Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-09-18
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

| ReDtcct lhd thA Federal Government exist
| onl' hy VI tusof the hederal Constitution, and pos
! sel e. no pnwers not granteiby that instrument
| Resolved That the experience Of the ! VI fnui
/ years has lie onstrs g in an eminent dogr, e, tn
wisdom ot our fore athers Ia mdstjng upon st let
construction Of the Federal Oour rit ton and W. ".
terry aphor the sophstr' which yiol-ton, tho
most p1iu md .alrRb Of he letter spirit Of Ia
| lnstrnrnHnt have b7on ani 40 defended
3 ReDlooi That the reserved rights ofthe states
are tseutiHl 10 the existence " Republican Cove
ment, d 10 the liberties and prosperity ofthe people
ard We are, therefore, I'm lterRbly oppO ed to con
sol dation ~ al po"er in tha hand OF the FED rel
GoYernnmen', the inevitable couAequ antes ot witch
would be TO make that Government the most des.
pot c: corrupt and oppressive III the woid
4. Re3O'rei, That the Democracy fOhio viii main
tain aOd elf, as they always herstoofe done, rs
essential TO the eAlstnn ~ Onr Federal aysiem of
Government, tho true doctrine Of state ri,btt moi
nulled not soiesson, hut the the theo y of that
system a. lad Il 'wn IN the Virginia aud Kentuclty
resoluuyns Of 79Si as interpreted by their aa hors,
the one by Madison repot in 1899, and the OF er
by Jefferson 10 his solemn oflo al innugfa of 1901
9. RssHUei That their cr finances of be
VOID, the call .ec ded taes are sui in the Union
rs States and are therefore emitted all the
rights Of the States, nnd TO their dua represent ton
In Copgreas and to vote a utur- elections for resi-.
dent and Vice Pre- ident, aud any attempt ofthe gen
era GCvernm ut, or any part thereof, to deprive
them of these nights would be an assault upon the
rights OF every State in the Union and an effort D
overthrow the Government ordained by tho Constr
tuion.
determine Tor tsclfthe qualifications offs electors
and the General Cover lnrnt can not, nor eau Rnv
department thereof Int rare directly or indirect y
WIN the exercise OF lls tlgutt without palUabo
Gton Of the Constitution, and of the reseryei rights
ofthe Stntes.
z Renve vhRtthe effort now being made to confer
the rghJ OF suffrage UPON NJ rOes, y an ms dous at
temp 20 overthrtw popular institutions by bringing
the rgrt to vote to da race that he negroes are
rot nt to the eAafctae of that right nor s il
ueress ,ry TO their N nv protection; on the con
trary, its exercise by thein attempted would be-
freusnt with terrible clauites to both them ami the
wlutrsi we are Therefore uhsqnvScally opposed to
negro suffrage
g. Rsso ped, Tint the eIrerieneo OF four thousand
haua Il afal fhat.
10 white IN and all NJ empt4 10 plaee them On A
oounSoi quality VOt cally rnd s'ciallg. with the
whites, ever have proved an Will prove iai ur "
and all such at empts ever have proved and eve will
pa We lnluriNns O. bo h "a es.
g. ResoiUsl'rhG It tho Government was made by white
mon, and so far ~ we iayn the power TO preserva IL
1t shall continue n be n Goyernn ut white men
10 RssolVsi, That under tho ruo Of AbolitDnisrn,
anl especially under ths recaut military orders Ia
Kentucsy. the emirrstou ofnegroes into Ohio is
growt & evil, and IN order that white lahor
should he proteclei against negro tabor,
IL the duty OF the Legislature 10 discourage negro
en- grafton INTO our Spto.
IL Res0'Us', That the war having ceased, It i, tho
duto OF the Governments, " to and Federal, an / o
every citizen, & strive to heal the woulda i1nload
by h, aai to lring about r'ornal feeliug etReen
the people az the fierent sections fthe kepubdc
IL. Resolpei That tn ydrr and forhtude o ou-
troops haven yat hreu surpassed and their patriotic
devotion to the country can nsver be ob.iysrated
from our memories
IS Rescued That we regard a National debt AZ A
Natiorn nj cu e snd IN view of our immense dsb,s
Federal and state AMI o the enormous expenditures
OF our Federal and State GOvarnm mt we dem and
an exercise ofthe most rigid economy by both tn It
all tsEatOn by either shall be perfectly fr and eou
t4btf;th public expenditure snail b. reduced 10
ths4o.est peace standerd consistent with the public
safety that uBrless Offices, vii and military shall
be aboiished aod unnece-sary officers dsp nsed with
aud that the ar1 and internal reveoue avs shall be
rrducedto the exact reveoue oint sufficiently for the
Governme't economically ami honestly admins
tered,
"a Resolved Thst wa mo I explicitly con iemn ube
policy OF the party in poser N eating thnnaan "a Of
GOVefnnieut upltg. Itu. 10
exon rate the holders thereoiirom Ill ntliy tons n
pay their Just proportion taxes Tor the snort oibs
States in which the' reside and thereby creating an
odions and VI yllrged mDneyed aristoeracy and we
declare It TO b. the immediate duty OF Congress aud
state Legislatures 10 use all legal and consd uton
nj power they possess to subject money 40 jnyested
to u burden of Naton equal 10 that Imposed upbn
other property Zoe Foiera, state and muac pal pur
Is B,sOlo,i, That Federal taxes should, as far ns
po sihe, be- collected by the County freAsurers oil
the Saes, and tho poop he relieved tn reny from
the hordes OF pa lsrN .yathsrsr5 who ar. now
eating ont their substance.
lB. R Solcei, rna the four dollar mil tia cnmmu
talion tex Is Oppressive and ou ght +, be reneal-d
". ReSoLpef, THAI tbs freedom of speaeh of the
pr 81, OF elections, hlbsds corpus and trial by
Guaranteed 10y both Federal ard stats Constitution
tnat We will ma ntsin and defend them as such IA
every remlty and that VIZ denoun - especially
the arrest Of clahsns oy military authority, in States
places where the civil tribunals arc nnm olestpd
and tnelr execution, lnPrlso nlcnt or ial ny militia
~ commissions "a pdplblo iniraations ofthe Consti
tuUn, and outrageous upon pubic nerty and private
right.
Is Reeoipsi That the continued suspension Of the
writ ofhdbe4s corpus since tho ter HnRtion OF tn war
aud when all etanse OF necessity Ia passed the de.
NAL oftha right "ftra By july and tho trial OF
lot in the mitar service by Military Commission.,
aud the open interference with elections by military
power, as in the recent Instances IN Kenfucky and
Tennessee are revolutionary violations Of the Con-
sttuton, thfea'enng the very Kitenoe of our most
ancient and ssred rights that they portend anger
to the liberties OF the country greater than has ever
before uenaced them, and which 1t is the duy o a.
good citizen TO meet with the most det lTmihed oppo-
suon snd most slepless vigilance.
10 RssotUei That While will rssolutely and par.
sstenty con emn all inf actions Of tho Constitution
by whonsoe fereummtted and while we regret that
the terms OF pachcation agreed 10 by Major GsnAral
shernan'in Apnl last, were not al once ratified by
the Federal Executive, We viii. Degartheess stsnd
by Pre- sdent job son Ia all uopsttu 1na efforts to
restore to the States the OF ther rights and
powers within the Union