The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-09-13
FOR WHAT WE LABOR,
The Greatest Good of
the Greatest n Number.
The Equal Rights Of the
Whole People!
Read and Reflect !

We republish below the platform of
principles adopted by the Democratic
State Convention held in Columbus
on the 25.h Of July last, and ask tor
them careful perusal aud candid
consideration of every citizens:
The Democratic party of Ohio, il
State Convention assembled, renews
its pledge of devotion to the Union
and Constitution with the amend
nents. 1t declares as essential to the
preservation of our free government
faithful adherence to the follow ing
principles:
Strict construction.
Home rule.
Supremacy of the civil over the mil
itary power.
The separation ofChurch and State.
The equality of all citizens before
the law.
The liberty of individual action, un
veXed by sumptuary laws.
Absolute acquiescence in the law
fully expressed will OF the majOrity.
Opposition to all subsidies.
The preser. alton of public lands I.
the use of actual settlers.
The maintenance and perfecting o
our Common School System.
And as pertinent 10 the Issues now
pending before the people:
l. Resotred, That we look upon thu
inaug ufation OF rutherford Il. Hayes
to the high office OF President OF III,
United States, in spite OF q ma ajOrit.
OF the electoral and popular vote givel
by the people to Samuel j. Tifden, a
the most dangerous encroachment up
on popular rightc that has ever bcch
attempted in this or any other free
country. The repetition of the franc
would not be tolerated.
2. The destruction OF the industry
OF the country and the paup. rism o.
labor are the inevitable fruits of the
vicious laws enacted by the -Republi
can party,
3. That as a means of relieving the
distressed portions of community.
and removing the great stringenc.
complained OF in business circles, W.,
demand an immediate repeal ut tie
"Resumption Act"
Ave denOunce as an outrage upon
the rights of the people the enact
menta of the Republican measure de-
monetizing silver, and that we demand
the passage ot y law which shall re
store to silver IT'S monetary power.
5. That we favor the retention OF
the greenback currency as the best pa
per money we have ever had, and
clare against any further cOntraclio.
6. We congratulate the country mp
on the acceptance by the present Adj
ministration of the Constitutional
and pacific policy OF local self govern
ment in the States OF the South 81
long advocated. by the Democratic
party, and which has brought peace
aud harmony TO that section of the
Union.
7. The registry law framed by tho
last Legislature is burdensome and
expensive, and discriminates unjustll
against the poorer class of voters, ant:
we therefore demand its Immediate
repeal.
s. We favor tariff for revenue
only.
9. We favor the issue. by the Gener-
al Government alone, of all the circu.
lating medium, whether paper or me-
tallic, to be always of equal tender
and interconvertible.
10. That we condemn the acts Of the
Federal administration in using the
regular troops of the United States t.
interfere with elections and other po-
litical affairs OF the States as unconsti-
tutional, unlawful and uniustifable,
destructive of the rights of the people
and of the States.