The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-22
pEMocRArrc DOCTRINE.
The Platform Of the Party Adopted az
the State Conventional Clear and I'm
equivOeal Enunciaticn of Principles
Sentiments Which the Masses viii
IndOrse.

the State Conventional Clear and Un-
equivocal Enunciaticn of Principles
Sentiments Which the Masses Will
Indorse.
The democracy OF the state of Indiana as
sembled In delegate convention declare:
That national bank notes shall be retired,
and in lieu thereof there shall be issued by
the government an equal amount OF treasury
notes with full legal tender quality.
That we are in favor of making the United
states notes, commonly called greenbaclS. a
full legal tender in payment of all debts,
public and private, except such obligations
only as are by the terms of the original con-
tracts under which they were issued,
pressly payable in coin.
That the right TO issue paper money as well
coin is the exclusive prerogative of the gov
eminent, and such money should be issued in
such amounts as the sound business interests
of the country may from time to time require.
We are in favor of such legislation by con-
gress VIII authorize the taxation by the
states of the United States notes in common
with all other money.
That we deem il nnwise and tnexpedfent 10
enact any further legislation for the funding
of the national debt abroad, through the means
of home syndicates or other methods; and We
believe the true policy of the government and
the best interests of the people would be SUBJ
served by legislating to distribute said
debt among our people at home affording
them the most favorable and practical oppor-
tunities for the investment of their savings in
the funded debt of the United States.
That we are in favor of such legislation
which shall nix the legal rate of interest at not
exceeding six per centum per annum.
We demand the restoration of the silver dol
lar OF 4l2% grains to the coin of the country
and with full legal tender quality in the pay
ment OF all debts, both public and private;
and that the coinage thereof shall be unlinit-
ed, ana upon the same terms and conditions
as may be provided for the coinage OF gold.
That we are in favor of the immediate and
unconditional repeal OF the resumption act.
We are In favor of the most rigid economy
in public expenditures, and we declare mat
be reduced.
That we are in favor of the repeal Of the
bankrupt act.
collision between labor and capital, and TO
prevent the recurrence thereof and to protect
the future public order and security we believe
that the wa-es OF corporations engaged in the
business OF mintnS, manufacturing and trans
portat.on should be a first lien upon the prop
erty, receipts aud earnings of said corpora
tions, and that such lien should be declared,
defined ana enforced by appropriate legisla-
ton.
That we favor the passage of a law for the
ventilation of coal mines-one that would be
just to the miner and owner.
The democratic party is the friend OF the
common school system, and will in every
legitimate way labor for ITS success, and viii
oppose any attempt TO divert any portion of
the common school fund 10 any sectarian
purpose.
That the last apportionment of the state for
legislative purposes was grossly unjust and
dishonorable, aud we demand that the next
Legislature, IN apportiOning the state for legls-
lative purposes, as will be their imperative
and contiguity of territory.
That the jurisdiction claimed and exercised
by the circuit courts of the United States over
questions of cor porate and individual rights
arising nnder the laws OF the states, tends 10
Cypress and burden htigants to such an ex-
tent as TO amount TO practical denial OF JUS
tice in many cases: and we consider the leglS-
latiOn which has conferred such Jurisdiction
as unwise and hurtful to the true interests
people. And we demand such legislation as
will restrict and limit the jurisdiction of snch
courts TO sucn matters as I'VE clearly conteTn-
/ plated by the constitution and expressed In
the judiciary ctof 1859.
We are opposed TO class legislation. and
federal government, either in lands, bonds,
money or by the pledge OF the pubic credit.
That we abhor and hold up to public detesta-
l ton the leaders in the republican party who
secretly conniVed, and with oarefaced enront-
cry carried out the scheme, bY ana through
7 veual returning boards, whereby Samuel j.
Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks, the people :
! choice for president ana vice president. We're
wrOngfully kept out OF the positions TO which
a Tree people had called them. We mold itup
against free government, crime against
! the elective franchise. and a crime
that can only be condoned when the
malefactors who seated fraud in the presi-
dental chair are driven from power and con-
signed TO everlasting infamy by the people
whom they have outraged. ana we denounce
the act OF the president of the United States IN
appointing TO high and lucrative positions the
corrupt members OF the returning boards, ana
condemn the acts of federal officers in attempt
ing to interfere with the rights and powers Of
the state courts in the prosecution OF these
criminals.
That our senators and IepreSe natives in
congress ne and are hereby requested to secure
passage of a law giving 10 the soldiers OF the
Mexican war pension similar 70 that now
given to the soldiers of the war OF 1872.