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Missouri Democratic Platform.

Following Is the platform adopted by the
Missouri Democratic State Convention, held
at Jefferson City on July 10:
The Democratic party Of Missouri. in con.
ventfon assembled, declares Its conn.
ssn's the in ere aad 81
cratic representative government, its dev0.
ton to the National Union and Constitution
with the amendments thereto, Its unswerv-
viz: A strict subordination Of the military
to the civil power; opposition to large stand
ing armies In time Of peace. purity OF cleo.
lions and their absolute freedom from all In.
eminent, civil or military; profound respect
for the popular will fairly and legally ex-
pressed at the ballot box; a fixed purpose TO
expose and punish all political fraud and
zens; the largest right Of individual liberty
consistent with the rights of others; univer-
sal education, and general and active par
ticip:tion by the body OF the people in pub
Resolrsd, That we congratulate the country
on the fact that after nearly thirteen years
from the cessation of hostilities, state OF
peace in accordance with the Constitution
and laws mas been reached In our Southern
States.
2. We solemnly arraign and condemn the
high Electoral Commission as faithless 70
investigate and expose the wicked and glar.
ing frauds by which the will Of the people at
the last Presidential election was defeated;
Its refusal to do 80 was In violation OF the
spirit of the law under which 1t was organ
lied; and while the decision made by the
Forty fourth Congress OF the question as 10
who should be declared President OF the
United States, for the Presidential term, was
in our Judgment final, that decision ought
not to preclude full investigation and ex-
pOsure of all frauds connected with that cleo
ton and the duo accountability OF all VINO
were guilty. concerned with them; a a1,t, we e
the House of Representatives In pursuing
such investigation. go
5. We regard tho national banking system
IS being Oppressive a1d burdSnsome, am1
circulation of all national bank notes ana
the issue of legal tender notes in lieu thereof,
and in quantities from time to tine sumcient
to supply the wholesome ana Necessary o thnt
all greenbacks so issued shall be used IN tho
purchase and retirement of the bonds the
United States, so that the interest bearing
debt The ne
lation. Legal-tender notes, commonly called
greenbacks, should be legal tender In pay.
ment of all debts, public and private, except
such obligations as are, IN tne Terms OF sio
coin. That the right to coin money, ana 70
regulate the value thereof, can be exercised
under the Constitution by Congress alone.
and that the possession OF tne power ~ tSs
gold and silver bullion otfered for coinage "
the mints of the United States, ana we re;
gard the limitations and restr1ct1ons lmposeo
BY Congress upon the fSnas Sou nj at once
be removed.
1. That return to specie payments is i'm:
possible in the present financial condition OF
the and We II on
ary IA, 1875, known as the Resumption act,
holding the same to be unwise and ratnous
to the interests of the people.
s. The policy inaugurated and maintained
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
paid for all labor, stands pre- eminent In the
long istof its oppressive measures as the
most stupid, ine1cusable and oppressive OF
6. Being opposed to all monopolies and
all laws discriminating in favor OF one
class of our people at tile expense OF and to
the prejudice of all others we declare our un.
qualified hostility to all protective tariffs and
I. The Democracy tenders to the debtor
and laboring classes OF the country It's earn.
est moment to reverse the cruel and destruc-
tive policy of the Republican party which
has brought ruiz upon them.
8. We demand that all legislation shall be
SO enacted and administered as to secure TO
each man as nearly. as practicable the just
reward of his own labor.
8. That in view of the large appropriations
that have been made by the Federal Govern
seaboards and the lakes, Justice to the peo.
pie of the Mississippi Valley demands that
appropriations shall be made Tor the I'M
provement of the Mississippi River ana lts
kov;o tQ wi COmmpr-
cial wants and interests OF the section OF the
country, and, believing in the constitutional
power of the Government to aid In the con-
struction of national enterprises, when serve
which can not be accomplished by Individual
enterprise or State action, we favor such leg
islation in this behalf as will not increase the
national Indebtedness or impose any add
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 tne
10. That there can be no legitimate en-
ployment of organized force in this country
except to execute law and maintain the pup-
II. That reform must be made in No
tional State and Municipal governments by
the reduction of expenditures and taxes, the
of unnecessary and incompetent
officers and employees, and the Str1ct en-
forcement of official responsibility.
is. 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 and
rights arising under the laws Itne
states tends to oppress and burden ntigants
TO such an extent as to amount to a practical
denial of Justice in many cases, and we consfd-
er the legislation which has conferred such
as unwise and hurtful to the true
interests of the people, and we demand such
legislation as VIII restrict and limit the turfs-
diction of such courts to such matters as are
clearly contemplated by the Constitution and
expressed in the Judiciary act of l7s9.
l3 We favor and invite immigration TO our
State from all sections of the country.