The Morning herald., 1876-09-09
a WHITE MlN'S GOVERNMENT.
Res0LNtiONs of the State DensOcra to COss-
vesttOn-The Topics Of tho Oon.paJ0ss
Disc,xSseN

hesolssti0ns of the State Densocra to Con-
ventiO,s-TAe Topics Of tho OasspaS0ss
Discussed.
The Committee on Resolution of the State
Democratic Convention, held at Dover on
Thursday, offered the following resolutions,
which were adopted.
The Democracy of Delaware, represented
by the delegates in this Convention, ,reafiirm
the attachment of the party to the princi-
Piles ofrepublican government. Established
by the men who framed the Federal Consti-
tuition, and insist that only by faithful OBJ
servance of those principles can the just
powers of the General and State Govern
ments be maintained and the rights of all
the people be assured. ~
1. Rssolusd, That all attempts on the part
of the Executive Department of the Federal
Government to interfere with elections in the
States Is usurpation of power, subversive
of the rights of the States and the liberties
or the people. We therefore denounce the
recent military order of the Secretary Of
War directing the General of the Army to-
distribute soldiers in the Southern States as
indicative of a purpose on the part of the
Administration and it's supporters to pre-
vent if possible, fair and free exercises Of
the elective franchises 10 those States.
2. Resolved, That the late circular of the
Attorney General of the United States to
the United States Marshals is an attempt to
usurp the authority of the governments Of
the States and to place the control of the
elections in the hands Of unscrupulous
United States Marshals, and thereby to
force the election of Republican Executive
against the will Of the people.
3. Resolyed, That the extravagant and
! wasteful expenditure of the public money
since the termination of the war has entail
ed oppressive taxation and brought financial
distress upon the country, and demand, no
less than the corruptions that have existed
under Republican rule, change in the
| management of public affairs.
4. Resolved, That we charge that much
of the embarrassment under which the bus
iness and Industries of the country are suffer-
ing is attributable to the exhaustive drain
of federal taxatiJn upon the resources
of the people, and that much of the money
extorted by taxation from the people Of the
country has been squandered in political
! jobs and not appropriated to advance the
interest of the country.
5. Resolved, That the administration of
President Grant has been marked by q dis
regard and contempt for constitutional and
I lcRdl OOIIRhbIOub duU UAC IlS auU luICl-
ests of the people. That the prolongstion
of Republican rule would be continuation
of the oppression, corruption and extrava-
gance which have existed for the last eleven
years.
6, Resolved, That the true interest of the
American people demand a change in the
the administration of public affairs, which
can only be effected by defeat of the party
controlling the government. That the cleo
ton of Mr.. Hayes, Influenced as he would
be by the men who have surrounded Presi-
dent Grant and shaped his administration,
would fail to secure purity or economy
in the administration of the government.
Z. Resolved, That in the candidates for
President and Vice President, nominated by
the National Democratic Convention at St.
Louis, and the platform of principles enun-
ciated by said convention, as well as the let
ters of acceptance both of Mr.. Tilden and
Mr.. Hendricks, we have the assurance,
pledge and guarantee that the success ofthe
Democratic party in the present canvass,
will insure reform in the civil service of the
country, purity in the administration Of the
government, economy in the expenditures of
the public money, reduction in taxation,
prosperity to the country, and happiness to
the people of every section Of our common
country.