The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-10-08
THE PLATFKOM
or the National Democratic Party a.
Adopted at Cincinnati.

The Democrats of the United States i'll
Convention assembled declare:
First.
We pledge ourselves anew to the consti-
tutional doctrines and traditions of the
Democratic party as Illustrated ted by the a,
Democratic Statement and patriots, aud en-
bodied in the platform of the last National
Convention OF the party.
Second.
Opposition to Capitalization and that dan
a,erOus spirit of eHcrOachment which tends
to consolidate the power of ali departments
the form of government, II real despotism;
no sumptuary laws, separation of Church
and State for the good of each, common
schools fostered and protected.
Third.
Home rule, honest money, strict main.
tenance of public faith consisting Of gold
and silver, and paper convertible into coin
on demand, strict maintenance Of public
faith, State and National, and tariff Cor rev
| enue only.
Standardization of military to civil power
and a general and thorough reform Of the
civil service.
The right to a free bollot is the right pre-
seryatiye of all rights, and must and shall
be maintained in every part OF the United
States.
The existing Administ, at ion is n repre-
If sight to surround ballot boxes with
ma's and to i nnmrscah
ented use ofthe yotAtQ maintain its corrupt
and despotic power, inAults tho people and
imperilS their institutions.
SEVENTH =
The great fraud of 1876 and 1877. by which,
upon false count of the electoral votes of
two States, Il candidate defeated at the polls
was declared to be president, and for the
first time in Americas history the will of
the people was SGT aside under n threat OF
military violence, struck n deadly blow Mt
our system of representative government.
The Democratic party, to preserve the
country from civil war, submitted, for the
time, in tho firm and pat riotic faith that
This issue precetles and dwarfs every other.
1t imposes more sacred duty upon the
people of tho Union than ever addressed
the conscience OF q nation of frecmen.
Eighth.
We execrate tho course OF this Adm mis-
tration in making places i'll civil service a
| reward for political crime, and demand
forever impossible for n defeated candidate
to bride his way to seat; uslrper by
biiieting Williams upon tho people.
Ninth.
The resolution of Samuel i. Iilden not
again to be n candidate for tho place to
which he was elected by ~ majority of his
countrymen: and from which he was ex-
cluded by the leaders of tho Republican
party, is received by the Democrats of the
United States with sensibifity, and they
declare Chelr commence III ms wisdom,
patriotism and integrity unshal<cn by the
assaults of II common enemy, and they
further assure him that he is followed into
the retirement he has chosen for himself by
sympathy and respect Of his citizens,
who regard him as one who by the clevat-
ing standards of public morality and
purifying public service, merits the lasting
gratitude of his country and his party.
Tenth.
| Free ships and Il living chance for A,neri
! can commerce on the seas and on board
| No discrimination of favor of transpOrt:t
ton lines, corpor :uions or monopolies.
| Eleventh..
| Amendment Of tho Burlingame treaty
no more Chinese immigration; except TO
travel, education and foreign commerce
and therein carefully guarded.
| Twelfth.
Pablo money and public credit for publ il
purposes solely, and public land for a':tua
settlers.
Thirteenth.
Tho Demacrntic party is Tho friend o
| labor and the laboring man, and pledges
itself to protect him alike against coruinr
| ants and commune.
| Fourteenth.
! We congratulate tho country upon ths
honesty and thrift ofthe Democratic con.
| gress which has reduced public expendi
! lures forty million dollars year; upon
| the continuation of prosperity ut home and
National honor abroad, and all upon the
promise of sttch Il change in the admins
tratiOn of the government aS shall insure
us genuine and lasting reform in every
department of public service.
MISCELLANEOUS.