Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-28
PLATFORM OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY OF MISSOURI

In" 't' Iiuriair party pi the OF Missouri
IN contention assembled, 'tc.lHre> Its con:i,irnc
ln aui. NN -hahrn n'lhrrrLcr 10 the .rrai princI
p!"- ct bcIuucI ailC representative government
II, 'i''"i on 10 III" national union, and the con
-tIiniiua with the amendments iItrrrtn Its an
~McrN ilS iHiirrnhuc" al tn" following primer
ilto. iittne.E strict -IhOIlin.IIun pi the nina
r. t" tie. ciNIi power; opposition 10 Iar.~ ~rang
ing army IN I'm" ni r"'rr; h" purty OF erection,
amt thtIr absolute freedom from all iul.ri-r.
tncr py "hc"r- pi the Federal governments ciyl
"r military: lr"iuuEd respect tor the uo,,uI,u
VIII iair'y tnh legally oppressed al the ballot
box; = nNrd pm, -" 10 cNIn-.. llut Iu!Iai al
F"'iiITa, lrIut and corruption; the p"lIiIc 1,
'fuaiiiy "i all ciiZ"n-; the largest IISt OF IN
iiNiiilal liberty consistent villa the rights ui
"thrr-; universal education aud q general ,,nd
active participation 10y the body OF the l-o-
pie in public affairs.
~"c,,nt-". cpngrttIat" the country on the
iA"t hat. alter nearly thirteen wears from the
cessation ul nost!lItlcs, II stat. ui peace. IN ac-
c"roimc" with til. constitution and Laws has
hrrn reached IN our southern States
Inlid-Nc -U!"nniy Irraign amt condemn the
| hIGh electoral commission As nIthl.-s To the
r""l'i" "t the Tinted states III refusing To in
E"-tIsnie and "NrOe' the wicked ami ylarinr
frauds hE which I'll" " Ill oi The people al The last
Pre- idrnt,l rlrciIun WI. defeated H., refusal
{" 1t" 50, was III violation uf The -pIrIt OF the
law under whrh II wa- organized! and While
'h'' ierI-i"n is made by the iurts fourth con
GT"=a "i IN" Gurstinn to who shUul.,
be- declared Pr"s!d"n. U. the United
states Tor the present Presidential term
M;is. III our Judgment, final, that decision ought
not To p-"cil':- Ia lInvt-tIgaiiou and exposure
nI hll irau!s connected with that election and
the dnc accountability OF all who were, yuIItiIy
concerned win them, AMI Ne he.rrily coIur,mnIi
the action "ltI. majority oil thr House uf Rcpr.-
5rnta'Iv"- IN pursuing -uch Investigation.
F"uifh-Nc t regard the national banking sys-
tenn A. "prressiN" and hurdensOn'r, and Il. tnanti
IT'S abolition and III" retirement from circulation
of all national bank notes. and the i-ei.u of legal
tender notes IN il"u thereof, and IN quantities
from timr 10 time sufficient to supply the " wnnIr-
some and necessary business demands Ui IlI..
entire rryn!ry, and thar All rr-nbIck- so Issued
shaI! b. u-ed IN the purchase and retirement OF
bond. of tn" United States, that the
interest hearing debt OF the country NAV
hr ir5scncd to the extent of tn. green
backs thus put into circulation. Legal ten
den notes, commonly called grrcnbacks, should
be l"%rI t"nicr IN the payment OF ali debts,
public ana private, except su"h obligation, rs
are, by the terms of the oriJinnt contracts, ,ex-
l're--4y mai. payable IN
Ffth-Ihtt til" right to coin money and rcSu-
late the value thereof can be exercised under
the constitution 10y congress alone, ami thar the
possession {" the power imposes the ,iuty of its
rNrTcI>r [" the extent OF all the gold and silver
bullion offered for coinage at the mlnts OF tn.
l nlt"h H!airs, ami We regard tn. limitations
and restrictions imposed by congress upon the
c"!naS" "i silver a7 imruiItIc ami unjust, and
they should at once b- r. moved.
