Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-06-08
Eaton, Thursday, June sth,, 1871
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CONVENTION

ton, Ohio, May18th, by the Dem
ocracy cf;Montgomery county de
egates TO the State Convention
were appointed and resolution
were adopted that will elici
much interest by both the Dem
ocratic and Republican parties
AS the Resolutions are numcr
Gus aud occupy much space, We
will waive a synopsis of the pri1
ciples embraced in them. They
We're submitted by Hon. G. l.
Vallandigham from tic Commit
tee on Resolutions, accompanied
by a we'll prepared speech urging
their adoption. In tue pream
be it is asserted that the Dem
ocratic party of 1871 is made uI
of men WHO supported opposite
measures as to the questions and
issues during the late war, ond
that they still entertain, to u GER
tain extent, their several opinions
but that q rational federation a
mong men resolved to unite in a
present common purpose does
not require them to surrender any
particular opinion heretofore sup
ported. They then resolve.
1st~That agreeing to disagree
as to past, they invite all men
who believe npon present issues
as we believe to unite upon an
equality with every member of
the Democratic party.
End. Accept the natural and
legitimate result of the war,
waive all differences of opinion
as to the extraordinary means
that brought about these results,
and regards the 18th, 14th, and
18th, 'de facto" Amendments to
the Constitution, as a settlement
of the issues of the war, and rec-
ognize them no longer as issues
before the country.
That rather takes the wind
out of Morton's "key note" for
the campaign of1872,
Sd. Treats reconstruction as
complete; waive the means by
which it. was accomplished, -
but demands the rule of strict
construction ofthe constitution as
proclaimed and established by
the Democratic fathers previous
to the war, and applied to the
recent amendmen is, insisting that
they do not modify the original
theory of the Government as
taught by it's founders, and pied
ges the Democratic party, to full
and faithful enforcement of the
whole constitution as it now is.
Construed according to the es-
tablished and ancient rules. They
regard the late amendments as
an enlargement of delegated pow
ers and q corresponding abridg-
ment of the reserved powers OF
the State.
4th. Absolute equality of each
and every State in the Union is a
fundamental principle of Federal
Government, and that no depart
mont of the government has pow
er to expel a State from the Un-
ion, o to deprive any State
from representation in Congress
Or the Electoral College.
5th. Are opposed to centrali-
cation and consolidation in the
of the general govern
ment, and cherish the system of
State and local government as
applied to State and local pur-
poses, peri ect independence Of
co-ordinary departments of the
government and oppose the en-
croachrnentt Of one upon the 9th
er.
9th. The people have the pow
er to modify, through tn eir re-
representatives., all legislation out
side the fundamental law, and
are opposed to. treating a mere
law of Congress a sa-fnality.
7th. Favor and demand uni
amnesty.
1uOl lOllOHo a. OSl VI ISoN
olutions in which they ia vor pay
ment of the public debt as fast as
is consistent with moderate taxa
ton, economy and honest; Reeve
nue reform, making the burdens
Of taxation equal uniform and
Just, and only sufficient for the
necessities of the Government,
Reform in civil service, O strictly
revenue tariff, taxation ought to
be based on wealth-and specie,
the true basis of sound currency.
They oppose the annexation of
San Domingo and the grant Of
any more land to monopoiie, and
the devotion OF public lands
% home-stead5.
Tie fourteenth resolutions as
ierts there ia no necessary ire
conflict between labor
md capital, that each should
rave equal protection, producers
md workingmen should be pro-
against he exaltation of
capital.
The seventeenth opposes the
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