The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20
The Indiana Democracy.

The following are the resolutions adopt
ed by the recent Democratic State Con-
vention of Indiana:
That the Democracy of Indiana. in Delegate Con-
ventlon assembled. declare that the Federal Union
with all the rights and dignity OF the several States
should be preserved. and to secure that national
blessing the Constitution must be respected and OBJ
served. and every approach TO centralized despot-
ism defeated. whether by Congress or the Execu-
tive; that recent events have more than ever con-
WINGED of the infamous and revolutionary charac
ter of the reconstruction measures OF Congress, and
we denOunce these measures as an invasion of the
sovereign and sacred rights of the people and OF
all the States.
That the independence OF the Supreme Court of
the United State. is essential to the safety and Sc
curity OF the States and the people, and we declare
that the measures of Congress having III view the
destruction of the powers OF that court to adJud-
cate on the enactments of Congress are dangerous
evidences of the usurpaons OF the legislative over
the judicial department of the government.
That are in favor of a tariff for revenue only.
and we demand that the burdens of taxation shall
be iary and equally adjusted, and that such an ad-
ustment cannot be made without striking from the
statute book the present unjust and odiOus tariff
laws, system of taxation based upon favoritism,
and which has destroyed American shipping and
commerce.; oppressed the people of the n ricultur
al regions which cOmpels the many to pay trlb-
ute 70 the few, and which has built up monopo-
lies, which control. not only every American mar
ket, but also the legislation of Congress; and we
demand that prominent articles of necessity, such
q. tea coffee, sugar and salt, shall be placed upon
the free list.
That willing to pay our national debt in
strict compliance with our contracts, whether II
made payable in gold greenbacks but we
are unwilling TO do more than that; and we de-
clare that the hve-twenty bonds are payable III
.cnbacks or their equivalent, and we condemn
policy of the administration, which is squander
millions of money by buying such bonds at o
Oh rate of premium, when the government has
ne clear right to redeem them at par.
That the National Banking system, an organiZa
ton in the interest of the bOndhOders ought to be
abolished, and greenbacks issued in lieu of such
bank paper. thus saving millions annually 10 the
people. and giving to the whole people, instead O
the few, the benefits of issuing paper currency.
That the business interests OF the country de-
mand an increased ard maintained volume of the
currency, and the burden OF the public debt, the
high rate of interest and taxation imperativey for
bid the contraction OF the currency in the interest
OF bOndhOdors.
That the shares OF stock in the National Bank.
ought to be subjected To school and municipal tax
alton on the same conditions other property
and we demand of our State Legislature that the
shares of such bonds shall be subjected TO equa
taxation with other property OF the State.
That the bonds of the United States ought tC
be taxed by Congress for national purposes to such
an extent as viii substantially equa iZc the taxa
ton OF such bonds with other property subject tC
local taxation.
That denouncc the action of our last Legsla
ture in attempting 10 force upon the people Tho
proposed Fifteenth Amendment to the COnstitu
ton Of the United States, a. in papable violation
of our state Constitution, and we solemnly pro
test against Indiana being counted for said amend
ment. AID We hereby declare our unatcrable op
position to Its ratification.
That any attempt to regulate the moral idea.
appetltes or innocent amusement OF the people, By
legirla on is unwise ard despOtic
That we arc opposed to any change in the natu
rslizatlOn law Of The United States " hereby adms
sion to citizenship will be made more difficult OF
expensive. and especially dcnouncc the pro
posed plan OF transferring the naturalization o
aliens to the courts Of the United States. anC
abridging the powers OF State courts in that re
spect, ~ a hardship and expense to the poor anC
frIendles. candidate for American citizenship. w
recognize the proposed change as the offshoOt o
Knownotfingism, the twin relic OF Radical sn