The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-05
The, Platform Of Pennsylvania.
The Democratic party OF Pennsylva-
nii', and it's Delegates in Convention
assem- bied. do declare

- 1h"V thH induction OF K. d. Hayes
lnto the oiiiee of President, notwitll-
, standing tue election of Samuel j. Til
den thereto, was q high crime against
Q Tree government, which has not been
con donedfand will not be forgotten. -
The same spirit of patriotism which
torbore contest upon the first offunse
will resist and punish any attempt at
| h second. Er-,rr@T- Fl. 3Drs
2. That the immediate happy effect
Of tie application by tie Federal Ad
m!nistratlonyof tie Democratic policy
ofnon- Intervention in the internal Of
fans Of the Southern States amply yiu-
dieatcs orr. ffeqrent protests against
the preyions violation Of tile reserved
right Of the several States to exercise
ell power not defeated to the General
/. Goy,ernment by express Constitutional
| provision.
9. That the purpose to reform the
. Siyii Service which has been proclaim
ed by the present Administration, is,
like its adopted Southern pnlicy, a
confession of the failure of Radicalism
and a just tribute to Democracy,
which has long and earnestly demand
ed the overthrow and punishment of
corrupt officials. ...
4. That capital; combined in coppo-
rate organizations, has been too highly
favored by both State and Federal
legislation, and its demand for large
returns are inconsistent with the de-
pressed condition of the laboring and
business interests of tie country. We
oppose further enactments for its spe-
clai benefit at the expense of other in
terests. Labor and capital should
have no canse of antagonism, and they
should be left free to adjust. thor own
relations. The right to contract free
ly exists for both parties.
5. That we accept the admonition
OF jackson in saying, concerning stan
ing armies as dangerous to free Gov
ernments in time of peace, 81 shall not
seek to enlarge our present establish
ment nor disrefard the salutary lesson
of political experience which teaches
that the military should be held sub
ordinate to the civil power. Accord
ingly, the increase ofthe Federal army
and any attempt to employ it as a par
tlsan agent of Federal authority, or
for interference with the sovereign
rights of the States, will receive the
continued earnest opposition of the
Democracy of Pennsylvania. That
the deprivation of employment of
many thousands of industrious citi-
zens and laborers, and the deep dis
tiess of themselves and families enlist
our hearty sympathy; and we declare
In the language of Jefferson, the foun-
der OF our party, that ga wise and fru-
gal government, which shall restrain
men from injuring one another, and
shall leave them otherwise free To en-
aiate their own pursuits of industry
aud Improvement, and shall not take
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earned. Is the hope of the people in ad-
seTslty, and their security in prosperi-
ty; aud that, under such Government
which it is the mission of Democracy
to maintain and perpetuate, any re-
sort to force, or to violation of law, or
Invasion Of the rights of person or
property, to redress grievances is need
less and at war with free institutions.
under which the only rightful remedy
is by frequently recurring elections of
representatives of the people in State
Legislatures and III the Federal Con-
gress to accomplish the will of the ma
I =
jority, which should be accepted as
the voice of all"
e. That many of our rich men have
not been content with equal protec-
lion and equal benefits, but have be-
sought us to make them richer By act
OF Congress; and by attempting to
crafty their desires we have, in the
results of our legislation, arrayed Sec
ton against section, interest against
interest, and man asoinst man, in fear
tut commotion, and therefore the grant
by the Legislatures of the States or bv
Congress of exclusive privileges, ane
tho establishment of odious monopo-
lies under pretext of public benefit, or
OF justice to certain sections of the
country, are q direct assault upon the
equal rights OF the people; aud as these
monopolies have been contrived to en-
rich the few, whilst large nun Der of
people are reduced to want the De-
mocracy of Pennsylvania protests
against subsidies, land grants, loans of
the public credit, and appropriations
of the peoples money to any corpora
ton as legalized plumber of the tax
paying industries of the county.
z. That we look with alarm and ap-
prehension upon the pretensions of the |
great transportation companies to be
above the fundamental laws of this
Commonwealth, which governs ali