The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-06-25
Platform of Ohio Democracy.

The following platform of prin-
ciples was recently adopted by
the State Convention of the Dem
ocratic party of Ohio. 1t will be
read with interest by all who are
watching the course of national
politics: ...,.. -.
The Democracy of Ohio, COM
ing together in the spirit of de-
vOtion to the doctrine and faith
of free representative governments,
and relying for success upon dis
cussion and the intelligence of
the people, deem the present con-
vention a fitting occasion to re-
assert the following time-hcnored
principles 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 con-
strued by all the dependents and
agents of the Government, and
that it is inexpedient and danger
Gus. to exercise doubtful powers.
That the Constitution Of the
United States is founded on tho
fundamental principle of entire
and absolute equality of the States
of the Union, and it is not COM
petent for Congress to impose
upon them any conditions III re-
spect to their internal concerns
which the Federal Constitution
has not imposed. ..-.- , = NV
That the liberal principles en-
bodied by Jefferson, in the Decla-
ration of Independence, and sane
toned in the Constitution, which
makes ours the land. Of liberty,
and an asylum Of the oppressed
Of every nation. have ever been
cardinal principles of the Demo
cratic faith. and every attempt to
abridge the privileges of becom-
ing citizens and the owners of soil
among us ought to be resisted
with the same spirit which swept
the alien and sedition laws from
our statute books; and in order
that we may more distinctly de-
clare our views of the measures
and policy Of the present admin
istration:
Resolrcd, That we denounce the
present tariff as we'll as the sub
stitute lately introduced in the
House of Representatives from
the Committee on Ways and
Means, as a gigantic: robbery Of
the labor and industry of the conn
try; that they are solely designed
to advance the interests OF few
thousand monopolies; and that
this should be no longer submit
ted to; and that no candidate for
Congress nor for any other office
is worthy OF support who is not
in favor of allow revenue, tariff
which closely zapproNimates to
free trade; that in the arrange
lnent of any revenue tariff all the
necessaries of life should be all
solutely free of duty.
Res0lred, That the internal rev.
enue system of the United States
is uncomfortable in it's oppressive
exactions; that it should be inn
metliately re,nodeled; that its an
noyances of stamps, and licenses
and taxes upon sales and incomes
should be abolished; that the tax
itself should be collected 10y the
State and county officials, and
that the multiplication of officers
is wholly unnecessary except to
eat out the resources of the tax
payers; and that we pledge our
selves to effect a thorough reform
in this particular.
ResolOed, That we denounce the
profigac in the present admins
tration of the Federal Govern
ment; the corruption which has
entered all it's official stations;
the favoritism which, overlooking
fitness for office, has appointed to
positions of public trustth friends
or tools Of those who control the
public patronage; and the imbc,
cility which directs the destinies
of the Republic without an appa'
rent purpose, and manages It's
affairs with such embarrassment
and disaster to the material in