The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-10-01
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or the National Democratic Party as
+ Adopted at Cincinnati.
The Democrats Of the United States in
Convention assembled declare: 800 D.
s,a4o a. First. .1 10. a.f. SEP -
} We pledge ourselves anew to the consti-
tutional doctrines and traditions of the
teaching and example of long fine Of
Democratic statemen and patriots, and en-
bodied in the platform ofth last National
Convention of the party.
Opposition to Capitalization and that dam
gerous spirit of encroachment which tends
to consolidate the power Of al dsgaraenhts
no snmptnary laws, separation of Church
and State for the good OF each, common
schools fostered and protected. df - .f--7g
| : Third. u
Home rule, honest money. strict main
tenance of public faith consisting of gold
on demand, strict maintenance OF public
faith, State and National, J and tariff Cor rev.
'' FouEth,
.subordination Of tnfiitary . civil power
and q general and thorough reform Of the
civil service. r; ;alh s9H%
The right to free boliot is the right pre-,
BE- maintained in every part of the United
States. ~ . ~. t.. - p
Tho hook. :. ... ting Aam{h's,, alton i. repre-.
sentative Of conspiracy only, and its claim
: npps and deputy marshals to intinidate
adolescence elections, and the unpreced-
;..%sa ths d its snd
iniperifs their alstftdtions. -
. 7''s - .- Resenth. =, d. -.
The great fraud OHIO and 1877, by which,
upon a false count ofthe electoral votes Of
was declared to be president, and for the
first time in Americas history the will of
msii Rp Violence, &c. struck deadly blow At
our system of representative government.
The Denocratic party. to Preserve TIE re,
time, in the firm and Patriottcafaith that
the people would punish the crime in 1880.
This issue precedss and awa I evesy 1s1 tha
| people of the Union than ever addressed
the conscience of a nation of freemen.
Eighth. -.
| We execrate the course Of this Adminis-
| tration I'm making places In civil service 2
| reward for political crime, and demand
reform by tie Statute which shall make It
| billeting Williams upon the people.
Ninth. 6.
The resolution of Samuel J. Tilden not
which he was elected by a ajority of his
conntrymen, and from which he was ex-
cluled 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 unshaken by the
assaults of common enemy, and thy
| further assure him that he is followed into
| the retirement he has chosen for himself by
| sympathy and respect of his fellow-citizens,
who regard him as one who by the elevate
| ing standards of public morality and
| purifying public service, merits the lasting
- Tenth. u.
Free ships and living chance for An,eri-
can commerce on the seas and on board
! No discrimination of favor of Transports
ton lines, corporations or monoPolies.
! ,"f Eleventh. 800
Amendment of the Burlingame treaty
no more Chipese Immigration; except for
travel, education and foreign commerce,
| and therein carefully guarded.
Twelfth. ~ .y,555 I'D
Public money and public credit for public
/ purposes solely, and public land for actual
settlers. -.r. r. ~ E| ttta a.i ''-fiH 'a
| Thirteenth. q sl.af.'u- Ga
| The Democratic party is the friend of
labor and the laboring man, and pledges
| itself to protect him alike against cormor-
| ants and commune. '''' ''..
Fourteenth. .t,s.ra
We congratulate the country upon the
honesty and thrift of tho Democratic con-
gress which has reduced public expendi-
lures forty million dollars year upon
National honor abroad, and all npon the
promise of such IL change in the admins
tratiOn of the government as shall insure
us genuine ana lasting reform in every
department of public service. -i.
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