The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-01
The Butler County Democracy Speak

We Last week published the resolutions adopt
ed by the Democracy of Montgomery county,
in their recent Convention; and below We give
the resolutions which were reported by Hon.
L. d. Campbell, Chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions, of the Democratic Convention OF
Butler county, held in Hamilton on May s0th,
and unanimously adopted by that body 1t is
too late in the day for us to comment on these
platforms, as the Democratic State Convention
which meets at the State Capital this day, will
have given expression to the sentiments of the
party on the great questions which viii be in
yolved in the coming campaign, before our pa
per reaches the majority OF our readers; but We
cannot forego this opportunity to say that this
platform of our Butler county friends more
fully accords with our views upon the subjects
embraced in it than that reported by Mr.. VAL
landigham, and we are confident that the views
therein expressed will be heartily endorsed by
the Democracy of Old Portage:
l. ResoJUed, That the Democratic party ad-
heres to its ancient principles of maintaining
q perfect independence between the coordinate
Legislative, the Executive and the Judicial
condemning all encroachments OF one upon the
functions OF the others, and resisting every at
the Constitution to the States respectively and
to the people.
all lawlessness and disorder, and for maintain
ing the supremacy OF the Constitution and Laws
as the only certain M means % OF PUBLIC sales y ahe th
same shall be amended, abrogated or repealed
by the lawfully constituted authorities
8. That we continue our opposition to all
Tariffs that discriminate for the protection and
benefit of one class of our people at the expense
of others, and that until arrangements may be
made with other nations for Unrestricted and
reciprocal free trade, we would adjust the tariff
4. That the Constitution should be so amend
ed as that taxation may be based on wealth in
stead of population, and that every person
Of the government accordingly, without regard
TO the character of his Investments
5. That1we are opposed to the present system
of National Banks and in favor of the green
back Iegal-tender exclusively. as paper cur
speedily as may be without distress to the debt
or class Of the people
against capitalists using their means legid-
mately and fairly, we cannot withhold our SYM
pathy from worthy organizations Of produGing
against the oppressive exactions of capital. to
ameliorate their condition and to dignity their
Z. That, solemnly rejecting the idea of repu-
dating any honest debt of the government, we
hold that every creditor should be fully paid in
conformity to the contract. and that all schemes
by which bond holders are to receive q greater
amount than is due are fraudulent and void
any portion of the public lands to Incorporated
companies for Railroad or other purposes. be-
lieving that they should be sacredly reserved for
the benefit of the homeless poor who will dwell
upon and cultivate them.
u. IDaL we Tc&drQ tQe IeCenG 6uOTJ VI ETcel-
dent Grant to annex st. Domingo and thereby
confer on its ignorant and semi-barbarons pop
ulation the rights of American Citizenship on
terms of equality with ourselves as fraudulent
and fagrantly corrupt, and we accept the issue
he has rendered by his late message submitting
the question to the decision of the people.
10. That we unquali1edly condemn the action
of the present administration in so re-OrganiZ-
ing the Supreme Court to make the Execu-
tive viii practically the law of the land, and its
unconstitutional and dangerous acts known as
the Ku Klux and Force bills which give to the
President in times of peace power to render the
civil authorities subservient to the military
d over, by suspending the sacred writ of AG6eGs
corpus and quartering standing armies in the
STATES among the people.
IL. That the manifest tyranny of the Admin
istration in refusing amnesty to q large portion
of the people of the Southern States, whilst it
taxes them fer the support of Government
that oppreSSeS them, and refuses them any par
ticipation in its administration, prevents that
harmony and fraternity that are essential to our
Federal Union, tends to revive the spirit of civ
il war and should be rebuked by all patriots and
friends of a christian civilization.
u. That we deplore the humiliation which
the contracted and selfish spirit of President
Grant has brought upon the honor and dignity
of the Republic by appointing to places of pow
er his relatives and those VINO contributed to
him money and property, without regard to
heir intellectual attainmentS or other qualih-
cations, and by the general reputation for job
berry " and corruption of his administration.
13. That we cordially approve the action of
our Democratic Senator and Representatives in
Congress from Ohio-especially their support of
the amnesty bill and the measures taking of the
duties salt coal, tea and coffee, and their op-
position to the act known as the Ku Klux bill,
and others of a kindred character.