The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-08-28
Platform OF Principles Adopted BY the
Hancock County Democracy on th.
18th.

ftatiofm OF Frfncfpies Adopted by the
Hancock County Democracy on th.
18th.
fProm the Hancock Couricr1
1st. REsoLvEp, That the policy
pursued by the administration of
James Bucbaaan meets our entire
approval.
I'd. RESOLVED, That the doctrines
of the Fathers Of our government
that "the people are capable of sell.
government; and that the powers OF
Congress shall be linitel to, caasti.
tutional grants" arc funasfiental
doctrines OF the democratic. party AS
well as Of our form of govcrnhient;
and that, therefore, we are ip favor
OF u strict construction of ths consti.
tuition of the United States - bcliev.
ing that any other policy is subvcrs.
i've of States rights, and dangerous
to the pcrpetuity OF the Union.
3d. RESOLVED, That The position o!
the black Republicans. as set forth II,
theirconven,ion at Philadelphia and
acted upon by them SINCE" that Con
yrnss has sovereign powcl," savors
too much OF monarchy, and is onl,
suited TO the tastes ol the Alcxand.
er Hamilton school of politicians.
4th. REsolvEp That while we bc.
lieve slavery to be an evil, and look
forward with hope and confidence to
the day when it will bc entirely Grad.
icatcd by the peaceful and constiiu.
lional action OF the people OF the
States where il exists; yet we believe
that this government was idaeS
by tchite men t0r achi.e menS.md that
the attempt made by the black repub-
licans to reduce whites to n Jewel with
negroes, is most villainous aud out.
rageous, leading to amalgamation
and all tho degrading circumstances
connected thcrewitli; that the black
republicans, in order to be consistent
should not object to the marriage OF
their sons and daughters with Airi.
cans; and that it is false that the FRA
mcrs of our government intended that
negroes should occupy seats OH our
judiciary, or in our legislative halls,
which is the position taken by the
leading black Rpublicans; and that
holding these views, believe that the
decision in the Drod Scott case was
made correctly.
9th. RESOLVED, That the black re.
publican party who rode into power
in 1855, under the cry ana promise
OF "retrenchment aud reform" have
most signally failed to carry out
their promises; that Instead OF re-
trcnchmcnt they have added increas-
ed expenses; raised the State levy
from six mills Oh the the dollar, as it
was in 1854 and 1855 under demo.
cratic rule, to ten mills on the dol
lar; that while the democrats with
six mills on the dollar coull pay of
six hundred and ti'ty,folr thousand
dollars OF the S'atc debt, annually.
and have surplus in tho treasury.
the black republicans, with levy Vi
ten mills, are running the State in
debt; borrowing millions Of dollars,
robbing the children Of the library
fund. that they have prohibited
county commissioners from lcvying
any bridge tax, however much such
a tax may be needed; they have kept
the attorney general of the State at.
tending petty negro lawsuits, entire.
y out of his duty; they have paid
"smelling committeeman iuur dol
lars per day during the summer and
fall vi 1875. ior elcctionccring for
Fremont and Dayton; AMI to cap the
climax have made the Treasury of
the State bankrupt. Therefore in
consequence OF their shameful prof.
ligacy and extravaganza. to say no.
thing of their thcits and ialsclools,
the black republican party of Ohio.
arc unworthy the confidence AMI
support OF an honest an | free peo'
pie.
9th. RESOLVED. That We look in
vain .or any otthe great an | Whole
some laws which were promised to
be enacted by the black republican
legislature: but justice to their pro.
found statemans,ip .compcls us to adj
nit that they haze passed q law, au'
:horiz.ps the State officers t, borrow
millions OF dollars on the credit oil
the State; they have passed the so
called "bird law" and "tish.law,'
Tor tho protection ot "cock robin
and the "l;t.lc fishes" AMI they
have passed a law bringing our State
government into direct conflict with
the general government; and We
pledge ourselves to do all in our pow
cr to remove the deep disgrace which
has been put upon our noble Statc
by the passage OF the last named
law, especially.
7th. RESOLVED, That We regard
the proposed amendments to the con
stiiution of our State, and the bank
ing law got up by the black republi
can majority in the last Legislature
as wrong in principle, and only in
tended to advauce the interests o
banks andcorporations Mt the expense
of the people; and that we believe
lit to be the duty Of every democra
and friend Of this country in Ohio
to vote against them ut the comm
election.