The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-11
The Democratic Caucus.

AT the Democratic Congressional caucus Mr..
House of Tennessee presided. Mr.. Kenna of
West Virginia submitted the following, which
was adopted unanimously
ReSolUed That it is the Judgment of this
caucus that the House shall not adjourn over
Monday next, but that there should be ses.
sion on that day to allow the introduction of
bills in the usual manner aud the placing Of
important legislation in the line Of progress
without unnecessary delay.
Mr.. Stephens of Georgia offered the follow
ing. with the request that it be laid on the table
for future action of the caucus;-
Resolued, That the aims and objects of the
Democracy Of the United States, as far as we,
chosen by them members of the present House
of Representatives are entitled to be considered
as true exponents of those aims and objects,
are directed with sinsleuess Of purpose to the
restoration of peace, harmony and prosperity
throughout the length and breadth of the land;
they abjure the renewal of sectional strife;
they, accept all legitimate results Of the late
war; they are opposed to the revival in this
country or any part thereof OF African slavery
or any other kind Of slavery or involuntary SER
vitude, except as punishment for crime; they
stand pledged to maintain the union of States
under the Constitution, with all its existing
amendments, as they shall be expounded by the
Supreme Court Of the United States; they ara
against all unconstitutional or revolutionary
methods; they are for law and order, aud the
protection of life, liberty and prosperity,
without respect to person or social conditions.
For the redress of all grievances they look
alone to the peaceful instrumentality of the
Consultation; first, the law making power; sec
ond, the law-expounding ower; third the law
executing power; and finally, the ultim ate
sovereign power of the ballot-box They are
for free ballots, as we'll as for a just count.
While they are opposed 10 a large standing
army,-as were the trainers of the G C)nstitution
yet they are for keeping the army sufficiently
large to repel invasion, defend our extensive
frontier, and, as we'll as necessary, all the in-
terror forts and garrison, and to enable the
President to put down domestic violence or iu-
surrection in any of the States, and aid of civil
officers, as posse conaitdtuS, in the execution
of legal processes in pursuance Of the Constitu-
tion as provided in the acts of Congres, in
1895 and 1909; but they are opposed
of the United States in controlling
or, in any way interfering with the freedom OF
elections. They are for the maintenance of the
public credit iuviolate, bat are utterly opposed
to the increase Of the bonded debt, unless the
exigencies of war should render it necessary;
they are for retrenchment Of expenditures leg
sening the burdens of taxation, aud thorough
reform in the present unequal and uujust meth
cd of raising revenue; they are for placing the
coinage of gold and silver upon the same foot
ing without restriction or Limitation upon the
amount of either; they ere for reviylng the lag
gushing and perishing industries of ths coun.
try by the increase Of the volume Of currency,
founded on a sound basis, sufficient to meet the
urgent demands of trade In every department
of labor and business.
Without transacting further business, the
ciusus, after a session of fifteen minutes, ad-
iourDed,