The Oxford Falcon

Democratic
Platform.
The Democratic
Party, In National
Convention
Assembled
Trust in the
Intelligence,
Patriotism
And discrimination
Of
The
People, standing upon the Constita-
tion as the foundation and
Limita-
tion of the powers of the Govern-
Ment, and the guarantee of the lib-
Erties of the citizens, and renouncing
the opinions of slavery and
secession having been settled for
All time to come by the war of the
Union the military occupation of the Southern
States in Constitutional Conventions
adopted and never to be renewed
Or resuscitated. do with the return of
Peace and:
First—Immediate restoration of
The States to their rights In the Union
Under the Constitution, and of civil
Government to the American people.
Second—Amnesty for all past po-
Litical offenses and the regulation of
The elective franchise In the States
Their claim
Third—Payment of the public debt
Of The United States as rapidly
Practicable, money drawn from
The people by taxation, except so
Much as in requisite for the necessary
Expenses of the Government, economically
Administered. being applied to
The reduction and then in obli-
Gations of the Government do not
Expressly state upon their face, or
Where the law under which they
Were issued does not provide that
They shall be paid In coin, they
Ought in right and in justice be paid
In legal tender notes of the United
States
Fourth—One Currency for the Gov-
Ernment and the people the laborer
And the office-holder, the pensioner
And the soldier, the producer and
The buyer.
Fifth—Economy in the adminis-
tration Of the Government the re-
duction of The number of public officers, and
The abolition of unnecessary offices.
Sixth—Justice of the system
Of National Taxation The deduction of the odious and
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Seventh—Reform in the
Executive
Country Department the Civil Service the same
Degree of efficiency
Of rightful authority to and the in-
Dependence of the
Executive and
Judicial Departments the Government;
The subordination the
Military to civil power, to the end
That the authority of the Executive and
Impunity of the Guard
Eighth—Equal rights and protection
For naturalized and native born
Citizens
All belonging to the
American nationality
Reasserted the new sovereign powers and furnish an exam-
Ple of recovering government trying
Strengthening our state integrity,
Constitutional liberty and Individual
Rights and the maintenance of the
Rights of naturalized citizens against
The absolute doctrine of immut-
Able allegiance and the claims of foreign
Powers to punish them for alleged
Crimes committed beyond their Ju-
risdiction.