The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-07-01

sr4 ne democracy OF Onlo, coming tosctu.
or IN the spirit of devotion TO the doc
lrines and faith Of free representative
government, and relying for success upon
discussion and the intelligence of the peo.
pie, deem the present Convention fit.
ting occasion 70 rcassert the following
time. .honercd principles of the Democrat
ic party:
) That the Federal Government is one OF
gmised powers. derived solely from the
Constitution that tho grants Of power
made therein ought to be strictly con-
strued by all the dependents and agents
Of the Government, and that it is mex.
pedient and dangerous to exercise doubt
ful powers; i
That the Constitution of tho United
States il foundea on the fundamental
principle of the entire and absolute
equality of all the States of the Union,
and it 10 not competent for Congress to
impose upon them any conditions or re-
strictions in respect to their internal con-
Germs which the Federal Constitution
hes not imposed;
That the liberal principles embodied
by Jefferson in the Declaration of Inde-
pendcnce, and sanctioned in the Cousti.
tuition, which makes ours the land oil
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 citizens, and the owners Of
soil among US, ought to be resisted with
the same spirit which swept the alien
and sedition laws from the statute books.
And, in order that We may more dis.
tinctly declare our views of the measures
and policy Of the presont administration,
. Resofred, That We dcnounce the pres
ent tariff, as well as the substitute lately
Introduced into the House by the Ways
and Means Committee. as gigantic rob-
berry Of the labor and industry OF the
country that they are solely designed
20 advance the interest of few thousand
nonopolists, and that they should no
longer be submitted to, aud that no can
sdidate for Congress, nor for any other
:pfhce, is worthy of support who is not in
favor of low protective tariff which
closely approximates to free trade that
in the arrangement of any revenue tariff
oil the necessaries of life should be abso-
lussly free Of duty.
Resofued, That the internal revenue
syssem of the United States is unendura-
BILE in its oppressive exactions; that it
should be Immediately remodeled; that
its annoyances of stamps and licenses
and taxes upon sales and incomes should
be abolished; that the tax itself should
be collected by the State and county off,
!eials; and that the multiplication of Of
6cers is wholly unnecessary, except to
sat out the resources of the taxpayers
and that we pledge ourselves to effect a
thorough reform 10 this particular. We
denounee the profigacy in the present ad
ministration of the Federal Government,
the corruption which has entered all the
o6cial stations, the favoritism which
overlooking fitness for Office has appoint
ed to positions of public trust the friend:
: or tools of those who control the public
patronage, and the imbecility which di.
reefs the distinies of the Republic, with
out an apparent purpose, and manages
Its affairs with such embarrassment and
disaster to the m1teriai interests OF the
people at home, and with scch disre.
gard of the rights and liberties Of its cit
izens abroad
.Resozred, That land monopoly is one
of the great evils of our country anc
against the spirit of our constitutions 8
that the whole of our public lands ought
30 be held as sacred trust to secure
homesteads for actual settl.rs we there
fore, denounee the recent action of Con.
!. gress in making grants to mammoth rail
road corporations which are already toe
powerful and may become dangerous to q
free people.
RESOLVED, That we regard the act re
ssntly passed by Congress to enforce the
Fifteenth Amendment as unconstitu
sional, unjust and oppressive an inva.
sion offhe rights lof the. States, subver.
siye of the best interests Of the people
aud therefore demand its uncondiiiona
repeal.
EResoired, That the power of the Fed
sral Government TO assess and collect tax
q on bonds Of the Uaited States is clear
snd unquestioned and we demand oi
Congress that share of taxation cqua
30 the fair average amount levied in eacf
State on money loaned shall be assessed
snd collected from all investments il
bonds.
Z sResoioed, That We are opposed to tn.
system of National Banks, and demane
the Immediate repeal Of the law creating
them, and that 10 place of the notes O
such banks, treasury notes of the United
States should be, substituted.
a.sReseired,. That the Democracy of Obi,
sympathise with the efforts of all, peopl.
4truggling for self government. and :rha
we denounee tho truck ling of the Fede
raj administration to Great Britain ane
Spain, and the efforts Of the party il
power to reduce whole States in our Tn
ion TO condition Of vassalage to tn,
General Government
..s Resoived, That the thanks Of the De
..mocracy of Ohio are extended to on
Senator, Allen G.. Thurman, and tn
Democratic Representatives in Congress
kNho, though in small minority, bay
braseIy contended for the principles o
: Democracy and the interests Of the peo
PIE sessss ass
-Resolued. That upon the foregoin,
platform, We invite all the electors o
Ohio, without regard to past differences
10 vote for the ticket this day nominal
ed. 4 ~
B Y EGRA H.