The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-10-10
POLITICAL NEWS.
Plat form OF the New York DemOc.
racy, Adopted October 5Ih,
1877

The people having in the last Pre,iden-
/ tial contest elected by an oVerw lin in y
popular and clear electoral majority the
Democratic candidates tor President and
Nice-Presicent, aud the will of the nation
thus constitutionalIy declared having been
wickedly aud boldly nulified by means OF
the grossest usurpa lions and frauds of re-
turning boards protected and adopted. il
the government, and rendered practicable
by threatening array of military force.
ResOLUed, That at this the first convention
of Democrats of this State held since the
consummation OF this great crime, it Is not
only Just and fit but its plain duty in the in
tereSt of constitutional government ana in
yindication aud preservation OF the sacred
right of the maj 0rity to choose their rulers,
To deuounce with the warmest indignation
this stupendons wrong; and we do hereby
denounce, condemn and hold il up to uni
VersaI eXeCratiOn.
ResolUed. That this duty of setting the
mark OF inftmy upon tins transaction aud
prevent any quick forgetfulueSS or easy
condemnation of 1t from raising A tempting
precedent for future ourrages rests special
" and leculIarly upon the Den ocrtTic par
ty of this State, one OF whose most IilustTiOus
leaders was the President actually chosen
by the nation
Res0lred, That the la-e House OF Repre-
sentaUives deserve the thanks OF all patriots
and lovers OF liberty for their just refusal
in the exercise OF the most ancient and
valuable privileges belonging to represen-
tatives OF the people in all constitutional
governments to appropriate money for the
support OF soldiers TO be used III Illegal and
despotic oppression of citizens in any por-
ton of the Republic.
ResoEued. That the present national adj
ministration, by its withdrawal of troops
from the South and its cessation from mis-
chevous, unconstitutional and oppressive
interference with the internal affairs of
States, has in that respect reversed the vic
ious precedeuts of the Republican party,
and followed the course marked out by the
federal constitution to which Democrats
stand pledged and it is therefore entitled
in that particular to the approval OF all
good citizens
affirm the following principles set forth in
their platform adopted in 1874, now thrice
endorsed by large majorities OF the voters
OF This state:
Gold and silver the only legal tender. No
currency incOnvertible with coin. Steady
step, towards specie payments-no steps
backward. Honest payment OF the public
debt in coin. Sacred preservation of the
public faith.
Revenue reform-a tariff for revenue
only. No government partnership with
protected monopolies.
Home rule. To limit and localize most
iealously the few powers entrusted to pub
lie servants. municipal, State and federal.
No Capitalization.
partial legislation. No partial taxation.
Official accountability enforced by better
civil and criminal remedies. No private
use of public funds by public officers. Cor
pOratiOns chartered by the state always
supervisable by the State in the interests OF
the people The party in power RESPONSE
BILE for all legislation while in power.
Economy in public expense that labor may
be lightly burdened.
Res0Eved. That we are opposed to the
ri, of hSi
corporations or individuals for the con-
structiOn of railroads or other internal I'm
provements, as unnecessary, beyond the
scope of federal power, and inevitably pro
ducing corruption.
Res0iUed. That we congratulate the whole
people of the State that, notwithstanding
the suffering 10 which the laboring classes
have been for years subjected, in spite OF
their iailnre TO obtain rem lucrative en-
plOyment, and the bitter prlyatlons which
have been imposed on them thereby, they
have endured these calamities for the most
part with patience, without disorder or d
violation OF the public peace and welfare;
that il is through the benefcent operation OF
equal and Just laws, tavoring no one class
at the expense of another, a stern refusal on
the part of legislative bodies To yield TO
schemes of grasping monopolies, ana
the decrease OF public expenditures and
taxation to the lowest practicable point,
that the labOring classes of the country.
with whom the Dem ocTdtic party has al
WAYS strongly and intelligentlY sympathiz-
ed, are mainly to find etfectual ana perma-
nent relief.
RESOLVED. That we favor a uniform and
equitable excise law, having regard for and
protection of the rights of all people, ac-
com panied by stringent provisions punish
ing its violation.
ResoIred ThaC we demand more COM
plete protection for the savings of the in
dustral classes by striCter supervision aud
control of saving banks, insurance cOmpa-
MES and other institutions in which the
| peopleS's money may be invested, and the
enactment OF laws providing sure and GER
tain punishment OF all official neglect, eX-
| travagance or fraud by which the peoples
earnings may be endangered or lost