Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-27
The Platform of the Democracy
OF 0hie in Everything Quite
Up to that Of the DemOc-
raey Of Tennessee.
The Platforms Of Pennsylvania
and Illinois on Finances and
fchOOls-DsmOeratic and
Conservative NOmina-
tiOns.
The Platform and Nominations of
the Republicans Of Michigan
and 0hiO-The RAIDS want
Speeie-Etc., Etc.
rnE nEMoCRAcY or orIo.


THE DEMOCRACY OF OHIO.
COLUMBUS, August 26.-The Demo-
cratic State convention, in session
here, has just adopted the follow
ing platform with great unsnimity:
Firsi-1hat the Democratic party of
Ohio adhere to its ancient principles of
securing equal rights and exact justice
to all men, and to all the States and
communities of the American people, OF
maintaining the independence of the
coordinate departments of the Federal
government, the legislative, the execu-
tive and the judicial, opposing all en-
crOaehments Of either upon the fune-
tions OF the others, and resisting every
attempt TO usurp any OF the powers re-
served by the constitution to the States
and to the people; therefore
Resolved, That sound currency is
indispensable to the welfare of a cOun-
/ try; that its volume should be regulated
| by the necessities of business, and that
all laws that interfere with such natural
I regulations sre vicious in principle and
detrimental ia their effects. We are in
favor Of such an increase Of the
/ circulating medium as the business in
terests Of the country may from time to
| time require; that sound policy and JUS
tice require that not less than one-half
Of the customs duty should be payable
] in the legal-tender notes of the United
States, commonly called greenbacks;
( that the power of the national banks to
/ issue and loan their notes upon interest
! is a power to draw interest upon their
/ debts, while the people pay interest upon
I what they own; that this special and
unequal privilege ought not to exist, un-
/ less 1t is manifest that in no other way
can sOusd paper currency be supplied;
believing that a better system can be
devised, and one that will be free from
unjust privileges, we are in favor of
abOlishing the franchise of the national
banks to issue q paper currency SIS soon |
as the same can safely and prudently
be done; that the notes SO withdrawn
by the banks be substituted BY
the government with legal-tender cur
rency; that the Democracy of Ohio re-
iterate their declaration that the five 1
twenty bonds by the letter and the |
spirit of the law, and the general under |
standing Of the community were paya- |
bic in legsl-tender notes, and the act of |
March 1869, which pledged the faith Of /
an unnecessary and wicked sacrifice Of /
the interests OF the tax-paying laborers |
for the benefit of the nOn-tax-paying /
bOnd-holders; that without equslity of /
taxation there cannot be equality of 1
rights, and the exemption Of the public /
bonds from bearing their due proportion
in supporting the Federal government,
and mai 1taining the laws is unwise and
unjust; that we are friends of all the IN
dustries of the country, whether agricul-
tural, mechanical or commercial, and We
believe that these industries thrive best
when no unequal privilege is conferred
by law upOR one over the others; we
are therefore opposed to the unjust and
oppressive features of the existing tariff
laws, and insist on their repeal
or modification so that q rev.
enue or tariff shall be substituted
for them. We are opposed TO all COM
binations and devices of whatever char
acter that tend to increase the cost OF
beyond fair remunera-
ton to the carrier, and we demand the
exercise of all constitutional powers to
remedy existing evils in this respect and
TO prevent their occurrence in the future. |
We are opposed TO excessive taxation,
the deadly foe as all experience proves
of every industry, and we insist upon
the strictest economy in every depart
ment Of government, Federal or State,
county or municipal. We are opposed
to grants Of the public domain to rail-
road corporations, and We rejoice at the
fact that the determined opposition of
Democratic senators and representatives
in congress and the unequivOcal con-
demnatiOn Of the people have put a
stop to q scheme Of legislation that but
lately threatened TO bestow upon great
corporations, comparatively few in num-
Der, the whole body of the public lands.
We favor the policy that looks to the
ownership Of these lands by actual set
tiers. and therefore approve the principles
Of the homestead settlement law; that
the freedom Of the press is essential to
the preservation OF public liberty; and
that we denounce the attempts made by
the RadicSls st the last sessions Of con-
gress to subject the prOprietOrs Of the
principal newspapers in the United
States to indictment and trial in Wash
ington City for alleged libels, as efforts
to revive and embOdy in legislation the
spirit of the gag and seditiOn laws Of the
elder Adams's administration, aud which
were overthrOWn, as it was hoped, for
ever, by the election Of Thomas Jeffsr-
son. That while we admit the equality
OF all persons before the 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
OF the voters Of Ohio to the fact, that
although our supreme court unanimous
ly decided that our statute, which pro-
vides for separate schools for white and
eOlOred children, is a constitutional law,
fh.af fa rfssH
judgments Of the supreme court Of the
United States, yet the civil rights bill.
sO-cslled, which passed the senate 81 its
last session, and is now pending in
the house OF representatives, seeks
to overthrow cur statute, and
in disregard and defiance Of il, to COM
pei mixed schools in Ohio by the infiic-
ton Of severe criminal punishment and
civil penalties upon all who 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
period beyond that TO which the ira
ditions aud ussges OF the country have
almost given the sanction OF funda-
mental law; that such election would be
a long stride ON the road TO practical
monarchy and personal despOtism, ana
We are urclOpUig IL - w - i
the one-term principle Dy an amend I
ment.tO the constitution tnat we favor .
The submission to the people, by the 1
general assembly, Of an amendment 70
the constitution authorizing the passage
Oflicense laws; that with this declaration
OF cur principles and policy, we arraign
the leaders Of the Republican party for
their extravsgant expenditure and
profIigate waste of the peoples
money; for their oppressive, unjust
and defective system OF taxation,
finance and curreneyi for the