The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-08-20
PLATFORM OF TGHE OHIO
DEMOCRACY

REsoLvtp, That the Democracy Of Ohio
congratulate the country on the improved
aspect Of political ailnlrs ms evidenced by
the State elections OF 1867, and that they
look forward with hope and confidence to
the result ui that momentous struggle upon
which they Gre atout to enter, aud upon
which depends, in 50 great degree, that
future peace aud prosperity Of the Union.
RESOLVED, That, unalterably opposed to
the doctrines which lead to consolidation,
we renew with unAogging zeal and increas-
cd energy, our attachment to that political
creed which has ever beenbo staunchly ad-
he cd TO by our organization through days
of trouble pnd disaster, as we'll as good for
tune and prosperity, which was thus cx-
press Il by Thomas Jefferson Equal and
exact justice TO oil men, of whatever stata
or persunsiOu-ro'igiouso or polit!cRl-peace,
commerce and honest frlcudship with ali
nations, cr'uuGllug alliances with none
the support Of the State Governments IN all
their rights, as the most competent admin
istrAtiOu OiOur domestic concerns and tho
! surcst hulwRrk against Ruti-rol ublicun tom
dcncies; the preservation Of tho General
| Government in It's whole constitutional Yigor
M the sheet anchor of peace at homo aud
safety abroad q jealous care OF the rights
ofelcclons 10y the people aud the supre-
macy Of the civil over the military author
ity."
RESOLVED, That wo condemn the logisla-
tive usurputious of Congress and particular
Is the several acts OF sreconstruction So
called, as violutiyc ofthe Constitutional
compact betweeIpth he States, and as utterly
| subyersiyo Of every principle Of self gov
crnmcnt that distinguishes u free people.
REaOLyKD, That we are opposed 10 any
measures which recognize the integrity Of
the Union was ever brokcn-thut any OF
its members were ever out-and thu. we
dotcrmlnedly insist that tho Southern
States, 40 longer being ia insurrection, or
nt war, with iEo Federal Government, are
entitled to the lull State recognition aud
constitutional representation IN Congress,
and The electoral colleges given TO all the
States, nQl this denial Of II to them by
Congress, and its efforts to dictate to them
I by military force a government for them
are unconstitutional, revolutionary and
dospOric.
KRsoLvED, That We are opposed both in
prime. Pile and policy, TO negro suffrage
that the State oil OhiO--haying by the en-
phatic majority Of $4,000 rejected il for her
| self-is Fttrnly opposed to its forced impo-
BltiOu upon other states, and that we stig-
lnatized such an imposition by the Federal
Government Rs n most base usurpRtiOn.
RESOLVED, That the practical effect of tho
so-cglled Reconstruction acts oCCongress ID
TO deliver over ten States TO the political
and social control OF Negroes and 10 place
the lives, liberties, and fortunes OF tho
whites residing therein, in the hands OF q
burburous people, nd that 1t would newt
ably lead either to a war Of races on 70 the
Authorization of the South.
RESOLVED, That Notwithstanding the enor-
nous aud conceded frauds in the creation
Of the public debt, the faith Of the country
| is pledged to its payment, principal aud
| interest, according to the terms OF the sew
| cral acts of Congress, under which the bOnds
| representing tho debt were issued, but not
otherwise, aud we are opposed to any plan
| for extending the times of payment, thus
| increasing the amount Of gold interest Ia
more than the principal, or to any dc.
claration by Congress that the princi.
pal is payable in gold, which would
/ virtually add more than thousand
millions to the burthen Of the debt,
and to the whole insane financial policy
of which these measures are a part.
RESOLVED, That, neither forgetting OF
! denying our ancient faiths that gold
and silver coin for the currency OF the
Constitution, we declare that the five
twenty bonds should be paid in the
| same currency received by the Govern
ment for their issue, and that by the
! Withdrawal of the monopoly, granted
to tho national banks this result can
! be accomplished without an undue OF
dangerous increase of paper money
now the only circulating medium, thus
relieving our people from the burthen
of debt, the tendency of which is al,
ways corrupt, and our Government from
reproach of saving a favored class in
gold, while discharging its debts to all
others, including pensions to widows
and soldiers in an inferior currency
RESOLVED, That this plan violates nc
law, impairs no contract, breaks nc
faith, and instead of retarding return
to specie payment, is the shortest be
cause the only safe way ofroaching that
end.
RESOLVED, That all the property oi
the country, including the Government
| bonds, which receives the the equal
protection of the Government, should
/ bear an equal share in its burthens.
RESOLVED, That we Indignantly reject
the principle derived from the feudal
system that the masses Of the people
/ belong to the Governments under which
/ they live, which in another form is con
tended for by the monarohies Of Europe
including Great Britain, once subject
always a subject that We on the con
trary maintain that an individual can
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