Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-06-25
Democratic platform.

: the constitutional doctrines and tradi-
tions Of the Democratic party, as illus
trated by the teaching and example Of
: long line OF Democratic statesmen
and patriots, and embodied in the plat.
form Of the last National Convention Of
the party.
Second. Opposition to osntralition-
ism and to that dangerous spirit Of
encroachmsnt which tends 10 consolidate
the powers of all the departments In
ono, and thus to create, whatever be
the form OF Government, . real despo.
item.
No sumptusry laws; separation Of
church and State for the good of each;
common schools fostsred and protected.
Third. Home rule; honest money
the strict maintenance Of the public
faith-consisting Of gold and silver
and paper conveotibls into coin on de-
mand; the strict maintenance Of the
public faith; State and national, aad a
tariff for revenue only.
Fourth. The subordination Of the
military to the civil power, and gene
raj and thorough reformof the civil SER
vice.
Fifth. The right of q free ballot 10
the right preservative Of all rights,
and must and shall be maintained In
every part Of the United States.
Sixth. The existing admistration Is
the representative Of conspiracy only,
and its claim Of right to surround the
ballot boxes with troops and deputy
marshals to intimidats ami obstruct the
elections, and the unprecedented use OF
the vote TO maintain its corrupt and
despotio power, insults the people and
imperils their institutions.
Seventh. The great fraud of187s, II,
by which, upon false count of the
electoral votes of two States, the candi-
date defeated at the polls was declared !
to be President, and for the first time |
in American history the will of the peo.
pie was set aside under threat Of mil
itary violence, struck deadly blow at
our system Of representative govern
ment. The Democratic party, to pre-.
serve the country from the horrors Of
civil war, submitted for the time in
firm and patriotic faith that the people
would punish this crime In 1880. This
issue prscedss aud dwarfs every other.
1t imposes more sacred duty upon
the people Of the Union than ever ad-
dressed the conscience of nation Of
freemen.
Eighth. We execrate the course o.
this administration in making places
in the civil service reward for politi-
cal crime, and demand q reform by
statute which shall make it forever
impossible for the defeated candidate
to bribe his way to the seat OF a usur.
per ty billetting villains upon the
people.
(This was read again in response 10 ,
demands, and was received with ap.
plause.) se
Ninth. The resolution of Samuel j. !
Tilden not again to be Q candidate for
the exalted place to which he was ex-
cluded by the leaders Of the Rspubli-
can party, is received by the Demo- :
Gratis of the United States with sensi- :
bility, and they declare confidence in
his wisdom, patriotism, and integrity =
unshaksn by the assaults of q common :
enemy, and they further assure him .
that he Is followed into the retirement i
he has chosen for himself by the SYM
pathy and respect Of his fellow citizens
who regard him as one who, by eleva- +
ting the standard Of public service, +
merits the lasting gratitude Of his i
country and his party. :
Tenth. Free ships and aliving chance !
for American commerce on the seas a
and on the land. No discrimination q
in favor Of transportation lines, corpo. n
rations or monopolies. q
Eleventh. Amendment Of the Bur. n
Iingame treaty. No more Chinese i'm a
migration except for travel, education
and foreign commerce, and therein d
guarded. r,
Twelfth. Public money and public !,
credit for public purposes solely, and
public land for actual settlers. h
Thirteenth. The Democratic party a
is the friend Of labor and the laboring u
man, and pledges itself to protect him Al
slike against the cormorants and the m
commune.
Fourteenth. We congratulate the a,
country upon the honesty and thrift OF b
\ Democratic Congress which has re- q
luosd the public expenditure $4e, ,000,- el
300 a year; upon the continuation Of V,
prosperity at home and the national to
honor abroad, and above all the prom al
se of such change in the administra- 81
ion of the Government as snail insure al
ls genuine and lasting reform in every "
Of the public service. 50
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