New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-04
the Chinese The whole platform was progress
sive and public spirited.


The following was the work Of the Democratic
convention
For President-Samuel J. Tilden. previously
Governor Of NewYork
For Vice observation-disclosures A. Hendricks, OF
Indiana, previously Governor Of the State.
Convention held in ST. Louis June q to 20. 1876.
PLATFORM
First-Declared the Federal Government in
need Of reform.
second-Accepted the Constitution with the
new amendments final settlement OF the
controversies which engendered civil war.
Third-Decared for acquescence in the will OF
the majority, the supremacy Of civil over militia
~ authority the separation OF Church and
State and the liberty of the individual unvexed
by sumptuary laws
Fourth-Declared that the country was now to
he saved from corrupt ccntralism." and the
Southern States from the "rapacity Of carpet
bag tyrannies.
Fifth-Declared reform" necessary to estab
lish a sound currency. restore the public credit
and maintain the National honor.
Sixth--Denounced the failure to redeem the
legal tender notes.
Seventh-Denounced the improvidence and
travagance of the Federal Government, which
thirteen times the whole amount Of the legal
tender notes and squandered four times their
in useless expenses without accommodating
any reserve for their redemption"
Eighth-Demanded the repeal of the act for
the resumption of specie payments.
Ninth-Demanded economy and retrenchment
In public expenditures.
Tenth-Expressed belief that financial sys-
TEN. above. would restore confidence and
bring healing on its wings to our harassed in
dustres"
Eleventh-Declared reform necessary in Fed
eral taxation Ito the end that capital may be
set free from distrust and labor lightly bur-
dened.''
Twefth-Denounced the protective tariff
Injurious to the country and demanded that "all
custom house taxation shall be only for rev.
enue."
Thirteenth-Declared that Federal taxation
had increased from s. head in 1870 to
than SIS a head. and that reform" was neces-
sary In the scale Of public expenses
Fourteenth-Declared that reform was ncces-
sary in the waste of public lands.
Fifteenth-Denounced Chinese immigration.
Sixteenth-Declared reform necessary to lift
the issue in elections above the false issues, with
which the office holding class and the party in
power sought to smother 1t.
Seventeenth-Declared reform" necessary In
the Civil Service against changes after every
election, and in favor of assigning office for
proved competency and fidelity in the public
employ.
acknowledgements the Administration for
the corrupt acts Of various officials.
Nineteenth - Commended the Democratic
House Of Representatives for reducing public
expenses
Twentieth-Declared the Union volunteers
their widows and orphans to have "a just claim
upon the care protection and gratitude of their
fellow citizens"
This platform adopted two weeks after the
Republicans had adopted theirs, declared in
favor Of restricting Chinese immigration This
was distinct triumph for the Republican party,
because the Democratic party had up to this
time invariably opposed all efforts to stop the
food OF Chinese labor, which coming to this
country 1t absurdly took the Republican party
TO task for not having returned to specie pay
ments. the Democratic party in Congress having
uniformly resisted specie payments, and In this
very platform called for repeal Of the Resump-
ton act, which the party had tried to effect at
the last session OF Congress. The platform con-
tanned plank in favor OF Civil Service Reform |
which again Republican movement be-
gun under General Grant.
GREENBACK AND OTHER PARTIES
Tickets were also placed in the field and plat |
forms adopted by the Prohibition party the |
American party and the Greenback- Labor party. |
None of these carried single State nor affected |
the general result In any, The Greenback-
Labor party is the only deserving attention
as ultimately affecting the course Of the two
great parties under consideration. 1t nominated
for the Presidency Peter Cooper. OF New York