The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-10-27
PLA T F D R N
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY
ADOPTED IN CONVENTION At CINCINNATI
JUNE "a, 1880.

ADOPTED IN CONVENTION At CINCINNATI,
JUNE "a, 1880.
The Democrats Of the United States,
in Convention assembled, declare !:
First-We pledge ourselves anew to
the Constitutional doctrines and sradi-
tons of the Democratic party, as illus
trated by the teaching and example Of
of o long line of Democratic statesmen
and patriots, and embodied in the
Platform of the last National Conven.
ton Of the party. .5
STANDARDIZATION TO Capitalization
and to that. dangerous spirit of en-.
enactment which tends to consolidate
the powers of all departments in one,
and thus to create, whatever be the
form Of government, a real despotism.
No sumptuary laws. separation of
church and State for the good of each ;
common schools fostered and protected
Third-Home snle; honest money,
consisting of gold and silver, and paper
convertible into coin on demand; strict
maintenance of public faith, State and
National, and . tariff for revenue only.
Observation-Disclosures of the mill
cary TO the civil power and genera! and
thorough reform of the civil service.
ifth--The right 10 free ballot is a
right preventative of all right, and
must and shall he maintained in every
par. Of the United States. ts.ssl
Sixth--The existing administration
is representative of conspiracy only
and the claim of right to surround the
ballot boxes with troops and deputy
marshals to intimidate and obstruct
electors, and the unprecedented use Of
the veto to maintain its corrupt and
despotic power, insults the people aud
impeiils their institations.
Seventh--The great fraud of 1876 n
by which, npon false count Of the
electoral votes Of two States, the can.
didate defeated at the polls was, de-
clared to be President, aud for the frs,
time in American history the will O
the people was set aside under thu
threat Of military violence, struck 3
deadly blow at our. system of represen'
tative government. The Democrat,
party, to preserve the country from
civil war, submitted for the time, ii
the firm aud patriotic faith that thu
people would punish this crime in 1880
This issue precedes and d~arfs every
other. 1t imposes d more sacred dut,
upon the people of the Union than ev
er addressed the conscience of Q nati0l
of freemep.
| Eighth-We execrate the course o
this administration iu making place
in the civil service a reward for politi
cal crime, and demand reform by stat
ute which shall make it forever impos
sible for thh defeated candidate t,
bribe his way to the seat of tn
usurper by billitiug williams upon tn
people.
Nintb-~The resolution Of Samuel J
Tilden not again to be a candidate 70
the exalted place to which he wa
elected by a majority Of his country
men, and from which he was exclude'
by the leaders Of the Republican party
ia. received by the Democrats Of til
United States with sensibility, an
they declare their confidence in hi
wisdom, patriotism and integrity, uu
shaken by the assaults OF commo
|enemy; and they further assure biz
that he is followed into the retiremen
| he has chosen for himself with til
sympathy and respect of his fellow
citizens, who regard him as one VIII,
by elevating the standards Of publ
morality and ad"f,,ihg aud purifyin
the public service, merits the lastil'
: gratitude Of his country aud his part.
Tenth - Free ships and a livh'
chance for American commerce on I'll
seas and on the land; no discrimin,
ton in faver Of. transportation liue
corporations or m0hopolies.
Eleventh - An amendment Of Il
Burlingame treaty, no more Chimes
immigration except for travel, educ'
ton aud foreign commerce, and Their
r in carefully guarded. ~
Twelfth-Pnblic money and publ
credit for public purposes solely; al
: public land for actual settlers.
!, Thirteenth-The Democratic par
. is the friend of labor and the labOril
o man, aud pledges itself to protect hi
Ii alike against cormorants. and COZ
is mune.
II Fourteenth - We congratulate t
:. country upon the honesty and thrift
= the Democratic Congress, which |,
: reduced the public expenditure 81
Il 0OO,O year; upon the coutinnati
Il of prosperity at home aud nation
v honor abroad, and above all upon I
T. promise of such change in the ADM
re iStrati"n of the government. DIS sh
.. insure us genuine and lasting refo
Is in every department. uf the public y.