The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-03
Platform of the Ohio Democracy.

Platform of the Ohio Democracy.
The following arc the resolutions adopt
ed by the Ohio Democratic Convention ut
Columbus Wednesday:
That the Federal Government is one o.
limited powers, derived solely from the
Constitution: that the grants Of power
made therein ought to be strictly con-
strucd by all the dependents and agents
of the Government; that ii is incXpedicnt
and dangerous TO exercise douttul powers;
that the Constitution Of the United States
is founded on the fundamental principle
Of the entire and absolute equality of all
the States OF the CniOn, and it is not COM
Detent for Congress TO impose upon them
any conditions or restrictions in respect to
their internal concern which the Federal
Constitution has not imposed that the
liberal principles embodied by Jefferson
in the Declaration Of Independence and
sanctioned in the Constitution, which
makes ours the land Of liberty and the
asylum of the oppressed OF every nation,
have ever been cardinal principles OF the
Democratic faith, and every attempt to
abridge the privileges Of becoming Citi-
zcns and owners of soil among us ought to
be resisted with the same spirit which
swept the alien and sCdition laws from our
statute books, md, in order that We may
more distinctly declare our views Of the
measures and policy Of the present Ad-
ministratiOn,
ReWlwd, That we denOuncc the pres
cnt tariiT, usywcll rs the substitute lately
introduced in the House Of Representa-.
tivcS from the Committee on Ways and
Means, as Il gigantic robbery Of the labor
and industry ul the country; that they are
solely designed 10 advance the industry
of few thousand mOnopOlicS, and that
this should no longCrhe submitted to, and
that no candidate for Congress nor for any
other sOlllCG is worthy Of support who is
not in favor Of low revenue tariiI which
closely apprOximates to irco trade; that In
the arrangement Of any revenue tariff, all
the necesSarieS of life should be absolutely
free OF duty.
LesolWi, That the internal revenue sys.
tenn of the United States is uncomfortable
in It's oppressive cXaCtions; that it should
he Immediately remOdcled; that its an
nOyanCcs Of stamps, and licenses and
taxes upon sales and incomes should be
abolished; that the INK itself should I've
collected by the State and county officials,
and that the multiplication OF officers is
wholly unnecessary, except to eat ont the
resources of the tax payers. and that we
pledge ourselves to effect thorough re-
form in this particular
LIeSOlpod, That we dCnounCo the proili.
gacY in the present administration Of the
Federal Government; the corruption which
has entered all its official stations; the IA.
voritism which, overlooking fitness for
office, has appointed to positions Orpublic
trust the friends or tools ofthosc who con-
troll the public patronage, and the imbc'
cility which directs the dCstlnies Of the
Republic without an apparent purpose,
and manages its affairs with such GmbNr'
rassmcnt ana disaster to the material in
tcreSts Of it's people ut home, and with
such disrCgard.of the rights and liberties OF
its citizens.
RcsOlred, That land monopoly Is one Of
the great evils OF our country, and against
the spirit ofour institutions that tho whole
Of our public lands ought 10 be held rs u
sacred trust TO secure hOmestCads for act
ual settlers; we therefore denOuncc the re.
cent action OF Congress making grants to
mammoth railroad corporations which are
already too powerful, and may become
dangerous 10 u free people.
HGSOlrGd, That We regard the act recent.
~ passed by Congress to enforce the Fit-
tccnth Amendment rs unconstitutional,
unjust and oppressive, IN invasion Of the
rights Of the States, subversive ot the best
interests of the people, and therefore de-
mnnd It's unconstitutional repeal.
ReS0lped, That the power Of the FCdcr'
al Government to assess and collect taxes
on the bonds of the United States is clear
and unQuCstioncd, and VIC demand Of Con.
grcss that share Of taxation equal to the
fair average amount levied in each State
on money loaned shall be assessed and
collected from all investments in bonds,
HeAnlrEd, That we arc opposed to the
system of national banking, and demand
the immediate repeal Of the law creating
them, and that in place OF the notes Of
such banks treasury notes Of the United
States shall he substituted.
ReOlred, That tho Democracy of Ohio
sympathizc with the efforts Of all people
struggling for selcgovcrnment, and we
den0uncc the trucking Of the Federal ad.
ministration to Great Britain and Spain,
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