The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-23

The Democrats of the United States, in con
vention assembled, declared:
/. We pledge ourselves anew to the cOnsti-
tutional doctrines and traditions of the Dem
ccratie party, as illustrated by the teaching
and example Of long line of Democratic
statesmen and patriots, and embodied in the
platform of the last National Convention of
the party.
2. Opposition to Capitalization and to that
dangerous spirit of encr0achment which tepds
to consolidate the powers Of all departments
in one, and thus to create, whatever be the
form Of government, real despotism; no
sumptuary laws separation of church and
State for the good Of each; common schools
fostered and protected.
3. Home rule; honest money, consisting Of
gold and silver and paper convertible into
coin on demand; strict maintenance Ut public
faith, State and NATIONAL and tariff for rev.
enue only
L. Subordination of the military to the
civil power, and general and thorough reform
of the civil service.
sentative of all rights, and mnst and shall be
maintained in every part OF the United States.
6. Tho existing administration is repro
sentative of conspiracy only, and the claim
of right to surround ballot boxes with troops
and deputy marshals to intimidate and OBJ.
struct electors, and the unprecedented use OF
the veto to maintain it's corrupt and despotic
power, insults the people and imperils their
institutions.
7. The great fraud Of l876-77, by which
upon false count Of the electoral votes of
two States the candidate defeated at the polls
was declared to be President, and for the first
time in American history the will Of the people
violence, struck deadly blow at our system
of representative government. The Demo
cratic party, to preserve the country from civil
war, submitted for the time in the firm and
patriotic faith that the people would punish
this crime in 1880. This issue precedes and
dwarfs every other; it imposes q more sacred
duty upon the people Of the Union than ever
addressed the conscience Of q nation Of free
men.
3. We execrate the course of this adminis-
tration in making places in the civil service o
| reward for political crime, and demand reform
by statute which shall make it forever impos-
| sible for the defeated candidate to bride his
way to the seat of the usnrper, by billeting
villains upon the people.
9. The resolution of Saml J. Tilden not
again to be candidate for the exalted place
to which he was elected by majority Of his
countrymen and from which he was excluded
by the leaders of the Republican party, is re-
ceived by the Democrats of the United States
with sensibility. and they declare their conf
dence in his wisdom, patriotism and integrity,
mistaken by the assaults Of common enemy,
and they further assure him that he is followed
into retirement he has chosen for himself BY
the sympathy and respect OF his fellow citizens,
who regard him as one who, by clevating the
| standard of public morality and adorning and
purifying the public service, merits the lasting
gratitude Of bis country and his party.
10. Free ships and living chance for
American commerce on the seas and on land
no discrimination in favor of transportation
lines, corporations or lnonopolies.
ii. An amendment to the Burlinpame
treaty; no more Chinese immigration, except
for travel. education and foreign commerce
| and therein carefully guarded.
-. Public money and public credit for pub
lie purposes solely; and public land for actual
settlers.
10. The Democratic party ia the friend Of
labor and the labOring man, and pledges itself
to protect him alike against eormorants and
| the Commune
| ID. We congratulate the country upon the
honest and thrift of the Democratic Congress
| which has reduced the public expenditures
40,OOO.OOOa year; upon the continuation Of
prosperity at home and national honor abroad
| and above all upon the promise of such q
| change in the administration Of the govern
mont as shall insure us genuine and lasting
reform in every department Of the public
| service.