The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-07-01
THE PLATFORM.

nAse1 4uAos was IeatOIeU Tue p48tlOFm was
read, as follows: The Democrats of the United
States, in convention assembled, declare:
FIRsT-We pledge ourselves anew to the CON
stitutlonal doctrines and traditions of the
Democratic party as illustrated by the teaching
and example OF . long line of Democratic
statesmen and patriots, and embodied in
the platform OF the last national convention Of
the party.
sEooxD-Op Opposition to Capitalization aud t.
that dangerous spirit of eucroachment which
tends to consolidate in one, and thus to createi
whatever the form of government, . real des-
potism; no sumptuary laws; separation of
church and State for the good of each; common
schools fostered and protected.
TmRD-aome rule, honest money, consisting
of gold and silver, and paper convertible into
coin on demand. The strict maintenance Of
the public faith, State and national, and =
tariff for revenue only. The subordiaation of
the military to the civil power, and . genuine
and thorough reform of the civil service.
FouRrH-The right to free ballot Is u right
preservative of all rights. and must. and shall
be maintained in every pa.t of the United
States. The existing administration il the rep
resentative of = conspiracy only, and its claim
of a night to surround the ballot boxes with
troops and deputy marshals to intimidate and
obstruct the electors and the unprecedented
use of the acts to maintain corrupt and despe-
rate power, insults the people and impairs their
institutions.
F1FTn.-We execrate the course If this ad-
ministration in making places in the govern
ment service = reward for political crimes, and
demand q reward by statute which shall make
it forever impossible for = defeated candidate
to bribe bis way to the seat of . usurper by
billeting Williams upon the people.
S1xrH-The great fraud Of l876-77, by which
upon false count of the electoral vote of two
States, the candidate defeated at the polls was
declared to be President, and for the first time
set aside under . threat of military violence,
struck deadly blow at our system of repre-
sentative government. The Democratic party
to save the country from the horrors of a civil
war submitted for the time in the firm and
patriotic belief that tho people would punish
warps every other. It imposes = more sacred
duty upon tue people of the union than ever
addressed the consciences of q nation of free
men.
sEvEN1H-The resolution of Samuel J. Tilden
not again to be candidate for the exalted
place to which he was elected by . majority of
his conntryraen, aud from which he was ex-
cluded by the leaders of the Republican party,
10 received by the Democrats of the United
States with deep sensibility, and their conf
deuce in his wisdom, patriotism and integrity
my, and they further assure him that he is fol-
lowed into the retirement he has chosen for
himself by the sympathy and respect of bis
fellow citizens, who regard him ~ one who, by
elevating tho standard of public morality, and
adorning and purifying the public service,
merits the lasting gratitude of his country aud
his party.
E1aHTH-Free ships and = living chance for
American commerce upon the seas and on tho
land. No determination in favor Of transpor-
tation lines, corporations, or monopoiies.
Amendment of the BurlinRame treaty. No
more Chinese emigration, except for travel, ed
ucation, and foreign commerce, aud therein
carefully guarded. Public money and public
credit for public purposes solely, a nd public
lands for actual settlers.
N1FTH-The Democratic party is the friend
of labor and the laboring man. aud pledges
itself to protect him alike against the COM
morants and the commune.
TESru-We congratulate the country upon
the honesty and thrift of . Democratic Con-
gress which has reduced tho public expendi-
ture forty millions . year, upon the continua-
tion of prosperity at homo and the national
honor abroad, and above al upon the promise
that such change in tho administration of tho
government shall insure . genuine and lasting
reform in every department of the public ser.
vice.
The resoldtions q read were Unanimously
adopted.