The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-08-14
Democratic Platform. Adopted at
Columbus, Ohio, July Is, 1877.

The Democratic party of Ohio, in
State Convention assembled, renews its
pledges of devotion to the Union and
the Constitution, with the Amendments.
1t declares as essential to the preserva.
ton of free Government faithful ad.
herence to the following principles -
Strict construction; home rule; the su
premacy OF the civil over the military
power; the separation of Church and
State; the equality of all citizens before
the law; liberty of individual action,
unvexed by sumptuary laws; absolute
acquiescence in the lawfully expressed
will of the majority; opposition TO all
subsidies; the preservation OF the public
lands to the use of actual settlers; and
maintenance and periecting of our Com
mon School System. And as pertinenss
to the issues now pending before the
people
l .Resolped, That we look upon the
Inauguration of R. B. Hayes to tine high
Office of President of the United States,
in spite of majority of the electoral
and popular vote given by the people to
Samuel j. Tilden, as the most danger
Gus encroachment upon popular rights
that has ever been attempted in this or
any other free country A repetition OF
the fraud will not be tolerated
2 The destruction of the industry of
the country and the pauperism of labor
are the inevitable fruits of vicious laws
enacted by the Republican party.
3 That, as means of relieving the
distressed portions of the community,
and removing the great stringency COM
planned of in business circles, we de
nand the immediate repeal Of the Re.
sumption Act
T. That we denounce as an outrage
upon the ights of the people the enact.
ment o: the Republican measure demon.
etizing silver, and demand the passage
of law which shall restore to silver its
monetary power
5. Tnat we favor the retention oil
greenback currency as the best paper
money we have ever had, and declare
against any further contraction.
6. We congratulate the country upon
the acceptance by the present Admins,
tration of the constitutional and pacific
policy of local self,government in the
States of the South, so long advocated
by the Democratic party, and which has
brought peace and harmony to that sec
ton of the Union.
Z. The Registry law framed by the
last Legislature is burdensome and ex
pensive. and discriminates unjustly
against the poorer class of voters, anG
we therefore demand its immediate re
peal.
s. We favor tariff for revenue only
9. We favor the issue by the Genera
Government alone Of all circulating
medium, whether paper or metallic, tt
be always Of equal tender, and intercon
vertible.
10 That we condemn the acts of the
Federal Administration in using the reg
ular troops of the United States to in
terfere with elections and other political
affairs of the States, as unconstitutional
unlawful and unjustifable, destructive
of the rigats Of the people and the
States.
IL. We recommend the ticket thi:
day formed by thef Convention to the
favorable consideration and support o
all citizens of the State.
The platform was read by the Chair
man of the Committee, Hon NJ. l
Southland, of GAINESVILLE, and afterward
adopted by unanimous vote.