The daily gazette., 1875-06-19
OHIO DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.


and advising earnest work.
The following ticket was unanimousl,
nominated:
Fo', Gore'mor-William Allen. --of Ros
county.
Lieutenant Governor-Samuel F. Cary
OF Hamilton county.
Supreme Judge-Thomas'iQ. Ashburn
OF Clermont county.
Audstor-Edw. NJ. Greene, Of Shelby
county.
i, Treasurc.-John Schreiner, of iMeiggs
| county.
Attorney -General-Thomas E. Powell
OF Delaware county.
Member of Board Of Public Works-H
u. OHagan, OF Erie county.
THE PLATFORM.
The following platform was enthusias.
tically adopted:
The Democratic party OF Ohio in State
convention assembled proclaims the fol-
lowing propositions of political faith and
action:
First.A sacred adherence to the prin-
cipals OF government declared and put
in practical operations by the fathers of
the republic.
Second-Oppositions to aggressions by
any department of the Government up
on the functions of the others, and to
the exercise by Federal authorities of
any OF the powers reserved by the Con-
stitution to the States respectively, or
to tho people.
1hird-The protection of the Govern
ment to all citizens without regard to
race, color or previous condition of SER
vitude.
Fourth-The Presidents services should
sor D9 nmited nnn to one term, at salary Of
FVh-Retrenchment and reform in
every department Of the Government
Federal, State and local.
Sirth-No grants Of land or money by
the Government, Oh use of it's credit to
railroad, steamship or other companies.
Seventh-The preservation of the rem
nant of the public lands for the benefit
OF citizens OF the United States and for.
elgn emigrants who have declared their
intention to become such who will occu-
py and cultivate the same.
Eighth-That the contraction of the
currency heretofore made by the Repub-
lican party and the further contraction
proposed by it, with view to the forced |
resumption OF specie payments, has al |
ready brought disaster to the business
OF the country and threatens general
We demand that this pol
icy ba abandoned and that the volume Of |
currency be made and kept equal to the
wants OF trade, leaving the restoration
OF legal-tenders to par. gold, TO be |
brought about promoting the industries
OF the people, and not by destroying
them.
Ninth-That the policy already initial
ed by the Republican party Of abolishing
legal tenders and giving national banks
the power to furnish all the currency
will increase the power of an already |
dangerous monopoly and the enormous |
burdens now expressing the people. |
any compensating advantage,
and that We oppose the policy and de-
mand that all the national bank circula-
tion be promptly and permanently re-
tired and legal tenders be issued in their /
place.
1enh-That the public interest de-
mands that the Government should
cease to discredit its own currency and
should make its legal tenders receiva.
bio for all public dues, except where
respect for the obligations of contracts
requires payment in coin, and that we
favor the payment of at least one-half
Of the customs in legal tenders.
Ele0enM-The extinction of the pre-
sent national banks and the establish
ment in their stead of a system of free
banks of discount and deposit, under
such regulations as the States may re-
'pectfully prescribe, and no paper cur
'ency except such as may be issued di-
'ectly by and upon the faith of the Gen
,ral Government.
Ieoe,tM-A tariff for the sole pur-
BOSE of revenue.
1hSrteenM-We favor the complete
separation of church and State; religi.
JUS independence and absolute free
lom of opinion; equal and exact JUS
ice to all religious societies, and pure
y secular education, at the expense of
AK payers, without division among or
control by any sect, directly or indi-
rectly, of any portion of the public
school fund. In view of the admira-
ble provisions of our State Constitu-
lion upon these subj jects, which are due
10 the energy and wisdom of the Dem
,eratic party, wedenounce the Repub-
ican platform as an insult to the intel
igenco of the the people of Ohio, and
/ base appeal to sectarian prejedices.
Fourteonh-That we are opposed to
The passage of what are called sumptu-
Try laws or any interference with So
,ial rights or customs not In themselves
and we reprobate any espi-
mage by one class of citizens upon
mother under any pretense whatever.
With this declaration ofprinciples and
policy we arraign the leaders of the
party for their expenditure
md profligate waste of the people
for their oppressive, unjust
md defective system of finance and
axatiol; for their continued tyranny
md cruelty to the Southern States of
he Union; for squandering the public
ands; for the continuance of incom-
,etent and corrupt men in Office at
lome and abroad, and for their gen
,ral mismanagement of the Govern
nent; and we cordially invite all men
without regard to past party associa.
ions, to cooperate with us in expelling
hem from office, and securing such an
of public affairs as char
lcterized the purer and better days of
he republic.
The State Central Committee organ
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