The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24
The Virginia Platform.

At the recent State Convention the
Virginia Democrats adopted the follow
ing platform:
The Conservative Democratic party of vir-
ginia, Democratic in it's Federal relations and
Conservative in its State policy, assembled in
convention, in view of the escnt con iition
of the Union ard OF this commonwealth. for
clear and distinct nssc tim of lis POLITICAL
principles doth declare that we a.opt the fol-
lowing articles of political faith:
!. Equality of right, aud exact justice to all
men, special privileges TO none, freedom OF
religion, freedom of the press and f.eedom of
person. under the protection of habcas corpus.
of trial By juries, impartially selected. and OF
q pure, upright and non-partisau Judiciary:
election by the p. ople free from force or fraud
of citizens or of military and civil officers Of
the Government. aud Sc ectfon Tor public OF
hcers of those who are hone t and best fitted
to fill them; the support of State Governments
in all their rights as the most competent ad-
ministrators of our domestic concerns and he
surest buiwarks against antirepubllcan ten
eminent in its whole constitutional vfgOr as
the sheet anchor OF our peace at home and our
safety abroad.
Virginia is an essential means to the protcc-
ton of her prosperity. We condemn repudi-
alton in every shape and form as a IDIOT upon
her honor, as a blow at her permanent welfare
and an obstacle to her progress in wealth, in
fiueuce and power: and that we will make
every effort to procure settlement OF the
puDiic Qe0t, Win tne cOuSeut Oh ucf crelAots,
which is consistent with her honor and die
tated by justice and SCUM public policy; that
it is desirable and proper. that tn several
classes of debt now existing should be unified.
so that equality, which is equity, may control
in the annual payment of The interest and
ultimate redemption of the principal: that
with view to securing such quality, we
pledge our party to use all lawful authority to
secure a settlement OF the State debt, so that
there shall be but one class OF public debt:
that we will use all lawful and Constitutional
means in our power to secure settlement
that the Conservative Democratic party
pledges itself as part of its policy not to in
crease the present rate of taxatiou..
3 That we will uphold in its full constltu-
school system, for the education of both white
and colored--a system inaugurated by the
Constitution of the State and established by
the action of the Conservative party years be
fore IL was required by the Constitution and
will take most effectual means for faithful
port all revenues set apart for that object by
the Constitution or otherwise.
4. Upon this declaration of principles. we
cordially invite the cooperation OF nli Con-
sentative Democrats whatever may have
been or now are their views upon the public
debt in the election of the nominees of-this
convention and in the maintenance OF the
supremacy OF the Democratic party In the
Resolved, further, That any intimat,on COM
Democ attic party of Virginia has been, Is
now, or proposes to be, opposed to an honest
ballot and a fair count Is calumny upon the
State of Virginia as unfounded in fact rs II Is
disbonorable to its authors.
Resotred, That special efforts be MADE TO los
ter and encourage agricultural. mechanical.
mining. manufacturing and other Industrial
interests of the State.