The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE.

The Platform of the Party AdOpted-at
the State Conventional Clear and I'm
equivOcal Enumeration of PrtDciples-
Sentiments which the Masses Will
IndOrse.
The democracy of the state of Indiana as
sembled IN delegate convention declare:
That national bank notes shall be 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 favor of making the United
States notes, commonly called greenbacks, a
full legal tender in payment of all debts,
only as are by the terms OF the original con e
tracts under which they were issued, eX
pressly payable in coin.
That the right to issue paper money as well
as coin is the exclusive prerOgative of the gov
eminent, 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 con :
gress VIII authorize the taxation by the
states of the United States notes in common
with all other money.
That We deem 1T unwise and inexpedient TO
enact any 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 legislating as to distribute said
debt among our people at home-affordlng
them the most favorable and practical oppor-
tunities for the investment OF their savings in
the funded debt OF the United states.
which shall fx the legal rate of interest at not
exceeding six per centum per annum.
We demand the restoration of the silver dol
lar OF 4l2% grains to the coin of the country,
and with full legal tender quality in the pay
ment of all debts, both public and private
and that tue coinage thereof shall be unlimit-
ed, and upon the same terms and conditions
as may be provided for the coinage of gold.
That we are in favor OF the immediate and
unconditional repeal OF the resumption act
We are in favor of the most rigid economy
in public expenditures, and we declare that
the fees and salaries of all public officers sh ould
be reduced
That we are in favor OF the repeal of the
bankrupt act
That we sincerely deplore the recent violent
collision between labor and capital, and to
prevent the recurrence thereof and to project
the future public order and security We believe
that the wases of corporations engaged in the
business of min 3, manufacturing and trans
pOrtation should be a first lien upon the prop
erty, receipts and earnings of said corpora
tons, and that such lien should be declared,
defined and enforced By appropriate legisla-
ton.
That we favor the passage OF law for the
ventilation of coal mines-one that would be
just To the miner and 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 common school fund to any sectarian
purpose.
That the last apportionment of the state for
legislative purposes was grossly unjust and
dishOnOrable, and we demand that the next
legislature, in apportioning the state for legis-
laIive purposes, as will be their imperative
duty, shall have regard alone to population
and contiguity of territory.
That the jurisdiction claimed and exercised
by the circuit courts of the United States over
questions of corporate and individual rights
arising nnder the laws of the states, tends to
Cypress and burden htigantS to such an ex-
tent as TO amount TO practical denial OF JUS
tice in many cases; and we consider the legis-
lation which has conferred such jurisdiction
as unwise and hurtful to the true interests
people. And We demand such legislation as
will restrict and limit the jurisdiction of such
courts to such matters as are clearly cOntem-
plated by the constitution and expires sed in
the Judiciary act OF l7S9.
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 detesta-
ton the leaders in the republican party who
secretly connived. and with barefaced effront-
cry carried out the scheme, by and through
vocal returning boards. whereby Samuel j.
Tilden and Thomas a. Hendricks, the peoples
wrongfully kept out of the positions to which
a free people had called them. We nod it up
as the monster crime OF the age, crime
against free government, a crime against
the elective franchise and a crime
that can only be cOpdoned when the
malefactors who seated a fraud in the presi-
signed To everlasting infamy by the people
whom they have outraged. And we denounce
the act of the president OF the United States in
appointing to high and lucrative positions the
corrupt members OF the returning boards, and
condemn the acts of federal officers in attempt
ing to interfere with the rights and powers of
the state courts in the prosecution of these
criminals.
That our senators and representatives in
congress he and are hereby requested TO secure
passage of law giving TO the soldiers of the
Mexican war a pension similar to that now
given to the soldiers OF the war OF 1872.