New-York tribune., 1878-07-11

with that election, and the accountability of
all who were guiltily concerned with them !;
and we heartily indorse the action OF the ma
| jOrity of the House of Representatives In pur-
suing such investigation.
III. We regard the National Banking system
as oppressive and burdensOme, and demand
| its abolition and the retirement from circula-
tiOn of all bank notes, and the issue OF legal
! tender notes in lieu thereof, and in quantities
from time to time sufficient to supply the
wholesome and necessary business demands
| of the entire country. We demand that all
greenbacks so issued shall be used in the pur-
| chase and retirement of United States bonds
! so that the interest-bearing debt OF the coun-
try may be lessened to the extent OF the
! greenbacks thus put in circulation. Legal
| tender notes, commonly called greenbacks:
should be made legal-tender in payment OF
! all debts, public and private, except such OBJ
| legations as are in terms of the original con-
| tract expressly made payable In com.
". That the right to coin money and regu-
! late the value thereof can be exercised under
! the Constitution by Congress alone, and that
of its exercise to the extent of all gold and
silver bullion offered for coinage at mlnts OF
| the United States and we regard the llmlta-
! tiOns and restrictions imposed by Congress
upon the coinage of silver as impolitlc and
unjust, and should at once be removed.
V. That q return to specie payments
| is impossible in the present financial
condition of the country ), and we
demand the immediate and uncondi-
tlonal repeal Of the Act of Congress, January
! /, 1875, known as the Resumption Act, hold
| ing the same to be unwise and rulnOus 10 the
interests of the people.
! vi. The policy inaugurated and maintained
| by the Republican party of contracting the
! active circulating medium of the country;
constituting-as all admit 1t dOes-the standard
of value of the property and product OF the
country, and regulating as well the prices
| paid for all labor, stands preemlnent Ill the
! l., ls-N e aN,
most stupid, inexcusable and oppressive OF
them all. Being opposed to all monOpolles ana
all laws discriminating i'll favor OF one
class of our people at, the expense
of and to the prejudice of all others, we de-
clare our unqualified hostility to all protectlye
tariffs, and demand that there shall be tarl1f
| fJr revenue only.
| VII The Democracy tenders to the debtor
| and labOrng classes of the country It's warm
est sympathy, and pledges itself at the earliest
policy of the Republican party, winch
| brought ruin upon them. We demand tnat
! all legislation shall be so enacted and admin
| stered as to secure to each man as nearly as
practicable the just rewards OF MS own LABOR
VIII. That In view of the large approprla,
! tons that have been made by the federal
| Government for works of public Improvement
on the seabOard and lakes, justice to the
| people of the Mississippi Valley demands tnat
appropriations shall be made for the
! Improvement of the Mississippi River
and its tributaries commensurate with the
| commercial wants and interests of this sec
| tion of the country and believing in the
constitutional power of the Government to
/ aid in the construction of National enterprises
which serve to benefit large sections OF c0un-
! try, and which cannot be accomplished by
! Individual enterprise or State action, we
/ favor such legislation in this behalf as VIII
not increase the National Indebtedness or I'M
| pose any additional burdens upon the people;
! Such policy, in our opinion, while 1t would
| cheapen the cost of transportation and add to
! our agricultural wealth, would afford remun-
/ erative employment to the surplus LABOR OF
| the country.
! TX. That there can be no legitimate en-
| ployment of organized force III this country,
except to execute the laws and maintain the
| public peace I; that reform must De made IN
! the National, State and Dlunicipal govern
ments by the reduction of expenditures anu
| taxes, the dismissal of unnecessary ana lncOm-
petent officers employed, and the Stric' en-
Y. In the language of the Indiana Dem
Ocracy, we declare that the jurisdiction
claimed and exercised by the Circuit Courts OF
! the United States over questions OF cor
pOrate and individual rights arising under the
! laws of the State tends to oppress ana Dur-
den litigants to such an extent as
to amount to practical denial OF
Justice in many cases, and we consider
the legislation, which has conferred such
jurisdiction as unwise and hurttul TO
the true interests of the people; We
! demand such legislation as. Will re-
strain and limit the jurisdiction OF such
courts to such matters as are clearly c0ntem-
platcd by the Constitution and expressed Ill
the judiciary act of 1877.
Xl. We favor and invite immigration to our
State from all sections of the country.