The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-06-28
The following platform Of principles
was adopted at Columbus on the lst day
of June:
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS:

M, o,. =,
ue peniocracy oI ohio co"ia Nv ~.
ge.ner III .ne spirit OF ae'o'iou " .pe
uoc'rlnes anu Isi'h Q! lree rePissen'aeise
oae,amen' auu re'sias ~: a 80 epD' ~
ssSss'Jn aaaa,a sa. anu ~ 'e raaa, Gonvsnt;on !.
psGp,s' oes .e sssr. ps .Is foi,ow;n =
.;ma | sonoaad v,oas;J ur;no;nlss or the nsmocrat'
;. @ n.r.v. v.oe0
TTh.3 ~ t.a...I corarrmont "a ons os
,;m;,sJ nousrs der;ssd solely from the
snns,;,nt;om. ] tbat ,bs srants of mower
- ,hora;, ouaS, ~ ho str;c,lv con.
s,rnaa hn Al tha dsnenasnts and agents
sf ,hs Gassrnmsnt and tbst iii ;nexne.
dient and daneerous to exercise doubtful
mowers.
TS.t ,ha oon.,;,s,;on of tbe Tinted
s,.,as : e,nndsd an tho Fundamental
n,;nc;nie of tbe snt;re And absolute
eanal;ty Of all the States Of the Union
and Il ;s not comnetent for Congress to
;naaso nnon ,ham .nv cond;,;ons or 20.
s.r;o.;ons % o ap' IN resnsc. 70 their internal
concerns which The Federal Constitution
ssest ~ ~. ;maasad. -
- TSa. .ha l;hss,, nr;nc;n,es embod;ed
hr Iag.raon - tha Raclsr.t;on of InJe.
nsnasncs md sanct;oned in The const;
tr.;on which maLs ours Tho land of l;b-
'u.'o", sa,ou 49, o1.' .A' r.
slsy auu .us as ,um =, s"J aa oppi.sS .rs;.oi u
@ aS;a,a. e oe .ha n.moo,,,;o 9Th and
p..no'p.ss y. tae 49, AZ nr;s;,sros I &c
s.n;a s.sJ I o;i;.sO, ~ IA ,hs 80 oasasrs nf so;l
..sv smea 's - amSh. - aa h. rss;.tsd u;th The
.os 10; 80 80. - ~. Lion .nd 60
sslne SP'lis ~niou s"ep' w IsI I". aAN -
ui',on i.ws i.vn IN. ~. e.a'u.s Dooa as. Il,
Anu ~ u.aes .ua: ~. ". ma ae az - Dao..ura. @
iuS! ~: sss'ae a. Ia' ..as. s - .am;,;s,ra.;on
anu ponoy " r. ."e p.es1us snaaa as,,a. .so nr..
neso.sea Iua' ,, VIC ~, asaus auIs.;r..a @ ,pp.sir p
:a..saa su. ILL =; = WI, ~. uanso @ af Rsnrossnt.
..'.Ouu0's ~ u0.:,,ss tas - =. W. and
,,ses oy Tue Oomm.s'ss sS. :. ,e % ~ ,.hor aas
0oa"o, as s .hs uSy ao.n.ry. ,ha. ,hsr
~. auu .aIs,r ,IJa' ,oads.nee The inter,
az I &c. &c fsS ,honsand mononol;es and
az .ss :, - .,,ona ~ ,onrar ha snbm;tted
~ o' .nd ~. r.. - ~ caua;dass for Conoress
~ ~ M cor ann o,hor ofioe "a worthy of sun'
no,. Who : mt ;r favor Of q low revenue
t.r;f wb;cb closely annroximates to free
trade. that in the ,rraugemeut of auy
revenue tariff all the necessaries of life
should be absolutely free Of duty.
Resobed That the internal revenue
system of The United States is unsndur-
able in n, onnress;ve exactious: that it
sbonl5 be imspea;.telv remodeled. that
;ts anroyances of stamps and licenses
and taxes upon sales aud incomes should
he abolished That the tax itself should
be co,lected bv the State and comfy of.
ficials !, and that the naturalization of Of
ecers i wholly unnecessary. except to
cot ont The rosources of thu taS.payers,
.aa ,h..wD.,sdas ourselves n eject .
tborough reform IN this particular. We
denonpce ,be nroa;oacv in the present
sdm;0;s,r.,;on Of the Federal Govern.
mar, sbs corrnn,;on which has entered
ii ,ha ossc;.l stations the favor;,ism
mh;ob orarloot;nn s,ness for of,ca has
"n'e. .S : o'9..eo AS - III. trns, d.
sPpoiussu ~ .oa' p0' - ,hosa - who @ con,roi tbs
itisIas VI .oo's =. 'noss s " .hs ;mhaa;,;.s ~;
pupac Pat,ousse, a:1 ~ paaat
wnien airec's Tue uss'inies =, '1e .''puD
TIC, Without an aPPa,en' Pu'pos., auu
manages i,s ana'rs WIN suOu npa.'ass
men' anu u'sas.sr ,. - .ue .an'a n IA I n';.h
es's =. 'ne Psof'e :lI.. L "a I;L..,;a.
sccn o'siegalu ~ 'ns "'' a
Oh r.s cl''leus Ts ap.1ao a ,.no,r !.
nesoeoe"' Aua, 'suu nouoPo,y vi
u .ne gIea' e..is ~ wv .,;,,'.;nas. S ,h.. aa
asiuss ,ne sp''" .t,;a :. isnas onnh. -
,ne Wnole VI oui Papao aaaas suS
ps nsia as sao,eu ..uss ~ sss .Sa.oea.s I'm.
Issaoo ~, ~ as..a a.". - - ne ronnras.
asuouuoe 'no '.0eu' aoon .;i,J
~ naA lng sfau.s " ad .,.a.su - - namas
Mnion AZ ~ ~ 0r
iul a,u ma! psoome uauSeious " ''
people. m
nesotsea, iras we fceaia .ne ao' ,e
cent.y passed py congress " eui'l0s .us
rh'een'n Ame9onen', as uncous'i.u
tionai, unjust anu oppressive, an iuss''o1
VI tne iign's oi 'ne 1'a'es, sop'o,s.so ~, VI
tne pest interests oi inc peoPie' auu 'neie-
io,G e, uemana i's auoonuls'ons' =. T lepsa, g.
na' 'ne power oi .ns MI, .eue.a, oyt
e. e,hmeh' 70 asses0 s sua S. Oo'.oO' saLss I =" .n
Donus VI 'us osi''o o'a.ss $3.50 % I'ea 90 GU %
unques,ioueo, a"u ...;au auN .n.i ~ T ~
gfess, 'na' snaie VI saAaion equa.
ene lail aselsse l auI0. .t'n I'1u ~ .ooa - eao
e'a'e on mooss e0ansu' =, Soa,, sss W assss';o
anu eoiisc'ea iiow III iu'o''u0"'' ~
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