The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-24
THE DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM.
Official Text as Reported by the
Committee.


We, the delegates of the democratic
party of the United States, in national con-
vention assembled, do hereby declare the
administration of The federal government
to be in urgent pced OF immediate reform:
do hereby enjoin upon the nominees Of this
convention, and OF the democratic parry in
c ell State, a jealous effort ana co opera
ton to this end, and do hereby appeal TO
our fellow citizens of every former political
connection TO undertake with us thi, first
an most pressing patriotic duty.
THE UNION, THE CONSTITUTION. RRPuBL..
CAN sELF-GONERNMENT.
For the democracy Of the whole country,
we do hereby reaffirm our fai b in the per-
| manence OF the federal unior; our devotion
| t. the constitution of the United States
with its ameL dmenfs universally accepted
as the final settlement of the controversies
That engendered civil war, and do here re-
cord our steadIast confidence in the perpe.
tuity of republican sel,-government
1HE FIRST CENTURY.
Ia absolute acquiescence in the will of
the majority--the vital principle of repub-
lies: in the supremacy Cf the civil over the
military authority, in tie total separation II
church and state, for the sake alike OF civil
aud religious seldom: in the euualit, OF
| all citizens before just laws o. ,iei own en-
actment; in the liberty of iluiyidual con-
duct. uuyeXed by sumpt1ary laws; in the
faithful education OF the rising generation.
VA. 'ie! nias g ~! auu .'nnsii'
and bone we bsbnlL the nohiost nrna,,nts ~
| a hundred wears of chaupetl hi.tnry. hut
while upholdiuu the bond of our upinn and
great charter Of these Great RIGHTS /. he.
hooNes 4 fee people 10 practi .e also that
eternal vigilance which |. the price of
liberty.
observation-disclosures.
Psf,y., i. nscessary tn huild and e.,oh Hsb
! i'm the hearts of the whole ueor 10 IN. tninn
eleven wear. AGO bat,niiI rn,ciIcd fron1 ia,
dancer of a seres.ion al states I'm, n, A. "a
be saved from a corrupt centr,Ii.m VIII Ia
after iunictiny imam len states The ranI,.i,,
| of cArpet-bag ,yrangies. Ia. hone = rnmbe.
| the offices Of the feTrral government it.eIt
with ineanacity. waite ard tr.ud. infac,aI
| state. and mlinicin,liti.s win In, cnrt,.
gIon of mi sruIe. and locked fast The oro.
perity OF am Indu,triou. pecple in ,ba ns-
ralysi. Of hard tim.s.
REFORM OF TIE cCRRRNCY-sPECIE
PAYMENTS.
Reform is necessary 10 establish a sound
currency. restore tue public credit and
maintain the national honor. We denounce
the failure for all these eleven wear. 10
make good the promise of the legal tender
a Standard al
value in the hands OF the people. and the
non payment OF which i. a dir. gard OF The
piighted faith OF the nation
". danouno. no
eleven years of ne.r, HsS $50 I'M, y l,,en ~
neonie' in federal ,ay.s ,bir'aan ,;,,, ,ne
Whole slnoun, Of the iaa"i ,ont ,in'es 'ne
and .nIl,pdar., ,o,,, So .euuei notes,
les expense, Without accumuisitDg any re.
serve Tor their redemption. We jepoi,nce
the financial imbecilitv and immoralIty NJ
this, party which, curing eleven YEAR. ot
peace. mas made no advance toward re-
Int install b,. nh.r,u ,tad reI,,|a,,i p.,yn,
wa1,im,, on rasonr,.. an,i 'sa.uip.iloh W
our .,Irulus innome a1d NIL" a,.,57.t a.,
nro,assipo ,n in,.,,a - annu"n!
specia payme mr. hn. annuaIIv snaa,aa e.
bindraprss ,he,eiora" 49, 'n ~, iiesn
we denouuee the r, snmn,ion cI.n"a 80 az" 'So
act of ls15. and we demand H. renal "'
We demand a juuicious system M nrs.
paration. Inv nnblic aconnmiss ~, u az" Pr
retrenchment anI ,, ~ ,; u! oiiC'a
| hall enable the ns,;nn - ~ n .tn
whole world of its no, 10, IN, ' ~.
perfect readiness RI m.,., uD','y auu .ls
| ises al the call Of tho ,redi,nr a,,i,,pp !, w.
payment '"'''eu "
We believe such a system well ao,i..L
and, above ali. entrn.tad =, nou,,e,',
| hands for its execution 80, .,'nPetent
an artificial scarcity of currenry and -, mo
| time alarming the nnhhe nil ,n ,"u Ut NJ
| drawal of that yasi mach,narx- &c -, ~ ~,
| which 90 per cent. al ain our h,s;,as . u!
actions are performed. n svstam onon u
| tho nmbiia "a ;ror'rs system open VI
wouiu, from The day OF It's adoption, bring
austr;e. SO. - "rmS , ~ al, our harrassed IN
| marna a,c o.ion tue Wheeis oil COIN
| arts restora "s.,e,a anu the mechanical
| nav in ali H. po. ,ho", W iiDor, ana re-
inv ~ The 1919 o""' sources the prosper
| w ~ ''' p''P''
REFORM OF THE TARIFF-FRrE rp.nv
| Reform, is NECESSARY 4, ,h.,
of federal taxation. to tbe end ,ta. u ,,Ioue
NAV be SET tree from d;,,,''., mat eaPi'ai
lightly burdened. we denoumce III ,apo'
| ent tariff levied unnn nas,Js, -. .nc pres
| articles a. a mast .r niaca iour thousand
| equality and f,Isa pra, injustice, IN
dwindliny. not n yearly 80, ~ yleids q
| has impoyerisbed No., is .e'ehue' III
sidizs q fav. - ,. many INDUSTRIES to sub
puicnase .he products of American l,bors;
~ nas uesraued American commerce rom
| seas; il has cut down The saieI 81 my n'gn
manufactures at home an ahrn,J n,,ii ran AN
pleted the returns of American spric,,I,u,.
an industry followed by half Our naonIa
| costs the psople five tine $50 PooPic' III
duces IN ibe treasnr,' 'iiu. nue. IMAM IL pro-
Of produciion- ami ,, oosti ucls lhe process
Dor; IL brownies fr,,,,, ra, .no huits OF Ia
enriches dishonest oaici,.Is az, 1,nuggHhg,
honest merchants. We demand -, ri
custom house taxation shnll A.. 60 on
revenue. "' oi's ioI
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mr. H'"NoMf IN PUBLIC LXPESsE.
| Hyo'M u hece s'ary In the scale Of publie
! onpr tn1orat ,i, State and municipal.