The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-10-14
The Democratic Platform.

The Democrats ofthe United States, in con
vention assembled, declared:
l.. We pledge ourselves anew to the eansti-
tutional doctrines and traditions Of the Dem
eeratie party, az illustrated by thA teaching
and example of long line Of Democratic,
| statesmen and patriots and eillbeeIfed ia the
| platform of the last National Convention OF
| the party.
| = Opposition TO centralzation- ada to that
dangerous spirit OF eneroachment Which tend
20 consolidate the powers of all departments
I'D one, and thus to create, whatever be the
form OF government, real desp0tism; no
suinptnary laws; separation of church and
State for the good OF each; common schools
tostered and protected.
s. Home rule; honest money, consisting Of
gold and silver and paper convertible inta
coin on demand; strict maintenance of public
faith, State and national; and tariff for rev.
enue only.
4. Subordination of the military to the
OF the eivitservice.
S. The right d free ballot 10 q right pre-
servative oil all rights, and must and shall be
maintained inevery part OF the United States.
Q. Ihccxisting ADMINISTRATORS = . repre-
sentative OF conspiracy eslly, and the claim
Of right to surround ballet boxes with troops
and deputy marshals to intimidate and Oh
struct electors, and the unprecedented use Of
the veto to maintain it's eorrHpt and despotio
power, insults tho people and imperils their
7. The great fraud of fs76-77, by which
upon a false count Of the electoral votes Of
two States the candidate defeated at the peals
was declared to he President, and for the first
time i'll American history the will of the peOpk,
was set aside under the threat Of military
violence, struck a deadly blow at our system
OF representative government The Demo-
cratic party, to preserve the eoaHsSy from civil
war, submitted for the time in the firm and
patriotic faith that the people would punish
this crime in 1880 This issue precedes and
dWarfs every other; it imposes nero sacred
duty upon the people Of the Union than ever
addressed the conscience of q nation ef free
men.
g. We execrate the course of this aaminia-
tration in making places in the civil service .
reward for political crime, and demand reform
by statute which shall make it forever inpos-
sible for the defeated candidate to bribe kis
way to the seat of the usurper, by billetiss
villains upon the people.
9. The resolution Of Saml J. Til3es not
again to DC candidate for the exalted place
to which he was elected by q majority az Ma
countrymen and from which he was excluded
by the leaders of the Republican party, h re-
eelyed BY the Democrats Of the United States
with senslbility, and they declare their eOnfi-
dence IN his wisdom, patriotism and integrity,
unshaken by the assaults Of eomm0a enemy.
and they further assure him that he is followed
INTO retirement he has chosen for himseH hy
oio ~ ihpatny anu respect Oh NILS fefioW OtizenS.
who regard him as one who, by elevatins tho
standard OF public morality and adsrnine ana
purifying the public service, merits the lasting
gratitude of his country and his party.
~. Free ships and . living chance for
American commerce on the seas and on land:
no discrimination in favor of Transportation
lines, corporations or monopolies.
IL. An amendment TO tho Barlinxauo
treaty; NO more Chinese Immigration, cScopt
for travel. education and foreign commerce.
and therein carefully guarded.
~, Public money and public credit for nab
settlers
10. The Democratic party is the friend Of
labor and the laboring man, and pledges itself
to protect him alike against cOrmOrants and
the Commune.
Ia. We congratulate the country upon thu
honest and thrift of the Democratic CoDgrese
which has reduced the public expenditures
s4o,Ooo.000 year. upon the continuation Of
prosperity at home and national honor abroad.
and above all upon the promise of such n
change in the administration Of the govern
ment rs shall insure us genuine and lasting
reform IN every department. Of the public
service