The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-01
The Democratic National Plat
form.

The Democrats OF the United States,
in convention assembled:
l. We pledge ourselves anew To the
constitutional doctrines and traditions
Of the Democratic party as illustr ted
by the teachings and example of long
line OF Democratic statesmen and patri-
ots, and embodied in the platform Of
the last national convention OF the party.
,. Opposition 70 Capitalization and
TO that dangerous spirit of eueroach-
ment which tends to consolidate the
powers OF all the departments in one,
and thus to create, whatever the form
of government, = real despOtism; no
sumptUary laws; separation of Church
and State for the good OF each common
schools fostered and protected.
:. Home Rule; honest money, con-
sisting of gold and silver and paper
convertible into coin on demand; the
strict maintenance OF the public faith,
State and national, and a tariff for rev
enue only.
4. The subordiaatiOn of the military
to the civil power, and a genuine and
thorough reform of the civil service.
3. The right to a free ballot Is a pres
ervative of all rights, aud must and
shall be maintained in every part of the
United States.
8. The present administration is the
representative of conspiracy only, and
its claim Of right to surround the ballot
boxes with troops and deputy marshals,
to intimidate and obstruct the election,
and the unprecedented use of the veto
to maintain its corrupt and despotic
powers, insult the people and imperil
their institutions.
:. We execrate the course OF this ad-
ministration in making places in the
civil service a reward for political
crime, and demand a reform by statue
which shall make it forever impossible
for a defeated candidate TO bride his
way to the seat OF usurper by billet
ing villains upon the people.
> The great fraud of 1S46-14, by
which, upon q false count of the electO-
raj votes OF two States, the candidate
defeated at the polls was declared to be
President, ard for the first time in
American history the will of the people
was set aside under threat of military
violence which struck a deadly blow at
our system of representative govern
ment. The democratic party TO pre-
serve the country from the terrors OF a
civil war, submitted for the time in
firm and patriotic faith that the people
would punish this crime in 1850. This
issue precelcs and dwarfs every other.
1t imposes 4 more sacred duty upon the
people than ever addressed the con-
science Of nation of freemen.
.. The resolution of Samuel j. Tilden
not again TO be candidate for the eN-
allied place to which he was elected by
4 majority Of his countrymen, and
from which he was excluded by the
leaders of the Republican party, is re
ceived by the democrats of the United
States with deep sensbility, and they
Tn.Iav.a rhefr con fflpfren in his wisdom.
patriotism and integrity unshaken by
the common enemy; and they further
assure him that he is followed into the
retirement he has chosen for himself by
the sympathy and respect OF his fellow
citizens, who regard him as one who,
by elevating the standard of public
morality and adoriug and purifying the
public service, merits the lasting graft
tude of mis- country and his party.
10. Free ships and a living chance for
American commerce on the seas, and
on the land, no discrimination in favor
of transportation lines, corporations or
mOnopolics.
II. Amendment of the Burlingame
treaty; no more Chinese immigration,
except for travel, education and foreign
CONNER ce, and it even carefully guarded.
-. Public money and public credit
for public purposes solely, and public
land for actual settlers.
-. The democratic party is the friend
of labor and the labOring man, and
pledges itself TO protect him alike
against the Sormorants and the Com
muue.
Il. We congratulate the country upon
the honesty and thrift Of 4 democratic
congress which has reduced the public
expenditures $50, 100000 a year; upon
the continuation of prosperity at home,
and the national honor abroad, and A.,
aboYe all, upon the promise OF such a
change in the administration of the
government as shall insure us genuine
ano lasting reform In every department
of the public service.
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