The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-11
Platform Adopted by the Ohio Demo-
cratic state Convention.


WHKRKAs, The Democratic party OF Ohio adj
heres 10 Its ancient principles Of securing equal
rights and exact justice 10 all men and TO all the
States and communities Of the American people /;
OF maintaining the independence OF the cO-or-
dinate departments OF the Federal Government,
the legislative, the executive and the judicial;
condemning all encroachments Of either upon
the functions OF the other, and resisting every at
tempt 10 u-urp any Of the powers reserved by the
Constitution 70 the States, respectively, and 10
Rcsoired That a sound currency is indispens-
able 10 the welfare Of country; that its volume
should be regulated by the necessities OF bust
ness, and that all laws that Interfere with such
natural regulations are vicious in principle and
detrimental In their enects.
That We are in favor Of such an increase of the
circulating medium as the business interests OF
the country may from time 10 time require.
That sound policy and justice require that not
less than one-haf Of the custom duties should be
payable In the iegal-tender notes o. the United
states, commonly called greenbacks
That the power of the National banks to issue
and loan their notes on interest Is power to
draw interest upon their debts, while the people
paw interest on what they owe.
That this special and unequal privilege ought
not TO exist unless II h manifest that in no other
way can "A sound paper currency be supplied.
Believing that better system can b. devised,
and one that will be free from unjust privileges,
we are in favor Of abollshng the franchise Of the
National banks 10 issue paper currency as soon
as the same can safely and prudently be done,
and that the notes Withdrawn by the banks be
substituted by the Government with a legal-ten-
der currency.
That the Democracy OF Ohio reiterate their de-
claratiOn that the 5-2D bonds. by the letter and
the spirit OF the law. and the general understand
ing OF the community. were payable in legal
tender notes, and the act of March, 1853, which
pledged the faith OF the nation 10 their payment
in coin, was an unnecessary and wicked sacri-
Zee of the interests OF the tax paying laborers
for the benefit OF the non-tax paying bOndhold-
ers.
That withou. equality Of taxation there cannot
be equality OF rights, and tie exemption OF the
public bonds from bearing their due proportion
In supporting the Federal Government and main
tanning the laws is unwise and unjust.
That We the friends of all the industries OF
the country, whether agricultural. mechanical
or commercial, and believe that these industries
thrive best when no unequal privilege i con-
ierred by law on one over the others We are
therefore opposed 10 the unjust and oppressive
features OF the existing tarn laws, and insist on
their repeal or modification so that revenue
tariff shall be substituted for them
We are opposed 10 all combinations devices
/ of whatever character that tend 10 increase the
cost OF transportation beyond fair remunera-
tion to the carrier, and we demand the exercise
OF all constitutional powers 20 remedy existing
evils IL this respect and TO prevent their occur
renee in the future.
We are opposed to excessive taxation, the
deadly foe as ali experience proves. of every in
dustry, and We insist upon the strictest economy
in every department OF government, Federal or
State. county or municipal.
We are opposed 10 grants OF the public domain
TO railroad corporations, and we rejoice at the
fact that the determined opposition OF Democrat
&c senators and Representatives in Congress, and
the unequivocal condemnation of the people,
have put stop TO scheme of legislation that but
lately threatened TO bestow upon great corpora
lions, comparatively few In number, the whole
body OF the public lands. We favor the policy
that looks 10 the ownership Of these lands by ac-
tual settlers, and therefore approve the principle
OF the homestead settlement law.
That freedom OF the press - essential TO the
preservation of public liberty, and we denounce
the attempts made by Radicals a; the last session
of Congress TO subject the proprietors OF the prin
cipal newspapers OF the United States 10 indlct-
ment and trial in Washington City for alleged
libels, effort 10 revive and embody in legis-
lation the spirit of ME gag and sedtion laws Of
/ the elder Adams administration, and which
were overthrown, rs IL was hoped forever, by the
election of Thomas jefferson.
/ That, while We admit the equality OF ali per-
sons before the law, we protest against the at
tempt that is being made by the Radicals in Con-
| gress TO enforce social equality by unconstitn-
tiona pains and penalties, and we call the atten-
ton of the voters OF Ohio to the fact that, al
though our Supreme Court unanimously decided
that our statute, which provides for separate
schools for white and colored children. Is a con-
stituiioDal law-and this decision Is supported by
recent judgments Of the Supreme Court of the
United Staies-yet the Civil-rights BILL so-called
which passed the Senate at ts last session and is
now pending in the House OF Representatives
seeks 20 overthrow our statute, and, In disregard
and defiance OF IL, 10 compel mixed schools in
Ohio by the infiiction Of severe criminal punish
ment and civil penalties upon all VINO resist that
unconstitutional attempt
That we have seen with alarm and regret the
advocacy in influential quarters of the election OF
the President Of the United States for aperiod be-
/ yond that TO which the traditions and usages OF
the country have almost given the sanction Of q
| fundamental law; that such election would be a
long stride on the road 10 practical monarchy
and personal despotism, and we are decidedly IN
favor OF establishing the one-term principle by an
amendment % the Constitution.
We favor the submission 10 tie people, by the
General Assembly, Of an amendment 70 the
Constitution authorizing the pasfag Of license
laws
That with this declaration Of our principles and
policy we arraign the leaders Of the Republican
party for their extravaEant expenditures and
profgate waste of the peoples money; for their
oppressive, unjust and defective system of taxa
tion finance and currency; for their continued
tyranny and cruelty 10 the Southern States of the
Union; for their squandering Of the public lands
for their continuance OF incompetent and COR
rupt men IN Office, at home and abroad, and for
general mismanagement of the Government; and
we cordially invite all men, without regard 90
past pa ~ associations, TO co-opeTa's with us i'm
expelling them from power, and n securing
such an administration Of public affairs as char
acterized the purer and better days of the repub-
lie,