Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-24
PLATFORM OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY OF MISSOURI

The Democratic party OF the stale OF Missouri
| IN convention assembled, declares It's confl!cnct
| in anu nn~hah"n adherence 10 the great prIuci-
| pies oi brinocI attic representative, government
| ii- devotion To tile national union, aud the con
! 'iiiHtip" with III" amendments thereto Its an
| -w"rvIn- maintenance of fh, following prinri-
ii"-, ,uamciy strict suhorJiinalion OF the militia
ry L" Tue civi! power; opposition 10 Il large stand
ing army IN TIM" nt peace; the purity elections
| ana their absolute freedom from all interfer-
ence by officers al the Federal government civIl
or military; profound Respect tor the popular
"iii larry ami legally expressed AT the ballot
| box; u med pLip'sc 10 expose and punish all
political fraud and corruption; tn. political
equality ni all citizens; the largest right OF in
III Iiuyt liberty consistent win The rights NJ
"thcr.; universal education and II general and
pl. in public affairs. i
>cconi-Wr congratulate the country on IN.
| tact That. after nearly thirteen Wears from th-
cessation oil ho-tI!ities. u stat" OF peace IN .c-
5or'anrr with the constitution and laws has
been reached IN our southern states.
Ihri-Ne sOl"nnly arraign and condemn the
hiSh electoral coinInt--lon a- fathlesS to the
people of the United states In refusing To in
v"sigate and cNpuse the wicked AMI ylaripg
iTau!s by which the will of the people Al the last
Pre-, t!entiai election was defeated Its refusal
I" do so, was IN violation the spirit of tlI,.
Ia" inirr which 1t was organized. and while
me HtSlsi"h As ii'"ic by the i"rty-iourih con-
re7 n.rn d! nS qprs!'on AS to Who shoait
states FOR the present Presidential term
Was. In our Judgment final. that decision ought
not TO preclude IL full irvcsts and cxposIir,.
-; All iraii'ia connected with that election and
HE duc accountability of all who were guiitiiy
concerne! with them, ami we heartily commend
the action oiihe majority OF the House of Repre-
scntafiEc- III pursuing such investigation
tonrlti-". regard the national banking sys-
TEN ~ oppressive and buriensonr, amt d,mand
''s ano!Itioh anu the retirement IRON circulation
ol all national bank notes. uud the IssIe OF legal
lender notes IN lieu thereof, AMI III quantities
from time to time sufficient to supply ih. hole
some and necessary business demands of th,,
entire country, and that all greenbacks So Issued
,hhli be used IN tIe rurchas. and retirement of
l,tn ,.t lint. a
lntcrest-hcaring debt OF the country NAV
he lessencd TO the extent of the green.
backs thus put into circulation. Legal ten
den notes, commonly called gr"cnbacks, should
be legal tender III the payment OF ali debts
public and private, except sucn obligations a.
are, by the terms of the OriYinnf contracts ex-
prt--ly made payable IN coin
Flith-Thai the right 10 coin money and rap1l-
late the value thereof can he exercised under
the constitution by Congress alone, and that the
possession o, the power imposes tlI- duty of it's
exercise to the extent of all the gold and silver
bullion offered for coinage at the mInts OF the
'hi'ch states, anu "" regard the limitations
ana restrictions imposed by congress upon the
coinage ol silver ImpOlItic and unjust and
they should at once be removed
SiNth-lhht a return 10 specie payments is
Impossible IN the present financial condition OF
thr cnuHtry, and We demand the immediate and
unconditional repeal of the act of congress of
January IL, ls'', known as the resumption act;
holding the same to be unwlsc and rulnous To
til" interest Uf the people.
se'tntt'-Thc policy inaugurated and main
tHinrd hy the republican party OF contracting the
N
shutting, ~ all admit 1t does, the standard of
III" value oi the property and products of the
country, and regulating. as well, til" prices
rnrt Tor all labor stands preeminrnt in the long
list ni It- oppressive meaeures. As the most
stupid. lueXrusabIc ami oppressive Of them all
EIyhth-i;cIn- opposed to all monopolies and
all laws discriminating IN iavor of on. class OF
our people al the expense of and To the prejudice
ol nll others, ". acclar. our unquuiIiicd hustil-
ty To all protective tariffs. and demand that
there shall be- u tnrin Tor revenue only.
Nint'-Ihe democratic patty tenders to the
nrhior d, and iaboring classes OF the country
lis "arlhrst sympathy. ami pledges itself nj the
earliest moment to reverse the cruel and dis.
trncuyc policy OF the republican party, which
brought ruin upon them. We demand that all
legislation shall be So enacted and administered
a. 10 secure TO each man as nearly AS practical
Bile the Just reward Of his own labor.
Icnti-lhnt III view OF the large approuria-
tons that have been made by the Federal gov
ernmcnt for works of public Improvement on
the s.abOard and III" lakes, justice to the people
OF til" Mississippi Valley demands that nppro-
priatIoms should be made for the Improvement
oil the Missisalppi river and its tributaries com
h"nsurnte with the commercial wants and in
t"rrsts OF this section OF the country;
and believing in the constitutional
power OF the government to and IN the
construction of national enterprises which
serve To benefit larg. sections OF the country
and winch cannot be accomplished by ndi-
.iuuai enterprise or state action. We favor such
legislation IN their behalf will not increase
the national Indebtedness impose any uddI-
tionnI burdens upon the people. such policy,
III our opinion, whilst II would uhrapeu In, cost
oi trans sportaiion. and add 10 agricultural
wealth, would afford r-mHnerative employment
to The surplus labor OF the country.
Elrvenih-lhat there can be no Legitimate. cm-
pl"ymcnt "i organized force in this country
except TO eNrcut" law and MAINTAIN the public
peace; that reform must br mad. in national
state, county and municipal governments by thr
reelection of expenditures and taNeSs the dis
nissai ol unnecessary and incompetent officers
ami employees, and the strict enforcement of Of
hcial Responsibility.
Iwciith-in ih. language OF the Indiana Demo-
cracy We declare that the jurisdiction claimed
ami exercised by the circuit courts OF the
oniteh states over questions OF corporate and
individual rights arising under the laws of the
states, tends 10 Cypress ami burden litgants to
such AN extent as To amount to II practical denial
oi justice IN many cases, and we consider the
legislation which has conferred such jurisdic-
ton rs unwise and hurtful to the true interests
OF the people, and we demand such legislation
rs VIII restrict and limit the jurisdiction OF such
courts To such matters clearly contem-
plca Nv thc constitution and expressed in the
judiciary act of 1883.
IhiTteenth-We favor and invite immigration
10 our stale from all sections OF the country.