The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-06-25


Democratic platform.
The Democratic party Of Ohio in State
Convention assembled, proclaim the fol.
lowing propositions Of political faith and
action.
First-A sacred adherence TO the prin-
cipals of government declared end put
in practical operation by the fathers OF
the republic.
Second-0pposition to aggressions by
either department Of the government
upon the functions of the others, and to
exercise by the Federal authority of any
of the powers reserved by the Constitu-
ton to the States respectively or to the
people.
Third-.The protection Of the Govern
mens to all citizens, without regard to
race, color or previous condition of serv
itude.
Fourth-The Presidents service
should be limited to one term at salary
of S25, 900 a year.
Fifth-Retrenchment and reform in
every department of government--Fed-
eral, State and local
Sixth-No grants of land or money by
/ the Government or use Of its credit to
railroad, steamship or other companies.
Seventh-The preservation of the rem
nant of public lands for the benefit Of
citizens of the United States and foreign
immigrants whe have declared their in
tenion to become such who Will occupy
and cultivate the same.
Eighth-That the contraction Of the
currency heretofore made by the Re
publican party and the further contrac-
ton proposed by it with a view to the
forced resumption of specie payment,
has already brought disaster 70 the bus
mess of the country and threatens it
with general bankruptcy and ruin. We
demand that this policy be abandoned
and that the volumn of currency be made
and kept equal to the wants OF trade,
leaving the restoration of legal tenders
to par with gold to be brought about by
promoting the Industries of the people,
and not by destroying them. =.
Ninth-That the policy already inltla-
ted by the Republican party Of abolish
ing legal tenders and giving national
banks the power to furnish all the cur
rency will increase the power Of an al
ready dangerous monopoly, and thei
enormous burdens now expressing theI
people without any compeDsating advan-
tage. That we oppose to this policy the
demand that all the national bank circu-
lation be promptly and permanently re-
tired and legal tenders be issued in their
place.
Tenth--That public interest demands
that the government should cease to dis
credit its own currency and should make
its legal tenders receivable for all public
dues except where respect for obliga-
tions and contracts prquires the pay
ment of at least one-half of the Gus
toms in legal tenders
Eleventh-The extinction Of the pres
ent national banks and the establinh-
ment in their stead of q system OF free
banks Of discounts on deposit only, un-
der 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 fer the sole purpose
of revenue.
Thirteenth-We favor the complete
separation of church and state, religious
Independence and absolute freedom OF
opinion, equal and exact justice to all
religious societies and purely secular ed
ucation at the expense of the taxpayer,
without division among or control by any
sect, directly or indirectly, of any por-
ton 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
Democratic party, we denounce the Re
publican platform as an insult to the in
telligence of the people of Ohio and a
base appeal to sectarian preludlces.
Fonrteenth-That we are opposed to-
the passage of what is called sumptuary
laws or any interference with social hab-
its or customs not in themselves GRIMM
al, and we reprobate any espionage by
one class of citizens upon another under
any pretense whatever.
With this declaration of principals
and policy we arraign the leaders OF the
Republican party for their extravagant
expenditure and profigate waste OF the
peoples money, for their oppressive,
unjust and defective system of finance
and taxation, for their continued tyran-
ny and cruelty to the Southern States OF
the Union, for their squandering of the
public lands, for their continuance of in
competent and corrupt men in Office at
home and abroad, and for their general
mismanagement of the Government;
and we cordially invite all men, without
regard to past party associations to CO
operate with US in expelling them from
power and in securing such an admins
tration of public affairs as characterized
the pTrer and better days of the Repub-
lie.