The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-13

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! do hereby eajoin upon the nominees OF this
| con, entiaL, aad OF the democratic party in
| e ch State, jealous effort and so opera
| ton 10 this end, and do hereby appeal 10
| our fellow liens of every former political
| connection 10 undertake. with us hi. first
! an mos, pressing patriotic duty.
THE UNION. THE CONSTITUTION. RRPUBLi-
Can SELF-GONERNMENT.
| For TIE democracy OF the whole country,
We do hereby resfiirm our faith ia the per-
| marence OF the federal union; our devotion
| to the constitution OF the United States
win is aIeLdmen.s universally accepted
"a tis nnai se:t ement OF the controversies
| tat eng erdered civil war, and do here re-
| cor our sieadiast confidence in the perpe.
tu;y OF republican sei;-goyernment.
The FIRST CENTURY.
| La 40 :olute aequiescence in the will OF
| the III ijorty--ihe vital principle OF repnb-
| lies; in the supremacy Of the civil over the
military authority, in tlc total sc paraiiOn OF
church snd state, for the sake alike OF civil
and religious freedom; in the equality of
all citizens before just laws OF their own en-
actment in the liberty Of individual con-
duct, unvexed by sumptuary laws; in the
faithful education of the rising generation,
| that tney may preserve. enjoy aud transmit
these best conditions Of human happiness,
ard hope We be hold the noblest products of
hundred years OF changeiul history; but
while II unfolding the bond of our union and
gr.a; charter OF these great rights, i. be-
nGoves a fee people to practice also that
eternal vigilance which is the price of
liberty.
Observation-Disclosures.
Reform, l. necessary to build and establish
in he hearts of the whole people the union,
eleven y ars ago happily rescued from he
danger Of a secession OF states but now to
be saved from corrupt cent-alisn, viii h ,
after jniict!ng upon ten States the rapaci y
Of carpet bag tyranuies, has honey.combed
| tee otices-oi toe federal government itself
with iEcipacity, waste and fraud; infecte d
states and mum ,ipsiitits with the conta-
glOn o! mi STuie. and locked last the pros-
periiy OF an industrious people in the pa
falys.s of hard times.
REFORM OF THE CURRENCY-SPECIE
PAYMENTS.
Refora is necessary to establish q sound
currency, restore the public credit aud
maiutain the national honor. We denounce
the failure for all these eleven years to
make good the promise Of the legal tender
notes, which ale a Changing standard of
value in the hands OF the people, and the
non payment OF which is a di.rs gard OF the
piShted faith OF the nation.
We cenounce the improyidence which in
eleven years of peace has taken from The
people, in federal taxes, thirteen times the
whole sinouDt of the legal tender notes,
and s1nandsrsd Ioni times this gum ia use
| serve Tor their redemption. We denounce
| the financial imbecility ard immortality OF
that party when, Outing eleven years OF
peace. has maze no advance toward re-
demption; no preparation for resumption,
but, instead, has INSTRUCTED resumption by
wasting our resources and eXhsustiDg all
OR turrlus income, and while annually
| 10
| specis payne mt, has ANNUALLY enscted fresh
bIndrances thereto-as such a hinGrance
we uenounce the re sumption clause OF the
act Of 1875, and we demand its repeal.
We demand Judicious ~ stem oil pre-
Darat'On, by public economics, by official
| re'renchment, and by the finances, which
| s5a'l enable the nation soon to assure the
Whole world Of its perfect ability and its
perfect readiness TO meet any OF its prom
lsee at the call Of the creditor entitled to
payment.
We believe such system, well devised.
ard, above all, entrusted to competent
hauds for its execution, Great NJ at no time
| an artificial scarcity OF currency, and at no
time alarming the public mind into q with.
| uiawal nj that vast machinery of credit by
| Which % rer cert. OF all our business trans.
| actions are periOrmed: system omen TO
the public and inspiring general confidence,
would, from The day OF its adoption, bring
n.
uus'rles, SET 10 motion the wheels of com.
merce, manufactures and tie mechanical
arts, restore employment to labor, and re.
new 10 ali its national sources the prosper.
ity OF the people.
.REFoBM or The TARIFF-FREE TRADE.
Hcform Is necessary in the sum and mode
OF federel taxation, to the end that capitai
may be set tree from distrust and labor
hgGuy burdened. We denoance the pres
| ent taI.h levied upon nearly four thousand
alt,c,es as master piece of injustice, i'll
equality and false pretense. 1t Yields 4
dwIndlng, not yearly rising revenue. 1t
mas impoverished many industries TO sub.
s.nlZe aiew; 1t prohibits imports that might
purchase The products OF American laboys:
II ms degraded American commerce from
the ms 10 an interior..rank upon the high
soy ~ has cut down the sales Of American
mahdihc'Irts at home an abroad, and de-
PIE :ed Inc returns OF Amer! sgriculture
| an ih-a'.ty followed by halt our people. Ii
costs HE people live times more than il Dro-
uuces 10 Inc treasury; Obstructs the process
VI Production, and wastes the fruits Of Ia
Dor IL promotes fraud. fosters Smuggling.
ehilcAes dishonest officials and bankrunf,
honest merchants. We demand that ali
\ custom house tsXation shall be only Tor
l revenue. ' 'o'
| REFORM IN PUBLIC ExpESsK
RJorr" Ia necessary In the scale Of public
expense-federal, State and municipal.
our federal taxation has swo len from sixty
unions goio, IN 1850, TO four hundred and
MY hlllions currency, in 1870. Our aggre-
gaze taxatlon. from ole hundred and iiIty.
four millions gold in 1860, to seven hurdr.d
ana thlfty millions currency la 1870: or. in
| one deeade, IRON less than i've dollars per
| mead 10 more than eighteen dollars per head.
since the peace the people have paid TO
tnelr tax-ga,herers more than thrice the
sum OF the national debt, and more than
Twice that sum for the federal government
a'one. We demand vigorous irupaIity in
every department, and from every officer
OF the government.
RRF0RM-PUBLlC LANDS TO ACTUAL SET.
| TLxRs.
Hsfor1a Is necessary TO put a stop to the
prom gate waste Of the public lands and
their diversion from actual settlers by the
parry In power, which has squandered
zoO,0.U.OC0 acres upon railroads alone. and
ri amount OF more than thrice that agVre
gate, has disposed Of less than = six ~ al.
rectiy TO the tillers Of the soil,
hEfohM-ADoPTED CITIZENS, REJxcTrn
| hONGOLs.
HJorm 10 necessary to correct the ommis.
sioh OF republican eongres IS and the errors
on our treaties and our diplomacy. which
nave stripped our felow-citizens OF iora,on
Dirth snd kindred race, recrorsing ths a..
iaoiic, OF the shield OF American cit,zsn
snip, ana have exposed our hrethern of tha
| racine coast TO the incursions Of a race NO,
| sprung from the same great parent stoeI
ana, IN isct, now by law denied cItizensbi,,