The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-27
The Platform Of Principles.
Great Unanimity of Feeling.
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.

and to all the States and commuuiti"- oi
the American people; of maintaining tn
independence OF the coordinate depart.
mentS Of the Federal governmcnt-tbl
legislative, the executive and the judicial;
/ cOndemning all Entertainments of either
! upon the functions Of the others. and re-
,i,tinC every attempt to uaurp any Of the
powers reserved BY the Constitution {,
/ the States respectively and TO the people;
: therefore,
. RcsuircG, That sound currency is in
dcspcnsible to the welfare of the country;
that its volume should be- regulated BY
/ the necessities of business, and that all
laws that interfere with such national
regulations are vicious in principle and
detrimental in their effects, We are in
: favor Of such an increase of The circulat-
ing medium a. the business interests Of tn"
country from time 10 time requires
that sound policy and juslic" require that
not less than one-halt Of the customs
duties should BE- payable in the legal ten
der notes ofthc United State, commonly
called gr"rnbacks; that the power Of tn"
National banks To issue aud loan their
notes upon interest is power to draw
interest upon their debts while the peo-
pie pay interest upon what they owe;
that this special and unequal privilege
, ought not IL exist unless II i manifest
that in no other way car "a sound paper
currency be supplied. Believing better
system can be devised and one that will
be free from unjust privileges, We are in
favor If abOlishing the franchise Of th"
National banks 10 issue paper currency
a, soon a, the same can safely and pru-
IDENTITY be done, and that the notes 80
withdrawn by the banks BE- substituted
bv the government with a legal tender
currency.
That the Democracy of Ohio rcitcratc
3 their declaration that the 500 bonds, by
the letter and spirit of the law and the
, general understanding Of the community,
were payable in legal tender notes and
the act Of March. 1869. which pledged
{ the faith of the nation 10 their payment
in coin WAS an unnecessary and a vic kcd
sacrifice of the interests Of the Tax paving
laborcr for the benefit Of the non tax pay
ing bond holder; that without equality
Of taxation there Cannot br equality
of rights and the exemption Of
the public bonds from bearing their due
proportion in supporting th" Federal
government and maintaining the law J.,
unwi,r and unjust. That "" arr friends
ofall the industries of the country, wh"th-
rr Agricultural, Mechanical or CONNER
cial. and believe that these industries ar"
the best when no unequal privilege i,
conferred hy law upon on" over the
others. We are therefore opposed to tn
, unjust and oppressive features u! tn" "X-
sting tariff laws, and insist on their re-
peal or modification 50 that revenue
tariff shall be substituted for them.
Cheap transportation.
We are opposed to all combinations and
devices Of whatever character that tends
10 increase the cost of transportation,
beyond fair remuneration TO the car
rier, and we demand the exercise of all
constitutional powers TO remedy the ex-
sting evils in this respect, and to pre-
vent their occurrence in the future. We
are opposed TO excessive taxation, the
deadly foe to every industry; and W"
insist upon economy in every depart
mnnt Of the goy,rnmrnt-Fcd"ral or
State, County or Municipal. We arc
opposed t. grants Of public domain +"
Railway corporations, and wn r"jnir" a.
IN" fact that III" determined "ppoSl'i""
~ Democratic S"hai"- ANA i"ruo.!ran'
in Congress. and H." un"quivoca'
condemnation "t the people
have put % -'op :" a ~ch"m" 81
legislation that but lately threatened T."
hc-t"w upon great corporations, compar-
atiy"ly few in number, the whole body
IF tn" public land. We favor the policy
that looks (" tn" ownership -! th"-r
lands by a'''., settler. and therefore
appr"v" "i tic principles oI the home
stead settlement law.
Freedom, crthe Press.
That freedom oi' the pres i r--"ntia.
to the preservation of public liberty. and
w. drnoun,., thr attempt, made bv Rad
ical-. at the last session Of Congress- 10
suhiec; tn" Nroprictur, Of the p7.mcirai
newspapers ot the United States t. in
dictmcnt and trial in Washington City.
for alleged iihoI,, a. efforts, =" revive and
'int"ty IN IL" l"EI- iaiur" IL" spirit 0I tn"
gag and scdition law Of the Elder
Adams administration. and which wc-"
overthrow. a. it Wa, hoped. forever bv
the election of Thomas Jefferson.
SoCi,;IR Ri.rts pu,
That Will w. admit The equality o:
al persons brfor, the law. ". protest
acains, the ATTEMPT that Is being mad by-
tho Radical. in Corgrr., /" enforce
social .jua,;,v lv unrr7-,.tu;.onal pain.
and pcnal,ic.. and ~, call the attention.
Of th,. voter. of Ohio - tho fact that
altboYgb ,ur S,.r~,rTn C.,-, unanimous
" decided that our statute. which
rrovidr. f,r s.ne-atr .chrn'. r,- white
and co'orol children. +, a constitutional,
law and mi. dcci.iou /. .urrortad D., r,-
cont iudcmrnts Of the Supreme Court of
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