The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-09-17
THE PLATFROM
or the National Democratic Party as
Adopted at Cincinnati.

The Democrats of the United States IN
Convention assembled declare:
aA First.
Wa n,edpe ourselves anew to the consti-
tutional doctrines and traditions OF me
Democratic party as illustrated oy Ine
Teaching and example lea OF aatri t1ss and en-
Convention Of the party.
Second.
Opposition to Capitalization and that . usa-
gerotls spirit Of encrOachment when tenus
to consolidate the power OF All dePaftneHrea
in one, and thus to create, whatever may ne
no snmptnary laws, separation OF Church
and state for the good OF each, common
schools fostered and protected.
Third.
u,,a r,1a honest money, strict MAIN
tenance of public faith consisting o. go!o
and silver, and paper convertible INTO coin
.u sfr aatonai amd tariff
enue only.
Standardization of military to civil power
and a general and thorough reform Of the
civil service.
The right to free bollot is the right pre-.
be maintained in every part of the United
The existing Administi alton is repre-
of ri%ht to surround ballot boxes with
| troops and deputy marshals to intimldate
| ented use of the vote to maintain its corrnp,
and despotic power, insults the people and
imperils their institutions.
| - Seventh.
| The great fraud of 1876 and 1877. by which
lupon a false count of tho electoral votes O
two States, a candidate defeated at the polls
declared t" be a the Mii
the people was set aside under a threat O
military violence. struck q deadly blow a.
The Democratic party, to preserve III II.
country from civil war. submitted. for tn
time, in the firm and patriotic RI. fai in 1 tSa
This issue precedes and dw"rfs every otner
It imposes more sacred duty upon tn
people of the Union than ever addressed
the conscience of a nation OF freemen.
Eighth.
We execrate the course of this Admins
tration in making places in civil service
for th Re s,ase Which shall make
forever impossible for defeated candidat
to bride his way to ,s seat n;an' as"rper "'
Ha go Ninth.
The resolution of Samuel J. Tilden no
again to be n candidate for the place t
which he was elected by majority OF M
cluded by the leaders of the Republican
party, is received by the Democrats OF tn
United states with sens'bliity: ana 1ne;
patriotism and integrity unshakcn ny Tn
assaults of n common enemy, ana Inc
further assure him that he is followed lnt
the retirement he has chosen for himself D.
lsympathy and respect of his fellow-cit!Zen:
who regard him AS one who by the eleVa
, ing standards of public morality an
purifying public service, merits the lastin
F.. gratitude of his country and his party.
Tenth.
!, Free ships and a living chance for Amer
e can commerce on the seas and on boar
n ri lima nj
- ton lines, corpol atoms or monopolies.
Eleventh.
Amendment of the Burlingame treaty
o no more Chinese Immigration; except il
: travel education and foreign commerce
Il and therein carefully guarded.
:, Public money and public credit for publ
: purposes solely, and public land for actn
Thirteenth.
o The Democratic party is the friend {
I labor and the laborinE man, ana pleuSt
: itself to protect him alike against corno
7 ants and commune.
9 Fourteenth.
Z, We congratulate the country upon tt
{ honesty and thrift of the Democratic col
! cress which has reduced public expend
lures forty million dollars a year; upC
} the continuation of prosperity nt nome al
y National honor abroad, and all upon I!
q promise of such II change in the adnnni
tration of the government as shall ins 'u
J., MS genuine and lasting reform IN owe
z departm ent of public service.
;. MISCELLANEOUS.