The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-20
The Rational Democratic
Platform.

,;o, ossnr,Llsd renasi,S its trust in the inteli.
S,anoa natr;ntism and DISCRIMINATING iustice of
Tho nennIe STANDING upon the Constitution az
.no and r;pitatio of the nowers of
tbe Government and the guarantee of the lib.
- or tLo o;,;1an and racognizinp the oues.
go or siaverv and secession "a having been
s.,,ioJ for oil t;mo to CONG bv war and the vol.
,'ntaps, actinn of the southern states in consti.
untn,9 a., assarnLioI onJ never IN Inc
, wi. r,;ta,ad do With tho return of
,onca Iemond
-. ..; -, III .ho
rilst. ho in',,,i H. ITnion ,,pJar the
STATS w :aioii ~ III, t,ornmart co. The
Ionosi i IN .'' ~ u VIVA ~
american peoPle. .,,,,, A.,
oeconu amnesty iol az paS' po i' IL.
ces, anu the IeSuiauoh vi 'ho eie"'i'' i"N'i''
III S,atss py lhelI oltiHuhs. r.lr.;
5,ra. raSnehS Vi .no puUio ISo' III I'll '"o Da,
Ieu ota.esas ,apluiy as PiaoIIo.oio' al nohoS
alaHh itotn .ne puopto Wy Ia ,saao,,;os ,bo
lIiuCl as 70 oIuisite loi 'no 5;nS.anJ hotnr
SoNeIi,lnen ~, ~ ,n . - ,DLnrs
rn az ,be Gorernmant do not ex
.no 50, 49,, thar f,ca or the Law under
Which ,bev were issued does not provide that
W. Ia =; CO.,; tbn,C onabt IN right
,mS ;ns,;no he noiJ In The iawfuI NANCY nj the
Tn;tad St,tes
oniteu S'a'es .,.;o, or aware, srocios IF
iouI w. IL, q, ;t ranI ,,aine ircIuding
property IsS " - III; annri,iesS
government JULIUS auu o.nSl Pholio So. i. ~
ruin. one currency ior lne AIN h,S an'
Ihe PeoPo, Ino ii'o I IHu W" IT. ,SS,car anj
,he Pensiouel al" INC Soioio'' '"' P''N"''' "''
oonu, ho'I - .ho Standardization Of tho
,I..', ,S oIo,;o,, oF tbn stanJinS army
government, lno ,euuI.ioh " '.S I,uanS,,,a
and navy the apontion OF tne IRE 9.n,
bureau onee'sI' anu al
mentalltles uesigneu 10 secure hsSto sup
sinplihcaton vi tne y anu "a
OF ihqulsI.ollaI - ,,;n,
Internal Revenue; so .nat the pufuen " Ia1.'ion
the government. anu Tue CARNEY 1 ilIuo sV ,
the repeal ol an enacthenUs ,oc enio,i '"S
otate inlh,ia nv 20 . no n'tI''i 80 s =, -;
peace ana usrln Ioi ,; pndr tha ir,er
Po,IS anu SUN al ga incijantaI mr.
MAJ i'eNsnue Jaw . 40 III s 49, - 81 Pin
tectlon 10 uomes'ic inahuihCVu'es anu &c. &c , WI,
without lhpalrinS tne ,,.a 'sS
burden upon anu osse PIouo, " ar ar ,ntr
tne great in1us.lIa' ~ 1 W ~ 49,
seventh. reform VI ABUSES III the
tioH; the expulsion OF corrupt men iion o'tCe,
the abrogatlon OF useless ounces 'ne resloiatIon
OF rightlul authority !" anu iuo Iiue e. ~
OF the Executive ana Junlcal departments OF
the government; Inc suootulnation .. III. .he MI
itary TO the civil power 10 tue Gnu tnat tie i
patlons oil Congress ana the ueSpotish vi thc
swo ord may cease.
Eighth. Equal rights and protection Tor nat,
uralized and native dorm cltlzens Az nome anu
abroad. The assertion OF American nAtisnaiity
which shall command the respeSt OF Iotelgh
ment to people Struggling fOr national lntegrl
ty. constitutional liberty ana INDIVIDUAL rights
and the maintenance oil the rights OF hatnrAlL'
ed citizens against the absolute doctrine or I'M
mutabie allegiance, ana the claims Oh foreign
powers to punish them lor a crime conhiit'eu
beyond their Jurisdiction.
In demanding these measures ana reforms we
arrsign the Radical party Tor It's disregard LOT
right, and the unparalleled oppression ana tyr'
amy which has marked Its career, after the
most solemn and unanimous pledges oi b0th
houses of Congress to prosecute the war eXciu'
sively for the maintenance OF the GoVernment
and the protection OF the mon under the
Constitution. II has repeatedly violated that
most sacred pledge, under which was rallied
that noble volunteer army Whlch cartleI our
flag to victory. Instead sf restoring the Union
IL has, so far as II Is IN its power, nissoNed ~;
and subjected ten States IN time OF profound
peace to military despotism ana negro supre,,
macy. 1t has nuilihed thsre the Tlgnt oil ulai
by jury. Ii has abolished the hapeas corpus
that most sacred NntSi noet'y "a ~ y, Us O.es'
thrown the freedom oil spsecn anu OF tue press
IL has supstituIea arpi'rArS 49,. an" s,ar
rest and military ,rlAis ana lhe $50. star
chambers OF inqnlslons iIr s ~, IT.
Dnnas. IL bas u,si ~ ~ I'M =, III
Ilght OF the PeoPio - " ~ ~, ID ,sia,-a-b
seizures IL mas ehteLeu tse pc. aa - ;,,i;,.id
oinces, ana even lne pIiNa.e Ioo' % ia.,du
uais anu seiLeu NE, p,,;cs y, .Ja
without any spse' ne tSn o VI iax It bas