The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-07-22

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vi Committee on Resolutions, presented
The report, stating y great many rcsolu-
| tons We're presented. ali Of which had
been carefully examined and discussed
, before coming to an agreement. lie re-
! 4ucsted Governor Do,Ahciner, of New
; York, to read it to the convention, as fol
! lows:
THE PLATFORM.
We. the delegates of the Democratic
party Of the United States, in National
Convention assembled, do here declare
| the administration Of the Federal Gov
ernment to I've in urgent need of inmcdi-
ate reform, do hereby cnion upon the
nominees of this Convention and Of the
Democratic party in each State a zeaouS
eff; TT and co-orration to this end, and
do hereby appeal to orr fellow. citizens
Of every former pol seal connection to
undertake with w ais first and most
pressing patriotic duty. For the Demo
crazy Of the whole country we do here
rcaiiirln our faith in the rermanrncv of
! the Federal Union. Oar devotion to the
Constitution Of the United States, with
it's amendments universally accepted as q,
final settlement Of the controversies that
engcn,crcd civil war, and do here record
orr stca,lfast confidence in the perpntuity
of Republican self government: in abso
lutte acquicscenct in the will Of the ma
iority, the vital principles Of republics /;
in the supremacy Of thc civil over the
military authority: in the total srprra-
ton Of Church and State for the safe
alike Of civil and religious freedom in
the equality Of all citizens before just
| laws OF their own enactment;
IN THE LIBERTY
! of individual conduct. nnvrXch by snnp-
tuary laws. In the faithful education of
the rising generation, that they may
preserve, enjoy and transmit these best
conditions oi'Luman happiness and hope.
We behold the noheSt products of hun
'lrcd years of chaugcfrl history; but
While upholding the bond Of our union,
and The great charter Of these our rights,
it bellooves free people to practice also
that eternal vigilance which is the price
of liberty. Reform is necessary to re-
build and establish in the hearts of the
Whole re@ple the union eleven years ago
happily rescued from the danger of II cor
rHpt cemtralism which, after iu!licting
upon ten States the rapacity OF
CAHiET-DAG TYEANNlES.
Has Ilouey.cnmbed the officers of the
Federal Government itself with incapac-
ty, waste and fraud, infected States and
municipalities with the contagion fms
rule, and locked fast the prosperity Of an
industrious people in the para! ysis OF
hard times. Reform is necessary to es-
tablish a sound currency, restore the
public credit, and maintain the national
honor. We dcnoun:c the failure for all
these eleven years to make good the
promise of the legal tender rotcs which
arc changing standard Of lue in the
hands Of the people, and the non-pay-
mcnt of which is a disregard of the
plighted faith Of the nation. We de-
nouncc the inprovidence which in eleven
wears OF peace has taken from the people
in Federal taxes thirteen times the Whole
amount of the legal tender notes, and
squandered four times this sum in USE
less expense without accommodating any
reserve for their redemption. We de-
nouncc the financial imhecility and inl-
morality of that party Which, .lurin.
eleven years OF peace has made 10 adj
vance toward resumption that instead,
has obstructea resumption by wasting
our resources and exliausiing all our SIR
plus income, and while annually proics-
sing to intend
A SPEEDY RETURN TO SPECIE
PAYMENTS
has annually enacted flesh hindrances
,,ornoe tlle ,..s,,..e tien cituse Of the act
of 1878, and we here demand its repeal
We demand Il judicious system Of pre-
paration by public economies. by official
retreucllmcn,s aud by wise finance which
shall enable the nation to insure the
whole world Of its perfect ability and its
perfect readiness to meet any OF its prom.
Uses at the call of the creditor entitled to
payment. We believe such 4 system
well devised aud above all entrusted tn
competent hands for execution. creating
at no time an artificial scarcity of cur.
rency and at no time alarning the pub
lie mind into withdrawal Of that vas
ter machine:y Of credit by which ninety
five per cent. of all business transactions
are performed, a system open, public ant
inspiring general confidence would from
the day Oh its adoption
BRING HEALING ON IT'S WINGS
to all Our harrassel industry and set i:
motion the wheels Of commerce, manu-
features and the mechanical arts, restore
employment to labor and renew in NIL it.
national source the prosperity Of tn
people. Reform is necessary in the sun
and mode OF Federal taxation to the en-,
that capital may be set free from distres
: and labor lightly burdene.l. We de
nounce. the present tariff levied upo1
nearly fo.W Thousand articles as Il master
piece Of injustice, inequality and falls
pretcnse, it yields dwindling, not
yearly rising revenue; it has impoverisll
ed many industries to subsidize a few
it prohibits imports that might purchas
the pfodncts OF American labor: it h.
degraded American commerce from til
first to an inferior upon tile high seas
: it has cut down the sales Of
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS
at home and abroad and depleted the re
turns Of American agriculture or indu.
try followed by half our people; it cost
tue people five times more than it pro
duces to the treasury, Obstructs the l,rt
cess Of production and wastes the fruit
). of labor; it promotes fraud aud foste,
, smuggling, emiches dishonest official
+ and bankrupts honest merchants. W
= demand that all Cnstomhonse taxatio
!. shall be only for revenue. Reform is net
essary in the scale Of public expens
/. Federal, State aud Municipa} FEEDER;
gold in 1860 to 5O,o0O,0OO currency
1870. Ohra aggregate taxation from SiSd
OoO,O00 gold III 1860 to $773OOC0,Oo GU
rency in 1870, or in one decade frop LEI
;. than five dollars per head to more cha
?, eighteen dollars per head. Since Il
ua,ca +La rannie have nail tn their ia