The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-09-19
Democratic Platform adopted by the State
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Resolved, That the democracy of Wi.con.
sin, by their delegates assembled in STATE
Convention, hereby soemnly declare thai
the objects of their organization are
/. To preserve civil and religious libert v
to the people
2. To enforce the Federal Constitute on as
the supreme law of the Union, - :
8. To defend the sacred and ina,iensh;o
right OF the States to their own local gov
erninents
| T. TO repeal existing Tariff laws enact.
ed for the protection Of the few, at the cost
of the many.
3. TO protect the right of labor to ade.
quate reward.
q. 10 guard capital from public disorder
or partisan misrule
Z. 10 resist the attempts of the domi.
nant party TO abridge the right of rep
reseptatiOn and the elective franchise.
8. To promote the equality of the States
and the people.
8. 10 abrogate the present reckless and
protligate system of public expenditure and
unequal taxation.
~. 10 oppose the aggressive efforts of
the legislative power to govern the con-
science and dictate the business pursuits of
the individual, though arbitrary and uncon-
stitutlonal enactments, on the subject Of
temperance and religion, and to repeal all
laws conflicting with the spirit of this reso.
luton
ReSOlg6d, That the Democracy of Wis
oonsin, by their delegates 10 Convention
assembled, do further declare that the pres
ent Republican party, by its papable deter
mlnatlon to perpetuate the supremacy of
military power in the United States by
its attempts to preserve the ascsndancy of a
minority party through the subversion of
the government; by It's unceasing aggres-
slons upon the freedom Of speech and of the |
press; by its OPEN and active friendship for
oespotic forms of government; by it's inven-
ton OF false excuses for tyranny; by its un-
scrupulous taxation of the people for the |
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of its power in the enrich |
ment Of its leaders by its odious alliances
with the traditional enemies of republican
by its shameless assaults upon
the elective franchise; by its substitution of
partizan DEGREES for the obligations of the
supreme law; by its intended abrogation of
the reserved rights of the States and perma-
nent maintenance of national standing
army to enforce compliance with it's usurp-
ations-has proven false to all its preten-
sions OF patriotism, false to the government
and the people, and deserves the reproba-
lion of the friends of freedom throughout
The civilized world.
R6S0tDed, That the indiscriminate disfran.
,hisement Of more than II, 900 citizens of
Wisconsin, BY officially publishing their
names as deserters, while many of them
we're faithful soldiers of the Uniou army,
without previous trial and conviction or |
'ther sufficient proof of crime, is an uncou- Il
exercise of Legislative power, aud
II many instances wanton and cruel libel
Upon the living and the dead, which de-
hands instant and complete PREPARATION at
he hands of the people.
ReS0loed, That the enormous tax, directly
and Indirectly imposed by congressional
legislation upon the industry of Wisconsin,
If between thirty and forty millions per
annunn, in large part for the exclusive pro-
ecton Of eastern capitalists, or for the sup
port OF dangerous schemes of partizan ag-
grandizement, is On exhaustive drsin upon
he resources of the State, which calls for
and united effort in behalf of re-
renchment and reform.
ResotDed, That we are in favor of the full
md punctual discharge of the national OBJ.
lgations aud debts, precisely ON the condi
ions and times on which they were CON
racted, and the faith Of the Government
pledged to its creditors