Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18
PREFERRED ARTICLES.
PLATFORM ENDORSED BY THE
CONVENTION AT JEFFER-
SON CITY ON THE 10TH.
WORKINGMAN'S PARTY.
NOTICE THE THIRD PLANK,
DESERTERS.

The Democratic party of Missouri
in convention assembled, declare it's
confidence in and mistaken adherence
to the great principles of Democratic
representative government, its devo-
ton to the national Union, and Con-
Stitution with the amendments there
T.; its answering maintenance of the
following principles, viz: Strict SUI
b~ordination of the m litary to the civil
power, opposition to large standing
armies in time of peace; purity OF
elections and their absolute freedom
from all interference by the officers
OF the Federal government. civil or
military; profound respect for the
popular will fairly and legal, expressed
at the ballot box; a fixed purpose to
expose and punish ali political fraud
and corruption the political equality
OF all citizens, the largest right of i'll
dividual liberty consistent with the
rights of others universal education,
and a general and active participation
by the body of the people in public
affairs.
1. We congratulate the country on
the fact that after nearly thirteen
years from the cessation of hostilities,
Il state of peace in accordance with
the constitution and laws, have been
reached in our Southern States.
2. We solemnly arraign and con.
denim the high electoral commission
as faithless to the people of the United
States, in refusing to investigate and
expose the wicked andglaring frauds
ny which the will of the people, at the
last presidential election, was de-
1eated its refusal to do so was in vio-
lation of the spirit of the law under
which it was organized, and while the
decision was made by the 44th Con-
Sress OF the question of who should
be declared President OF the United
States for the present Presidential
Term, was, in our judgment, final,
tlat decision ought not to preclude a
full investigation and exposure of all
1fauds connected with that election,
n the due accountability of all who
were guilty concerned with them,
and we heartily commend the action
OF a majority of the House of Repre-
~5entatiyes in pursuing such invcstiga-
ton,
). We regard the national banking
system as being oppressive and bur-
densome, and demand its abolition,
and the retirement from circulation OF
all national bank notes and the issue
OF legal tenker notes in lieu thereof,
and in quantities from time to time,
sufficient to supply the wholesome
and necessary business demands OF
the entire country, and that all green
backs SO issued shall be used IN the
purchase and retirement of the bonds
of the United States, so that the in
terest boring debt of the country may
be lessened to the extent of the green
backs thus put in circulation. Legal
tender notes, commonly called green.
backs, should be a legal tender in the
payment of all debts, public and pri.
vate, except such obligations as are
in the terms of the original contract
expressly made payable in coin.
a.. That the right to coin money
and regulate the value thereof, car
be exercised under the constitution
by Congress alone, and that the pes.
session of the power imposes the duty
of its exercise to the extent of all the
gold and silver bullion offered fol
coinage at the mints of the United
States, and we regard the limitations
and restrictions imposed by Congress.
upon the coinage of silver is impolitIC
and unjust, and should at once be re.
moved.
5. That a return to specie pay,
ments is impossible in the present
financial condition of the country.
and we demand the immediate anC
unconditional repeal of the Act o.
Congress of January IA, 1875, known
as the Resumption Act, holding the
same to be unwise and ruinous of the
interests of the people.
6. The policy inaugurated ant
maintained by the Republican party
of contracting the active circulating
medium of the country-constituting
as all admit it does, the standard OIL
the value of the property and pro.
products of the country, and regulat-
ing as well the prices paid for all
labor, stands pre- eminent in the long
list of its oppressive measures, as the
most stupid, inexcusable and oppres
sive of them ALL.
Being opposed TO all ~monopolies
and all laws discriminating in favor
of one class of one people, at the ex
pense of and to the prejudice OF al
others, we declare our unqualified
hostility to all protective tariffs, ant
demand that there shall be a tariff TO
ven only.
z. The democracy tenders to th'
debtor and laborlng classes of tn
country its warmest sympathy, ant
pledges itself st the earliest mOmen
to reverse the cruel and DESTRUCTIVE
policy of the Republican party, whicI
has brought ruin upon them.
We demand that all Legislation
shall be so enacted and administrate'
as to secure to each man as nearl,
. as practical the just rewards Of hi
own labor.
8. That in view of the large ap
preparations that have been made b
the Federal Government, for work
of public improvement on the sea
and the lakes, justice to tn
people of Mississippi valley demand
that appropriations shall be made 70
the improvement of the Mississippi
River and its tributaries, commensu
rate with the commercial wants an
interests of this section of the coun
try, and believing in the constitution
al power of the government to aid i
the construction of national enterpris
which serves to benefit large section
of the country, and which cannot b
accomplished by individual enter
Prise or State action, we favor sue
legislation in this behalf as will nc
increase the nstional Indebtedness o
impose any additional burdens upol
the people. Such a policy In GU
opinion, whilst it would cheaper tn
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