Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-25
THE PLATFORM.

read, as follows: The Democrats of the United
States, in convention assembled, declare:
FmsT-We pledge ourselves anew to the con
stitutional doctrines and traditions of the
Democratic party as illustrated by the teachina
and example of long line of Democratic
statesmen and patriots, and embodied il
the platform of the last national convention OF
the party.
SEcoND-Opposition to Capitalization and to
that dangerous spirit of encroachment which
tends to consolidate in one and thus to create
whatever the form of government, a real des-
potism; no sumptuary laws; separation of
church and State for the good of each; common
schools fostered and protected.
| HONEST MONEY.
THIRD-Home rule, honest money, consisting
of gold and silver, aud paper convertible into
coin on demand. The strict maintenance of
the public faith State and national, and a
tariff for revenue only. The subordination of
the military to the civil power, and genuine
and thorough reform of the civil service.
ARRAIaNSIENT OF HAYES.
FoURFHAThe right to free ballot is right
preservative of all rights, and must, and shall
be maintained in every part of the United
States. The existing administration is the rep
resentative of conspiracy only, and its claim
of night to surround the ballot boxes with
troops and deputy marshals to intimidate and
obstruot the electors, and the unprecedented
use of the acts to maintain corrupt and despe-
rate power, insults the people and impairs their
institutions.
FIFTR.-We execrate the course of this ad-
minstrel IN in making places in the govern
ment sci vice u reward for political crimes, and
demand o reward by statute which shall make
it forever impossible for defeated candidate
to bribs his way to the seat of usurper by
billeting Williams upon the people.
THE GREAT FRAUD.
SIxTH-The great fraud of 1851, by which
upon false count of the electoral vote 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 was |
set aside under threat of military violence,
struck deadly blow at our system of repre- |
sentative government. The Democratic party |
to save the country from the horrors of civil |
war submitted for the time in the firm and |
patriotic belief that the people would punish |
this crime in 1880. This duty shrinks and |
warps every other 1t imposes a more sacred |
duty upon the people of the union than ever
addressed the consciences of nation of free
men.
SAMUEL j. TUDEN.
SEvENTH-The resolution of Samuel J Tilden
not again to be candidate for the exalted
place to which he was elected by majority of
his conntryEen, and from which he was ex-
cluded by the leaders of the Republican party,
is received by the Democrats Of the United
States with deep sensibility, and their conf
dence in his wisdom, patriotism and integrity
unshaken by the assaults of the common enc
my, and they further assure him that he is fol-
lowed into the retirement he has chosen for
himself by the sympathy and respect of his
fellow citizens, who regard him as one who, by
elevating the standard of public morality, aud
adorning and purifying the public service
merits the lasting gratitude of his country and
his party
AMERICAN COMMERCE..
EIGHTH-Free ships and living chance for
commerce upon the seas and on the
land. No discrimination in favor of transpor-
sation lines, corporations, or monopolies. |
AmSI5sdent of the Burlingame treaty No
more Cnidese emigration, except for travel, ed
ucation, and foreign commerce, and therein
carefully guarded. Public money and public
credit Tor pubic purposes solely, n nd public
lands for actual settlers.
LABOR.
NIFTH-The Democratic party is the friend
OF labor and the laboring man, and pledges
itself to protect him alike against the COM
morants and the commune.
CONGRESS-.
TENTH-We congratulate the country upon
the honesty and thrift of Democratic Con-
gress which has reduced the public expendi-
ture forty millions year, upon the continua-
tiOn of prosperity at home and the national
honor abroad, and above all upon the promise
that such change in the administration of the
government shall insure genuine and lasting
reform in every department of the public ser
vice.
The resolutions as read were unanimously
adopted.