The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-10
VIRGINIA. DEMOCRACY.
The Platform Adopted by the state
Convention on the 4th.

The conservative democratic party Of
Virginia, democratic 10 its federal relations
and conservative in its state policy, Assem-
bled in convention, in view of the present
union and Of this commonwealth, for clear
and distinct assertion of its principles, doth
declare that we adopt the following articles
Of political faith:
First-Equslity of right aud exact justice
10 all men, special privileges to none; FREQ
dom Of religion, freedom Of the press, Free
dom of person under the protection of the
habess corpus, Of trial by juries impartially
selected and of q pure, upright and nom
partisan Judiciary; elections by the
people, free from force or fraud Of
citizens or Of the military and civil officers
of the government, and the selection for
public offices of those who are honest and
best fitted to fill them; the support of the
state governments in all their rights as the
most competent administrators over the do
nestle concerns and bulwarks against ants
republican tendencies, and the preservation
of,be general government in its whole con,
stitutional vigor, as the sheetsanchor OF our
peace at home and our safety abroad,
Second--That the maintenance of the pub.
lie credit of Virginia is ,he essential means
10 the protection of her prosperity. We
condemn reputation in every shape and
form as blot upon her honor, blow al
her permanent welfare and an obstacle io
her progress in wealth, influence and power
and that we will make every effort
to secure settlement of her public
debt with the consent OF her creditors which
is consistent with her honor and dictated by
Justice and sound public policy; that 1t il
eminently desirable and proper that the
several classes OF the debt now existing
should DO unified, 30 that equality, which is
equity, may control in the annual payment
ofinterest and tho ultimate redemption Of
the principal; that with view OF securing
such equality we pledge our p,rty to use all
lawful authority to secure settlement OF
the state debt, 80 that there shall be but one
class Of public debt; that we shall use al
lawful and constitutional means in our power
TO secure settlement upon basis OF a thret
per cent. bond, and that the conservative
democratic party pledges itself, az apart o.
It's polity not TO increase the present rate o.
taxation.
Third-That we will uphold in its full
CONSTITUTIONAL integrity and einciency oul
public school system for the education o.
both white and colored children, a syatem
inaugurated by the constitution Of thC
state and established by tie action Of thu
conservative party years before 1t was re-
quired by the constitution, and will take the
most effectual means for the faithful execu
ton Of the same by applying to its auppo.
all the revenues cot apart for that object BY
the constitution or otherwise
Fourth.--Upon this declaration of princi'
Piles we cordially invite the corporation Of
all conservative democrats, whatever may
have been or now are their views upon the
public debt, in the election of the nominee
Of this convention, and in the maintenance
Of the supremacy of the democratic party
in the state.
Resolved, That intimstioD, coming from
any quarter, that the conservative democrat
ic party of Virginia has been, Ia now or pro-
poses to be opposed 10 an honest ballot and
a fair count is q calumny upon the state Of
Virginia IS unfounded in fact rs it is dishon
orable to the authors. That special effort
will bs made to foster and encourage the ag
ricultural and other industrial interes,s OF tn
state.