The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-29

In Convention assembled, declare
First I'VE pledge ourselves anew tn
the Constitutional doctrines and tradi.
tons of the Democratic party, as illus
trated by tile teaching and example OF
of a long line of Democratic statesmen
and patriots, and embodied in the
Platform of the last National Conven-
ton of the party.
Second-Opposition to Capitalization,
aud to that dangerous spirit of en-.
cr"achment which tends to consolidate
the powers Of all departments in one,
aud thus to create, whatever be the
form Ut government, real despo,ism
No sumptnary laws; separation oil
church and State for the good of each
common schools foste, ed and protected
Third lone rule; honest money
consisting of gold and silver, and paper
convertible into coin "n demand; strict
maintenance of public faith, State ant,
National, aud IL tariff for revenue only
| Fourth Suhortlination of the mill.
tary to the civil power and general and
thorough reform of the civil service
Fif,h--The right to free ballot is {:
right p,eservative Of all right, and
must and shall he maintained in ever.
part ut the United States.
: Sixtl,-The existing administration
is Il representative Of conspiracy only
laId the claim of eight to surround Tie
ba Hot boxes with. tra"ps aud deputy
ma, shals, to intimi.lase and ohstruct
electors, and the unprecedented use 81
the veto t. maintain its currupt and
dcsrotic power, insults the people and
imperils their Institutions.
Seventh THE great fraud of 1876 n
by which. npon.a false count of the
electoral votes of two States, the can
didate defeated at the polls was de-
clared to be President, and for the first
time iu American history the will OF
the people was set aside under the
threat OF military violence, stuck IL
deadly blow at our system ofrepresen-
tative government. The Democratic
party, to preserve The country from
civil war, submitted for the time, in
the firm aud patriotic faith that the
people would punish this crime in 1880.
This issue. precedes and dwarfs every
other. 1t imposes more sacred duty
upon the people of the Union than ev.
er addressed the conscience of nation
of freemen.
Eighth-We execrate the course OF
this administration iu making places
in the civil service a reward for politi-
cal crime, and demand reform by stat
ute which shall make it forever impos-
sible for the defeated candidate to
bribe his way to the seat Of the
usurper by billiting Williams upon the
people.
Njntb--The resolution of Samuel j.
Tilden not again to be candidate for
the exalted place to which he was
elected by a majority of his country
men, and from which he was excluded
by the leaders Of the Republican party,
is received by the Democrats of the
United States with sensibility, and
they declare their confidence in his
wisdom, patriotism and integrity, I'M
shaken by the assaults OF a common
enemy; and they further assure him
that he is followed into the retirement
he has chosen for himself with the
sympathy and respect Of his fellow
citizens, who regard him as one who,
by elevating the standards of public
morality and adorning and purifying
the public service, merits the lasting
gratitude of his country and his party
Tenth = Free ships and a living
chance for American commerce on the
seas and on the land; no discrimina.
ton in favor of transportation lines,
corporations or moLopolies.
Eleventh = An amendment Of the
Burlingame treaty, no mole Chinese
immigration except for travel, educa.
ton and foreign commerce, and there
in carefully guarded.
Twelfth-Public money and public
credit for public purposes solely; and
public land for actual settlers.
Thirteenth-The Democratic party
is the friend of labor and the laboring
man, and pledges itself to protect him
alike against cormorants and com.
mune.
Fourteenth We congratulate the
country upon the honesty and thrift Of
the Democratic Congress, which. has
reduced the public expenditure $4O,.
600, 900 year; upon the continuation
of prosperity at home and national
honor abroad, and above all upon the
promise of such change in the admin
istration of the government as shall
insure US genuine and lasting reform
in every department. Of the public SER
vice.