The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-09-24
THE PLATFORM.

The Democrats of the United States,
III convention assembled declare
FIRsr We pledge ourselves anew
to the constitutional doctrines and ira
ditions of the Democratic party as il
lustrated by the teaching and example
of a long line of Democratic statesmen
and patriots and embodied in the plat
form of the last National Convention of
the party.
SECOND. Opposition to Capitalization
and to that dangerous spirit OF encroach-
mcnt which tends to consolidate the pow
ers of all the departments in one, and
thus to create, whatever be the form OF
government, Il real dcspotism. No slmpt-
nary laws; separation of Church or State,
for the good of each; common schools
fostered and protected.
! THIRD. Home rule honest money
the strict maintenance of the public faith
consisting of gold and silver and pa
per convertible into coin on demand ;
the strict maintenance of the public faith
State and national, and tariff for rcye-
nue. only.
ForRrn. The subordinaton Of the
military to the civil power, and general
and thorough reform of the civil service.
FIFTH. The right to a free ballot is
the right preseryative of all rights, and
must and shall be maintained i'll every
part of the United States,
SIXTH. The existing Administration
is the representative of conspiracy only
and its claim of right to surround the
ballot boxes with troops and deputy mar
shals to intimidatc and obstruct the elect
ors, and the unprecedented use of the
veto TO maintain its corrupt and dcspotiC
power, insults the people and impelil'
their institutions.
SEVENTH The great fraud of 1870
~ by which, upon false count of tn,
electoral votes of two States, the candi
date defeated at the polls was declared
to be President, and for the first time il
American history the will of the people
was set aside under threat of military
violence, struck Il deadly blow at on
system of representative government
The Democratic party, to preserve thu
country from the horrors of a civil way
submitted for the time, in firm and pa
triotic faith that the people would pun
ish this crime in 1880 This issue pre-
cedes and dwaifs every other 1t impo
ses Il more sacred duty upon the peopl
of the Union than ever addressed tn
! conscience of nation of freemcn.
EIGuTL We eXecrate the course O
this Administration in making places i
the civil service reward for politics
| L. H.. atn a
which shall make it forever impossbl
: for the defeated candidate to bribe hi
way to the seat of II uSurper by billettin
e Williams upon the people,
! Ninth. The resolution of Samuel ,
Tilden not again to be candidate fC
the exalted place to which he was elec
ed by IL majority of his countrymcn, an
from which he was excluded by the leao
ers of the Republican party, is recei'
ed by the Democrats of the United STATE
with sensibility, and they declare the
C confidence in his wisdom, patriotism all
y integrity unshaken by the assaults of
common enemy, and they further assul
him that he is followed into the retir
q ment he has chosen for himself by Il
e sympathy and respect Of his lellowcit
A zens, who regard him as one who, |
a eleyating the standards of public mora
- ity and adorning and purifying the pu
:, lie service, merits the lasting gratitude
: his country and his party.
TENTH Free ships and liyiI
chance for American commerce on Il
seas and on the land No discriminate,
in favor Of transportation lines, corpC
ations or monopolies
W ELEVENTH. Amendment of the Bl
lingame treaty. No more Chinese il
- migration except for travel, educate
-, and foreign commerce, and therein cal
- fully guarded,
TwELFTu. Public money and pub
ID credit for public purposes solely, a
ed public land for actual settlers.
TmRrEENrn. The Democratic party
he the friend of labor and the laboring mf
t. and pledges itself to protect him ali
against the cormorants and Commune
i. FouRrEESrn We congratulate I
re country upon the honesty and thrift
- Democratic Congress, which has
- duced the public expenditure 10000
y" a year upon the continuation of pr
=" perity at home and the national hoI
'Ss abroad, and above all, upon the prom
of such change in the Administrat
NJ. of the Government as shall insure
mo genuine and lasting reform in very
"A ipartment OF the public service,