Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-13

The Democratic Platform
sa' .s4' ','e Adopted =.
20 JANUARY, sth. A. d. 1867.
T. Resolced. That the Democracy Of Ohio stead
pounded BY the fat ers. and spprovsd red , Ss expert
slce; that n sccqrdsnce 9th these priDcip es We
msnt of limited powers and that IL possesses no
Rowsrs put suea As are eSprsssis Or By necessary
tion; that all other powers are reserved to the
states or the people; that strict construction Of
% Is. e as .ss tSe
people thsts All grants Of powerto Government.
Eas.a'5 II EsS.Ts should
Y and rights Of the States. and TisSts Of
he Goion: that The Federal S e ssrn@snt 81 q
united te lesislate for or admi5ister the local
that, the local affairs of Ohio should be resu-
esas5sb asS &. in New high shr.ad S
ss e re- hsT.
and of the people; and that therefore. ceutraliza-
ton Of power q its hands i sn ever pending de.
while i Lasted Be dsstryetiys Sf ths Liberties and
pos@ o. o II. wo1 END II
q debt besides impoverishing the people fosters an
snSss ..s & tse power: Of the FEDERAL Goy
eect fscr6cine the interests Of the many for the
sanss Il sas End PLAINLY anE & the
tscssor and di,6urseneat ef enormous revenues 6y
s1sE detas 9ecs,s,ss sus Adce the sanse tendsncy be-
ecohomyd esseatial aos only 20 fhs prosperity 6at
ss.s 70 sas atsesvstss Of 4s psop,s; sAas = :
ttce Of teAtcl No Goesrnisent can sefsly De esRty
That 70 each State belongs the right to determine
impsis either Sy iesislssio1
or Constitusional amendment. . uawise and des-
pany the few. and thst d erefsse eternal ssi.
lance is the price Of liberty ut the tendency Of
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that anthef tendencies is to govern too much
business and bit Of the people, that the freedom
Ss sPss1h e and Of the is essential to the exist
naval seiyice or In the bounds where martisi law
isstinately prevails, can lawfully be deprived of
lay that the courts should always be open for the
rsarsks Sd o. srsyancss: thar no 60 pot JIeto law
peaceably assemble and consu upon public affairs
lsinvi,!abie; th the military should be held in
majority. as prescribed Sv the Constitution, have
tine ehtto severn. the minority bave BILE
yisl essential to the welfare Of the State and the
Resolvsd That the States lately in rebellion are
States in the Union. and have been recognized as
eeuch by every department of the COVER ment, and
invited them to elect member Of Congress by
HE;esident johnson. in various proclamations and
johnson 70 sit in the senate As senator from Tenn
Louisiana to sit in the House Of Represenstives sf
Set taese states hal seeded and wule the was
States in the Unon by she
sDpcrsionn%ssnt act providing for their due
s bg IN S By Various t tsS
Submitting amendments to the Constitution for
approval and BY various other acts and resoig
tCons 1mpaftius the same recognition; all of which
were, passed since. the ATTEMPTED secession
6 those Sstes Sy the JaScsy
these states and espseisy t. sdsa the sup4sn:
Court. which entertains urisdiction Of cases com
in the Union That heng thus 10 the Union, they
stand On an equal footing with their sister States
each sPtitled hsve ssTss two
dent and President; that though these rights
they not in time Of peace, be suspended. much
less DESTROYED, without plain violation of the
Territorial condition; that therefore the exclusion.
q al. o ssGs
e States. from all voice in the next Presiden-
<ieysrnI ents and the reduction Of their States to
tee condition Of territories. are each and every me
Petie neasurss destructive not merely Of the rights
of those States bpt also Of the rights Of every 9th
parts Of plan TO nuify the Consultation, virtually
oysrthroy the State Governments. to erect con
eolidated desp0tism on their RUNS: and to establish
and perPetuate tyrsnnical rule of minority over
majority Of the AlneIiean people. That the peO-
stherefere in the hope that the warning viii be heed
plan that i viii not be submitted '''' 70. Vi 'n
pro
,yidss that = nS biz shall become Law without the
tWo-thirds of each Houss of Congress. That, one
of the objects of the present socalled Congress in
Bis vote shicS %ers a the States
could not 50 pass; and thus TO virtually
II this precedent be scquiesced in. there will be
nothing top,events bare majority of Congress. at
tutional veto Of tie President and usurping uncon-
troied legisatiye power by an exclusion of the mi
in ssinsie State. might give this control and pre-
text for such an exclusion would not be wanting
8 RssoIosd. That III pesple. and especially those
sefthe sgficultural States. have suffered too long
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niation. we demand that their substance shall no
longer be extorted from EN- in order to fill the
pockets of eastern monopolists. i-4f.i' c-s8S
S. Resosced. That unequal taxation is contrary to
Of and sSSnd poll policy and
e use an necessary Constitutional means to remedy
s: Rssossed. That the Radical majority in the So
7eAHed CONGRESS have proved themselves to be in
unanimous wish, sOemnly pressed at the polls by
forcing upon the people Of all the Territories and
1y tneir various devices to coerce the people OF the
SQTdQe. betferizg fcotld be pfoductire of euh to
both Vhit<s and blacks and tend to PRODUCE a DIS
fastf0Gs conyfict OF races 5s;'51 i5-f5iEdF q ii
D7. Rsso,Sed That for all their efforts to uphold
the We tender to the President and TO
the majority of the Judges of the supreme Court Of
5otheT Limited States our hearty thanks
Republscan Platform 4 Adopted
.SSAl IJuue 10. I66S.lu
Ist. That one of the great lessons of the war is
that che Ameriean people are q nation, and mot
merely confederacy Of sovereign and independent
Ind That our existence as 4 nation is based on
Indapepdenees yindicated by the proclamation Of
emancipation. the. constitutional amendment abol-
isbine slavery and the spirit of republican democ
policy Of the Thirty Ninth and Fortieth Congresses
which we hereby fully indorse and demand shall be
carried into complete effect by every additional
sdsTbsf While We VIII always herisil and defend
the American system Of local and municipal self
goyernments, for local purposes, ana a National
Governnent for Dational purposes: and while .e
ahalterably opposed to all attempts at centIali
zatop consolidation of power anywhere. we hold
that liberty and human rights constitute great
mnst not be- Allow 10 U or ss
18th. That, bued with the spirit of true democ-
racy, and believing that the powers necessary for
ohe purpose o. attelnlng the ends OF Government
should be- vested in the whole people without un-
just or odious DISTINCTIONS qualifications not
equally attainabe By all; and further believing that
these sentiments are in strict accordance with the
spirit and tendency of modern civilization place
0tfrseLUes the simple and broad platform OF i'm
partial manhood nSoro sufrd0e as embodied in tho
pedttn0 to and confdin1 In the intelligence of tie
people of Ohio to dpIroDe u at the ballot -6og.