The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-06-30
PLAT 70 K NJ
the NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY
| ADOPTED IN CONVENTION AT CINCINNATI,
JUNE "a, 1880.

ADOPTED IN CONVENTION AT CINCINNATI,
JUNE "a, 1880.
The Democrats of the United States,
in Convention assembled, declare:
First-We pledge ourselves anew 60
the Constitutional doctrines and tradi'
tons of the Democratic party, as illus,
trated by the teaching and example OF
of long line of Democratic statesmen
and patriots, and embodied in the
Platform of the last National Conyen-
ton of the party.
Second-Opposition to Capitalization
and to that dangerous spirit OF en-
croachment which tends to consolidate
the powers of all departments in one,
and thus to create, whatever be the
form of government, real despotlsm.
No sumptuary laws; separation OF
church and State for the good OF each;
common schools fostered and protected.
Third-Home rule; honest money,
consisting of gold and silver, and paper
convertible into coin on demand; strict
maintenance of public faith, State ana
National, and tariff for revenue only.
Observation-Disclosures of the mill.
tary to the civil power and general and
thorough reform of the civil service.
| Fifth-The right to free ballot Is a !,
fright preservative of all right, and
must and shall be maintained in every
part of the United States.
Sixth-The existing administration
| is a representative of conspiracy only,
and the claim of right to surround the
ballot boxes with troops and deputy
marshals to intimidate and obstruct
electors, and the unprecedented use OF
the veto to maintain it's corrupt and
despotic power, insults the people and
imperils their institutions.
Seventh-The great fraud of 1867
by which, upon 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 in American history the will o.
the people was set aside under the
: threat OF military violence, struck
( deadly blow at our system of represen
, tative government. Tho Democratic
party, to preserve the country from
civil war, submitted for the time, il
D the firm aud patriotic faith that thu
people would punish this crime in 1881
This issue precedes and dwarfs every
other. 1t imposes more sacred dut!
s upon the people of the Union than ev
J, err addressed the conscience of nation
of freemeD.
. Eighth-We execrate the course Q
g this administration in making place
in the civil service a reward for politi
cal crime, and demand reform by stat
} ute which shall make it forever impos
l. sible for the defeated candidate t
. bride his way to the seat of til
= usurper by billiting Williams upon til
u people.
d Ninth--The resolution of Samuel !,
h Tilden not again to be a candidate to
!. the exalted place to which he wa
!. elected by majority of his country
!. men, and from which he was exclude
= by the leaders Of the Republican part!
= is received by the Democrats OF tn
- United States with sensibility, an
,e they declare their confidence in h
. wisdom, patriotism and integrity, NJ
~ shaken by the assaults of commo
r enemy; and they further assure bi1
at that he is followed. into the retlremel
he has chosen for himself with Il
&c sympathy and respect Of his fellov
r. citizens, who regard him as one VIII
ia by elevating the standards of publ
=. morality and adoruing and purifyir
OF the public service, merits the lastir
SO gratitude of his country and his part
n Tenth - Free ships and livir
: chance for American commerce on Il
re- seas and on the land; no discrimin
it, ton in favor of transportation line
~. corporations OF mopopolies.
" Eleventh AN amendment of Il
c'' Burlingame treaty, no mole Chine
rs immigration except for travel, educ
,f. ton and foreign commerce, and ther
in carefully guarded.
Twelfth-Public money and pub
credit for public purposes solely; Al
on public land for actual settlers.
,he Thirteentll-The Democratic par
} | is tuG Illcuu vi idDOI NuV UhO loOVtA
man, and pledges itself to protect h
I'VE alike against cormorants and CO.
Re- mune.
=, Fourteenth - We congratulate t
len country upon the honesty and thrift
We the Democratic Congress, which
- reduced the public expenditure "a
DOC, 900 year; upon the continual
0a' of prosperity at home and nation
nn- honor abroad, and above all upon
md promise of such change in the adm
=, istration of the government as sh
the insure us genuine and lasting refo
our in every department of the public 8
,es vice.
be =
80 GENERAL Superintendent P
,ao delly and Civil Engineers Ballant
and Rogers. of Morgan's Railro