Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-02
rHr nFmooRAcY OF OHIO.


as altogether sound That the people
this section may know what is held .
orthodox Democratic doctrine by thos
of another State,we give in full the rest
lutions Endorsed by the party in Ohio;
The Democracy of Ohio, coming t.
gether in spirit with devotion 10 tn
doctrine and faith of free represents
tive government, and relying for success
upon discussion and the intelligence Q
the people, deem the present convention
a proper occasion to reassert the follow
ing time-honored principles Of the Demo
cratic party:
The Federal Government is one o
limited powers, derived solely from thu
| Constitution; that grants Of power made
therein ought to be strictly construed by
all dependents and agents of the Govern
ment; and that it is inexpedient anc
dangerous to exercise doubtful powers
that the Constitution ofthe United States
was founded on the fundamental prln
cirles of the entire and absolute equality
of all the States of the Union, 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 eng
bodied by Jefferson in the Declaration 81
independence, and sanctioned in the
Constitution, which makes ours the land
of liberty and asylum for the oppressed
of every nation, have ever been cardinal
principles in the Democratic faith, and
every attempt to abridge the privileges
of becoming citizens and owners of soil
among us, ought to be resisted with the
same spirit which swept alien and sedi-
ton laws from our statute books; and in
order that we may more distinctly declare
our views of the measures and policy OF
the present administration,
Resolved, That we denounce the pre-
sent tariff, as well as the substitute lately
introduced in the House of Representa-
tives from the Committee on Ways and
Means, as a gigantic robbery OF the labor
and industry of the country; that they
are solely designed TO advance the inter-
ests of a 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 a low rev.
enue tariff which closely approximases
to free trade; that in the arrangement Of
any revenue tariff, necessaries of lite
should be absolutely free of duty.
Resolved That the Internal Revenue
system Of the United States is unendura-
bic in lis oppressive exactions, and that
it should be Immediately remedied; thai
its annoyances of stamps and licenses
and taxes upon The sales and income
should be abolished; that the tax itself
should be collected by the State and
county officials, and that this multiplied
ton of officers is wholly unnecessary,
except to eat out the resources of tax
payers, and that we pledge ourselves to
a thorough reform in this particular.
Resolved, That we denounce the prof
legacy in the present administration of
the Federal Government, the corruption
which has entered all its official stations,
the favoritism which, overlooking fitness
for Office, has appointed to positions OF
public trust friends or tools of those who
control public patronage, and the imbe-
cility which directs the destinies of the
Republic, without an apparent purpose,
and manages its affairs with such embar-
rassment and disaster to the material in
terests Of its people at home, and with
such disregard of the rights and Liberties |
Of its citizens abroad.
Resolved, Tat land monopoly is one
Of the great evils of our country, and |
against the.spirit Of our institutions; that
he whole of our public lands onght TO be
leld sacred to seenre homesteads for ac-
nal settlers We therefore .denounoe |
he recent action Of Congress in making
grants TO mammoth railrosd corpora (
ions, which are already 100 powerful \
md may become dangerous TO free /
people.
Resolved That we regard the act re-
Gently passed by Congress to enforce the
Amendment unconstitutional,
Unjust and oppressive, an invasion Of
he rights of the States, subversive of the
,est interests Of the people, and we,
therefore,, demand its constitutional re-
peal
Resolved, That the power of the Fede-
al Government to assess and collect
axes on bonds Of the United States is
lear and unquestioned, and we demand
# Congress that share Of taxation equal
o fair average amount levied in each
State on money loaned shall be assessed
md collected from all investments in
,onds.
Resolved, That we. are opposed to the
ystem of national banks, and demand
N immediate repeal Of the law creating
hem, and thes in place Of notes ofssuch
'anks treasury notes of the United States
hall be substituted.
Resolyed, That the Democracy Of
)hiO sympathise with the efforts of all
,eople struggling for selfgoyernment,
nd we denounce the trucking of the
federal administration TO Great Britain
nd Spain, and efforts of the party in
over to reduce whole States in our
Tajon to a condition of vassalage to the
iepefal Government.
Resolved, That the thanks Of the De-
loeracy OF Ohio are extended to our
enator Allen g Thurman, and the
Representative in Congress,
no, though in small minority, have
ravely c0ntended for the principles of
and the interests of the peo-
le.
Upon the foregoing platform we cor
tally invite all electors Of Ohio, without
gard to past differences, 70 vote for the !
eket this day nominated
From the language Of these resolutions !
may be readily observed that our oppo-
ton to Radicalism is not ReFely fac
Gus and without good reason, as has
cen charged. We behold the policy of T.
iat party, and know that it must lead