The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-12
,.d,aun Democro,ic Platform.

The following resolutions were adopt
ed by the Indiana Democratic Conven-
ton which met at Indianapolis Saturday
January Sth.
That the Democracy of Indiana, in
Delegate Convention assembled, declare
that the Federal Union, with all the
rights and dignity of the several States,
should be preserved; and to secure that
great national blessing the Constitution
must be respected and observed, and
every approach to centralized despotisn
defeated, whether attempted by Con-
gress or the Executive.
That recent events hivo more than
ever convinced us of the infamous and
revolutionary character OF the reco2-
struction meaures of Congress, and we
denounce these measures as an INVASION
of the sovereign and sacred rights of
the people and of oil the States.
That the independence of the Supreme
Court of the United States is essential
to the safety and security of tie States
and the people, AMI We declare that the
measures of Congress having in view
the destruction of the powc;s OF that
Court to adjudiclte on the enactments
of Congress, is q dangerous cvidepce OF
the usurpations of the legislative over
the judicial department Of the Govern
ment.
That we are in favor of tariff for
revenue only, and We demand that the
burdens of taxation shall lie paired out
and equally adjusted, ana that such an
adjustment cannot be made without
striking from the statute book the pres
ent unjust and odious tariff laws-a sys'
TEN Of taxation based upon favOritiSm,
and which has destroyed American ship
ping and commerce aud oppressed the
people of the great agriCCtu regions
which cOmpels the many to pay tribute
to the few, and which has built up mo-
nopolies, and control not only every
American market, but also the legisla-
ton OF Congress, and We demand that
the prime articles of necessity, such as
tea, coffee, sugar and salt shall be placed
upon the free list.
That we are willing to pay our Ma.
tional debt in strict compliance with
our contracts whether it was make pay
able in gold or greenbacks, but we are
unwilling to do more than that, and we
declare that the five. twenty bonds are
PAYABLE in greenbacks or their equiva-
Administration which is squandering
millions of money by buying such bonds
at high rate of premium, when the
Government had the clear tight to re-
deem them at par.
That the National bank system organ
ization in the interest of the bondhold-
ers ought to be abolished, and green
backs ISSUE in lieu of such bank paper,
thus saving millions annually TO the
people, and giving to the whole people,
Instead of the few, tho benefits of issu-
ing paper currency.
That the business interests of the
country demand an increased and main
tanned volume of currency, and the
burden of the public debt, the high
rate of interest and taxation impera-
lively forbid the contraction of the cur.
rency in the interests of the bondhold-
ers.
That the shares of stock in the Ma.
tional banks ought to be subject to
school and municipal taxation on the
same conditions as other property, aud
we demand of our State Legislature that
the shares of such banks shall be subject
to equal taxation with other property
of the State,
That the bonds of the United States
ought to be taxed by Congress for Ma
tionsl purposes to such an extent as
will substantially equalize the taxation
of such bonds with other property sub
ject to local taxation.
That we denounce the action of our
last Legislature in attempting to force
upon the people the proposed Fifteenth
Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, as in palpable violation
of our State Constitution, and we sol.
emily protest against Indiana being
counted for said amendment, and we
heareby declare our unalterable oposi.
ton to its ratification.
That any attempt to regulate the
moral ideas, appetites or innocent
amusement OF the people by legis alton
is uuwise and despotic; that we are OPP
posed to any change in the naturaliza-
ton laws of the United States, where
by admission to citizenship will bs
made more difficult or expensive, and
we especially denounce the proposed
plan of transferring the naturalization
of aliens to the Courts of the United
States, and abridging the powers Of
State Courts in that respect, as q hard
ship and expense to the poor and friend
lsss candidate for American citizenship.
We recognize the proposed change as
the of shoot of intoleraut Kuow-Noth-
iugism, the twin relic of Radicalism
itself.