Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-02
PLATFORM OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY OF MISSOURI.

The 4, mUcratIC party Of III. state OF Missouri
n convention a-,.II.bi.i declares It- confidence.
in and shaken adherence To The great prnci-
pies ui Democratic representative government.
IL. devotion 10 the national unI"n, a!u thr con-
stItutiO. with thr appointments thereto, Its an
-wrryinS maintenance vi I'll" following pr!ncl-
t,lr, namely strict subvrdiuation OF the militia
r. To tie civil power 'pr"-ItI"n 10 = lLrgr stand
i1y army in time OF peace; tr purity OF elections
AMI their absolute freedom iIVIu all nIerier-
enre by officers OF tn- te,tera! SoSeri!hrnt, clvII
or military; profound respect Tor the popular
viii fairly nn'i i'Esl!y oppressed at tie ballot
lIIu0qg GNei purp SO [" expos" and punish All
poiIilra. fraud and cUTrupuon; the poiilicai
equality Of al citizens, tne largest iiShi oi III.
III. !Guai liberty consistent Will the TiEnt- "i
others; universal education and n general anu
sct.y- participation by tile body Vi the peo-
pie IN pubic affairs.
fact rh4t. after nearly thirteen Years m the
cessation oG no>tIli!iea, STATE OF peace IN ac-
cordaurr with tht constitution and laws has
| been Tcaca-'! IN our southern -thtee
| Turbine solcMniy arrsIsn AMI condemn The
| high electoral commission ao ia!'hIt@s 10 Iu'
| people Of the Cn.tci states IN refusing 70 m
| yr-ti.ut- ami expose The Wicked anu EiarIhS
frauds by winch thu i'll "i he reoiie at Ihr last
pre-, IlrGtlui election Was defeated. Its refusal
| To do 50, WAS violation o! The spirit oi ti'c
| lax under wn ,Cr II was organized. AMI "h'!t
| TIE ,;ecr-Iyn rs made by the forty fourth con
| xre.s oil the question as To who should
Z. ,.ecIaIed Prr5iden: OF tn" Unlte'i
! states tor the present Pr"-ii"ntlai term
| wa- in our Judgment, Hna! that decision ought
not 10 prec!ui' Il II tuHe-iis ,ii"n ami ~ p"suf,
of all frauds connected with that election, ami
the iu. accountability of ali who We're guitIiy
concerned with iHpIu, anu "" heartily comment
TIT, action Uitl. majority oi the House oi Repre-
. senratIves IN pursuing such IN .e-lis ton
| Fuurtn-We resar'i 1hc national banking sS :
| ,eUi u, oppressive anil burdensUIIc, an! d"nlanL
Ito abolition nui the retirement iron circniatl"t
| -. uil national bank uOf"s. and tnc IsrLr of l-ga
| tender notes IN lieu thereof, anu IN quAhti'i''
from time TO time suthci' NJ 10 supply THE Whole
| some and necessary business demands OF tn
ea,Irr country, and that u'l SreenbnCks so issus'
hall be used IN the purch.t.. and retirement O
! # me tied
interest bearing debt o: the country ma
be le5senrd 10 the extent OF the green
den notes. commonly called sreenbacke. Shoul
be a legal tender IN the payment oil all debts
arr, by the terms Of the originaI contracts, ,ex
pre--ly made payable III com
| Fitth-That the right To coin money and regu
late the value thereof can DC exercised unde
| tue constitution by congress alone" and that III
| possession OF the power imposes IN" inty oi /!
exercise t" the extent OF al! the gold and siivt
| United states, snd regard the initatio
and restrictions imposed by congress upon ii
coinage OF silver rs iInpoiltic anu UNJUST, an
they should a. once be removed.
Slxth-ihat a return 10 specie payments
impossible III The present financial condition {
the cOurtry, and We demand the lniiisHiate at
unconditional repeal Of the act of congress
- JANUARY Il. ISIS. known as the resumption hc
| nCl!tng the same To be un"Ise anu ruinous
thr interest Ut The people.
= Sryrnrh-Ihe pohcy Inausurated and mail
I. tanned by the republican party of contracting II
- active circulating medium OF the country. COZ
-tItutIng, as all admit 1t does, tn" stanuari
{. tn,. value OF the property and products OF u
country, and regulating, as We'll. the Iric
paid Tor al! labor. stands rIeeminent IN the ioI
r list al It's oppressive Ineasuren. as the mo
or stupid, lneGcu-abic and oppressive of them a
EIghth-I;cIns opposed 10 al muuopolles. al
all lava discriminating IN fav@r OF one ciass
IL our people at the expense of and 10 the preludI
90 ut ali Others, We ,teciar. our unqualified host
| Iry to all protcctlv. tariffs. and demand II
y there shall be n tariff ioT revenue only
n. NIntit-Ihe democratic patty tenders TO !
" debtor and luboring CLASSES Of the count
.s | ITS warmc=t sympathy, and pledges Itseil h'
- earliest m"Inent I" reverse The cruel anu a
Iis ,rnctivc policy OF the r. publican PARTY "hi
brought ruin upon them We demand that
%, lcgI- I-IatIun shall he SO enacted nnd administer
W - TO secure to each man as nearly ns praciI'
rt- bile the just reward OF his own labor.
see Ien:n-lhat in view OF the large apprnpr
tivn- that have been made by the Federal gt
eminent for works OF public improvement
Ir- tn. -cabpxrd and tn" hikes, Justic" to The peo
tie ul the Nj s!ssiplI Valley demands that app
So prItyio, should be made for the mproveiIi
~ rf the Mississippi river ana It's tributaries co
~. uensurate with the cominercinl wants AMI
; II trr.sts of this section of the count
an and believing in the constitute
ss, construction of national enterprises VIII
all scrv. to benefit large sections OF the count
:. and which cannot be accomplished By III
hS' yldua enterprise or state action. We faSor 81
re- Legislation ia their behalf will not incr.
rye the national Iniebt. dn' IS or Impose any al
tiunnl burdens upon the people such poll
in our opInIon whilst 1t would cheApen the
de | of Transportation. and aIn tu our agricuitt
nm, wealth, would afford remunerative rmpioyn
i | to the surplus labor OF the country.
the Elev.nth-Thut there can be- no Legitimate
en- | pIuyment of oraanized force in this couI
except to execute law and MAINTAIN the pu
| peace; that reform must be made in nRiC
ELK state, county and municipal gOvcrnInrnts bJ
ays reduction Of expenditures and taxes; the
,,.- mIssal of unnecessary anu incompetent ON
:; and employees, and the strict enforcement oil
fci is r, spunsibliity.
, -, Twelith-In the language of the Indiana De
'. cracy We declare that the jurisdiction ctsl
,.,s ,' and exercised by the circuit courts oil
''''' United states over questions OF corporate
very d sn,, hnrSen itipn
fully @ .rtant ,,o ~ amo,,nt., ,n nrac,ict q Il,
ticsi So, 81 ;,i.a ~ in nnnv cass aud No consider
en legislation which has conferred such Jurir
ton as unwise and hurtiui to the true inre
OF the people, AMI we demand such leSIsls
"a as will restrict and limit the Jurisdiction OF
q 10 courts TO such matters ns are CLEARLY con
Is plated Nv tht constitution anu ekpFesseo
& Is judiciary act OF l.s9.
q 10 Tnlrteen,h-We favor and invite imm,gr
90 to our state from All sectIons oI the oouhIy