The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-07-09
THE PLATFORM
OF the National Democratic Party as
Adopted Mt Cincinnati.

The Democrats of tho United States in
Convention assembled declare:
First.
We pic dge ourselves anew to the consti-
tutional doctrines and traditions Of the
Democratic party illustrated by the
teaching and example of a long line of
Demoeratic stateman and patriots, and em,
bodied in the platform of the last National
Convention OF the party.
Second.
Opposition to Capitalization and that dam
gerOus spirit of encroachment which tends
in one. and thus to create, whatever may be
tho form OF government, real despotism:
no sumpt"ary laws. separation OF Church
schools fostered and protected.
t Third.
Home rule, honest money, strict MAIN
tenance of public faith consisting Of gold
aud silver, aud paper convertible. into coin
faith, state and National, and tariff for rev.
enue only.
Subordination of military to civil power
and q general and thorough reform Of the
civil service.
Fifth.
The right to free bollot is the right pre-
servstive of all rights, and must and shall
be maintained in every part of the United
States.
Sixth.
The existing Administ, alton is a repre-
of right to surround ballot boxes with
troops and deputy marshals to :nt4sS:a:.te e
| ented use Of the vote to maintain it's Corrupt
| and despotic power, insults the people and
imports their institutions.
| seventh.
| The great fraud Of 1876 and 1877, by which,
upon i false count of the electoral votes OF
two States, n candidate defeated at the polls
| was declared to be president, and for the
first time in Americas history the will OF
military violence, struck deadly blow at
our system of representative government.
country from civil war. submitted. for the
time, i'll the firm and patriotic faith that
| tho people would punish tho crime in 1880.
This issue prccesles and dwarfs every other.
It imposes II more sacred duty upon the
| people of tho Union than ever addressed
the conscience of a nation OF freenlen.
| Eighth.
We execrate the course Of this Admins
| tration in making places III civil service q
reward for political crime. and demand
reform by the Statute which shall make i,
to bribo his way to n seat; a usurper by
bifteting Williams upon the people.
I Ninth.
The resolution of Samuel j. Tiiden not
again to be n candidate for the place to
which he was elected by majority of his
,countrymen, and from which nc was ex-
cluded by the leaders OF the Republican
party, is received by the Democrats of the
| United States with sensibility, and they
declare their confidence in his wisdom
patriotism and integrity unshakcn by the
assaults of n 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 fellow-citizens
ing standards of public morality and
purifying public service, merits the lasting
gratitude of his country and his party.
i Tenth.
Free ships and a living chance for Ameri.
can commerce on the seas and on board
No discrimination of favor of transporta-
tion lines, corpo1 atoms or monopolies.
Eleventh.
| Amendment OF the Burlingame treaty
no more Chinese immigration; except foi
travel, education and foreign commerce,
and therein carefully guarded.
! Twelfth.
! Public money and public credit for public
purposes solely, and public land tor actual
} settlers.
I Thirteenth.
labor and the laboring man, and pledges
itself to protect him alike against cormor
ants and commune.
Fourteenth.
We congratulate tho country upon the
honesty and thrift OF the Democratic con.
gress which has reduced public expendi
lures forty million dollars 81 year upoI
National honor abroad, and all upon the
promise of such Il change in tho adminis
tration OF the government as shall insure
Ia genuine and lasting reform in every
} department of public service.