The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-13

that the measures Of congress, having
in view the destruction of the powers
of that court to adjulcate on the con-
stitutionality Of the enactments of con-
gross Is a dangerous evidence of the
usurpations of the legislative over the
judicial department Of the government.
That we are in favor Of tariff for
revenue only; and we demand that the
burdens of taxation shall be fairly and
equally adjusted, and that such an ad
iustmcnt can not be made without
striking from the statute book the pres
ent unjust and odious tariff laws-~a
system Of taxation based u oh ia voritism,
and which has destroyed American ship
ping and commerce, oppressed the peo-
pie of the great agricultural regions,
which compels the many to pay tribute
to the few, and which has built up mon
opolics that control not onlycyery Amer
lean market, but also the legislature of
congress; and NE demand that the
prime articles Of necessity-such as tea
coffee, sugar and salt-shall be placed
upon the free list
That we are willing to pay our nation
al debt, i'll strict compliance with our
contracts, whether it was made payable
in gold or greenbacks, but we are unwill-
ing to do more than that; and We declare
| that the fve-twenty bonds are payable
in greenbacks. or their equivalent; and
we condemn the policy of the admins
tration which is squandering millions
of money by buying such bonds at a
high rate Of premium, when the govern
mo has the clear right to redeem
them at par.
That the national bank system, or
ganized in the interest of the bond
holders, ought to be abolished, and
| greenbacks issued in lieu Of such bank
paper, thus saving millions annually to
the peopel, and giving to the whole peo-
pie (instead of the few the benefits Of
issuing paper currency.
That the business interests of the
country demand an increased and MAIN
tanned volume Of the currency, and the
burthen of the public debt, the high
rate ofinterest and taxation, imperativcly
forbid the contraction Of the currency
in the interest of the bondholders.
That the shares of stock In the ma
tional banks ought to be subjected to
school and municipal taxation on the
same conditions as other property; and
We demand of our state legislature that
the shares of such bonds shall be sub
jected to equal taxation with other prop
erty of the state -il
That the bonds of the United States
ought to be taxed by congress, for nation
substantially equalizc the taxation OF
snch bonds with other property subject
to local taxation.
That we denounce the action of our
last legislature in attempting to force
upon the people the proposed fifteenth
amendment to the constitution of the
United States, as in palpable violation
of our state constitution, and we
solemnly protest against Indiana being
counted for said amendment; and We
hereby declare our unalterablc opposi-
ton to its ratification.
That any attempt to regulate the
moral ideas, appetites, or innocent
ADJUSTMENTS of the people by Legislation
is unwise and despotic.
That we are opposed to any change
in the naturalization laws Of the United
States, whereby admission to citizen
ship will be made more difficult or ex.
| pensive; and We especially denounce the
proposed plan of transferring the natur-
alizaton Of aliens to the court of the
United States, and abridging the pow,
ers of state courts in that respect, as a
hardship and expense to the poor and
frendlcss candidate for American citi
zcnship; we recognize the proposed
change as the off-shoot of intolerant
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS twin relic
Of radicalism itself