The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-06-07
THE PLATFORM.

Tho following are the resolutions
adopted by the Democracy at the LIST
of June Convention:
Mr.. PENDLETON-The Commit
tee on Resolutions is prepared to re-
port. recognize General George w.
Morgan as chairman of that Commit
tee. [Cheers
General MORGAN, in advancing
to the front of the stage, was loudly
cheered. He said I have the honor
to report the resolutions adopted by
seventeen out of the nineteen members
Of the committee. [Cheers. am
gaatifed to say that in my whole po-
litical lie, I have never witnessed
such an earnest desire as character
lied the members of the committee in
their deliberations, to accomplish the
right, preserve the harmony and Sc
cure the triumph of the Democratic
party. General Morgan then read
the report. as follows:
FfrSt-That denouncine the erxta-
ordinary means by which they were
brought about, we recognize as accom-
| DllSDSQ ldSIS, Tile thIcc lCluLhO
in fact to the Constitution, recently
declared adopted, and the same as no
longer political issues before the
country.
Second-We demand that the rule
of STRICT coNsTRUcTIoN, as pro-
claimed by the Democratic fathers,
accepted by the statesmen of all par
ties previous to the war, and embod:
led in the Tenth Amendment to the
Constitution, be vigorously applied
now tn the Constitution as it Is, inclu,
ding the three recent amendments
above referred to, and insist that these
amendments shall not be, held to have
in any respect altered or modified the
original theory and character of the
Federal Government; but only to
have enlarged the pc wers d~elegatedstc
it; and to that extent, and nc, more,
to have abridged the reserved rights
of the States ; and that, IS thus1eon
strued, the Democratic party pledges
itself to the. full, faithful and absolute
~execution and enforcement of thesQdn
stftution as it now is, so as to secure
equal rights to all persons under 4,
without distinction of race, color or
condition.
Wira-That the absolute equality
of every State within the Union, is a
fundamental principle of. the Federal
Government,
Fourth-That we will always cher
ish- and uphold the American system
of State and local government, fol-
State and local purposes, and a Gen
eral Government for general purposes
only !; and are unalterably opposed to
all attempts at Capitalization and DON
solidation of power in the hands OF the
General Government and the more
especially when such attempts are In
the form of usurpation by any depart
ment of that Government And,
further, that we adhere firmly to the
principle of maintaining 4 perfect in
dependence between the coordinate
departments of the Government. the
Legislative, the Executive and the
Judicial, condemning all encreach-
ments by one upon the functions Of ths
others.
NJh-While the fundamental faV
as expressed in the Constitution, il
necessarily permanent until abrogatec
as prescribed by that instrument, al
legislation is, in its nature, and~pur
pose, temporary. and subject to change
modification, OF: repeal, at .he will o
q majority Of the people, expressed
through the -iaw-making power ant
that the p~retense that any act of Con
gress not executed and spent, or AM
legislative policy of a party, is an ab