The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-09-28
Grant and The Negro Amendment
Endorsed.
Reckless Expenditures og
t3Ee EsaaicaE Legislature.
THE SOLDIERS ORPHANS,


THE SOLDIERS ORPHANS,
The Ohio Radicals adopted the follow
ing for Platform at their State Conven-
ton, June 23, 1869. Owing to the fact
that editors Of Radical papers will not
publish the Negro bantling, we will pub
lish it from now to the election. The
people are anxious to read their Platform
in order to be able to curse Radicalism
the author of their oppression, und er-
standingly:
1st. ResoIued, That as citizens of the
nation, representing the Republican SEN
tlment Of an honored commonwealth. we
regard with sincere satisfaction the fdel-
ity eyinced by Gen. Grant to the Repub-
licau party aud the policy, both foreign
and domestic, Of his national admins
tration, and pledge our cordial support
to the measures inaugurated to insure
cOnciliation, economy and justice at home
and command consideration and respect
abroad
ID. That we hail with pride the patri-
otic and constitutional declaration of
Gen. GraDt,in his inaugural address, that
while he will on all subjects have policy
to recommend to Congress. he will have
none to enforce against the will Of the
people, sentiment which assures the
country Of an Executive Administration
founded on the Administration OF Wash
ineton and Madison, and that will secure
to Congress the unrestricted exercise of
its constitutional functions, and to the
people their rightluI control Of the Gov
eminent
[From the Anti-Slavery Standard.l
What have we for President? A Jockey
and seaside loungor; restless boy, need
ing constantly to be amused and so i'm
patient of business that he cannot stay
at his post more than week at a time
FIre months in office and no odmiaistra.
fion get. But, posting copying clerk
here and there, to keep the machine in
motion, he hurries of to idle a week at
watering place, act Dummy at a monster
show, or helpless at a steamboat excur-
sion.
The Presidency must indeed be sine
cure, if, in such an hour as this, man,
bred in camp and lanyard, can prop
erly discharge its duties, and be three
hundred miles from the Capitol, in the
intervals of the race course aud the half
hours left after thcaters and concerts.
WENDELL PHILLIPS.
3D. That the abolition of slavery was
a nationa, and necessary consequence Of
the war of the Republic and that the
reconstruction measures Of Congress
were measures well adapted to effect the
reconstruction of the Southern States
and secure the blessings of liberty and a
free government and as completion Of
those measures, and finally, believing in
its essential justice, ace ofe in .fur0r Of.
The ratification Of the Fifteenth AmGua-
mem to tie Constitution Of the United
States.
Office and Suffrage for Negroes, aud
disfrauchisement for White Men.
4th. That the late Democratic General
Assembly, in its reckless expenditure of
the public money; it's utter neglect Of the
business interests of the State. by failing
to enact the wise and much needed 6nan-
cial measures providing for the assess
ment and equalization Of taxation pre-
pared by the Commission appointed by
the preceding General Assembly; its hos
tility to our benevolent and literary insti
tutions; its failure to- carry out the re.
peated pledges Of the Democratic party
to secure economy iu the State; its extra
ordinary length Of session in time Of
peace, resulting in an expense to the State,
amounting for the pay of its members
alone to more than double that Of the
preceding General Assembly; its malig-
nant attempts to disfrAnchse disabled
soldiers aud citizens of the State; its at
tempt to take from the General Govern
meut the right 10 pursue, arrest and pun
ish these who violate the laws made in
pursuance Of the Constitution Of the
United States, and the vicious acts ipten-
ded to destroy the power Of the nation to
preserve md protect the liberty and safety
of its citizens, has shown the Democratic
party unworthy Of the trust, confidence
and support Of an honest and patriotic
people.
The Democratic Legislature saved to
the taxpayers, in two years, 1885,
S99 SIS more in the way of appropri-
ations than the last two sessions in which
the Radicals had majority.
The pay of members was increased
from 50 to So per day By the Radical
Legislature of 1867. That accounts for
tn increased pay of mem bers. 1t was
Radical me elsure.
The only attem pt to disfranchise sol,
diers was made By the Radical Legisla
ture in 1867; that law lost them thou
sands Of votes and now they want to sad
die their fzze upon the Democracy.
The only attempts tointerFere with the
Courts, in arrests, have been by Radicals.
The other day, in New York, GRANT or
dere1 his N aFshal to ,fusa to DIVA un n
prisoner, PRATT, from Texas, who had
been released on a writ of hdbcas corpus
9th. That the Republican party of
Ohio is in favor of the speedy establish
ment of a Soldiers Orphans Home in
Ohio, not only as an act of justice to the
many poor and helpless orphans of de-
ceased soldiers, but as recognition of
the patriotic services Of their fathers in