St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-03-16
TIE INDIANA DEMOCRACY
In State Convention Assembled,
Promulgate a Platform of
PRINCIPLES.


At the meeting of the Indiana demo.
cratic convention held at Indianapolis
last week, the committee on resolu-
lions made the following report, which
was unanimously adopted:
The democracy of Indiana, assembled
in delegate convention, declare that the
national bank notes shall he 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 vor Of making
the United States notes, commonly called
greenbacks, full legal tender IN pay
medt of all debts, public and private,
except such obligations only as are by
the terms of the original contract under
which they were issued expressly pay
able in coin.
That the right to issue paper money,
as well as coin, is the cole prerogative of
the government, 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
congress as will authorize the taxation
by the states of United States notes in
common with all other money.
That we deem it unwise and inexpedi-
ent to enact 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 sub.
served by legisls ton SO as to distribute
said debt among our people at home, ss
affording them the most favorable and
practicable opportunity for the invest
ment of their earnings in the funded
debt of the United States.
That we are in favor of such legislation
as shall fix the legal rate of interest at
not exceeding six per centum per annum;
We demand the restoration OF the silver
dollar of four hundred and twelve and
one-half grains to the coin in the coun
try, and with full legal-tender quality
in the payment of debts, both public and
private, and that the coinage thereof
shall be unlimited, upon the same terms
and conditions as may be provided for
the coinage of gold.
1hatwe are in favor of the immediate
and unconditional repeal of the resump-
tion act that we are in favor of the
most rigid economy in public expendi-
lures, and we declare that the fees and
salaries of all public officers should be
reduced: that we are in favor of the
repeal of the bankrupt act.
That we sincerely deplore the recent
violent collisions between labor and cap
ital, and to prevent the occurrence
thereof, and to protect the future public
order and security, we believe
That the wages of employees of corpo
rations engaged in the business of min
ing, manufacturing and transportation,
should be first lien upon the property,
receipts and earnings of said corporation,
and that said lien should be declared,
defined and enforced by appropriate leg
islation.
That we favor q passage of law
for the ventilation of coal mines-one
that would be just to the miner and the
owner. The democratic party is the
friend of the common school system, and
will, in every legitimate way, labor
for its success, and will oppose any
attempt to divert any portion of the COM
mon school fund to any sectarian pur-
pose.
That the last apportionment of the state
for legislative purposes was grossly I'M
just and dishonorable, and we demand
that the next legislature, in apportion-
ing the state for legislative purposes, as
will be their imperative duty, shall have
regard alone to population and contigu-
ity of territory. 49,.
That the Jurisdiction claimed and ex-
ercised by the circuit courts of the
United States over questions of corporate
and individual rights, arising under the
laws of the States, tends to Cypress and
burden litigants to such an extent as to
amount to practical denial of justice in
many cases, and we consider tbs legisla-
ton which has conferred such jurisdic-
ton as unwise and hurtful to the true
interests of the people, and we demand
such legislation as will restrict and limit
the jurisdiction OF such courts to such
matters as are clearly contemplated by
the constitution and expressed in the
judiciary act of 1889.
We are opposed to class legislation, and
protest against the grant OF subsidies by
the federal government, either in lands,
bonds, money, or by the pledge of the
public credit.
That we abhor and hold up
to public detestation the leaders
of the republican party who SO.
cretly connived at, and with barefaced
efrontery carried out the scheme, by and
through venalreturning- boards, whereby
Samuel J. TiIden and Thomas A. Hen
bricks, the peoples choice for president
and vioe-president, were wrongfully kept
out of the positions to which q free