Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-09-11
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORm.

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only by yrtuo Of the Federal Constitution, and pos
sesses no powers not granted by that instrument
2. Resotuct, That the experience OF the last four
years has de nonstTa et, IN an eminent degree the
wisdom OF our fore athefa in insisting upon strict
construchoa Of the Federal Con 4rtitlon and ut
teriy aohor the sophistry by which violstion, the
most plain and apRb o. Of the letter aod spnt Of that
instrument have been and are defended.
8 Resolved, That the reserved rights OF the States
are sssenual to the existence Of Republican Govern.
ment, aod 10 the liberties and prosperity ofthe people
and we are therefore, unAlteraby opposed to con.
solidation Of all power in the hands Of the Federal
Goyernnment, the inevitable consequences OF which
would be TO make that Government the most des-
potc, corrupt and oppressive IN the world.
4. Resolved, That the Democracy of Ohio will main.
tain and deeod, As they always heretoiore done, as
essential the existence Of our Federal system of
Goiernment the true doctrine oistaie rights not
nuied NOT secsssioni hut the the theory OF that
system as Land down the Virginia and Kentucky
resolutions Of 1893, as interpreted BY their authors
the one by Madison his report in 790 and the other
by Jefferson in his solemn official inaugural OF 1901
o. Resolved That their ordinances Of secession being
VOID, the called ded states still in the Union
Satos and therefore entitled to all the reserved
in GongTess and 10 vote al nIhIre eecoins foy ras
dent and Vice President, and any attempt OF the gem
era Government, or any part thereof, TO deprive
rights OF every State in the Union and au effort to
overthrow the Government ordained by the Cons-
tutioh
g. ResolUei That to eneh state belongs the right 10
determine for itself the qualifications of its electors,
aud the General Government can not nor can any
department thereof interfere directly or indirectly
with the exercise OF this right without papabe
laton Of the Constitution, and of the reserved rights
ofthe Stotes.
ResOlUsi, ThAtthe effort being made to confer
the right OF suffrage upon nesroes IL an ms dious at
temp to overthrow popular institutions by bringing
rigat TO vote into disgrace that the negroes
not competent to the OF that right 1t
necessary 10 their safety or protection; on the oon-
trary itl exercise by them, If attempted would be
raught with terrible oalamites to both them and The
whites; we are therefore unequivecally opposed 10
negro suffrage
| g. Resoived That the experience -four thousand
years have demonstrated that negroes are notequRl
70 white men and all attempts TO place them 90 a
footing OF equality, politically and slciay, with the
whites, have proved and will prove iaiurss,
aud all such attempts ever have proved and will
| pr we INJURIOUS to DO h races.
| o.. ResotUedT That the Government made by white
men, and far as have the power to preserve It,
| il shall contnue TO be Ciovernm ent OF white men
To- Resolved, That under the rue Of Abolitionistn,
snd especially under the recent military orders 10
Kentucky. the emigration ofnegroes into Ohio is a
Should be protected against negro labor,
the people a, against negro psuperism, Il
| EN- grafton into our State.
IL Resolpef, That the war having ceased, It is the
duio of the Governments, State and Federal, and Of
every citizen, t1 strive to heal the wounds inflicted
by it, and TO bring about frAternal feeling between
the people Of the different sections Of the Republic.
| H. Resolved That the yalor and fortitude OF our
troope have never been surpassed and their patriotic
devotion to the country oan never be obliversted
IS Resolved, That we regard a National cobt as a
Nationsl Gu Sc, aud in view Of immense debts,
Federal and State, and OF the enormous expenditures
| OF our Federal and State Government, we demand
exercise Of the most rigid economy by both that
all taxation by either shall be perfectly fair and euui.
table that public expenditure shall be reduced 70
the 10 peace standard consistent with the public
safety that useless offices, civil and military shall
and that the tari and internal revenue laws sbalI be-
reduced to the exact oint sufficiently for the
Governmeot economically and honestly admins
| tered. ....
IA Resolved, That we most explicitly condemn the
policy OF the party in power in creating thousands
| mill ons Of Government debts and altemptipV 10
e1onerate the holders, thereoffrom all otlE 10
pay their just proportion Otares for the support OF the
States in which they reside and thereby creating an
odions and privileged moneyed aristocracy and we
declare 1t to be the immediate duty OF Congress and
the State Legislatures TO use all legal and constitution
al power they possess IN subject money invested
to burden oftaxation equal to that imposed upon
other property for Federa state, and pal pur.
poses
IS Bssolvsd, That Federal taxes should, as far as
possible be collected by the County rraasurera oI
the States, and the peope be relieved thereby from
| the hordes OF Federal tax-gatherers who are now
| eating out their substance
TO- X SoI0od, That the four dollar militia comtnu.
IL Resol0od THAT the freeas,n OF spesch, Of the
press, and Of elections, habeaS corpus and trial by
| ury, are the brthrigh OF all Amercan chisens
guaranteed by both Federal and State Constitution :
that we will maintain and defend them as such IN
every extremity and that we denounce especially ,
the arrest ofczeus by military authority, In States
or places where the civil tribunals unmo Tested,
and their execution, imprso I'm ent, trial by militia.
ry commissions as palpable infracons ofthe Consti
tntion and outrageous upon pubic liberty and private
right p.,,,., -ho, ,h.oon,,nn.a .r.,.n.,o. ., a..
writ ofhdbeas corpus since the ninaon Of war,
and when all pretense OF necessity Is passed. the de-
n OF the right ftral by uly aud the trial OF citnens
Lot in the mitarT service by Military Comm zen $,
and the open interference with elections by military
power, as in the recent instances In Kentucky and
Tennessee, are revolutionary violations OF the Con-
stuhon, threatening the very existence OF our most
ancient and sacred rights that they portend danger
to the liberties OF the country greater than has ever
before senaced them and which 1t is the duty oi oil
good citizen to meet with the most determined oppo
| ston and most slepless vigilance.
10. ResdUOd, That while will resolutey and per
sstenty all inffactons OF the Constitution
by whonsoe yer committed and while we regret thai
the terms OF pacihcRtion agreed TO by Major Genera
Sherman, iu April last, we're not at once ratified by
the Federal Executive, We will, peEertheess, stand
by President Johnson in all Constitutional efforts tC
restore TO the States tho exercise o their rights ane