SINth-Ihat return 10 erecic payments is
Iri"N@ihir III the present financial condition OF
IN" country, and We IL mand the immediate and
unconditional repeal oi the act uf consrrs, OF
January =. l>.j. known as the resumption act;
holding the Same To hc unwIsc ami rulnuus To
th'' interest at thr people
S'v"n'h-ih" policy InaugUratcd am, main
tiln"d by the republican party "i contracting the
actiV" circulating medium oi the country con-
stItntnE, n all admit 1t does, III" standard OF
the value oi the properly ami products OF the
C"nnirE. ana regulating. a. well, the prices
phli Iur all labor, stands plc-mInrnt IN the long
list "i It's "pprcssiv" measures. ms the most
stupid, in"Nru-abi' and oppressive of them all
EiEhth-i'cIn- opposed 10 all InUnUpolir- and
all laws discriminating. IN iavrr OF cluss oi
"nr peupi. at tn" expense ol and 10 the pre- J,iicr
nf all others, "" d'ciar" our unIuaIiicd hustI-
itS Ia all protective tariffs. nnd demand that
there shall be a tarifl tor revenue only.
tt.ff. II 4
h"hi"r ami nh"rIng cinssre OF the country
lis whrTn~-t sympathy, ana pledges itself ut the
earliest mnmrrt to reverse lh' cruel and dis.
irnctlVr policy Of the republican uarty which
brought rum upon them We t;r.nand thai nll
l"si"i1tl"n shall b" so enacted ana administered
=, to s. cure to each man as nearly practlca-
Die the just reward oi his own labor.
l"nIh-lhat IN view Of the large appropria-
ti"ns that have been mad" hY the Federal gov
"rn'n"nt for works ut public Improvement on
the 7ihpari ;,ad III" LAKES, justice 10 III. people
"i the Mi -sieeipii VALLEY demands that ;lprro-
priaiIo > should be made for the Improvement
al the Mississippi river and us tributaries com
ihrnsuratc with the commercial wants AMI IN
lrrcsts at this section OF the country;
ami believing III the constitutional
power oi the government to and IN the
construction ri national enterprises which
serve I" benefit large sections OF the country,
and which cannot he accomplished hy inii-
vtiuat enterprise or state action. we favor such
legislation III their behalf will not increase
ttie national indeht,dnrs- impose any ,ridI-
tona! burdens upon III" people such II policy.
OF iran Hrnrfu'i ION. ami add To- agricultural
Wealth. would ahord rcmunerativc employment
To the surplus labor ni the country
Elevruth-T!at there can b. no Iegitima ate en-
pi"ym"nt "t oIganIZ",i force in this country
except t""N"cut" law and MAINTAIN the public
peace; that reform must br made national.
state, county and municipal governments by tn.
reduction oi expenditures and taxes; the dis
inissal "l unn"ce>sar! anu INCOMPETENT officers
ami employees. AMI the strict enforcement ol OF
ncial r. '~ipHsIh!Ity.
Iwrlit'I-in the language OF the Indiana Dcnio-
cracY We hrclarc that the jurisdiction ciulmpd
hnh exercised hy the circuit courts of the
United states over questions of corporate and
individual rights, arising under the laws of the
states, tcn'iS to Cypress ami burden lItigants to
such an extent as TO amount To praGtIc Al denial
ni justice IN many cases. and We consider the
lrgiSlatIun which has conferred such jurisdic-
ton as Unwise and hurtiui IL th. true interests
OF the people, and we demand such iegis la:ion
lis Will restrict and limit the jurisdiction OF such
courts 10 such matters are clearly contem-
plated ny the constitution and expressed in the
Judiciary act Of 1889.
Thirteenth-We favor and invite immigration
10 our state from all sections OF the country.