Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-21
PLATFORM OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY OF MISSOURI.

Th,. Democratic party, Of the stat. OF Missouri
in convention assembled, heclare7 Its confidence
III anu Gli~tak"n adherence I" the great prlncI-
pies oil Democratic representative government,
II. devotion TO til. national uniun. ard the con-
siltutom with the amendments thereto, Its IN
~""rEInS inhIhtthAnc. "l IN" i"I!"w!uS PrInci-
pl"7 namely strict -Uhorllntii"n OF the militia
r. I" lht CIV! lower "ii'Hiti"h 10 Il iaTS' 7t4hn-
ihS arm! III iH" n1 ptA'r' ne purity 0i tit'lloho
huI iiltlF ao'"Iu't freedom i"h MI ihteTitr-
cuce by officers 4" the Federal government, civil
| or military; profound respect Tor the popular
will fairly and legally expressed! NJ the ballot
| box; a hAed rurp'Se I" eApp7e and punish All
l"'iticai irama nud colrurti"n' ihe political
tiuailiE .! All cltiL'h7 'he largest Iight "i III
~ Wv 1r.'"l ,lOt,.S I"nHns,tnt win Tue risn'7 o,
"ihrr-i HhlVrrr.i tdGtat!nn ;Iiri general and
aCtiv" participation by the buiy OF the peO-
| PIE IN rhiit Affairs
Arc4ni-Ne cpnsratulhtt 'he country on the
i"'t ihat' ai'ti hcariy thiFl''h wears from 'ir
C'7ea''"h nl t,'7LIIil'a' -tat' OF leaSt III ac-
/ c"r"ant" WIN IN. constitution ana laws mas
b.'h rrAcnth III our southern states
/ IhIrd-Ne sOicnnly arTaEn ami condemn the
hISh electoral commission ~ ia!ihle-- 10 thr
i''"li' "i thc hIt'" >''.''7 IN refusing 10 IN
.t-liSate ann AP"sc the Wi'htu ana siarihS
ut - ny "H'CH IIc Viii "l 'iie people a liir ih7l
| frtslientiii election was dciralrd. Its refusal
| I" do So was IN Violation "i tle spirit oil III"
! lnW under winch II was organized. ami while
| III, hc'isi"h a. maze 10y tue ior'5 -i"ufth con,
gress OF the question AS to who should
| hc declared Prr-Iden. ui the United
! states tor the present Presidential term
Was, in our Judgment, fnal, that decision ought
not 10 prcciu,ir a Ia lInve-tlg ttIUn and exposure
| uf all frauds connected with that election. ami
the due accountability of all who We're guilty
concerned with them. ami we heartily commend
tut action "l t majority ni the n"uee "i itepre-
s'mta'ike7 IN pursuing >hci inhc7tlS't!on'
TEN a. oppressive and bur'!en@unc, ami demand
| i'- abolition and tn" retirement from circulation
OF all national tank notes, and the I5sl.r OF legal
tender notes IN ii"u thereof, AMI IN quantities
from tim" to time sufficient TO supply tie whole
! some and necessary business demands III III,
entire country, and that all grccnbGCk5 so issued
shall be used IN the purcha-" and retirement OF
! bond. of tn, United >tatc-, 80 that the
tI,-I
hr lcsscnri to the extent Of the green
backs thus put into circulation. Legal ten
den notes, commonly called grrcnDaCks, SHOULD
Toe Il legal tender III the payment OF all debts,
pubil and private, except such Obligations as
are, by the terms of the Oriyin"t contracts, ,eX-
pr"--iy m'u:u payable III coin.
fIith-That The right Ia com money and regu-
late the value thereof can be exercised und"r
the constitution by congress alone and that III"
| ppsscs-Iun oil The power imposes the duty of it's
exercise t" the extent of ali tne gold and silver
| bullion offered for coinage at the mInt- OF the
United >tutrs, and We regard the limitations
and restrictions imposed 10y congress upon tn.
T"1aSs S, of liver rc a7 h, mp"," and unjust an"
sIxth-Ihtt a return 10 specie payments is
impossible in the present financial condition OF
the couhtry, and We demand the immediate and
unconditional repeal "t the act Oi congress "i
January II, ISIS, known as the resumption act;
hoI'iImg the sain' t" hr unwise and runuls 10
| tn, interest ol the people.
| SeVrnth--Ihr policy luauguratrh and main
tuinr.i by the republican party ni contracting the
active circulating medium oi the country. con-
stItutmg, as all admit II does, the standard of
tin, value OF the property AMI products ui the
| country and regulating Us we'll the prices
uuid tor all labor Stands p.rminrnt IN the long
list % It's oppressive measures. IS the most
stupid. IncNCusahc and oppressive of them all
| EiShih-BrlnG opposed To all mUnUpOlicS, and
nil laws discriminating IN favor ot one class oi
our people nt the expense OF and To The rr.iudir,
ot all others. wc declare our unquihiIi" hostl-
ity to all protective tariffs. and demand that
th, re silhil De Il tarIu I"f revenue ohiy
NIntli-lhe drinprrhtlc party tenders to the
debtor anu mh"rinS classes oi The country
v,
, earliest moment 10 reverse me cruei ana MS
thCi'NC p"ii'y Oh t,ie itpuu!'Can party "hici'
Drought rum upon them. We demand that All
legislation shall bt SO enacted anu administered
~ to s"cur" 10 each man rs nearly Is practca-
, Die the gust reward OF MS own ihbor.
eh'h-ihat IN view OF IN. iarkr appfopria-
u"l5 uit nave pceh iHait ny the fehei"l gov
tfhihcnt l"r ""rks OF pubic Improvement on
the araboard and IN" lakes, Justice to the people
oil ti'e MISSISSIPPI Valley demands that appro-
priltlom- should be inade Tor the improvement
. OF the Mississippi river and Its tributaries com.