The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-02
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Natienal Denlocratic PlAtfearrilia.. III $
/. We pledge ourselves aaew Is k.. ooSsstu. b.
tionsl 60C6inss ana 'ksali6ns of she Dsa16 lIi0
peFtyJee NluetrA1ed ~ Tia teaehipg ard exkmplA
of long line of Democratic statesmen and pufri-
6say ana ledmb0dled I'm The plAtsorm Of the Ist
nstiolal eonNt9tjnp efl hsparys9naa, 4stgae
2. Opposition 70 naturalization and 70 that
dsaeefo6s spirit df enefoachment which tends
Hona9liaAte thepo wefH Of I'll the depArtments
In one, and thus create, whatever the form Of
government q real desp0tism. No sumptuafy
aeWa 6epesasiop 1of Chnrch and HtaAs, ,ler The
go9d OF each. Common schools fos,sred and
i 9. Hons ride, honest money. oessisting Or gold
nand; strict maintenance Of me public faith,
State aad national, and tariff for revenue only.
4 bubordinati0n Of the military to the civil
power, and general and thorough reform ofthe
ciNf service aeaf III alaiasa3aa vs#sIia9J
8 The rjgh! e free ballet y the right pressr-
iained in every pert of the United States. l11'a
o. The administration Is the representative of
conspiracy only, and its claim Of the right to
enrrOund ballet boxes with troops and deputy
malshals 70 intimidate and obstruct elections,
and the unprecented use Of the veto to maintain
Its eorrupt and despotic power, insults the peO-
pie and imperile their institutions ,4...
2. The great fraud or 1876-77, by which, upon
false count of the electoral votes Of two States
the candidate defeated ct the polls was declared
70 be president, ana Tor the nrst time In Amert-
can history the win of the people was get aside
under the threat OF military violence struck q
deadly blow at our system Of representative gov
ernment The Democratic party, to preserve the
country from civl war submitted for the time
In a firm and patriotic faith, that the people
would punish this crime In 1880. This issue
precedes and dwarfs every other. 1t imposes .
more sacred duty upon the people of the Union
than ever addressed the conscience of nation
8. We execrate the course of this administra-
tion in making places in the civil service re-
ward for political crlmes and demands a reform
by statute which shall make il forever impossible
for defeated candidate to bribe his way to the
seat of q usurper by biletng Williams upon the
people.
O.. The resolution OF Samuel J. Tilden mot
again to be a candidate for the exalted place to
which he was elected by majority Of his coun-
trymen, and from which he was excluded by the
leaders of the Republican party, Is received by
the Democrats of the United States with sensi-
bility, and they declare their confidence in his
wisdom, patriotism and integrity unshaken by
the assaults of common enemy And they
further assure him that he is followed into the
retirement he has chosen for himself by the SYM
pathy and respect of his felow-cltizens, who re-
gard him as one who, by raising the standard of
public morality and adoring and purifying the
public service merits the lasting gratitude of his
country and bis party.
10. Free ships and living chance for Amer
ican commerce on sea and on land. No odiscrim-
ination in favor of transportation lines, corpor-
atoms or nonopolies.
IL. Amendment of the BurIingame treaty.
No more Chinese immigration, except for travel,
education and foreign commerce, and therein
carefully guarded. p
10. Public money and public credit for public
purposes solely, and public land for actual set
tiers.
18. The Democratic party is the friend of labor
and the laboring man. and pledges itself TO pro-
tect him alike against cormorants and commu-
nists.
II. We congratulate the country upon the
honesty and thrift of the Democratic Congress,
which has reduced public expenditures 100000
600 year; upon the continuation Of prosperity
at heme and national honor abroad and, above
all, upon the promise Of such change in the
administration of the government as shall insure
us generous and lasting reform In every de-
u8rtrneut of tife public service tst lt"-ff