The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-25
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
nouncinE Kepudiation In Every Ferza.

Declaring for Equal Rights and De
nouncinE Repudiation fa Every Fern.
The following is the platform adopted
by the Virginia State Democracy
The Conservative Democratic party of
Virginia, Democratic in its Federal re-
lations and conservative in its State
policy, assembled in convention, in view
of the present condition of the Union
and of this Commonwealth, for the clear
and distinct assertion of its political
principles, doth declare:
First-That we. adopt the following
articles of political faith: Equality Of
rights and exact justice to all men;
special privileges to none; freedom Of
religion freedom of the press freedom
of the person, under the protection OF
habeas corpus, or trial by juries impair
TALLY selected and of pure, upright
and non-partisan Judiciary elections By
the people, free from force or fraud by
citizens, or by the military or civil Of
ficers of the Government, and the selec-
ton 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 ad-
ministrations of our domestic concerns
and the surest bulwarks against anti
Republican tendencies, and the preser-
vation of the General Government In its
whole constitutional vigor as the sheet
anchor of our peace at home and our
safety abroad.
Second-That the maintenance Of the
public debt of Virginia is the essential
means to the promotion of her prosper
ity; that we condemn reputation In
every shape and form as blot upon
L ~ 1,.a1.r on ont "a
fare and an obstacle to her progress In
wealth, influence and power; that We
will make every effort to secure q settle
ment of the public debt with the consent
of her creditors which is consistent with
her honor and dictated by justice and
sound policy; that it is eminently de-
sirable and proper that the several
classes OF the debt now existing should
be unified so that equality, which il
equity. may control sn the annual pay
ment of the interest and the ultimate re-
demption of the principal; that with the
view of securing such equality we pledge
our party to use all lawful authority to
secure settlement of the State debt, %
that there shall be but one class of pub
lie debt that we will use all the lawful
and constitutional means II our power to
secure settlement upon the basis OF
a three per cent bond and that the Com
servative Democratic party pledges It
self as part of its policy not to increase
the present rate of taxation.
Third-That we will uphold In its full
constitutional integrity and efficiency
our public school system for the educa-
ton of both white and colored children,
a system inaugurated by the Constitu-
ton of the State and established by the
action of thee Conservative party years be-
before it was required by the Constitution,
and will take the most effectual means
for the faithful execution of the same by
applying to its support all the revenues
set apart for that object by the Consti-
tuition or otherwise.
Fourth-Upon this declaration Of prin-
ciples we cordially invite the co-opera-
ton of all Conservative Democrats,
whatever may have been or now are
their views upon the public debt, In the
election of the nominees OF this Conven-
ton and in the maintenance of the su-
premacy of the Democratic party In this
State.
Resolved-further: That any intima-
ton coming from any quarter that the
Conservative Democratic party OF Viz
ginia has been, is now, or proposes to be
opposed to an honest ballot and a fair
count is d calumny upon the State OF
Virginia, as unfounded in fact as it Is
dishonorable to its authors that special
efforts be made to foster and encourage
the agricultural, mechanical, mining,
manufacturing and other industrial IN
terests of the State.