The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-06-17

correcting the abuses of tho public
Service; in diminishing the burden
of taxation (; III dismissing supernu-
murary officials from the various
branches OF the public service, who
consumed the earnings of labor
without rendering an equivalent !;
in dispensing the blessings OF just
laws without distinction of race,
color or class in holding taithless
public officials to strict accOunta-
bIlity for their mIsco. duct; and es-
peci;.lly does the popular branch of
the Legislature, which, standing as
the grand inquest Of the Common
wealth. deserve thanks for investi-
eating the acts of the guilty fficials
whom they arraigned for malfeas-
ancc, corruption and usurpation of
unconstitutional powers, and for
driving them, by the terrors of the
offended law, into obscurity, from
the public trusts which they had
violated.
Resolved, That in addition to the
! foregoing, we proclaim the follow
ing principles as the rule and guide
of oar political faith and Conduct:
l, The doctrine of local seif-gOv-
ernment, the surest protection OF
personal liberty; fidelity TO the
| Constitution of the United States,
and all the obligations imposed up
| on us us citizens of Il common coun-
try.
,. Free schools, free suffrage
/ equal rights.
3. Equal and exact justice to all
! citizens, of every race and cline,
native and forcignborn and no dis
eliminating legislation for the ben
eft of favored classes or corpora
tons.
4. No prescription for opinions
sake-no sectional lines-no rcsur-
rection of dead issues for partisan
success and ~ a preteXt for vindic-
tive legislation.
5, The sacred maintenance OF the
public faith and strict performance
of all oh igations, State and National
6 RetIenehment and economy
in all the departments Of the public
service, aud adhcai nceto the time
honored JcffersonIan standard OF
qualiirati ion Tor office, ais ne honest
is he capable. is he faithful to the Con
uion!"
With these declarations, we cordi.
ally invited all men to cooperate
with US in establishing the perma-
nent. supremacy of the principles
which they embody, in the admins
tration of public affairs.
Il. BARKSDALE
Chairman.
Mr.. Muldrow, from the commit
tee, submitted the following reso
| luiions, in additions to the fore
going:
| MIR. PRESIDENT Your Committee
on Platform and Resolutions beg
leave to make the following report:
Resolved, That the occasion fol
the adoption of what is called the
two-third rule, in the National Dem
ocratic Convention, having passed,
! it is the sense of this Convention
that The next National Democratic
Convention, to held at ST. Louis or
the 9th inst, should adopt a rule
by which Il majority of said Con.
vcution shall be competent to nom
mate cas- di,iatcs for President and
| Vice Prcsidcnt, and that our dele
gates to said National Convention
be instructed To vote in accordance
with the above views.
Resolved, That our delegates to
the National Convention, to be held
at ST. Louis, be sent untrammcled
and without instructions from this
Convention. Adopted.
Mr. Ethel Barksdale offered the
following resolution, which WAS
adopted:
Resolved, That the delegates to
the National Convention be in
structed to vote as a unit i'll con
formity to the voice of the dclega-
top AS expressed by tho majority.
Mr.. Maysin moved that the
thanks of the Convention be tender
ed to Ike President and other Off
GERS Of The Convention for efficient
and courteous discharge Of duty.
On motion of Mr.. Carter of
Holmes, the thanks of the conven-
tion were rendered the following
railroads New Orleans, st. Louis
Il Chicago Railway, Mississippi &
Tennessee Railway, ' icksburg &
Meridian Railway, Memphis 4
Charleston Railway and Ripley
Railway.
On motion of Mr.. Street, tho
convention took 4 recess until 8
| O'Clock p. NJ.