The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-01-30
PLATFORM
OF THE
OHIO DBMOC CRACY.
ADOPTED
In Coareati0n at Columbus, Ohio, on
The Eighth Day Of January,
Eigdtee' Sarty-Eight

rS,otyrp, That tho Democracy Of Ohio con.
Fratulato tho county upon tho improved aspect Of
political Affairs as evidenced by the Siuie cleo
tions Of 1867, and thet they lork forward with
hope aud confidence 70 the result of that m0men.l !
tuus struggle upon wh iOh they about TO enter,
and upon which depends, IN 80 great degree, |
tho future peace and prosperity Of tho Union.
HFsClyED, 1hGt, unallopbly opposed % the
d ctiiues which lead TO consolidation. we renew
with unhaggirg zeal aud increased energy orr No.
tscbmcpt 20 that political creed which has ever
lscn 30 slarnchly adhered TO- by our organization
through days Of trouble and disaster, well as
good fortune ard prosperity, which was thus eN
pyeefed hy Thomas Jefferson equal aud exact
Justice 20 al men. Of whatever state or persuasion
-Ieligiora cr po!iiiga-peacc, commerce and
bouest ificrdsh'p with an natiorr cniarg'ing al
HRnces with utre ; lie support a. the SfctC Gov.
srtmeuis ~ rll 'hC'r ", tis, aq The ros' compe-
tent naturalization ut our domestic concerns and
The fme,t lulwnik against anilepuhliccu ten.
denotes; the preservation Of the Gontpl GOV IN.
ment IN rs whole constitutional vgpi as the sheet
anchor of peace nt LgvIl and safety ubrg-l itsi
Gus care of 'he r. Ebts c. -'~~;ohs TX the people
and ib" -''7stmocy OF tho civil over the military
authority"
Nurpations OF Congress and particularly The &c
ersl acts OF Reconstruction g1-,aiIrd rs N'ratiyc
of the Cuns iiUl cnul compact between ihe Statpa.
ard as utterly suhvrfrvo,u ~, every principle o! sell.
government thai ~ 0is'iuCii> >h' "a Ii a. r?oY1c.
RgsoLyEn, Tint ave cnu0Fnl 90 any meas
Nrcs which recognize that the Integrity NJ ihe
Union wss ever broken That any of It's members
that the Southern S'c'as, M l"ugcr being In nsur.
rec.icu or ~ WEI with the Fedcia; Government
are entitled tO the filll state recognition aud con.
siitutiUnal representation IN Congress, and She
electoral colleges given 70 all he States, and
ihst denial OF IL N them hy Congress, and It's cf
forts to dictate 10 tiein by military force gov.
ernment Tor them sre unconstitutional revolution
Ary and dcap9uc.
REsoIvID, That we are opposed both IN prlnci.
PIE aud policy, 70 negro tutr are that the State nj
Ohio-Lay'ng by the emphatic majority o! 50 900
hrsr rfnrf flss
forced imposition upon other States, and that we
Etigmatizo such an imposition ny the Federal Uov-
ernment an most base usurpatJn.
RESOLVED, Thot the practical effect of tho so
called Rccuus iruCtOn acts OF Congress IN 10 de-
liver ever ton States 70 the potirnl and social
control Ct Negroes nnd 10 place the lives, liber les
aud tni tunes OF the whites residing therein M the
hsuds ofa larharou, people, aud that it would IN
eYtably lead eitcer tO var OF IA o. Or 10 TIE At
tcanizution Of the South
RgsOLyfp, That Notwithstanding the enormous
aud conceded rpuds IN the creation of the public
delt, Tie isi'h 81 lie country i' edged TO itS pay
meut principal Glu Interest, nccOlding % the
terms o. the several acts of Congress, under which
tGe Lard= reptesrHting the debt were issued, but
not Other use, ard Ne are opposed "a any plan for
extending tie timte OF payment, thua Hicreasng
thc smuurt uf Rud Mitrc't to nItcthan Tie Nrinci-
pal or 10 Gny declaration by Congress ihrt the
principle Is payable ln gold, eNiyu would virtually
Bdd ulirc han "a thousand millions ~ tre burthen
Of tie drLt, aud 20 the whole insane financial poll.
~ Of which these measures are q part.
RksOLYED, TLCt, neither forgetting nor deny
our ancient i6iis mat gold aud silver coin form
the ca rency o! the ton t!'uton, VIC declare thut
the GNc-tweptY bonds shtuid re paid in tie same
currency received bi the Gnvernmpnt or thcu is-
Gue. and that by the withdrawal at the monopoly
granted 10 the Natioual Banks this result eau be
accomplished without an urdUo or dangerous in
cTeaEc OF paper money, now the only circulating
medium, thus relieving our people from the bur
then OF a dcht, the tendency Of which Is always to
corrupt snd our Government firm the rcproach Of
paving n favored class u gold while disUharging
It's a ull ,tlars nlidiup ueusiguH la Wild.
OWs and go,diels, in An inferior currency,
REsOLNhD, Tint tha rlan violates no law, i'm.
pairs no contract, breaks no inlth, and Instead OF
Tetafdlng return 20 specie payments, Is the short
eat because the only saIe wSy OF reaching that
end.
REfolvJn, That all lie property OF The Coun-
try, including the GDyerrmeut bonds, which re-
Csiree the equal protection Of the Government,
should bear an eylai share IN it's bugthers,
REsOLvED, That we Indignantly reject the prn-
cpe derived from the ieudGl sy-tem-thGt the
nIasses Of the people belong 10 the Governments
under which they live, which In another form s
contended for by the mouniche4 OF Europe, inelud'
ing Grent Britain, once sublect always subject
that VIC on the contrary maintain that an hldi-
ViduGl can, BY emigration and residence IN anoth
er country, orsSear his previous allegiance, and
be Hdmitll into all the civil and political rghtsot
MS Se6 hume-that American citizens by Adop-
tlOn ana naturalization are entitled tO all the
rights ~ between Us aud foreign powers which car
lie claimed by oar native horn citizens, and II II
the duty OF tho FcderH Government 10 protect and
maintaln them 10y every mGnuH within II, power.
hEsOLiED, That the peopl VIII sustain Andrew
Johnson President ol tie United states, IN his
struggle WISH Congressional uourpatlon, aud that
We plvdge the Democracy at ObiO 10 support HIM
~ sll Constitutional measures to relieve the white
e0ple OF the South IRON the negro government
nov heing imposed upon them.
REaoLVED. That the iUltltuda aud galantry Of
out soldiers In the recent civil war, Ia deeuse OF
the UniOn, entite lnem 20 the gratitude OF the
country, aud they should ever be remembered by
IL in It's h0unties.
RESOLVED That the Democracy OF the country
have neisher the purpose desire to re.establish
slavery, nor tn assume any portion OF the debts OF
the States lately In rebellion,