tn
ion, eleven years ago happily rescued
rom the danger OF n secession q
Sta cs, bat now to | G saved from a cor
ruvt ccn'ralism. which, after infiictine
upon ten States the mpaci,y of carpet.
hag iyrannits, has honey cnmhed the
Offices of the Federal Government i.seii
with incapaCl'y, waste and fraud, in
rec'el States and municipalities with
3hc contsginp of misrule, AMI l2cked
n t the prosperity of an industrious
people in the paralysis of hard times.
THE CUR ENcV PLANE.
Reform is necessary to establish q sound
.curr, nov. rrstnre the public C. edit, and
unaint in the national honor.
We d~enruuce the failure for all these
eleven years to make good the promise
Of he lie. al tender notes, WHICH are a
changing standard of wluei in the hOnds
sof the people, and the nonpaymcnt o.
winch is a disr, gard Of the pit gh'cd
faith Of the nation. ,I.
Wedcnouncethe ;mprovidence which
n eleven years OF peace has taken IRON
she people in Federal taxes thirteen
dimes the whole amsuat Of the legal
sender notes, andsquandered four tiTes
ihis sum in useless expense without nc.
cumula,ing any reserve for their re-
,drmption. tJlll Z -. =.
We dcnouncc the financial imAccili'y
and irmorali y of that party which du
ring eleven years OF peace hts made NJ
ADVANCE toward resumption: that iu-
s,end has Distracted resumption ny
wasting our resources and e~Xhaus.lng
All our surplus income, and while annu'
ally protesting to intend q speedy re-
iurn to specie payments has annually
enacted fresh hindrs nces thereto. AS
such a hindrance we denOuncc the re-
umption clause OF the act Of 1970,and
we here demand its repeal. We demand
a iudlc.ous system OF preparation by
onblic economies, by official retrt nch.
merits, and by wise finance, whichshaIl
enable the nation soon to assure the
whole wa,ld of its perfect ability, and
70 perfect readiness TO meet ally OF
.ts promises at the call of the creditor
entitled to payment.
We believe such a system well devised
and above all mtrus,ed TO competent
bands for execution, creating at NJ time
m artificial sea city OF currency, and al
40 time alarming the public mind into
a withdrawal Of that vastcr machinery
IF credit by which 05 per cent OF al
business transactions are pe;tormed-a
system orcn, public, and inspiring gen
cral con6de1ce, would from the day VI
it's adoption bring healing on Its wing
20 II harassed industry, and set IN mo
.inn the wheels oil commerce, manu'ac'
lures, and the mechan cal ar's, restore
employment to labor, and renew IN all
It's national source the prosperity OF the
peop'e ~
Reform is necessary in the mode Of
Federal taxation TO the end;hat capital
uay,he SET frce.froin distrust, and labor
Nightly h~urdened. We denounce TIE
present tariff. levid upon nearly 1000
articles, as n masterpiece at in1nstice IN
equality aud false pre- ence. 1t yields u
Aw,ndIng. not . yearly rising revenue
,ahn.l manu- 1nHneIp1pq re