The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-07-14
The Democrats of the United State


embodied 10 the platform of the last
National Convention Of the party.
g Opposition to centraizationand
70 That dangerous spirit of encroach-
ment which tends to consolidate the
powers of all the departments in one,
and thus to create, whatever the form
of government, q real despotism. No
sumptuary laws; separation Of Church
and State for the good Of each; Com
mon Schools fostered aud protected.
3. Home Rule ; honest money. co.,
sistiug of gold and silver and paper
convertible into coin on demand the
strict maintenance of the public faith,
State aud National, and tariff for
revenue only.
+. The subordination of the mill
tary to the civil power, and genuine
anu thorough reform of the civil SER
vice.
5. The right to a free ballot is a
right preservative Of all rights, and
must and shall be maintained IN
every part Of the United States.
6. The present Administration is
the representative Of a conspiracy on
ly,-and it's claim Of right to- surround
the ballot-boxes with troops and
deputy uarsha!s, to intimidate and OBJ
struct the election, and the uuprece-
dented use of the veto to maintain its
corrupt and deSpotic powers insult the
people aud iaSperiI their institutions.
1--WE @ezecrate the course of this
Administration in making places in
She Civil Service a reward for political
crime and demand reform by statute
which shall make it foreverim possible
for defeated candidate to bribe his
way to the seat of usurper by bill
citing Williams upon the people.
8. The great fraud of lS7G-77, by
which, upon false count Of the Elec.
torsEvotes of Two States, the candidate
defeated at the polls declared to be
President, and for the. first time in
American history the will of the peo
pie was set aside under a threat Of
military violence, struck a deadly
blow at our system Of representative
government. The Democratic party,
to preserve the country from the hor-
rors of civil war, submitted for the
time ir firm and patriotic faith that
the people would punish this crime
in 1880 This issue precedes and
dwarfs every other. Itimposes more
sacred duty upon the people than eve:
addressed the consciences of a nation
Of freenen.
9. The resolution of Samuel J. Til
den not again to be candidate for
the exalted place to which he was
elected by majority of his country
men, and from which he was excluded
BY the leaders Of the Republican par.
y, is received by the Democrats Of
the United States with deep seusibil-
ty, and they declare their confidence
u his wisdom, patriotism and integrity
lushaken by the assaults Of the com.
non enemy; and they further assure
nim that he is followed into the re
;irement he has chosen for himself
oy the sympathy and respect Of his
iellow- citizens, who regard him as one
Who, by elcvating the standard Of
public morality and adoruing and |
purifying the public service, merits
he lasting gratitude Of bis country
md his party.
10 Free ships and living chance
'or American commerce upon the seas,
Ind on the land no discrimination in :
;avor OF transportation liues: corpora |
ions Or moDopolies.
II. Amendment of the Burlingame
treaty ; no more Chinese immigration, !
except for travel, education ard foreign
and it even carefully guard |.
I'd.
II. Public money and public credit !
;or public purposes solely, and public !
and for actual settlers.
IS. The Democratic party is the
friend Of labor and the laboring man,
md pledges itself to protect him alike
against the cormorants and the Com
nune.
Il. We congratulate the country
upon the honesty and thrift of a Dem
ocretic Congress which has reduced |
the public expenditures s40,000,000 |
4 wear: upon the continuation of nros- !