The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-03-29
STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
wa Sth, 4. u. 1891.


RESOLUTIONS.
/. ResolUed. That the Democracy Of Ohio
stcadtastly adhere 70 the principles of the
party as eNpoundcd by the fathers, and APP
proved by experience; that IN accordance
with these principles we declare that the
Federal Government is "A government Of
limited powers, and that IL possesses no
powers but such rs are expressly, or by
necessary implication delegated to IL In the
Federal Constitution that j lother powers
are reserved to the states or the people;
that a strict construction OF the Constitu-
tion is Indispensable to the preservation Of
the reserved rights of the States and the
people that all grants Of power to Govern
meut. 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 aud the rights of the people Is
necessary to the preservation of the Union
that the Federal Government Is untitled to
lCgislate for or administer the local concerns
of the States that u would be mOnstrOus
that the local affairs ofOhio should be regu-
lated by a Federal Congressin which she has
but two Senators. and the New England
States. with but Il little greater population,
havetwelvc; that the tendency Of the Fed
cral Government is to usurp the reserved
rights Of the States and of the people; and
that. therefore. a GENERALIZATION of power in
its hands Is an ever pending danger. That
such an abs ,rption OF power would, while
it lasted, be destructive of the liberties and
interests of the people, and would end
either In despotism or q destruction of the
Union that aNatiOual debt, besides I'M
puverishing the people, fosters an undue
increase of the powers of the Federal Gov
ernment; that high protective tariffs have
"A like effect sacrificing the Interests of the
many for the cmoluments of the few, and
plainly violating the equity aud spirit of
the Constitution; that the collection and
disbursement of cnormo revenues by the
Federal Government have the same ten
dency, beside %corrupting the Government,
land that, therefore, economy Is essential
not only to the prosperity, but also to the
liberties of the people; that unequal tax
alton is a plain violation of justice, of
which 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 unwise and despot-
ic; that the tendency of power Is to steal
from the many to the few, and that, there
fore, eternal vigilance Is the price of lib
erty = that the tendency of government is
to enlarge its authority by usurpation, and
therefore government needs to he watched
that another of its tendencies is to govern
; too much-unueceSsarily and veXatiOusly
) interfering with the business and habits of
l the people; that the freedom of speech and
; Of the press Is essential to the existence OF
h. liberty that no person not In the military
I or naval service, or in the bounds where
A martial law legitimately prevails, can law-
t fully be deprived of life, liberty or proper
; ty, without due process of civil law that
Y the courts should always be open for thC
= redress of grievances; that no &c post JdctC
4 law should be made; that the right of thu
people to p%eaceably assemble and consult
e upon public affairs is tnviolable; that TIT
- military should be held in due subsection
v to the civil power; that while the major
itv, as prescribed by the Constitution, have
! the right to govern, the minority have in
i defeaSihle rights; and that n frequent re
v lrurrencc to first principles is essential Il
the welfare of the State and the people.
n ,. ReSOlued. That the States lately in re
n brliion are States in the Union, and hay,
n been recognized rs such by every depart
ment of the Government, and by Presi
dent Lincoln. who. in the midst of the wal
invited them to clectmcmbeTs of Congress
by President johnson, in various procla
nations and official acts; by Congress,
which permitted Andrew johnson to sit i
D. the Senate As Il Senator from TENNESSEE
and members from virginia, Tennessee
= and Louisiana to sit in the House of Repre-
ct scntatives after these States had seeded
~ and while the wal was being carried OF
N and which further recognized them n
y, states i'm the Union bv the COMPRESSION;
'e opportionment act providing for their du
ig renrpseutotion i'm Congress: by warrior
roy laws. ana cspecially bv the direct tar
ia nv the resolutions submitting amendment
"' 70 fine Constitution for their 8nDroyal. nm
r. Inv yarious other acts and resolutions i'm
IL n]9rtin1 fine same RECOGNITION ali of whic
On were PASSED since the attempted secrssio
d, of those States, by the Judiciary of ii
~ limited States. which holds Federal Cour
'S in all those States. and especially nv II
ito Sunreme Court. which entertains iurisdi
tn zion Of cases coming from them. which
on could not do were they not in the Unio
~ That heinz Tins in the Union, they stal
M on an eGu1l footing with their sister Stat
'ial States with uncGnal RIGHTS being n thi,
ext ~unknown To fine Constitution that. Inv +
to rvnrrss, terms of the Constitution. EN-
' state is entitled to have two senators anl
Try due proportion of Representative in t
ing CONGRESS, and to vote in all elections
t is President and Vice-president that, thou
ing these rights are subject to interruption
n state of civil war, they can not, In time
peace, be suspended, much less destroy
without n plain violation of the Constii
of ton; that Congress has no power to
iect prive Il State of its reserved rights, Il