The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-06-09
The Dem ocracy of Ohio.


The Democracy of Ohio.
A Convention of the Democratic party of
Ohio was held at Columbus on the first day of
this month, for the purpose of nominating can
didates for certain State officers to be elected
next fall. Harmony and unanimity prevailed,
and platform agreed upon. The creed of the
Ohio Democracy, as set forth in this platform,
looks to the future, and does not deal in plati-
tudes about political issues now forever dead.
It is an arraignment of the present Admins
tration of the Federal Government upon the
question of low tariff approximating free
trade, and charges upon the Administration a
want of proper appreciation of the true inter
ests of the whole country in maintaining an
exorbitant tariff for the purpose of aiding
monopolies and robbing the industry of the
country on gigantic scale. 1t attacks the
oppressive exactions of the internal revenue
system, with its swarning horde of officials,
ready to consume the resources of taxpayers
and subject them to annoyances almost un-
bearable. It denounces the proAigacy of the
present Administration, the corruption of its
appointees to Office, and the favoritism and
imbecility which directs the destinies of the
country without apparent purpose, and disre-
CARDS the rights of its citizens abroad. 1t also
denounces the recent action of Congress in
granting public lands to mammoth railroad
corporations as huge monopoly, against the
spirit of our institutions and likely to become
dangerous to free people. 1t pronounces the
act recently passed by Congress to enforce the
fifteenth amendment as unconstitutional, un-
just and oppressive. 1t declares the power of
the government to tax bonds of the United
States; opposes the national bank system !;
sympathizes with the struggles for self-govern-
ment everywhere and denounces the cringing
foreign policy OF the Federal administration,
together with the efforts of the Radical party
to reduce whole States to condition of vassal-
age and dependence.
Here is an arraignment of the Radical party
on questions not connected with the agitations
of the last few years, by which that party has
continued to perpetuate its lease of badly
abused power The Democracy of Ohio have
acted wisely, in our judgment, putting the
things of dead past behind them, in attack
ing the enemy upon questions of practical i'm
portance and paramount interest to the whole
people. The Radical party is not united upon
these questions, and has been held together
mainly from the opposition heretofore evinced
by the Democracy to its reconstruction meas
ures, its pet scheme of universal suffrage, and
its fanatical legislation for the benefit of the
negro in the Southern States. But these mat
ters are now settled, and the Northern masses
are compelled to turn their attention TO the
abuses and corruption growing out of the long
lease of official patronage controlled by the
Radical ofice-holdefs. The future prosperity
of this country must be considered, and its
financial condition will receive the closest
scrutiny of men heretofore blindly following
the behests of their leaders upon morbid SEN
timent. 1t may be expected that changes will
rapidly take place in political parties, with the
issues of the past no longer before them, ard
amid these changes the Democratic party has
everything to gain, SO long as it appeals to the
solid interests Of the people against the grasp
ing monopoHes now fostered and sustained by
their opponents. In this work of reformation,
and restoration to safe, economical govern
ment, we are heartily in accord with the Ma
tional Democracy, for it has recently evinced
this spirit in New York, to great extent,
equally favorable as in Ohio. Its leaders in
both of these great States have demonstrated
their ability to meet the Radical party on van
tage ground, and we have no doubt that others
will follow this wise direction and pursue the
path that leads to ultimate victory. The de-
feats and discomftures of the past are no long
er to stare them in the face, presaging the
death of great and powerful organization
but with re-animated vigor and hopeful en-
couragement from the masses, there will be
erected wise, liberal and progressive Democ-
racy, with justice for its standard, and the true
principles of republican government for its
foundation and support.