The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-27
OHIO.


with great unanimity: That Tho Demo,
cratic party OF Ohio adheres to Ito Rncien
principles Of securing equal rights ant
equal justice to all men and 10 all th(
states and communities Of tho American
people, ol maintaining tho independence
oi the co ordinate departments Of the fed
efal government, the legislative, the ex
eculive and tho judicial, condemning al
encroachmCnts Of either upon the iunc-
lOns OF The others, and resisting every
auempt 10 usurp any ol the powers re-
served by the constitution 10 the stAtes
fore FSSF N
Rtsosred, That a sound currency ia In
9lspensiole to the welfare Of country.
That Us value should be regulated By the
Necessities OF business, and that all laws
that interfere with such natural reguls.
tious arc vicious 10 principle, and delri-
mental In their elects. We are In favor
Of such an increase Of the circulating mo-
dium as the business interests Of the
country may from time 10 time REQUIRE.
| That sound policy and justlco require
that not less than one.hAli Of tho customs
duties should he payable 10 the legal ten.
der notes Of the United States, commonly
called greenbacks. .. .... ....s
That the power Of tho National banks
10 issue and loan their notes at interest %
power TO draw interest upon their debts
while the people pay interest upon what
they owe,
That this special and unequal privilege
ought not TO exist unless it Ia mRniieat
that in no other way can o sound paper
currency bo supplied, believing better
system can be devised, and one that will
be free from unjust priyIlegee.
We are In lgpSr OF Rbolishing the fran
chise Of the National banks 70 issue
paper currency as soon as the same can
safely aud prudently be done; and that
the notes 80 Withdrawn by the banks be
substituted by the government with 0
legal tender currency.
That the Democracy Of Ohio reiterate
their declaration that the 5-20 bonds by
the letter and spirit oI 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 TO their payment in
coin, was an unnecessary and wicked sac.
riace ot the interests Of the tax paying
labOrers for the benefit OF the non.tsx-
paying bond holder. That without equal.
lty OF taxation there can't be equality Of
rights and the exemption Of the public
bonds from bearing their due proportion
In supporting the Federal Government
and maintaining the laws unWise and un.
Just.
That We arc friends OF all the Industries
OF the country, whether agricultural, me.
chanicsl or commercial, and believe that
these industries thrive best when no uu.
equal privilege Is conferred BY law upon
one over the others.
We are therefore opposed 10 the unjust
and oppressive features OF the existing
tariff laws and insist on their repeal
or modification, so that q revenue tariff
shall be substituted for them.
We are opposed 10 all combinations
and devices OF whatever character that
tend 10 increase the cost of transportation
beyond q lair remuneration 10 the carrier,
and we demand the exercise OF all con.
stitutional powers TO remedy the existing
evils in this respect and TO prevent their
occurrence In the future.
We are opposed 10 excessive taxation,
the deadly foe, as all experience proves,
Of every industry, and we insist upon the
strictest economy in every department Of
the General Government, federal or State,
county or municipal.
We are opposed TO grants Of tho public
domain TO railroad corporations, and We
rejoice at the fact that the determined
opposition Of the Democratic Senators
and Representatives in Congress and une.
quivocal condemnation Of the people have
put stop 10 a scheme Of legislation that
corporations, comparatively few in num- Ii69it
Der, tho whole body OF the public lands.
We favor the policy that looks 10 the
ownership Of these lands by actual set
tiers, and therefore approve the principle
OF the homestead settlement law.
That the freedom Of the press Is essen
tial.to the preservation Of public liberty,
and We dcnounce the attempts made by
the radicals at the last session OF Con-
gress 10 subject the proprletors Of the
principal newspapers ot the United States
W luOlCllnGuL huu Ildl III WabulDklOu
City Tor alleged libels as efforts 10 revive
and embody in legislation the spirit oi the
gag and Eedition laws Of the elder Adams
administration, and which were over
thrown, IS 1t was hoped forever, by the
election Of Thomas Jefferson.
That while we admit the equality Of all
persons before tie law, we protest against
the attempt that is being made by the
radicals in Congress to enforce social
equality by Unconstitutional pains and
penalties, and we call the attention oi the
voters OF Ohio 10 tho TACT that although
our Supreme Court unanimously oeCiied
that our statute which provides for
separate public schools for white and
colored children js constitutional
law, and this decision Is supported by re.
cent judgments Of the Supreme Court OF
the United States, yet the Civil Righ 4
bill, go called, which passed the Senate ht
its lost session, and is now pending In the
House OF Representatives, seeks 10 over
throw our statute, and in disregard and
defiance Of 1t, 10 compel mixed schools in
Ohio, by the inlicion Of severe criminal
punishment and civil penalties upon all
who resist that unconstitutional attempt.
That we have seen with alarm and re-
gret the advocacy in Influential quarters
Of the election OF the President Of the
United States for a period beyond that to
which the traditions and uSages @! the
country have almost given the sanction
oi fundamental law; that such an election
would be a long stride on tho road 10
practical monarchy and personal despot.
lam, and We are decidedly In favor oI es-
tablshing the one.term system by an
amendment 10 the Constitution.
We favor the submission 10 the people
by the General Assembly OF an amend
ment 10 the Constitution authorizing the
passage Of license laws.
That with this declaration Of our
principles and policy we arraigu the lead.