Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-09-14
DEMOCnATIC PLATFORM.

only DY virtue OF tne Federal Constitution, and
sesses no powers not granted by that instrument.
g ResolUci That the experience Of the Last four
years has de nonstra 90, in an eminent degree, the
wisdom OF our lore athers in insisting upon stiict
construction Of the Felenl uonsIt ,tion, and we ut.
terly ahhor the Sophlstry b. which vioation, the
most plain and aluabe Of he letter aud sp of IN
instrument have been an are defended.
g. Resolrod, That the reserved rights Of tho States
are essential 70 the exlsor 70 Of Republican Govern
ment, ard TO the liberties aud prosperity ithe people
aud are, therefore, un,lteraby opposed 10 CON
sol dation Of all power in the hand4 Of the Federal
Government, the inevitable consequences Of which
would be 10 make that Government the most des-
pot G, corrupt and oppressive IN tho world.
T. RcsolUei, That the Democracy OF ohio will main.
tain and deieud, as they always heretofore done, as
essential to the extstgnce OF our Federal system of
Government, the true doctrine OF State rights not
nullfed not secession, but the the Theory of that
| system "a lad down IN the Virginia aud Kentucky
resolutions OF l7gs az interpreted by their authors,
the by Madison IN his repot in 1889, and the otner
by Jefferson, In his sol amn official inaugural of 1901
g. Res9iuof That their ordinances OF secession beng
as Statos and therefore emitted TO all tho
rights OF the Sates and TO their due represent ,tion
ID Congress, and to vote future elections for tres
dent and Vice President, and any attempt OF the gen
eral Governm mt, or any part thereof, deprive
them Of these nights, would be an assault upon the
| rights Of every State in the Union and an effort to
overthrow the Government ordained by tho Const-
tulion.
g. Resoiued That to each state belongs the right to
determine for itselfthe qualifications OF its electors,
and the General Government can not nor can any
department thereof interfere directly or indirectly
with the exercise OF this right, without papabe vIo-
laton Of the Constitution, and of the reserved rights
ofthe stotes.
y Hesolve ThAtthe effort now being made IN confer
the right OF suffrage upon Sroes lns Gus at
| tsmpL to overthrow popular institutions by bringing
the rgat to vote into dis. race that the negroes
not peent to tho exercise Of that right, It
necessary to their sRety or protection; tho con.
traFy, its exercise by them, n attempted would be
rhngnt with terrible calRmtes to both them and The
whites; we are therefore unequiyocay opposed TO
! negro suffrage
| s. Resoped That the experience Of four thousand
| years have demonstrated that negroes notequal
/ 10 white m and all attempts 10 place them on n
ootingof equality, politically snd slcialy, with the
whites, ever have proved and ever will prove uTrs
and all such attempts ever hRvo proved and eve will
| prove iniurlous to bo races.
o. Resolved That the Government made by white
men, and far as have the power to preserva H.
! II shall continue TO be Government oi white men.
| 10 Resolved, That under the ruo Of AbolnionsIn,
end especially under the recent military orders In
| Kentucky. the emigration OF negroes into Ohio is a
| growing evil, and IN order that white labor
the the people against negro pa1perisn, al Il
II the duty OF the Legislature TO discourage negro
liz Resolpsi, That the war having ceased # Ia the
duto OF the Governments, State aud Federal, ana
every citizen, - strive to heal the wounds Inflicted
by IL, and to bring about frsernal feeling between
| lie people Of the different sections OF the Hepuhic
| lg Resolved. That the valor and fortitude OF our
troops have been surpassed, and their patriotic
| devotion to the country can never be obliverated
| from our memories.
! l3 Resolved, That we regard National dobt as n
National Gu se, and In view OF our immense debts
Federal and State, and OF the enormous expenditures
OF our Federal and State Government we demand
all taxation by either shall he perfectly falr and eaui
| table that public expenditure shall be reduced to
the lowest peace standard consistent with the public
safety that useless offices, civil and military, shall
be- abolished, and unnecessary officers disp -nsed with
and that the tariff and internal revenue lsss shall be
reduced to the exact revenue ONT sufficiently for the
Government economically and honestly admins.
| tered.
pucy Of the party in power ia creating Thousands Of
! mill ons OF Government uehs, and attempting to
exonarate the holders, thereulfrom qll obs tons to
he OF he nfi iha
states In which they reside, and thereby creating an
odious and privileged moneyod RrstoGracy and we
declare II to be the immediate duty Of Congress- aud
the State Legislatures TO all legal aud constitution
al power they possess to Sublect money invested
TO burden Of tNKation equal 10 that imposed upon
other property for Federal, state, and municipal pur
poses
po sble, be collected by the County Trea4nrers OF
the STATES, and the peop he relieved thereby from
| the hordes OF Fetarh nx-gatherers who are now
eating out their substance.
lG n SOLVED That the four dollar militia oommu
tAlon tax isoPPrssslye and on ght I, 10 renealed
press, and Of elections habeas corpus, aud trial by
ury, are the rthrlght OF all American ctzens
| Guaranteed by both Federal ard state Oonshtution
| that we will MAINTAIN and defend them as such IN
| every extremity and that we denounee especially
the arrest OF fciuLens by mt ry authority, IN States
or places where the civil tribunals ununO estad
and their execution, mpriso ment or trial by militia
ry commissions as palpable attractions ofthe Consti
tuition, and outrageous upon pubic liberty and private
is. Resolpei. That the continued suspension OF the
writ ofhabeas corpus since the terninaton OF war
and when all pretsnse ot necessity Is passed. the 1e.
niA othe light oftra by jury and the trial Of citizens
lot In the mllitar service by Military Commissions,
and the open interference with elections by military
power, a. in the resent Instances 10 Kentucky and
Tennessee, are revolutionary violations OF the Con-
shtIton, threatening the very existence Of our
ancient and sacred rights that they portend danger
TO the liberties OF the country greater than has
before nenaced them, and which II is the duty OF al
good citizen TO meet with the most determined oppO-
| siton and most slepsss vigilance,
10 Resotpet, That while we will resolntely and per-
sistently con1emn all nfactons Of the Constitution,
by whoinsoe committed and while regret that
the terms Of pacihcaton agreed to by Major General
sherman, in April last, were not At once ratified by
the Federal Executive, we viii, nevertheless, stand
by President johnson In all Constitutional efforts TO
restore the States the OF their rights and
| powers within the Uuion
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