The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-22
THE DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM.
Official Text as Reported by the
Committee.
Adop,ch at ~. Louis. J""" -. t"'"'

Naturalization - IN, federal Government
tn h., i'm Irgen, need af Immediate reform;
do hereby erioio upon the nominees OF this
con,pnti5l., and of the democratic parry ~
e,rh state. a Jealous effort ami co opera
non TO This end. and do hereby appeal to
our iel9" liens ca t'c' iu' 'iSi -
| am MOI, nros, mo pairs, tie dur.
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| for tuc ueinpci"'t "a ~. 49,, t"'''i' -
We uu ie.ii,l VI o'. ~. - .te -
inanenee VI .ne icueia' ui''n' 90. e,otion
u tue CONSTITUTION ~ thc L.tu o'H.es;
WIN IL '1'e'.ileh' ",l', az! nOeott'u
o. tuc hu"' w '''eut " ''lV '",''' - ~
tuht thsehVt'tu c'Nli W al, "ilu "n pC't ~
ooIu o',' s,cN'''>, co' III tn'
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| , ~ 49, ~ I'it. - - - 80 -
| To-. in Tho .ucram,rv + The iiyii nrcr tho
military ,uthority in t1c tota; .eu,r,iion nj
| churrh and .ia,e Tor mo sakp aliLe on civil
and rriiyinus freedom. in thc eunality Of
| All citizen. Lcfcre inst IaNs ot their own en-.
actmcnt. i'm ihr iibrrly of individual con.
| duct invoked by .umittlary laws. i'm the
| faithful edDcaiinn OF The rising generation.
| thnt toey may nre,crya erioy and transmit
| these hest conditions IF human happine,.
ana hone we behold lie poble,t product. Of
| a hundred wears OF chaurs,ul history; but
| MINI 80 Ia, d. hn,,'T -, ,,r,,,,;, ~
I.,'.''' - VI 'i 80 No.
HOW ~ &c Peof.r !" Pi"'ii ~" l""t
ticThdI N&hah'e when i me price 81
lperh'
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M ~, , 80 ,''','
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dau.,.rnf =, ..,.e..inn -, ST. ir, nov, ~
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| - - vs., 80; - VI, '"i'',
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| Nm i,,i, -, IN! -. 80
| stat. arJ n,,i,,i,.in,Ii,i,, i,h ~ 80
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|
REFORM OF ruE CrERENCI- ~rrcIE
rkNMEN1S.
E.E.,.., =, ,,,,...,lv ia c,,,l,Ii.b o.,..,,i
currency, Restore the public credit and
| maintain The national honor. We dcnolr,.c
| the failure for all these eleven wear. 10
| make good the promise oi the legal tender
notes, which are n changing standard of
| value in the hands of the poople and the
| non payment of winch i, "A III +. ard of The
pli.hted faith of the nation
We tlpnotmce the imrra,i,,cucc which IN
| eleven years of peace hg. taken from The
people, IN federal taxes. thirteen times the
| whole amount of the lov,I tender nn,e.
| ana ,qulndered iouI time, thi, sum 10 use
| less expense. without Iccumu ali n any re-
| eCrNr TOW thelr rcucnlpuvn. We dCnounce
tue financial Imbccllily srd . 1Orality of
| pcorc. h1s mad no ,I,.,,,,,- - VI
p'nhll loh' u" preparation TOR v sumption,
- !, "nN'' u-t'H It>"'hpuoh 10y
| "",N!S pui icsoIuceH anu tAiausInS an
| OIL suiplu> income anu While a9nualIy
49, ' Csr.,i5 ~ ihtchu spceuy return TO
| 49, pa. ~, mas ahhuaHy enacted fresh
uiuu I',il' ''eleto-as sueh hihdrance
| We uehouhcc We rt sumption clause OF the
| "' W. ~ 80, ai," We ueiiaiu us repeal.
VIZ u'niahu luulclous system OF pre-.
pIiatloii, ~ p"plG economies, by oinclhi
| Ieuehchineht' anu 10y the finances, which
| rsn, eiapi ,i 1"o na''oh sooh 10 assure me
"noie Moiiu VI ~ ptlle't apllt( ana lis
- ~ ,,'I.aii - ~ me- any oI rs prom
lscs III inc can oil lhe cfedlt0r entitled TO
| P". n'eht'
| we beheNe such u system, well devised,
ana, above an, entrusted t. competent
| hahd. Tor II, execution, creating at no time
| an artificial scarcity OF currency, and ut no
| ume alarming the pubic mind INTO n with.
| uraWa OF that vast machinery Of credit by
which - per cent. OF all our business trans
| actions are performed: a system omen Ia
| ,"oufJ - ,o''f i'i'"E scheIa' confidence,
healing ON lis WINS To- ali o'r bsrrsa LIE IT,,
| dustries sci i'm mntinn tta 1870, " III
meree. manuf,ciures and ,ba u, I'M
| arts, restore employment Ia I,Lnr and 80
| now in all lis national soI,r,os ~ 80, 80
| ity OF the ueGDle i'''P''
| REFORM OF THE TARIFF-FRKE TR.DF
| E.c.,,, re,a.s,r,. -, ,,.
| of ,fte,.I f'x,,i,,t III we sun ana mode
NAV he SCI trss ,ro,,, III snu tha' capita
| lightly burdcnrb W. dannn, aiiu laooi
emf tarin' Levied nnon uenouHce me pres
| article. A. n ma.t ~ ,inos iout thousand
| equality and f,Isa nro,o, '"J,n'ce, III
dWinding, not a yeirly min, ro,'a. ,e''s
| no. i,nnnS,,t' eAiI! iIsIiS revenue. IL
sidize few; II prohibii, imnort' ,bo,,, iup,
| purchase me products of American .hlsr' -
| ~ mas degraded American commerce nom
the lrst to an inferior rank upon the Ligh
seas II has cut down the sales of American
| manufactures at home an 4 abroad, and de.
| pieted the returns of American agriculture
| an industry followed by halt our ueoDle n
costs the people five times more than I, ,.ra
duccS 10 the treasury; ob,trurt, Tho rrof'ae-
OF production, and wastes the fruits OF la.
''i IT VHnihn'es fraud, fosters smuggling
ehriChc> dishonest officials and houlruI,t
honest merchants. We demand that ,u
custom mouse taxation shall De only for
revenue
REFORM -EtpNoNN ~ rt-p,,,, ,.,.,,,.>.,
y.f.... 49,. DIN hAFhNnh'
cvncn.c ''Is IN inc scale OF public
or tto,t ,'l'.' Nla't anu municipal.
miIIinns ., ~ ,'N',iuh ma swollen from sixty
INV niiiIor ~, r''", 70 lolir hundred and
,,,te t,xntion tri,,, IN le'o our a"grc-
four million, rold m ts,n ~, 'en anu M!