The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-01
The National Democratic Platform.

The Democrats of the United States,
in Convention assembled, declare:
First. We pledge ourselves anew to the
constitutional 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 Ma.
Aonal Convention of the party.
Second. Opposition to centralizationism
and that dangerous spirit of fencroachment
which tends to consolidate the powers of
all the departments In one end thus 10
create, whatever be the form of govern.
ment, o real despotism. No sumptuary
lava, the separation of Church and State
tpr The good ef each, common schools
foatered and protected.
Third. Home rule, honest money. strict
maintenance of the public faith consisting
of GolG and silver, and paper convertible
into coin on demand, tho strict mainten.
ance OF the phanc faith, State and Ma
tionaI, and tariff for revenue only.
Fourth. Subordination of the military
to the civil power, and a general and
thorough reform Of the civil service.
Fifth. The right TO o free ballot Ia o
right preservativs of ell rights. and must
and shall be maintained in every part of
tae United States.
Sixth. The existing administration is
representative of conspiracy only, and
its claim of right TO surround the ballot
boxee With troops aud deputy marshals to
intid.dRte and obstruct electors and the
unprecedented use OF the veto to maintain
It's corrupt and despotic power. insnlts
the people and imparils their institutions.
Seventh. The great fraud of 1876 and
1877, by which, upon o false count OF the
electoral votes of two States, the candidate
defeated at the polls was declared 10 ba
the President, aud for the firut time in
American history the will of the people
was set ABIDE undor "a threat of miIitarv
violence, which struck deadly blow at
our system of representative government.
The Democratic party TO preserve the
country irom civil war, submitted for the
time, in the firm and patriotic faith that
the eopiew0uld puhiah this scrime In 1880.
This issue prscedes aud delles every other.
1t imposes o moro ahnred duty upon tho
psoplo of the Union than ever addressed
10 the conscience Of nation of ffeemen.
Eighth. We execrate the conrse cs this
admlniBlEatl,n in making places in the
Clgil service q reward for political crime,
and demand o reform by statnto which
ahall mako It forever impossible for the
defeated candidate to hribe his way to the
seat Of g asnrpor by billeting SllJains
upon .lse country.
& pThisl wan sead again In response to de-
rlands, AID Was received with applauss.1 1
- Eaa. c CO 9 Sc ,
9flden not sgAss:s - be : candidate for Che
exalted place 20 whiSh he was elected by
alms59ftty Of his c0untfyneh, and from
which he wae Excluded by the leaders oe
the hrNnbiican party, 10 received by the
Democrats of che United Gintna viii
sensi0ility, and they declare their confi-
dea9e in his wisd denl, phtriotiam and In
tegrity, unshaken by the assaults Of
common enemy, and they further asstire
him that he i followed into the retire.
uEept f5 has chosen for hfnls5ssff by the
sympathy md respect of his fsilow.clti.
zaEe, who regard him as ono who bv
eleYating ths standards of morality sna
efiorning aud purifying the public service
merits the laasing gratitude Of his e0untry
and nis party.
Tenth. Free ships and d living chaiiee
for Annegicatl commerce on the seas and
on tan0. No Discrimination In favor of
transportation lines, corporations or mo.
nhn0iisS q, y IA
Eleventh. The e1le endmenE OF the Bur.
linsanae tsesty. No3Jo Chinese innai-
grafton except for travel, education and
1og coEnEaerce, and thereib 10 be oarefuIly
guarded.
nll. Pnhllc money latia q tho public
credit for public purposes solely, and
pm blic lands tOt actn nal set tiers.
Ihirteenth, The Democratic party Is al
tsiend Of labor and the &hol a "a, md
Pledges itself 70 protect him alike agaiilsst
corfnofsnta aud c0iaailIie.
ongteanth. we cor ttint 5 III Z Il ags
tgy upon Sbe hon 81 aud thrift Of the
Democratic Con- Whioh IlRs dascd
hepuhl Ice ditngs Sa0; % 1gsy, co q yeslff;;
upon che continpa don of pros nerify at
homo md N Nstional heIs0f broad, aud
abcEe nll ppon e. q psof n ise of IcI chang
AZ tac lon ot Il government
as eani . as 4 esnllirh an lastihS
fetoEas "a SssEy q the pabiIc