Richland beacon., 1876-08-19
TlEE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM.

, " = me t'''t- 'tIt> tl lnc IjCnlOcG1lf Parry
Of the Ur,tcd States in Nat;orai Convention
i.>scn,bcd. do ir.rby. declare the adni"isrra-
'.oI Of 'rc Frir.si Government ro i.e in
urgent need &C immediate re,G. M lu hcrcLy
rnE,u rNnI tue num'ncps uf thi, couvcn. ON.
nu,, ut ,hc Dc.un. = .c pH'iy ia each State, u
.J1Inus ri'uli 'ldG Co-upC a..0Ii to Is end, and
10 hc rbv appeal 20 on" .e'iCY ci'':cns a.
ever farmer l.". ,.,."l co5Gcc iol 10 undc r,akc
vita Us ;h.s ii :, u nj most pateio,ic Gply.
-, The pcw"rr"cy o. ne w;'o'e corH'ry
we do hr'c lcatiIrm on. .;.;lh ~ the pcrma
ucuca Of rhc FcGr.al Un:Cn Cpr devotion TO
tie Coos :.p,ou of ,ie udiirti Stalcs, with lis
aT'crdn"ltS u, vcsSaiIy accrP Ell as The fuai
sc':'ciaCu, ui t'ic con; owe. " MT epgeldcTcd
civ wa; and do hereby record orr steadfiSt
confidence ia Ire reIpe'r'y OF .epuh"c?n
sr'Eg,ye Inc";.
Ia GDSu'dte ?cGu'cScencc IN the VIII ui ihe
maiu. .v--.hr v''al psircipe at Rerub Z, +;
J TIE >uprc rary o. he civ ! ovc- the MI 'tary
@ulho ~, IN lIc Total sepa'a on of churc'
anj >.alc. 10, TIE ,gke ai.Lr @. c'yii and re.
ij: ous 'reiom ~ the equally ofa'I ci';zcns
l"tr.C fust laws ui their own enartmeut in
lie hey % adv dual conduct u we. Ell by
suup:I?Ty law. il lie f;':,h'.rl educ: t'or OF
! lpr .ipg geuCrtIo" that they may preserve,
cu,uy @ud a"s1 u these best cohd ,'uns Of
inuraa haYP,"r,> and rope, we behold the
mobiles, podrri- ola hundred yeas Of ciiau?e-
( luI IS y , bat wLilc uphuit;"g ;he bond of
our La',, auI ,.cat Cha Ter oi these our
i;rj-, II lc'I0nres u free people to &C cc.
also. i2I c'ct"a' =, = zee which IS the pee
oi Lite :.
! Pr.1a' is uoccss;. .yto :chuild ard o,j,bTsh
IN ;hr i'?ris ct t;'e whole pconie, he UHion,
; eleven ye; - 80 ulrn,ty rescued ''om the
I danger Of srcr. son Of S,a cS. bui now To be
/ saved hom a 60 apt Ccr.saI.>m, wh'c'I, after
( ilHc ~ uno.. tel S.tcs the rapa"itv Ct car
/ pc hdr Jy-,r.f-c~ has loucv ~conrd tie offices
/ II tie Fctciri isuyc llcnt Ijscit with inca
! par'ry, w9,Jr a"i ,r'dd infected Sttes end
/ ana me- l'cr, in'rs v Ia the conu'.., ion Of mi,
] rulr; @Gd ioctcd fest 'Lc proSpr 'iis Of an IL
/ d,'> 'c's pcop'c IL the analysis of Hard
Ijmc,.
/ E5rnI is aeca. .sary TO cs'ab''~h 4 sound
c. ~ercv. r,lo t the pubic c edit and main
ta;l Ire Nat un?I hOrOi.
We tic IouTcr Tie ,a;'.'re Of I'll these eleven
/ yeas Of pcacc 10 mate COED Ie promise OF
! toe ic..al Ir.,ir; rp.es wbcn are a cha 1g;ng
! vaiae a tue T., lds o. the people, and The
no '-Iaymcpt g. Which is dis:cgar,Ied the
/
! We dcAoupre the imp evidence which, Ia
/ eleven years o. pcdce, has taken rom the
/ rcuple ia Fe,i",ar Taxes IL rleen times TIE
/ nou 1t o; the leg icidef notes, aud squan'
deed 'ur. ,'.ncs :hat sam in useless expense
w,,hodt TccuTulal,'g aIv ieserve for their
! redernao'.
/ We te ounce the & u zeal imbec'Iiiy. and
! i.nro atty OF i'at pa = w''ch. dur "s eleven
! yc. = Of peace has made 10 adyarcc to~?rd
/ resrrpl o.. ras no pep aro"s To- 'es'mr-
: ion, 1y was ~ orr esuu ccs and eNhaustlrg
al our Srr''s ircone, aGd while alHnally
/ pco's,s ~ To ilrr 81 a speedy relr'a 10 specie
rayluell- las "a ra'iv cHacicd I"esh lin
! q arces tlic,e.u. is .aclI a h nd once, We
.lcnor,cr tie resumption clause Of the act oI
1879. and delrard il er"al.
We d.en. nj jri'cio,'s system nC p-ep?ra-
i;ul bv pul'c "copouics, 3y ".ic At rct"ench
n,cnl pad 10y VI >e f'nanCe. winch sl:aIl eua
! b.. tue iia, OF snu.I 10 a>Sh~e the whole world
uC lis pcrrrct ab.I'ty and IL pei'rc; eadincs>
20 meet aur ut - Url'ises q, tie CAL Of tiiC
creditor e"ri'lcd 70 p9vTeni
/ We hc'ieve sch Il syS EN- well devised,
end above all, e., u>;cd 10 corpeIclt hard,
ior e&ec. 'nn, .? "y at 10 time an ar'iiicla
sea cts o'c.' ercy, a"d no, ,'me alH-.nins the
public nd withd-a wal Of tat vast ma
chimney OF c ed;; 1v which r;neiv-fve pei
cent Of an Opr business tr3usGci'o"s are per
for ned--a system open a1G prh'ic and Inspi-
i,n gele 'el con6dcncc-wOTld om the da.
O. irs adoption - ~ heat - on lis wings ,c
all our ia rassed industries, set III motion iii,
wheels Of commerce, IrarIiaciu es and me
ct. &c a';S, restore employment TO labor, ant
renew, in all lis soI ces, the prosperity of 'h'
people.
Psjorm is necessary in the sam and modes
of Federal t..ai'o on, 20 the end that capita
may be set fec rom dist Is and labor light
iy hu-dehtt.
We teroprce the present TGrh, lcvic'
upon rea -!y .;Iur rhouSa1d, articles, rs ialS'
nre,ense. yields dw''dl; -. not year,
rising -evenue. Ii has impove shed "an!
indus, -;es to subLis; a few. IL prohibit
impors hat M, =; pu chase the proGuc's q
Arer co labor. |, has degraded America
CONNIE &C .-oul the rs, 90 al Interior rarE oI
the. k;-,h se?s. | hes eat tOwn the sale @
American manu.f ciG~es at home and ab. oaJ
aud has depleted he e;Urns Of American
agriculture. m iutps, followed by half on
people. j. cos's re people five ''mes NOR
than il produces 0 lie r-easuv. Obs,rrcts tn
process of p'odpctioI and wastes the fruits q
labor Ii promotes aud, fos'e's smuggling
enricles dishonest ciicais and bankrupt hon
est mercs ITS. We demand that all Custom
house tayar;on shalt only be fJr Revenue.
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