The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-07-01
THE PLATFORM
Adopted by the National Democratic
Convention.

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The Democrats of the United States in Con
vention assembled declare
First We pledge ourselves TO the constitu
tonal doctrines and traditions oi'the democratic
party rs illustrated by the teaching and Exam
| ole ola long line of democratic statesmen and
! patriots aud embodied in the platform of the
! last national convention of the party
| Second. Opposition to Capitalization and to
| that dangerous spirit If encr0achment which
| tends 10 consolidate the powers OF all the de-
partments in one, aud thus to create, whatever
| be the form Of government real despotism /,
no sumptuary laws separation OF church and
| State for the good of each common schools
fostered and protected.
Third Home rule, honest money, the strict
maintenance of the public faith. consisting OF
gold and silver, and paper convertible INTO
| coin on demand strict maintenance OF the
public faith State and National and tariff
! for revenue only.
Fourth. The subordination Of the military
to the civil power and a general and thorough
reform of the evil service
Fifth. The right to a free ballot is the right
| preservative of all rights, and must and shall be
maintained in every one of the United States.
SIKH. The existing administration is the
| representative of conspiracy only, and It's
claim Of a right to surround the ballot boxes
with troops and deputy marshals. to lntlmldate
and obsn uct elections, and the unprecedented
| use of the veto TO maintain lis corrupt and DIES
potc power, insults the people and lmperils
| their institutions.
| Seventh The great fraud of lS76-77, by
which, upon false count of the electoral votes
| of two States, the candidate defeated at the
| pols WAS declared to be President and tor the
! first 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 government. The democratic
| party to preserve the country from civil war,
| submitted for the time with firm and patriotic
faith, that the people would punish this crime
| in 1880 This issue precedes aud dwarfs every
other 1t imposes more sacred duty upon the
people of the Union than ever addressed the
conscience of nation OF treemen.
| Eighth We execrate the course of this al
ministraton in making the places in the civil
service reward for political crime, and de
mand reform by statute. which shall make II
forever impossible for defeated candidate to
bride his way to the seat of usn per by billet
ing the villains upon the people.
Ninth. The resolution Of Samuel J. Tilden
| moi AGAIN to be a candidate for the exalted place
TO which he was elected by majority of his
couutrymen and from which he was excluded
by the leaders of the Rrput lican party. Is re
! cpiVtd bV the democrats ui the Onlttu SihtFS
with sensiblitie7 and they declare their conf
deuce in his Wisdom. patriotism and integrity.
mistaken by the assaults Of common enemy
and they further assure him that he is followed
into the retirement which he has chosen tor
himself by the sympathes aud respect IT his
fellow citizens, who regard him as one who, by
el+vaing the standard, OF public morality anc
purifying the public service merits the lasting
gratitude Of his country and his party.
Tenth Free ships and living chance toi
American commerce on the seas; on the lanG
no discrimination in favor of transportation
lines corporations or monopolies.
Eleventh Amendment Of the BIrlingamt
treaty no more Chinese immigration eXcep
tor travel education and foreign commerce anC
therein carefully guarded.
Twelfth Public money and public cred
are for public purposes solely and public lanI
for actual settlers
Thirteenth. The democratic party Is thu
friend of labor and the aborng man, ant
pledges itself to protect him alike against the
cormorauts and the commune.
| Fourteenth We congratulate the country
upon the honesty and thrift Of the democratic
Congress, which has reduce0 the public expen
dture $40 900, 600 year upon the continual
ton of prosperity at home and national homo
abroad and above all, upon the promise o
of such change in the administration OF th'
government a. shall insure us genuine ant
lasting reform in every department OF the pub
lie service.