The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-09
Reported by Gov. Hendricksl
Gov Hendricks proceeded TO read the fol
lowing platform, in clear, ringing voice:
THE PLATFORM

Gov Hendricks proceeded TO read the fol
lowing platform, in clear, ringing voice:
THE PLATFORM.
The Democratic party of Indiana, in conven
ton assembled, renews its pledge of fidelity
to the doctrines and traditions of the party a:
illustrated by the teachings of Thomas Jeffer
son, its founder and exemplified in the admin
istration of the Government under Democratic
rule. And we insist upon an honest and eco
nomical administration of the principles upon
which it rests, conceding to the Federal Gov
eminent it just rights and full powers as dele
gated in the Federal Constitution, and claim
ing for the States and the people respectively
the powers therein reserved to them.
We arraign the Republican party at the bal
of public opinion for its long and continued
course of usurpation and misrule. 1t has dis
regarded the rights of the people and the
States. 1t has held on to its ill-gott power
| in defiance of the popular will by the corrupt
use of money in the elections, and it has cor
rupted the public morals by elevating to high
places men who are known to be dishonest.
We condemn the Republican party for en-
acting and enforcing laws designed to place
! the elections under Federal control in viola
ton of the rights of the State.
We condemn it for the fraud and perjuries
of 1876 by which the will of the people was set
aside aud a usurper placed in the Presidential
| Office for four years
We condemn it for having kept up and main
tanned in time of peace an onerOus and unjust
system Of taxation, by means of which large
sums of money have accumulated in the treas
ury which ought to have been left in the peck
cts of the people and we condemn it for its
wasteful extravagance in the expenditure OF
public money.
Wecondemn it for its shameless disregard
of its pledges in favor of 'ciyil service reform
and its corrupt use Of the public patronage
under the "spoils system
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blackmail upon the clerks and Union office
holders of the United States, in violation OF
law, to raise 9 fund for the corruption of the
ballet-box; and we call especially upon the
voters of Indiana to vindicate their honor and
to erase the stain that was placed upon them
by the "Dorseyites" in $780,
We demand that the present wasteful and
unnecessary expenditure of the public money
shall be stopped, and that the surplus revenue
shall be faithfully applied to the payment OF
the National debt.
We demand that Federal taxes be reduced
to the lowest point consistent with the wants
of the Government under an honest and eco
nomieal administration of its affairs, and that
such taxes be so adjusted as to secure an
equitable distribution Of these burdens.
We demand that there shall be such reforms
in the civil service as will again result in the
employment in the public service of those
only who are honest and capable, and that no
assessments or exactions of any kind shall be
required of them for political purposes.
We demand protection to our citizens, native
and adopted, at home and abroad, and we de-
nounce and condemn the present Republican
Administration for its neglect of duty toward
those lately imprisoned as suspects in the
jails of Ireland by the arbitrary action of The
British authorities,
We demand a revision of the present unjust
tariff. The Constitution of the United States
confers upon Congress the power to establish
tariff for revenue, and, as just and proper
exercise of that power, we favor such an ad-
justment of its provisions, within the revenue
standard, as will promote the industries of the
country and the interests of labor without
creating m0nopolies.
The Democratic party is now, as it has al
ways been, opposed TO all sumptuary legisla-
ton, and it is especially opposed to the pro-
posed amendment to the constitution of Indiana
known as the prohibitGry amendment, and we
are in favor of the submission of said proposed
amendment, as we'll as other proposed amend
ments, to the people, according to the pro-
visions of the constitution for its own amend
ment, and the people have the right to oppose
or favor the adoption of any or all the amend
ments at all stages of their consideration, and
any submission OF a constitutional amendment
to a vote of the people should be at time and
under circumstances most favorable to a full
vote, and therefore should be at general cleo
ton.
That we freely indorse and approve the laws
passed pursuant 10 the demands OF former Dem
oeratie Conventions makiag provisions for
the safety and protection of laborers and
minors, and providing for the collection of
their wages, and are in favor of sill other
enactments to that end which may be neces-
sary and proper.
The free schools of Indiana are the pride and
glory of the State, and we will see to it that
they are not poisoned by the breath of secta-
rianism, nor destroyed by waste and extraY-
agance in their management.
In the relations between capital and labor,
we favor such policies as win promote harmony
between them aud will adequentlE protect
the rights and interests of labor.
We esteem d. w. Voorhees, rs an able and
faithful representative Of our State in. the
Senate. and specially commend him for his &c.
tive sympathy in behalf of the soldier.
While the Governor was reading the report
the Convention kept perfect silence, except to
applaud occasionally.