Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-09-20
DEmOCRATIC PLATFORm.

tax payers Of Ohio about $l9 day ID
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
l.Rcsolcei, That the Federal Government exists
only hy yItue OF the federal Oensttution, and pos
sesses no powera not granted by that instrument.
2, Resolved That the experience OF the last four
yenrs has de nonstra l, In an eminent degree, the
wisdom Of our foreathers 10 in sistlng upon strict
construction OF the Federal Consultation, and ut
lerly abhor the sophlstry b. which viostion, the
most plain and alpabe OF he letter aud spirit Of thst
g. ResotUoa, That the reserved rights OF the States
essential to the existence OF Republican Govern.
men ard to the liberties and prosperity ofthe people
aud we are, therefore, unSlteTaby opposed to con.
solidaton OF all poWer in the hands OF the Federal
Government, the inevitable consequences Of which
would be to make that Government the most des-
A. Resolved, That the Democracy Of Ohio will main
tain and defend, as they always heretofore done Ss
essential 20 the existence Of our Federal system OF
Government, the true doctrine ofState rights not
nulled not secession, but the the theory Of that
system as lsld down in the Virgloia and Kentucky
resolutions OF l7es, as Interpreted by their authors
the one By Madison 10 his report In 1882 and the other
by Jefferson, In his solemn official inaugural Of 1901.
Rssolved, That their ordinances OF secession being
void the called sect ded states are still in the Union
States and therefore emitted 10 all the reserved
rights OF the States, and 10 their due alton
in Congress- and to vote At ture elections for tresi.
dent and Vice President and any attempt Of the gen.
erAf Govenm mt, or any part thereof, 70 deprive
them of these nights, would be assault upon the
rights OF every State in the Union and effort TO
! overthrow the Government ordained by the Consti.
Resolred That to each state belongs the right 10
determine for ltselfthe qualifications OF its electors,
aud the General Government can not nor can any
department thereof interere directly or indirectly
with the exercise OF this right, without pable
lalen Of the Constitution, and ofthe reserved rights
Rc6iued, Thatthe effort now being made to confer
the right Of suffrage upon negroes, s an ins dious at
tenpl overthrow popular institutions by bringing
the right to vote into dlssrace that the negroes
not competent to the exercise OF that right, s it
necessary to their safety protection on the con.
them, atteuDted. would
frauRnt with terrible oalamites to both thom and the
whites we are the reore uneqpivocally opposed to
T. Resorc5, That the experienee off,ur thousand
years have demonstrated that negroes are not equal
footing OF equality, pOlt cally end socially, with the
whites, ever have proved and ever will prove iaIures
and all such attempts ever have proved and ever will
pr We injurious to DO h races
o. 9ssolped That the Governnent was made by white
men, and so far as we have the power to preserve II,
il shall continue TO be GoVernmsnt o white men.
10. Resolved, That under the rule Of Abolitionism,
and especially under the recent military orders in
afowiTg Evil, and n order that white labor
should be prots9tei against negro labor,
70 b S.S ReSps Si the Lessst1Te 10 dssouTsgs ns1ro
emigration into our State.
IL Resolpei That the having ceased, IT is the
duo OF the Governments, Stste and Federal and OF
ever citizen Is strive 10 heal the wounds Inflicted
by H. and TO bring about frsterna feeling between
the people OF the different sections Of the Republic
~. RtSoluot That the yaor and forttude Of our
troops have been surpassed, and their patriotic
devotion 10 the country can never be obllVeratsd
from our memories, A.
l3 Resolved, ina, We regard National debt as
na9onSl Gu, ,se, ana ln uew OF our Immense debts.
Federal anu oAte, ana ol tne enormous expendltures
| Of our Federal and State Goyernmsnt, we demand
an exercise oi the most rgid economy oy both that
al taHeuon Dy eiher shAu oe petIe9uy iAr and squ-
table lhat pupllc eApendiure sRsl De reauced 70
the 10 vest peace suhastu conslstsnt WIN the punic
safety thAt useless otnees ctui and naltarY shall
be abonshed ana unnecessary oncers asp nsed with
and that the tarn ane Internal revenue Jaws shall be
reducedto te eAhct revenue pont sunciehty ior the
| uoYernheb' ecohoii'eai'y IN" -hooes"y AominiH'
tered,
a. Resoircf, Tnat we most explicitly condemn the
policy OF the party IN power IN creating thousands o
mill ons Of government deDes, and attempting 70
exonerate the hOlders thoreoirom All oDhgatons 70
pay their proporaon ior the support ofthe
states IN when they reside and thereby creating an
odlons and privileged moneyed arlstocrscy and We
declare A. 70 De tne lnneuhte 9ny OF congress and
the State Legsatures 70 use a Iegl aud constitution
al power they possess 70 punect money no Invested
20 turdsn OF tehalon equal 70 mat imposed upoH
other properly ior redera STATE ana municlpal pur