The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-01
DEMOCRATIC STATE Plat
FORM.

ILL n ~ Oh EAN OLAe. u aChAllG
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLAT
FORM.
The Democracy of Ohio, coming to-
gether in the spirit Of devotion TO the
doctrine and the faith of a free repres
entative government, and relying for
success upon discussion and the intel
ligence of the people, deem the present
convention a fitting occasion to reas-
sert the following time honored princi
Piles 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 stric-
tly construed by all the dependents
and agents of the government, and
that it is inexpedient and dangerous
to exercise doubtful powers; that the
Constitution of the United States is
founded on the fundamental principle
of 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 %restric-
tions, IN respect to the internal con-
Germ, which the Federal Constitution
has not imposed; that the liberal
principles embodied by jefferson, in
the Declaration of Independence, and
sanctioned by the Constitution, which
makes ours the land of liberty and an
asylum of the oppressed of every nat
ion, have ever been the cardinal princl
piles 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 away the
alien and sedition laws from our stat
ute books; and, in order that we may
more distinctly declare our views of
the measures and policy Of the
administration.
Resotred, That we denounce the
present tariff, as well as the substitute
lately introduced in the House of
Representatives from the Committee
on ways and means, as a gigantic rob-
berry Of tie labor and industry of The
country; that they are solely designed
to advance the interests of few thou
sand monopolies, and that they 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 low revenue tariff,
which closely opproximates to free
trade that in the arrangement of any
revenue tariff all the necessaries oflIfe
should be absolutely free ofduty.
Resotved, That the Internal Revenue
system OF the United States is unen-
durable IN its oppressive ~exactions; |
that it should be immediately remote
led; that its a~nnOyances of stamps and
licenses, and taxes upon sales and in
comes should be abolished; that the
tax itself should be collected by the
State and County officials; that the
multiplication of officers is wholly
unnecessary, except to eat out the
resources of the a. payers, and that
we pledge ourselves to effect a through
reform in this particular.
ReSotUed, That we denounce the
prohigacy in the present administra-
ton 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
the friends or tools of &C who con-
troll the public patronage, and the
1blONClIl1 az III 0SSl1ilACS /
of the Republic, without an apparent
purpose, and manages its affairs with
such embarrassment and disaster to
the material interests af its people at
home. and with sucNdisregard of the
rights and liberties of its citizens
abroad.
ReSOlred, That land monopoly is one
of the great evils ofour country, and
against the spirit of our institutions;
that the whole of our public lands
ought 10 be held as a sacred trust to
secure homesteads for actual settlers.
We therefore deRounce the recent ae-
ton Of Congress IN making grants to
mamouthr railroad corporations, which
are already too powerful, and may be-
come dangerous to free people.
Resotued, That We regard the act
recently passed by Congress to enforce
the Fifteenth Amendment as uneonsti-
%tutional, unjust, and oppressiYe,-an
invasion ofthe rights of the States,
subVersiye ofthe best interests of the
people, and therefore demand its
unconditional repeal.
ResotOed, That the power of the
Federal Government to assess and col
lect taxes on the bonds of the United
States, is clear and undoubted. and
we demand of Congress that a share of
taxation, equal To the fair average
amount levied in each State on money
loaned, shall be assessed and collected
from all investments in bonds.
ReSoE0ed, That we are opposed to the
system Of National Banks, and demand
the immediate repeal of the law crea-
ting them, and that in the place of the
notes of such banks Treasury notes of
the United States shall be substituted.
ResOb0ed, That the Democracy ofOhio
sympathize with the efforts of all peo-
pie struggling for self government,
and we denounce the trucking Of the
Federal Administration to Great Bri-
tain and Spain, and the efforts of the
party in power to reduce the whole
States N our Union to a condition Of
V~assalage to the General Government.
ResO 6Ued, That the thanks of the
.Democracyof Ohio are extended to our
Senator, Allen G. Thurman, and the
Democratic Representatives in Con-
gress. who, though in a small minor
ity, have bravely contended TOR the
principles of Democracy, und the inter-
ests of the people; that upon the fore
going Platform we cordially invite all
the electors of Ohio, without regard to
past differences, to vote for the ticket
this day nominated.