Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-01-30
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

> the State elections of 1867, AID that the'
look forward with hope and confidence Il
tie result Of that momentous struggle, up
on which ihey are about 10 enter, and upo
which depends, in so great degree, the iu'
ture p ace and prosperity OF the Un'on'
RssolUed. That, unalterahly opposed 10 NE
doctrines which lead to consolidation, W.
renew with uDaagging zeal aud Increased
energy. our attachment 10 that po1nca
creed which has ever been so staunChly ad'
Lered TO by our organization through trouble
and disaster, as well as good fortune and
urosperi,y. which was thus expressed ny
: Thomcs Jefferson: Equal and exact jns
lice TO all men, of whatever state or persna'
siou-,elieious or political peace commerce
and honest. friendship with all nations, en-
ling alliances with none; the support oi
Governments in all their rights. as
% ,%s mo- moot ,,mpetPnt administr lion of our
"e ,.n,io "us oonoa, ~ and the s"resr bulwarE
sosins, anti.repubi,can tendencies; the pre-
servo inn Of ,he Genera Government in Its
whole constitutional v'gor as 'he snee'
lanchor Of peace at home and shie'y a"r"1a
a Jealous care Of the rights Of elec' IONS .,
the people and the supremacy OF the civil
over the military authority" t,..5t.L
Resolvsd, That We condemn the legislative
usurpat ons of Congress. and particularly
The several acts Of reconstruction, eo.called,
"a yiolAtive of the Cons i'uiiOnal compact
hsl ween the States, and as utterly suhversive
Of every principle. Of ssif-gOvernment that
distinguishes free people. sad ,la d,
! Resolved That We are opposed 10 any
maasnres which recognE that the integrity Y
oI the Union wAs ever broken-lhai any Of
i,a members we're ever Out--and that We de
,ermine Ily insist that the Souti ern States,
no lon ger being in inSurrection, or at war,
with ,he Federal Government are ent tied TO
the full State recognition and COnstituionaI
representation 10 Congress, and the elecIora
colleges given TO all the States, and that de-
! pial Of il to them by Congress. and its Efforts
10 dictate by military force q Government
for them are uncon nstituiional, revolutionary
and deSrotic.
/. R.,olred, rhat we nre opposed, both il
; principle and policy, 10 negro snffrage; tha,
| he stare Of Ilhio-having by the emphai,
majority Of so 900 rejected il for herself-i'
Mernlv opposed 10 i's forced imposition mp
on other talss. and that we stigmatiEe such
M imposition ny the Federal Government AZ
q most base usuIpa'iou.
P,rolUei. That the practical effect Of the
70. called Reconstruction acts of Congress il
to dsliver over ten States to the political and
social control Of Negroes and 10 place The
lives, liberties AMI fortunes of the Whites
rrsidinR therein, in the hands Of a barhar
Gus people, and that it would inevita5ly lead
either 10 A war of races or to the Africani-
Gation of the South. .'....r
ResOlved, That otWiihstanding the enoP.
nous and conceded frauds in the creation Of
the public debt, the faith VI tie country is
pledged to ito payment, principal and inter-
est, according 10 the terms OF the several
acts of Congress, under which the bonds
representing the debt we're Issued, but not
other wise, aud we IRE opposed TO any plan
ror extending the times of paymen', thus
increasing the amount of gold interest TO
more thar the principal, or TO any declara-
tion ~ Congress that the principal is paya-
BILE in gold, which would virtually ada more
than thousand millions to the burthen OF
| the debt, and TO the whole insane financial
policy of which these measures are part.
Rssolved, That, neither forgetting or deny.
ing our ancient faith that gold and silver
coin form the currency Of the Constitution,
we declare that the tve-twenty bonds should
he paid in the same currency received BY the
/ Government for their isl ne. and that by the
withdrawal of the monopoly granted 10 the
National Banks this result can be accom-
plished without an undue or dangerous in
crtse Of paper money, new the only circu
Iating medium, thus relieving our people
from the burthen or debt, the tendency of
hich is always to corrupt and enslaVe, and
our Government. from the reproach Of pay
ing u favored class in gold, while diseharg-
ing. its debts TO all othert, including pen.
sions TO widows and soldiers, in an interior
currency dA'i
ResoiUed That this plan violates no lav,
mpaIrs no contract, breaks no faith, and
instead OF retarding return 10 fpe ie pay
ments, 10 the shortest because the only safe
way OF reaching that end. l.fl aa.
Resolued, That +, II TIE property Of the
country, Including the Government bonds,
which receives tie equal protection of the
GOvernmsut, should bear an equal share in
its hHrlhens ua
Resolvsd, That we Indignantly reject the
principle derived from the f,udal syslem--
that the masses of the people belong TO the
GOvernments under which they live, which
in another form is coniended for bv the
monarchies Of Europe, including Great
britain; once q SUBJECT always a sumec =
that We on the contrary maiutain that an
individual can, by emigration aud residence
in sdo,her country, forswear his previous
allegiance, and be admitted into all the civil
and political rights OF his new home-ibat
american citi1sns by adoption and natural
isation are entitled to. all The rights as be-
tween us and foreign powers which can be
claimed by our naive horn citizens, and IL
10 the duty Of the Federal Government to
protect aud maiRtsin them BY every means
within iis power.
RssoIped That the people will sustain An.
drew JohnsoA, President Of the United
Sistey, in his .struggle with Congresslonal
usurt alton, ind that We pledge the Deniocra.
cy OF Ohio 10 support him in sll Constitu-
iionsl measures 10 relieve the white people
of he South from the neyto government
now being imposed upon them. ''''"
ResolVed, That the foftitude and gallantry
of eur soldiers in the recent civil war, in
deFenee or the Union entiile them Ia tas
gratitude Of the country, aud they saould
ever be remembered By il in i,s boaniis6
Resolped That the Democracy Of the coun-
try have beither The purpose nor desire 10
Ee.esiablish slavery, nor to assume any por-
lion OF the debss Of the Btatep lately In To-