The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-01
The lsationa! Democratic
Platform.

ton assembled repes,hs lIs lrus. w tno ,uae'n
gence' PATRIOTISM anu I'M ,,;a' ~ ~
the people, stahuihS upon ame ,h ,,a.rors .. ~
.i,o S"nnnnart and ihe gnarantee If the lib
srties of the citizen and RECOGNIZING tho 0ues
,;ons of sIoverv ond secession as having beer
s",tioS for ali time 70 come Inv war and the vol
so.hou ~. l,i s.Sa SD.ha,rn ctotas In cons,i
on'.a ~ aSSon'hed and never In In
sonn"rad or roaa;tateI do with tbe return o
Iono""u VI H'>'' w.
peace ooiianu' =,
First The Immediate restoration oil all lh'
States to their rights In the Union, unIer th'
Constitution, anu oil civil government lot lh'
American people.
Second Amnesty for all past political often
ces and the regulation of the elective franchise
| in States by their citizens
n,'., -. IN ,,,,,Iio 5o,, or tha TN;
iS.ru. SlnenS VI ano p"o.;oohIo' al mona,
leu ots'.e aS iap,a,S 10 H. ,aro,;nn "rcnnt ~
urawh lion 'he P.opo y" ~" '''oa,;,;os az tb,
aorarnmsnt sconomicallv administered. beinl
| bonesiiv anplied 10 such payment, and where
| the oLligatinns of the Government do not ex
prcssly state upon their face, or the law under
which they were issued does not provide thai
they shall be paid in coin, they ought, in right
| and iustice, be paid I'm the lawful money Of Tho
ITuiied States.
T,ur,h r,uol toxo,ion or everv snecies al
propcrty according to its real value, including
Government bonds and other public securities
p,nh o,o orr, orc,, f,r tbe government and
,l,a nennio tbc iaborer and the office holder
tho i'o"pioner and The soldier tho nrotlucer and
hnnd holder
,,.,,o.o.,o or a.,
Sixth. ECONOMY IN inc aoininis..ati ~, VI VI.
government the Iednctlon OF 'ne s'aluin5 an
anu navy; ine aoon',on u Ill inc no,;ticoi imstrn
bureau great cneGIsl' anu a., pun
nlenIalitlsS 70 AMY Observation-Disclosures,
81 ip"misi,nri,I modes of assessing nd colectnr
w." ni',,t;no5 and lessoneJ The credit al
, may Wv ,.ormomt and The CURRENCY made GOOD
The Ecneai Of Mi enaetments for enrolling tn,
| Stat, militia into the national forces in time OF
neace and tariff for revenue upon foreign i'm
ports. and such equal taxation under the Inter
nal Revenue laws, as will afford incidental pro
lection to domestic manufactures, and a. will
without imparing the revenue, impose the least
burden upon and best promote and encourage
| the great industrial interests of the country.
| -, NJ. - o,,,,.o, =, Aha o5,,;,;s,ro
seventh h1i4 % ,,.,'nt =, ,an Sr"n, na;ca
toh the eAPu'sion vi ooSi ". lh.h iion. o'..
the a1rogalion Vi ase!ess oihoes wv ,5
OF rightinl authority 70 anu ine Inuepenusnc ~
oil the Executive anu Juulclal uePai tnehts u
the government; Inc suooIalnatio ~! y, .he mn
itary 10 tne sl pomut az Saanat;s, th.
patrons Oh oongIcss anu 'ne uespo'''Ni VI '''
sworn may oeaso.
Eighth. Equal rights and protection for nat
uralized and native born citizens at home and
! abroad. The assertion OF American nationality
| which shall command the respect OF foreign
powers and furnish an example and encourage
ment TO people struggling for national integri
| ty, constitutional liberty and individual rights
| and the maintenance OF the rights OF naturaliz
| cd citizens against the absolute doctrine OF i'm
mutable allegiance, and the claims Of foreign
powers 10 punish them LOT aenne committee
beyond their Jurlsulcton.
In demanding these measures and reforms We
arraign the Radical party for its disregard fol
right, and the unparalleled oppression and tyr
amy which has marked its career, after The
most solemn and unanimous pledges Of boil
houses Of Congress to prosecute the war exclu
sively for the maintenance Of the Government
and the protection Of the Union under the
Constitution. 1t has repeatedly violated that
that noble volunteer army which carried oul
Tag to victory. Instead Of restoring the Union
il has, 80 far as II Is In itspcwer, dissolved It
| and subjected ten States In time Of profound
peace to military despstism and negro supre
macy. 1t has nuilihed there the right Of trial
! by jury. 1t has abolished the ha6eas corpus
that most sacred writ Of liberty. Ii has over
thrown the freedom Of speech and of the press
1t has substituted arbitrary seizures and ar
rest ana military nj ulais ana tne secret star
nn =, INV S;s,s hgi e;. w . VII
r;sht Of the nsonis ~ X Srae from, 90 .ud
saS..ras II Sos sntsrsJ tha rast al ,aiaara.S
of,;ces and even the ny;vate ron%s Of ;ud;rid
Uais anJ .e;,sS .bs,r pr;rs,s a VI i,,
;,I anu sev papels anu isers
W. any sp9eihcauon' OF houce, OF anna
Wv, as ,h tne orga ;1S Jaw AZ mas
NV hhe ainercan eaPitoi INTO bastie
II mas eseaonshea system o. spes and Official
n EnraS w w nnw w Sarn =, monarchy
hu'op' "ou'" no" 'ato W iesor''
II has aboli shed the right of appeal on i'm,
portant constitutional questions TO the su.
preme Judicial tribunal, and threatens tofcur-
tail or destroy its original jurisdiction, which is
irrevocably vested by the Constitution, while
the learned Chief Justice has been subje cted TO
he would not prostitute his high office to the
support of the false and partisan charges pre-.
ferred against the President. It's corruption
and extravaganza have exceeded anything
known in history, and by Its frauds and monop.
olies il has nearly doubled the burden of debt
created during tie war. It has stripped the