Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-07
The Platforms Of the Democratic and
z-.i.s -ss So Republican Parties. e. /.
The Democratic Platform
,E0TFqIAdopted 8 fgTGq
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ER:3sospls That Il. b.momsI,oy Der = q Ohio g. :,.,a ?
fsstlI edhefe 70 Che prne the part, as ex-
pounded BY the fat crs, and approved by expert
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nentof fiinited. powers. and that it possesses no
apisslis6 siegssd to i iS the Federal
Sss, sosI 81 & s osass are :? INC
the Constitution IS indspensabIe to the preserva-
tion OF the reserved rights Of the states and the
Sssh Should g. siyias5
sttysd because AZ such grants ebrdge the natural
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has hut TVS. SenstoTs. and the New England
asss s s Ss hut s ss hs
mspt is to nsnII the reserved rights Of the States
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SsEiss bat ssch A. an sbsorptien 9f G Power would
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q debt besides mpoverishng the people fosters an
ers@snt : tbst Iish protsctive tariffs have e. . like
effect, Sacrificing the Interests of the many for the
tecffoh and gts6GreeneRf of enormous revenues IN
sffscdrreptiae a. averarsns. and fasf, 1srsfors
sco'omvfs esssntatnot only to tAs prosperity but
sssa. sss" g s sssTs' s IS ssszRss s:szSs5s
dee OF tohsc4 no Gocerrssent safey 1e oaiiity
the qSscstion Of its eecsofs ard ali sttenps 70
impair this tight either by Congressional legislation
Ss sndeHes o
many t. the few, and that therefore eternal vig-
laaee is the ice Of liberty. thst tho tendency Of
is IN nj ifs aufh itv hv usu
ton and therefore government needs TO be watched;
thatanl Thereof its tepdenciesis to goyerutoo much
unnecessarily and vexatiously interfering with the
ofspesch aud Of the press Is essential to the exist
naval service the bcGnds whee mart law
legitimateIy prevails. can lawfully be deprived Of
aw that the Should swsys Be open for the
redress Of grievances; that no eD po ftcto law
Pescssbls a.sei6s and eonsu upon public asifs
ts involabIe: that the military should be held in
%sSr as pscrSsa ae b1 the hs have
ther sht TO eoyern. the minority have indefeasibe
IS essential to the weifare of the State and the
81 Reso,osz That the States lately in rebellion are
States in the Union and have been recognized as
shch by every department of the Cover ment. and
Invited them to elect member Of Congress; BY
ssident egs JIhnsSn In in vari9us and
- hnson to sit in the enate Senator from Tenn
Ter these States hal seeded and while the was
as States IN the Union by the Coaaressona io1s
SrRoS,.9n1s%asnt S1sa "a ses proysdiPg % for their due
and especially by the direct tax; by the resolutions
spbmitting amendments to the Constitution for
sss. sgpToya and by vsrous other acts and resol
we're pissel since the sttemPt:d secession
Tntss ssps which 81 The bsa. sds,y q The
in an those States and especially BY the Supreme
Court which entertains jurisdiction of cases com
Tt-nrri nnf An fha-r,
in{he Onion. That belng thus in the Union, they hey
stsRd on eE sqgsl footing with their sister Sta
tSs each stae is sntSdto hsTe Ts two
dentand Vice. president: that though these tights
they can not. in time Of peace. be suspended much
Tess destroyed, without plain violation of the
Sta'e its srssefyed risbtssod reduce Il to
Territorial condition; thai therefore the exclusion.
ron Ten States The proposed Exclusion of f6"se
sasss from s voice g - in the next s pfesiaen
Govern tents and the reduction of their States to
the condition of territories are esch and every;
petic desrgctiye not merely Of the rights
tb y Ts sne tsas sve 9TH
parts aplan 70 n1fy the Consultation, vrtp ally
overthrow the State governments. to erect CON
eoldeted despotism on their ruins: and to establish
and perpetuate q tyrannica rule Of minority over
s,lDsj srityIofthe American people. That the peo-
perity and honor, submit to such result: and we.
therefore, in the hope that the warning will be heed,
aperted. do solemniy warn the advocates Of the
plan. that il viii not be submitted TO- 7'll : -
Iaw-making power That the Constitution pro-
Vides that no bill shall become law without the
two.thrds of each House Of Congress- That one
of heohjects of the present socalled CONGRESS in
bills By txo-shirds vote Which were all the States
represented. could not so pass; and thus TO virtually
if this precedent be scqdiesced in there VIII be
nothing TO prevent bare majority Of Congress. at
tutiona veto Of the PRESIDENT AND sarpng oeon
trollei legislative power by an exclusion Of the mi
in si1es State. might give this control. and pre-
text such an exclusion would not be wanting TO
an pscrupulpus and revolutionary party M
Ssye saeP9sS ico Sss
theskaciio1s Of high ptotectiye tariffs and ae the
Representatives of an agricultural and Ia boring pop
nlation. We, demand that their substance shall no
Longer be extorted from en- in order to I'LL the
5. ResotCed, That unequal taxation is contrary to
thefyst principle of Justice and sound policy and
We cali noon our Governments. Federal and State.
70 use necessary Constitutional means to remedy
8. Bssosssd, Thasth Radical majority in the So
called Congress have proved themselves to be in
feEorof Negro Sufrage by forcing it upon the peo-
forcingit uporthe people Of all the Territories and
South to anopt i: that trs are ogposedto Negro
Suffrage betieUSnQ tOouLd be productive of eCiEto
both srhites and blacks, and tend to produce dis
lIefr0ts conflict OF races.
-. Res@Ysd. That for all their efforts to uphold
the Cpnsttatiun we tender to the, denteand TO
the sjority of.the Judges of the supreme Court of
the United States our shearty thanks.
ReDubfic8u, Platform Adopted
nssd eTsG ] sJune H9, 1S67. Trlksd "a
.nIsts That one of the great lessons Of the war is
tbatssthe American people, nation. and not
Herely eontederacy Of sovereign and independent
End. That oar existence as nation is based on
the great principles announced in the Declaration of
Independence. yindicated by the proclamation Of
emancipation. the constitutional amendment abol-
isbina slavery. and the spirit Of republican democ-
racy and justice which nudere the reconstruction
policy of the and Fortieth Congresses,
which we hereby fully indorse and demand shall be
carried into complete effect by every additional
sd. That while we will always herish and defend
The American system of local and municipal self
eoVernmehts for local purposes, ana N ational
Government for national purposes: and while se
gre upalteraby opposed to all attempts at centra-
tbatliberty and human rights constitute our great
phtiunal boon, which local State organizations
mustnot be allowed to abrdge or take away. z7f,,r
4lh. That. inbv ed With the spirit of true democ-
the, purpose Of attaining the ends Of Government
ought not to be restricted TO privileged class, but
should be vested in the whole people without nm
lust or odious; distii cfiops qualifications not
eluay atfainable by ALI and further believing that
these sentiments are in strict accordance with the
ourselves the simple and broad platform Of i'm
Ssob6ssa dsssadrsfs b he St1ts ststutio,s d.
peat1g TO dAd co1fdtng IN t6e dnte!I'g,r of-the