The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-26
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
The Platform Adopted.
JANUARY s,h, A. H., 1891.
RESOLUTIONS

l.. Resolved, That the Democracy Of Ohio
.steudlastly adhere to tile principles OF the par,
~ "a rxpUunded by the fathers aud approved
by eXpurieGue that ~ accordance vita these
principles, We declare that the Federal Gov
erurtnt is u government Of limited power,
that 1, possesses TO powers hut such ms ATE
expressly, " by necessary Implication delegu
ted 1t ia the Federal Consultation that oil
other uOwers are reserved 10 the Sta'es Or the
pvUpis that u sire, construction Of tie Com
situation ia iHdisiCusau! 10 the preservation of
The reserved lights al the states nui The peu~
pie that oil grants ~ powe, To Gnvernmcnt,
whether STATE Ot Federal, should hc siuc,ly
consti urd; h,c.use al. cucn giants Hb,ldge tie
natural rights Of men that tie preservation
of the cqniii:y nGd lights Of tie states and
the lights Of the people is necessary tn tie
pfesvtVatiou OF the Uuirn that the Federal
Guver umcut il untitled to lCglslnie Tor or nd
munster TIE local cOncrrs of the States That
u would he mJrslrUus that the lnCal nI irs of
Ohio shOnld be- regulated by a Federal Con
gfess m which ske has tut two Senators, aud
the New England states, with but little greA,
ter population, have twelve HAT the ienden-
ry Of the Federal Government IL To usnrp the
reserved rights 81 the States nnl OF the people;
enl that, therefore. n cCGtraItztiion Of power
w us hhluN 10 Nl hNtl NUhlUB uHikbI' ! Ual
such nn ADgOfptIon OF power would. While il
lasted. he drslrust We OF The lihcriicR nnd iu-
forests IT the people, and would ord either in
dsspotism or destruction OF the Unicn that
~ National debt. hestd impovrti.hins 'nr
people, igsicrs sn undue increase Ct the powers
Il the F,detpl GO'cI nnlenl that high plOttc-
tive tariffs huye a like effect, Faeriicrue The
interests Of The mnny for he cmoluuen's Of
'hS lew. aud plainly violating the cqaiiy md
spirit NJ the Cnrsniutiun ; Hint the collect ion
and disbursement at euGrmbuS revenues by
he Federal Government have The same tend
sncy, beside currupiluK the Government, and
that, therefore, economy IL %es,cr.,inl not only
10 tie prosperity, hut also TO the liberties Of
the people that unequal ~tnxatirn is u plain
violation of Justice, OF which no GUverLment
can safely he guilty.
That 10 each State belongs the right 10 de-
terinine the qualifications Of lis electors, and
oil attempts 10 impair this right. either 10y
Congressional legislation or Constitutions
a%meudm-ut, are nnwi'e and d~e'pOttc; Il a. the
t~cn1ency Of power IL to SleAl from The many
10 the few, aud that. therefore, '%'c'ernal vigil
lauce is the price of llhe ~ = that the ,endtn,
cy Of guvCrnnI' NJ ia To enlarge iis authority
by usurpa,ion, ami, Therefore, government
needs to be watched Tint another OF it's ten
! WV Ns " ~ E'N'Ah VIZ fNAfh AiANANFFNhlllN
aud yrxaliou.ly interfering with the business
aud habits nl Tho people that the iloedom oi
speech mud of the press il essential to The ex-
tst,nce III Liberty ; that no person not in The
mlluary ~ IHNsl service, or In The bounds
where martial Law lcgitmalely prevails. can
luwInlly bs deprived Of life, liberty or proper
", without due process al civil law that the
courts should always lac open fur the redress OF
grievances, that no tx pOste iactn law should
he made that the right OF the people 10
prac Nuly assemble aud cOLsnlt upon public
aff,rs is inviO Rbia that the military should
he held in due suhiec,iuu IA The civil puwe 4;
hat viii c The majority. as prescribed by The
Constitution, have he right 10 govern. The
minority have ind fe'shle rights ; aud that a
frequent recurrence 20 first priuc'p Is Is es-ra.
tial TO the welfare o. the Stetes sud he poo
pie.
2, Resolved. That tic States lately In 70.
be!!ion are i5iiies In The Ulion, nnd have been
'tcnGuiz.d MS sash by every department Of the
G%Jyernm,nt, aud by President Lincoln who.
IN the miiat OF van !uyi.ed ,nrIn 10 elect
memhRrs at Congress hy President johnson
~ vsriaus prorl imnil"ns and Off ,ial acts bv
Congress, which permitted AIdteN JohI son
10 at in the ScnHt8 M o Senator from I-nHes.
see aud members from virginia, Tennessee
and Louisiana, to sit in tie ilonsa o! Repre
sentalives after these States had seeded md
while !he war was heing cnrIicd On. and
whirh further r%ecogn'z' ng them as States in
The Union hy the Congressional nppnih,men,
act prnvia no ir their due Representation ia
Congress by various tax laws, aud especially
by the direct lax ny resolutions submitting
anie- dments to the Constitution for Their ap,
pioval. ard by yari~us Other acls aud resnln-
lions impsIiing The same recognition all of
which we're passed since The attempted seces-
sion of those States, by the Judiciary, of The
United State which holds Federal Courts in