, 1866-05-04
Oregon Democratic State Platform.

Oregon Democratic State Platform
l. ResoiUed, That we affirm, es the creed of
our political faith and practice our steadtast
devotion to the following principles, viz: Equal
and exact justice to all men, of whatever State
party sect; the support of the State govern
ments in a!l;her rights, and of the Federal Gov
ernment in all its vgor; jealous care Of the
elective franchise; the supremacy of the civi-
over the military authority; opposition to the
ccltrA'izAtion o. power; economy in nIl public
expenditures; the general diffusion of education;
the encouragement Ot>mOralrty and the highest
civi!iz alton; the right Of every man to worship
God according to tie dictates Of his own con-
science; ffeedO of Speech freedom of the pres n
and freedom of the person uGGgr the Ea5sas
corpus.
.. Rssg'rcE, Tha; the action of the ni,iorifv
in Congress in re5us.ng 10 admit the Ecpre.en-
tatINeS OF elcTcn S;rteS is an unwlrrIntaola ps-1
sum lIon oi power upon the part OF Congress,
reIyiationa,y in Us T., teMden"y ~
sustain President johnson in his determination
and efforts tr the complete RESTORATION OF all
the constitutional rights Of all the States, and
we uareservedry approve bis veto Of the Freed
meas Bureau and Civil Rights bills, aud all his
constitutional Efforts to prevent the fanaticIl
majority in Congress from changing or destroy.
ing our cherished form Q: Government.
3. ReS1ired, That the position assumed tv
President Johnson, that Representatives from
the Southern States ought to be at once admit
ted to seats in Congress, and that legislation
affecting such States while they are unrepre-
seated, is unconstitutional, meets with our hear
ty approval.
l. RcsoiUed, That the assumptions of the on
position that the Democratic party is in favor Of
repudiating the public debt, and that i: is in
favor of notification aud secession, are SANDER
Gus and false.
s. RosoLced, That we endorse the sentiment of Sen
atIr Douglas, that this Government was made ON A
white basis for the benefit OF the white man. and we
are opposed to extending the right of suage toany
other than the white man.
g. Resolled, That the exemption of Unite3 States
bonds from taxation substantially the exemption
of rich men from taxation because they are rich and
the taxation Of poor men because they are poor and
are in favor of taxing thoso bonds for county,
State and munic al puTp
7. Resoloet That sirlct and impartial Justice de-
mands that the expenses Of the general Government
as well of the State governments should be borne
by the people according to their AGILITY and not
according to their necessities and hence We con-
denim now, in the past, a protective tariff that
tends necessarily to oPpress the masses for tho ben
3. Resotred, That in Democratic Government the
real SOceregnty rests in the people, and ali efforts
tending to wrest power from the people is u war
upon them, revolutionary and dan ger5us; and that
the existence Of National Banks the experience
have had with and without them, especially in
time of peaGv, is subject Of just alarm.
0. Rssol6ei, That the unlawful and shamef,l !
i
state officials Arests with our emphatic c5ud, maj
! ton.
TO- ResoLrSI, That We win ever hold in praternI
memory those through whose patriotic not nercenn-
ry or partisan services, the dignity OF tile Rep; bic
aud tine Integrity Of the Union were preserved ami
we denOunce base insult the gallant living a,d
heroic dcd, the present effort of the Radicals 9 con-
vert the nations victory into partisan triumpb
seeking to make the late OF tht con1ue,t in
stead Of the suppression Of the rebellion nbin
CATION Instead OF restoring the Uuion-f,r tho ncyr
| instead OF the White IN tn >s'O
| IL. ReSOt1ed, That the miners should be anoo,-
aged aud protected IN the free use of the nina.
IL. Res0LCed, That we adhere to the great n,,,;
Monroe Doctrine of nom Intervention by oar tra,'
Atlantic neighhJrs with the governments Of 1iii
Continent, US u cherished Democratic doctrine 'NN
The foregoing Platform of the Democroc,, =,
oregon has the ring of true metal about il W.
| commend 1t, not only TO the careful n.rnsol -
democrats, but to all who love order and b,r
mony and desire peace for our country. tho nar-
petul'y OF those noble Institutions. i1esiimsbi
| rights and privileges achieved by the vsIor
anG made sacred by the blood of our f5refatbers'
anu anu transmitted to us by their wisdom. If ,be
lSe5sons' therein, sought to be iuculcNted bv ,bo
uenocrats ~ OF Oregon, are needed by the nat,on
l Me lney look Tor "a better time coming" 2O.2t
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