The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-07-10
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Sound to the Core and Strong Enough for
the Nation.

Sound to the Core and Strong Enough for
the Nation.
The Democrats of the United States
in convention assembled declare /:
1. We pledge ourselves anew to the
constitutional doctrines and traditions
Of the Democratic party a. illustrated
by the teaching aud example of . long
line of Democratic statesmen and pa
triots, and embodied in the platform
of the Last National convention of the
party.
2. Opposition to centraIixaEion, and
to that dangerous spirit Of encroach-
ment which tend consolidate the
powers of all the departments in one,
and thus to CREATE whatever be the
form of government, . real despotism.
No sumptuarN laws separation Of
church and STATE for the good of
each; common schosls fostered and
protected.
3. Home rule, honest money, con-
sisting of gold and silver and paper,
convertible to coin ON demand. The
strict maintenance of the public faith,
State and national, and Z tariff for
revenue only.
4. The sub0rdination Of the military
to the civil power, and . general and
thorough reform Of the civil service.
S. The right to . free ballot is the
right preservative of all rights, and
must and shall be maintained in every
part of the United States.
6. The existing Administration IL the
representative Of conspiracy only, and
its claim of right to surround the bal
lot boxes with troops and deputy mar
shals to intimidate and obstruct the
electors, and the unprecedented use Of
the veto to maintain its corrupt and
despotic power, insults the people and
| imperils their institutions.
2. The great fraud of 1867, by
which, upon q false count of the cleo
t0ral votes of two States, the candi-
date defeated at the polls was declared
to be President, and for the frat time
in American history the will Of the
people was set aside under threat of
military violence, struck deadly blow
at our system of representative gov
eminent. The Democratic party, to
preserve 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 proceeds and dwarfs every
other. It imposes q more sacred duty
upon the people Of the Union than
lever addressed the conscience OF ma
ton of freemen.
8. We execrate the course Of this
Administration in making places in
the civil service q reward for political
crime, and demand reform by statute
which shall make it forever impossible
for the defeated candidate to bribe his
way to the seat of . usurper by billet
ing Villains upon the people.
8. The resolution Of Samuel j. Til
den not again to be candidate for the
exalted place to which he was elected
by majority OF his countrymen, and
from which he was excluded by the
leaders of the Republican party, 10 re-
ceived by the Democrats Of the United
States with sensibility, and they de-
clare their confidence in his wisdom,
patriotism and integrity mistaken by
the assaults of q common enemy, and
they further assure him that he IL fol-
lowed into the retirement he has chO-
sen for himself by the sympathy and
respect of his fellow -citizens, who re-
gard him as one who, by elevating the
standards of public morality and
adjoining and purifying the public SER
vice, merits the lasting gratitude Of
his country and his party.
10. Free ships and living chance
for American commerce ON the seaa
and on the land. No discrimination
in favor Of transportation lines, cor
porations, or m0n0p0liea.
IL. Amendment Of the Burlfngame
treaty. No more Chinese immigration
except for travel, education, and for
eign commerce, and therein carefully
guarded.
~. Public money and public credit
for public purposes solely, and public
land for actual settlers.
| ID. The Democratic party IL the
friend of labor and the lab0ring man
aud pledges itself to protect him
alike against the c0rmorants and the
commune.
| IA. We congratulate the country
upon the honesty and thrift Of Dem
ocratic Congress, which has has re
duced the public expenditure 40, 900,
OJO = year; upon the continuation o
prosperity at home, and the nati0na
honor abroad, aud, above all, upon tn
promise of such = change In the ad
ministration of the government o
shall insure us genuine and Iastinj
J reform in every department of tn
public service.