American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-20
Missouri Democratic Platform
Following is the platform adopted by the
Missouri Democratic State Convention, held
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Following IS the platform adopted by the
Missouri Democratic State Convention, held
at jefferson City on July 10:
Ths peoeratie party of Missouri in e con
dence in and uh,haken adherence
| to the great principles of Demo
et.tic representative Cover mnnt. Its devo,
with the amendments thereto, its unswery-
| ing maintenance Of the following principles,
| viz: A strict subordination of the military
to the civil power; opposition to large stand
| ing armies in time of peace purity OF cleo
tions and their absolute freedom from all ii;
| reference by the officers of the Federal Cow
| eminent, civil OF military; profound respect
for the. popular win fairly and legally ex-
and an in pnis4 ali poitieai frand and
corruption; ths political equality of all citi-
! consistent with the rights of othersj uniyer-
| sal education, and q general and active par
tfeipation by the body of the people in pub
Resoired. That We eonsratslate the country
on the tact that after nto years os
| peace in accordance with the Constitution
! and laws has been reached in our Southern
States.
?. We solen7Hty arraign and condemn the
high Electoral Commission IS faithless to
the people OF the United states m reI na TO
ing frauds by which the will OF the people at
the last Presidential election was defeated !;
its refusal to do SO was in violation of the
spirit of the law under which it was organ
lied; and while the decision made by the
who f,' should be- declared President of the
United States, for the Presidential term was
in our Judgment final, that decision ought
not to preclude a full investigation and ex-
posura Of all frauds connected with that cleo
ton and the duo accountability OF all VINO
were guilty. concerned with them; and we
heartily commend the action of majority of
the Hot;se of Representatives in pursuing
5. We regard the national banking system
as being oppressive and burdensome, and
Circulation Of all national bank notes and
the issue of 1eRal-tender notes in lieu thereoI.
and in quantities from time to time SUFFICIENT
to supply the wholesome and necessary Dusl-
ness demands of the entire country, and that
all greenbacks so issued shall be used In the
purchase and retirement Of the bonds the
debt Of the country may be lessened to the
extent Of the srsenbacks thus put into cireu;
lation. Legal-tender notes, commonly called
greenbacks, should be a legal tehdef In pay +.
ment of all debts. public and private. except
original Contract, expressly made payable in
coin. That the right to coin money, and 70
under the Constitution by Congress alone.
and that the possession of the power imposes
the duty ofits exercise to the extent OF an the
gold and silver bullion offered for coinage at
the minis of the United States, and we re-
gard the Limitations and restrictions imposed
by o4ng eaa aRHs they Should ut
/. That a return to specie payments is I'm.
the country and we demand the immediate
and unconditional repeal of the act of Janu-
airy IA, 1875, known as the Resumption act,
holding the same to be unwise and rainous
to the interests of the people.
by the Republican, party of contracting the
active circulating medium of the country,
constituting as all admit it does the STANDARD
of value OF the property and products OF
the country, and regulating as well the prices
paid fer ali labor. stands pre-eminent In the
long list of its oppressive measures as the
most stupid inexcusable and Oppressive of
6. Being opposed to all monopolies and
class of our people at tile expense OF and to
one hostf nj ali and
demand that there shall be tarin Tor reye-
nue. only.
and laboring classes Of the country its earn
est sympathy. and pledges itself at the earl
tive noIicV of the Repubiican party which
has brought ruin upon them.
8. We demand that All legislation snail pc
SO enacted and administered as to secure TO
each man as nearly as practicable the Just
reward of his own labor
that have been made by the Federal Govern
ment for works of public Improvement on the
seaboards and the lakes astiee to the Pso
appropriations shall be made for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi River and fts
cial wants and interests of the section of the
country, and. believing in the constitutional
o
struction of national enterprises, which serve
to benefit large sections of the country, ana
which can not be accomplished by fnd1v1dual
enterprise or State action, we favor such leg
islation in this behalf as will not increase the
national Indebtedness or impose any add
tional burdens upon the people. Such
policy, in our opinion, whilst 1t would cheap
en- the cost of transportation and add to our
agricultural wealth. would afford remunera-
tive employment to the surplus labor OF the
country.
10. That there can be legitimate en-
ployment of organized force in this country
except to execute law and maintain the pub
lie peace.
Ii. That reform must be made in Ma
tional, State and Municipal governments by
the reduction of expenditures and taxes, the
dismissal of unnecessary and incompetent
officers and employees, and the strict en-
forcement of official responsibility.
IL. In the language of the Indiana Democ-
racy, we declare that the jurisdiction claimed
and exercised by the Circuit Courts OF the
United States upon questions of private end
individual rights arising under the laws of the
States tends to Cypress and burden ht1gants
to such an extent as to amount to practical
denial of justice in many cases, and we consid-
err the legislation which has conferred such
Jurisdiction unwfse and hurtful to the true
interests of the people, and we demand such
legislation will restrict and limit the juris-
diction of such courts to such matters as are
clearly contemplated by the Constitution and
expressed in the Judiciary act of 1883
Is We favor and invite Immigration to our
State from all sections of the country.