Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-02
THE DEMoCRACY.,
INC ONO staae Coaren,le,.

cfa1c-Ot0te -C0pfenuOn met all CLOCK
this morning. Il is the smallest >Conyen-
ton held by that party for years, there be-
ing only $50 cut of 537 delegates present.
d. ]. Oallen was elected temporary chair
man and L. T. Hurlburt secretary, Hon.
L. ID. Campbell was elected permanent
chairman.
The following ticket was nominated:
For Secretary Of State, VIM. Heisly, of
Cleveland; for Supreme Judge, II. A.
Harrison, of London; for Comptroller of
Treasury, John II. Heaton, of Belmont I;
for Member Of the Board of Public Works,
VIM Spencer, Of Licking.
The Platform.
Gen. w. w. Andrews, of Auglaiae coun-
ty, chairman Of the Committee on Resolu-
tons, submitted the following platform Of
principles:
The Democracy Of Ohio, coming together
in a spirit of devotion to the doctrine and
faith of free, representative government,
and relying for success upon the discretion
and intelligence of the people, deem the
present convention fitting occasion to re-
assert the following time-honored princi-
pies Of the Democratic party:
That the Federal Government is one of
limited powers derived solely from the
Constitution
That the grants of power made therein
ought to be strictly construed by the
dependents and agents of the Government,
and that it is inexpedient and dangerous
to exercise doubtful powers.
That the Constitution of the United
States is founded on the fundamental prin-
ciple of the entire and absolute equality
of all of the States of the UnionQ and it is
not competent for Congress to impose
upon them any conditions or restrictions
in respect to their internal concerns which
the Federal Constitution has not imposed.
That the liberal principles embodied by
Jefferson in the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, and sanctioned in the Constitu ton,
which make ours the land of liberty, and
the asylum Of the oppressed of every ma
ton, have ever been cardinal principles of
Democratic faith, and every attempt to
abridge the privilege Of becoming citizens,
or owners Of the soil among US, ought 10
be resisted with the same spirit which
swept the alien and sedition laws from our
statue books; and in order that we may
more distinctly declare our views of the
measures and policy of the present admin
istration:
The Tariff.
Resolved, That we denounce the present
tariff as well as the substitute lately in
troduced in the House Of Representatives
from the committee on Ways and Means,
as gigantic robbery Of the labor and in
dustry of the country; that they are solely
designed to advance the interest OF few
thousand monopolies, and that this should
no longer be submitted to, and that no
candidate for Congress, nor for any other
Office, is worthy Of support who is not in
favor Of q low revenue tariff, which closely
approximates to free trade; that, In the
arrangement CT any revenue tariff, all the
necessaries of life should be absolutely free
of duty.
Taxation.
Resolved, That the Internal Revenue
system of the United States is unendura-
BILE in its oppressive exertiors; that it
should be remedied; that Its annoyances OF
stamps, licenses and taxes upon sales and
income should be abolished; that the tax
itsel! should be collected by State and
County officers; and that the multiplication
of officers is wholly unnecessary except to
eat out the resources of the tax payers;
and that we pledge ourselves to effect 9
thorough reform in this particular.
Corruption and ImbeciIity.
Resolved, That we denounce the profit
gacy in the present administration OF the
Federal Government; the corruption which
has entered all its official stations; the
favoritism which, overlooking fitness fol-
office, has appointed TO positions OF public
trust friends or tools OF those who control
public patronage; and the imbecility which
directs the destinies of the Republic with
out an apparent purpose, and manages it
affairs with such embarrassment and dis
aster to the material interests Of its people
at home, and with such disregard Of tn,
rights and liberties of its citizens abroad.
| The Land Monopoly.
Resolved, That the land monopoly i
one of the great evils of our country ant
against its spirit and institutions; that tn,
whole of our public lands ought to be helt
as sacred to secure h0mesteads for actua
settlers: we therefore denounce the recen
action of Congress in making grants t
mammoth railroad corporations, which ar
already too powerful and may become dan
| gerouS 10 Tree people.
The Fifteenth Amendment.
Resolved, That we regard the act re
Gently passed by Congress to enforce tn
fifteenth amendment as unconstitutiona
unjust and oppressive, an invasion OF til
rights of the States, suppressive of the bes
interests of the people, and there fore de
mand its unconditional repeal.
Tax the Bonds.
Resolved, That the power of the FEEDERS
Government to assess and collect taxes o
the bonds of the United States, Is clear an
unquestioned, and we demand of Congress
that a share Of taxation equal to a fal
average of the amount levied in each Stat
on money loaned, shall be assessed an
collected from ali investments in bonds.
National Banks.
Resolved, That we are opposed to til
system of national banks, and demand tt
immediate repeal of the law creating then
and that in place Of the notes of sue
banks, the Treasury notes of the Unite
States shall be substituted.
Trucking.
| Resolved, That the Democracy symp
| Tue VI PCOpAC
Cling for self government, and we denount
the trucking of the Federal administr
ton to Great Britain and Spain and Il
efforts of the party in power to reduC
whole States in our Union to a condition
vassalage to the general Government
Noble Public Servants.
Resolved, That the thanks of the ID
mocracy Of Ohio are extended to our Sci
ator, Allen G. Thurman, and the Dem
cratic Representatives in Congress, VIII
though in a small minority, have brave
contended for the principles of Democra
and the interests of the people, and til
upon the foregoing platform we cordial
invite all the electors of Ohio, without l
gard to past differences, to vote for t
ticket this day nominated.
Adjournment
The resolutions were adopted with fl
dissenting voices, and after a short spec
by Mr.. Heisby, the convention adjourne
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