Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-31
PLATFORM OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY OF MISSOURI.

The Democratic party of the state OF Missouri
IN convention assembled, declares Its cpnIi,l.ncr
III and unshakrn adherence I" the great prIncl-
pie Of Democratic representative g"y'rnment.
II. 'i.VOtG"n to the national union, ard the
-t!tutI"a with the amendments thereto, It's
-wervinS maintenance of Ill" following priuci-
Pile, namely strict suhOriIGatiUn OF the militia
ry Ia tue civil power opposition To Il large stanu
ing army in time OF peace; The purity elections
and their absolute freedom from ali lutcri.
cncc by officers oi the Federal government, CIvl
or military; profound respect tor the popular
Will fairy and legally espresso! al the ballot
hon; a liked purp :" I" .NpUSe and punish all
pulitIcai fraud and corruption; the political
equality of all CItlLsns the largest right Oi IN
iIN!dual liberty consistent with the right- OF
others; universal education ami a general and
| active pnrtlclpa'ion by the body OF the pr"-
pie III public aiIalrs
-.cnnI-Wr congratulate. the country on the
fact that. after nearly thirteen vear- irrm the
| cessation of h"stilitl"s, stat" OF peace IN uc-
curtin"c with the constitution ant laws has
been Reached IN our southern states.
lhlrt-Ne soi'mmly arrulgn and coni"mn the
hlSh electoral c"Irinie>io" a. iaihie-- I" III"
| people nf the nIt''t states IN refusing to in
V"-iIgate and "Npus. the wicked ami gylurInS
raiIi1 Oy which The Will "i the people nt Tie n~t
Pre- hcutia election was defeated Its refusal
| To- do 30 WAS IN violation OF III" pIrIt OF til"
| law un'ier winch 1t was orSanlzed and while
| hr decision as made 10y the iprty fourth con-
-rc5s oi the question AS To who -hoHld
| hc declared Prrsidcn. of the UnItctt
| states tor the present Presidential term
wA-, III our Judgment, final, that decision ought
not Ia prrclu'i- Il IN Investigation and rNpU5ur"
| OF all frauds connected with that election, aud
| the due accountability OF all who We're guiilily
| concerned with them, AMI "" heartily commend
| IN" action uithr majority ni the House ui Repre-
sentative, IN pursuing such investigation.
Fourti-Nc regard the national banking sys
| trm a. upprcssIs" and buriru-oHc, ani demand
| ITS utriItIon and th" retirement from circulation
Of all national hank n"t"s. and the I5sEc III legal
lender notes III lieu thereof. and III quantities
| from time to time sufficient to supply I'll" whole
| some AMI necessary business demands OF thu
entlr" country, and that all srrenhncks 50 issurh
hal! hc used IN ia" riircl3ta" ami retirement oi
| bonds of til" United States, So that tn"
interest hearing debt OF III" country may
hr Iessrmcd to the extent of the green
backs thus put into circulation. Legal ten
| den nntes, commonly called grr"nhack-. should
| he IA legal tender IN tn" payment "t all debts,
| public and private, except such obligations u-
are, by the terms of the OriyiHnI COHtrdcts tex
rrc-oiy mad" payable IN com
Fllth-Ihat the righ, I" coin money and regi-
| late the value thereof can he exercised under
| tie constitution by Congress alone, and that the
possession OF the power IMPOSES Ill" duty of It's
exercise. to til. extent of ali the guld ami silver
bullion offered for coinage at the mints OF the
United states, aud We regard the lImItations
and r, 7rictIuns imposed by congress upon the
| coinage of silver Hs ImpOlliIc aui unjust, and
| they snuu!i nj once be removed.
| sINih-limt II return TO specie payments Is
| Impossible iii the present financial condition oi
The COuhtry, and We demand the immediate and
unconditional repeal oi the act OF congress ol
January II, l-'5. known AS the resumption act;
| holding the same To- he unwIsc and rulnUu5 t,
the interest al The people.
Srv"nlh-Ihe policy innugurat"d and main
tanned by III" republican party "t contracting Ill,
1
-tItuting, IL all admit 1t does. III" standard oi
tiir vaiac OF the property and products oil III.
country, and regulating. ~ Well tn" price:
IaI'i for all labor. stands pTremincnt in the long
list ni ITS oppressive measures. ms the mos
stupid. mrXcusabi" and "pprrssIv" of iltem all
EIchtn-iirIn- opposed to all monopolIcS, am
all laws discriminating III invpr Oi one class o
our people at the expense Ut and 10 The r'Iuiic
! %, all others. We dcciar" our unqualified hostI
j. | ity To all prutvCtIN" tariffs. and demand thn
there shall be n tariff Tor revrnu" only.
; Nntl--Ihe democratic party tenders to tn
debtor and iaboring classes of the Coun,r,
= It's warmcst sympathy, and pledges itself at IN
| earliest moment To reverse the cruel and dis
: tructivc policy of the republican party, whlcl
: brought ruin upon them. We demand that nj
legislation shall be- 50 enacted amt a'minisere
n | as 10 secure 10 each man AS nearly as practca
" | BILE the just reward OF his own labor.
= Icniti-Ilit in view OF The large appropriH
. tions that have been mat" by the Federal gov
ernmcnt for works OF public improvement o
: Oi the Mississippi Valley demands that appru
e prlatIons should be made for the improvement
| of the Mississippi river and Its tributaries com
: mcnsurate with the commercial wants and IN
e tcr-sts of this section Of the country
ii and believing in the constitutions
power of the government to and III
construction Of national enterprises whc
;, serve to benefit large sections OF the country
II and which cannot be accomplished by ind
vidual enterprise or state action. We favor sue
= legislation IN their behalf rs will not incrcu-
= the national Indebtedness or impose any add
=. tIonai burdens upon the people. such policy
in our opinion, whilst 1t would cheaper the co
of transportation. and add 10 Our agrirultur
p Wealth, would auori rcmuncrative cmpOyTnri
=, TO the surplus labor OF the country.
Elcventh-lhnt there can b" no Legitimate cu
IL pl"ymrnt of organized force in this Coun,r
A. except to execute law and MAINTAIN the publ
peace; that reform must he made in nationu
, state, county and municipal governments hy Il
Ia reduction of expenditures and taxes; the di
Is InISsui oi unnecessary amt incompetent office
.r and employees. and the strict enforcement OF u
hcial responsibility.
is Twrlfth-In the language OF the Indiana DEM
cracy Ae declare that the jurisdiction ciaim'
lis and exercised 10y the circuit courts Of Il
is UnItc'' states over questions of corporate aI
III individual rights, arising under the laws of Il
states, tends TO Cypress anti burden iitigants
ry such an extent as TO amount to practical deni
lv of justice in many cases, and We consider {
al legislation which has conferred such jurisdI
n ton as unwISe and hurtfui to the true Interes
OF the people, and we demand such legislati
Is Will restrict and limit the jurisdiction OF su
courts 10 such matters are clearly cOntei
-, plated by the constitution ami expressed III
90 judiciary act OF l1Si.
IS Thlrteenth-We favor and invite immigrant
- TO our state from all sections OF the country.