The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-02-13
STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
JANUARY 8h, 4, D. 1907.
REVOLUTIONS.

1. RESOLVED, That the Democracy Of Ohio |
steadtastly adhere TO the principles of the |
party as cxpounded by the fathers and ap-
proved by experience; that In accordance
with these principles we declare that the
Federal Government Is n government of
limited powers, and that IL possesses no
powers but such rs are expressly. or by
necessary Implication delegated to 1t In the
Federal Constitution that all other powers
are reserved to the 0tates or the people
that a strict construction of the Constitu
ton Is Indispensable tO the preservation of
the reserved rights of the States and the
people; that all grants of power to Goveru-
ment, whether State or Federal, should be
strictly construed. because all such grants
abridge the natural rights of men; that the
preservation of the equality and rights Of
the States and the rights of the people Is
necessary to the preservation of the Union
that the Federal Government Is untitled to
legislate for or administer the local concerns
of the States that it would be monstrous
that the local affairs OfOhiO should be regu-
lated by Federal Congress In which she has
but two Senators. and the New England
States, with but little greater population,
have twelve; that the tendency of the Fed
eral Government Is to usurp the reserved
rights of the States and of tile people; and
that. therefore, a Capitalization of power In
Its hands Ia an ever pending danger. That
such AN abs irptiOn OF power would. while
II lasted, be destructive of the liberties and
interests of the people, and would end
either in despOtism or a destruction of the
Union that National debt, besides Inn
poyerishing the people, fosters an undue
increase Of the powers of the Federal Gov
erument; that high protective tariffs have
like effect, sacrificing the interests Of the
many for the emoluments of the few, and
plainly violating the equity and spirit of
the Constitution; that the collection and
disbursement of enormous revenues by the
Federal Government have the same ten
dency, beside corrupting the Government,
and that, therefore. economy Is essential
not only to the prosperity, but also to the
liberties ol the people; that unequal tax
alton is plain violation of Justice, of
W hich no Government can safely be guilty.
That to each State belongs the right to
determine the qualification of Its electors,
and all attempts to impair this right. either
by Congressional legislation or Constitu-
tiOnal amendment, are unwisc and despOt-
ic; that the tendency of power is to steal
from the many to the few, aud that, there
fore "etermal vigilance is the price of llb
erty :" that the tendency of government Is
to enlarge its authority by usurpation, and
therefore government needs to be watched /;
that another of its tendencies is to govern
too omuch-unnecessaril aud veXatiously
interfering with the business and habits of
the people; that the freedom of speech and
OF the press is essential to the existence of
| liberty that no person not in the military
or naval service, or in the bounds where
martial law legitimately prevails, can law
| tully be deprived OF llle, hOerty or proper
| ty, without Que process OF clVll law; tnat
the courts should always be open for the
| redress of grievances; that no eG post JGCtO
| law should be made; that the right Of the
people to peaceably assemble and consult
upon public affairs is inviolablei that the
| military should be held IN uue subJeclich
| to the civil power; that while the major
| ity, as prescribed by the Constitution, have
| the right TO govern, the minority nave IN
deteasible rights; ana thaJ n frequent re-
currence to first principles is essential to
| the welfare OF the state ana the people.
3 ReSOtUed Ihat the states lately ia re-
| bellion are States IN the Union ana have
been recognized as such by every DEPART
| ment of the Government, and by Presi-
dent Lincoln, who, In the midst OF the war
| invited them to elect members oi Congress;
| by President johnson, III various procla-
nations ana omclal actsi Dy Congress,
which permitted Andrew johnson u sit In
the Senate as Senator from IennesSee.
and members from virginia, Tennessee
and Louisiana to sit In the House OF Repre-
sentatives after these States had seeded,
and while the war was being carried OH
and which further recognized them as
| IDJNlth Ill WIG IhlOll W WV SOhS
apportionment act providing for their due
representation In Congress; by various
tax laws, and especially by the direct tax
by the resolutions submitting amendments
TO the Constitution for their approval, and
by various other acts and resolutions i'm
parting the same recognition; all of which
were passed since the attempted secession
Of those States, by the Judiciary of the
United States. which holds Federal Courts
in all those States, and especially 10y the
Supreme Court which entertains jurisdic-
tion of cases coming from them, which 1t |
could not do were they not in the Union.
That being thus in the Cnion, they stand
on an equal footing with their sister States
States with unequal rights being thing
unknown TO the Constitution; that. by the
express terms of the Constitution, each
State is entitled to have Two Senators and a
due proportion of Representatives In the
Congress, and 70 vote IN all elections OF
President and Vice-president that though
these rights are subject TO interruption by
state of civil war, they can not, In time of
peace, be suspended, much less destroyed
without a plain violation Of the Constitu-
ton; that Congress has no power 20 de-
prive a State of its reserved rights, and
reduce 1t to Territorial condition; that