The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-17
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The National Democratic
Platform.

II
Platform.
The Democratic party, in National Cohve CONVEX
ton assembled, repesng its trust in the lnteiii
gence, patriotism and discriminating justice Vi
the people. standing upon the Constitution rs rs
the foundation and limitation OF the PoHerS7 H VI
the Government, and the guarantee Oh the no'
critics of the citizen, and recognizing tne dues
tons of slavery and secession as na ,a he r,oi,
settled for all time to come by war anu tue w
untary action of the Southern states, III constr
tntional Convention assembled, and never 10 De
renewed or regulated do, with the return Oh
peace, demand, .. sc al ,ba
First. The immediate restoration oil an the
States to their rights in the onion, en Se the
Constitution, anu Oh CIVIL
Second. Amnesty for all past political often
o.s and the regulation of the elective franchise
In States by their citizens. ,uor,;
Third. Payment of the public deot OIL the oni.
ted States as rapidly as practicaoiei al lnohe5
dawn from the people by taxation, except so
much "a ia requisite for the necessities OF toe
government economically administered, DeihS
Honestly applied to such payment, ana "heIe
the obligations of the Government 90 not sA.
nressly state upon their face, or the law under
which they were issued does not provide that
they shall be paid in coin, they ought IL right
and iustice. be paid in the lawful money vi the
Fourth. Equal taxation of every species OF
property according to its real value, including
goyernment bonds and other public securities;
Fifth. One curr ency for the government and
the people, the laborer and the office holder,
the pensioner and the soldier, the producer and
bond holder.
sixth. Economy in the administration of the
government the reduction OF the standing army
and navy; the abolition OF the freshmen zen,
bureau igreat cbeersl, and all political lhstru-
mentalities designed to secure negro supremacy;
adjudication OF the system, and dtscontinuance
Of transitional modes of assessing and collecting
Internal Revenue so that the burden oi taXatioii
NAV be eaualized and lessened, the credit OF
tbe government and the currency made good,
the 1eneaI of all enactments for enrolling the
State militia into the national forces in time oil
peace. and a tariff for revenue upon foreign I'M
norris. and such equal taxation under the inter.
nal Revenue laws, as will afford incidental pro
lection to domestic manufactures, ana as VIII,
without impairing the revenue, impose tue least
burden upon and best promote and encourage
the great industrial interests OF the country.
Seventh Reform of abuses in the admlnistra-
tiop; the expulsion Of corrupt men from Once;
the abrogation of useless Offices the restoration
of rightful authority to and the independence
of the Executive and Judicial departments OF
the government The subordination OF the mil
itarS to the civil power to the end that the nsur-
nations of Congress and the despOtism Of the
sword may cease.
EIGHTH. EQUAL rights and protection for nat:
uralzed and native born citizens at homo 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 integrl.
ty. constitutional liberty and individual rights,
and the maintenance of the rights of naturaiiz'
ed citizens against the absolute doctrine OF I'M
mutable allegiance, and the claims of foreign
powers to punish them Tor CRIME commltteu
beyond their jurisdiction.
in demanding these measures and reforms we
arraign the Radical party for It's disregard lot
right, and the unparalleled oppression ana tyr-
amy which has marked its career, after the
most solemn and unanimous pledges Of both
houses of Congress to prosecute the war exciu.
sivelv for the maintenance of the Government
and the protection of the Union under the
Constitution. 1t has repeatedly violated that
most sacred pledge, under which was rallied
that noble volunteer army which carried our
fac to victory. Instead of restoring the Union
IL has SO far as il is in its power, dissolved it,
and subjected ten States in time OF profound
peace to military despotism and negro supre.
macy. 1t has nullifed there the right OF trial
by Jury. 1t has abolished the habeas corpus,
that most sacred writ OF liberty. 1t has over.
thrown the freedom of speech and Of the press.
II has substituted arbitrary seizures ana ar.
rest, and military trials and the secret star
chambers of inquisitions for constitutional tri'
bunals. 1t has disregarded in time Of peace the
right of the people to be free from search and
seizures 1t has entered the post and telegraph
offices, and even the private rooms Of individ'
uals and seized their private papers and letters
without any specification, or notice, or aiiida-
Wit, as required by the organic law. 1t has
5hs eaPtS into a ESte
espiOnage to which no constitutional monarchy
in Europe would now dare TO resort.
1t has abolished the right of appeal on i'm
portant constitutional questions to the su.
preme judicial tribunal, and threatens toscur'
tail or destroy its original jurisdiction, whichis
irrevocably vested by the Constitution, while
the learned Chief Justice has been subie cted to
great and atrocious caluInnies, merely because
he would not prostitute his high office to the
support of the false and partisan charges pre-.
ferred against the President. Its corruption
and extravaganza have exceeded anything
known in history, and by its frauds and mOnop.
olies il las nearly doubled tho burden of debt
created during the war. 1t has stripped the
President of his constitutional power of ap
pointment, even of his own cabinet. Under iLs
repeated assaults the pillars OF the Government
are rocking on their bases, and should IL sue
coed in November next and inaugurate its
President We will meet, as subjects and COZ.
ouered people, amid the ruins OF liberty and
the scattered fragments ofthe Constitution.
And we do declare and resolve, That ever
since the people of the United States threw oil
all subsection to the British crown, the priv.
l.ge and trust of suffrage have belonged to the
and controlled exclusively by the political pow
er OF each State respectively; and any attempt
BY Congress on any pretext whatever to de
prive any State of this right or interfere with
this exercise is fragrant usurpation of power,
which can find no warrant in the Constitution,
and if sanctioned by the people will subvert our
form of government, and can only end in q sim
gle centralized consolidated government, in
which the separate existence of the States will
DO entirely absorbed, aud an unqualified des.
potism be established in eplace of Federal
union of coequal States; and that we regard the
reconstruction acts, so called, of Congress such
usurpation, and unconstitutional, revolutionary
and void; and that our soldiers and sailors who
carried the flag of our country TO victory
against most gallant and determined foe must
be ever gratefully remembered, and all guaran:
ties given in the law must be faithfully carried
into execution.
That the public land stould be distributed
widely among the people, and should be dispos-
ed of under the presumption of homestead laws,
and sold in reasonable quantities and to none
but actual occupants, At the minimum price es.
tablished by the government. When grants of
the public lands may be allowed, necessary for
tho encouragement of important public i'm
provements, the proceeds Of the sale of such
lands, and not the lands themselves, should be
so applied.
That the President of tho United States, An.
drew johnson, in exercising the power of his
high office in resisting the aggrcssions OF Con-
cress on the Constitutional rights OF the States
and the people, is entitled TO the gratitude of
the whole American people, and on behalf OF
the Democratic party We tender him our thanks
for his patriotic efforts in that regard
Upon this platforms the Democratic party ap-
peals to every patriot, including all the Conser-
vative element and all who desire to support the
constitution and restore the Union, forgetting
past differences Of opinion, to unite with us in
the present great struggle for the liberties of
. Ne, o,,I . haff oil oh hafa