, 1879-03-17
THE BOURBON PROGRAMME IN CONGRESS

THE BOURBON PROGRAMME IN CONGRESS-
3Ir. BLACKBURN has promulgated tho plat
form on which lo stands in nxking the
Democrats 10 elect him Speaker Of tho
National House Of Representatives.. This
platform Inns been constructed after carefully
canyassing The sentiments Of tho Democratic
Congressman and politicians. and ,nay there
fore DO regarded as rejecting the average
Democratic conviction. It may bo TINT AIr.
BLACKBURN will not be elected, but, if lo DO
not, his failure will not l,o due 10 my l,eresy
III bis declaration Of opinions. brt to tho
fnct TINT liz was not able to ,lilto Tho various
elements OF opposition to RANDALL. RAN
DALI, or Whoever else may DO elected speak-
Or, will owo his success to tho adoption Of
tho sano views. The conspicuous points Of
tho Democratic creed, NJ interpreted by
BLACKBURN, are ns follows:
]. Etendfast devotion to tho doctrine of
State Sovereignty. This to 10 signaled by
eoercing repeal Of tho Jurors Test oatt,
the Supervisors and tho Deputy -hlarsslala
law. rs we'll ~ all other statutca which Iaye
boon passed by Congress for tue purpose of
enforcing aud carrying out the constitutional
amendments. These laws, NJ long as they
rotnatn on tho statuto-booka, will furnish
somo restraint, if tho courts will euforco
item, upon the stato authorities WHO toler-
ate, aud tho Democratic bul1tlozcrs WHO
psao.ice, fraud aud violence in Congressional
aud Presidential elections. It ID the PURPOSE
to expungo all statutes calculated to iutor-
fcro in my manner with State ntlllllcation
~ },jG Gfojno 3},.{ia
.. Fraudulent oloctious,-for tho repeal OF
tie National Election law Is demanded, not
merely as an acknowledgment of tho doc
triuo Of Stata Soveroign.y, but to enable tho
| rougl,s aud bnllot.Gox sluifora OF Now York
City to onrry Now York, New Jersey, a,,tl
Connecticut for thu Democratic candidate
for President next yoar. 4 revival aud ou-
largemeut Ut se'tacties purs,'etl III bol,alf of
SEYMOUR lit 1868 will accomplish this pur.
| pose. Will, tho restraint of the National
law removed, the rx-Confetlerato bulldozers
OF lhu South mud tho Domocratio ropeatcrs
at tie North will lsavo Iost their cunning il
tlloy shall fail 10 curry tho lay.
i. Constant rsitcration Of tho cry Of
Fraud" This part Of tho programme is il,
keeping with Tho bourbon character, which
"never leari,s mud never forEuts nnythine, !"
ANY mnnagcrs excapt tho Democratic man.
ngors won'tl SD tho folly Of keeping mp this
cry of "FrnuI" iu thu faco Ut tho purrIJ.
Committees investigation, which traced tho
cipher dispatches tu T1hpEs's private room
nntl the Damncra.ie Nationnl Committee, but
failed, after resortiug to aubosnnt;on OF talso
testimony mud chlcnnury OF nil ki.lsla, 10
secure any eyidouco of Republican corsup.
ton.
1. Opposition to "forced resumption -
whatever that means. Resumption has al.
ready been accomplished. All kinds OF
logal-te.ldcr money ars now at par. 'rllo M.
preclation Of 1la greenbacks Las stopped,
because tloy arc now wo,tll III much Nv gol.l,
anl Tho full Of prices hos consequently been
arrested. Tlscro Gun 10 longer 10 auy ques.
ton about forcing resumption; any new
agitation Of tho u!atter must tako tho form,
Of forcing $u*ptasioa. This Ia really wha,
Dir. BLAcgpuaE's platform proposos A re,
poal OF tho Resumption net now wo1l.l be
tantamount 10 deliberate and unnecessary
suspension of specie.paymeuls, aud a resurt,
TO all thu woes incident to deprecated mud
irrcaecmable papsr currency. And this Ii
actually proposed by tho HLAckpunS wing Of
tho Democratic party,
t. Abolition OF lho National banks, m,
substitution Of l<gakte7.Ger Government
notcs for the bank notes. THIS is to bu the
first stop in the proposed suspension o!
hpeoie-paymonts. 10 double up the amount
Of Government notes uon.inally retleet.,abls
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