Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-06-24
THE OHIO DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

The following platform was enthu-
siastically adopted by the Ohio Demo
cratic Convention in Columbus, 18th
instant:
The Democratic party of Ohio, in
State Convention assembled, proclaim
the following propositions Of political
faith and action:
First. A scored adhesion to the prin
ciples Of government declared and put
in practical operation by the fathers Of
the Republic.
Second. Opposition to oppression by
either department Of the Government
upon the functions Of the others, and
to the exercise by the Federal authori
ties of any of the powers reserved by
the Constitution to the States respec'
lively OF to the people
Third The protection of the Gov
eminent to all citizens, without regard
to race, color or previous condition of
servitude.
Fourth. The Presidents services
should be limited to one term, at a SAL
airy of 1925, oU0 year.
Fifth. Relrenchment and reform in
every department of the Government,
Federal, State aud local.
Sixth. No grants of land or money
by the Government, or use Of its credit
to railroad, steamship or other com
panies.
Seventh, The preservation of the
remnant of the public lands for the
benefit of citizens of the United States
and foreign emigrants who have declar-
ed their intention to become such, who
will occupy and cultivate the same.
Eighth. That the contraction of cur
rency heretofore made by the Republi-
can party, and the further contraction
proposed by it with view to a forced
resumption of specie payment, has all
ready brought disaster to the business
of the country and threatens general
bankruptcy. We demand that this
policy be abandoned, and that the vol
ume OF currency be made and kept
equal to the wants of trade, leaving the
restoration of legal tenders to par in
gold, to be brought about by promoting
the industries of the people, and not by
destroying them.
Ninth. That the policy already in
itiated by the Republican party OF
abolishing legal tenders and giving the
national banks the power to furnish all
the currency, will increase the power OF
al already dangerous monopoly, and
the enormous burdens now expressing
the people, without any compensatlne
advantage, and that all the national
bank circulation be promptly and per-
manently retired and legal tenders be
issued in their place.
Tenth. That the public interest de-
mands that the Government should
! cease to discredit its own currency,
and should make its legal tenders re.
ceivable 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 III legal tenders
Eleventh. The extinction of the
present national banks, and the es
Enlistment in their stead of system
Of free banks of discount and deposit,
under such regulations as the States
may respectively prescribe, and no
paper currency, except such as may be
issued directly by and upon the faith
Of the General Government.
Twelfth. A tariff for the sole purpose
of revenue.
Thirteenth. We favor complete
separation of Church and State; re-
hgious independence and absolute free
dom Of opinion; equal and exact justice
to all religious societies, and purely
secular education at the expense OF
taxpayers, without division among
OF controlled by any sect directly or
indirectly, of any portion of the public
school fund. In view of the admirable
provisions Of our State constitution
| upon these subjects, which are due to
the energy and wisdom Of the Demo-
cratic party, we denounce the Re
publican platform as an insult to the
intelligence OF the people of Ohio, and
base appeal to sectalian prejudice.
Fourteenth. That we are opposed to
the passage of what are called sump-
tuary laws, or any interference with
social habits or customs not in them-
selves criminal, and we rebrobate any
espionage by one class of citizens upon
another under any pretence whatever.
With this declaration of principles
and policy, we arraign the leaders of
the Republican party tor their ex-
travagant expenditure and profligate
waste Of the peoples money; for their
oppressive, unjust, and defective sys-
tenn of finance and taxation; for their
continued tyranny and cruelty to the
Southern States of the Union; for the
squandering of public lands; for the
continuance of incompetent and corr
rupt men in Office at home and abroad,
and for their general mismangement OF
the Government; and we cordially in-
vite all men, without regard to past
party associations, cooperate with us
in expelEing them fiom Office, and in
securing such an administration Of
public affairs as characterized the purer
and better days of the Republic.
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