The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-06-10
The Democratic Platform.
No Bayonets to Drive Voters
from the Polls.

No Bayonets to Drive Voters
from the Polls.
LEGAL TENDERS TO REPLACE NA.
TIONAL BANK NOTES.
Resolued. That the Democracy OF
Ohio demand free and iair elect ons, a d
t, that end denounce all interter WITH
elect ons by the military power. That
the experience Of this and of ttier
has abundsntly proved that the
prt sence of troops at the polls is destruc
t We OF freedom of elections, and is in
comp.t BILE W.T. the existence Of free in
stitutioEs.
That the laws enacted by G ,ngress,
which. under the pretense of regulating
the manner Of Congressional elections
interfere with the election of State o.
ficers, and overthrow the laws Of the
Stst, governing tie choice Of such Of
fcers, are unconst tutional, and for that
reason, ought to be repealed. That they
are also instrumentalities Of fraud, force
and corruption, by which the party in
power uses the money Of the people t.
corrupt, and thousands Of irresponsible
officers to harrass and cOerce the voters,
and especially by force andfraud +, de-
prive our natura.iz d citizens OF the right
to vote, and for these reasons also, sGid
laws ought to be Immediately repealed
Resolved, That impartial jaries are es.
seut al to the administrst on of justice
and thereby to the preservation of Liberty
Th, no man can be secure in his person
or property when the jnries are packed
and controlled by the Government fol
despotic and partisan purposes. That
under the Federal jury laws, now in ex
istcuce, juries may be. and have heen &C
packed and tcolled; and that the
highest interests Of jus ice and free gov
ernment require that these laws bt
changed go ss t, secure fair, impaltia
and independent juries in tue Fedora
Coult
Resslued, Thas tae Republican mi
nority in Congress, by refusing t. vt
supplies t, m .iltain the G >vernment, ,uI
less the majority would agree to tie US,
Of troops at the polls, and also to th'
mai, tenance Of the unconstitutional Cor
rupting, violent and uljust election laws
aforesaid, and the President of the Uni
It'd St tes by his unprecedented use o
the veto power, in order {, perpetual
said laws, and the use Of aimed men a
the polls have shown spirit OF factor
and devotion t, patty success instead
o. the welfare Of the country aud tht
preservation of it, const Tuition and liber
ties, that demand the condemnation oI
the whole American people.
Resolued. That P,esid.nt HAYES, by
his frequent i,t,rpos ton ofthe veto in Of
der to defeat lesisl;,t on that was plainly
const tutional, that in no way int .rieret
with the independence Of anyt ther depart
ment of the Government, and had receiv
ed the most mature consideration o
Congress, has shown an utter disregard
of the considerations and principles tina
induced the insertion of the veto powe
10 the constitution, and like disregard
of the wishes and welfare of the people.
Resolved, Tnat we declare it as th
sense of the Democracy Of Ouio, tha
not a dollar should be appropriate d b,
Congress t, pay soldiers, marshals
deputy marshalls, or supervisors Of elec
tion, to interfere with or col troll cleo
tons.
Resolved. That the efforts OF the R,
publican party to open and keep alive tn
var feeling between the North and Sout
are to be condemned by every lover o
his cour try.
Resolved. Thst we reafflrm the 6nan
cial principles heretofore advocated, b
the Democratic party Of Ohio that tn
Issue of money in any form, and =,
regul,tion thereof, belong to the genera
government alone, and ought not to b
delegat d or entrusted to individuals o
corporations; that We therefore oppos
the perpetuation of the present Nations
banking systrm as a means OF contro
over the currency Of the country, and Il.
mand the gradual substit .tion Of Teas
ury not.s-for National bank currenc
t, be made receivable for all dues, and
legal tender equally with coin-snch gov
ernment issues to be regulated upo
principles established by legislation o
organic law, sn as to secure the creates
possible stability of value.
Resolued, That after changing the va
uation of all property from the scale G
paper money BY which the heavy burdel
Of debts now resting upon the people
were created. to the former level of gol
and silver-the change then made in th
no. tallic standard itself, by the demonet
zation Ut silver-was mcnstrous frau
upon the people. cunningly devised i
the irt.rest of tie holders OF bonds, tbs
should he condemned as in violation 9
every principle Of honest dealing and
covert assault upon the fundaments
rights Of property, and We therefore ds
mand the full rest ,rstion Of silver to il
original p ace as mpney metal, the sam
as gold.
Resolred. That the rapid increase Q
the ir teres t-bearing del of the govern
lnent. under the presert administration
ought, excite the serious sppreheneio io
Of the people. We demand that th
further increase in the bonded delt, i
time Of peace, be stopped and it be pu
in process Of extinction.
Resoloed. That tue attack made upo
the State Legislature in the Republica
platform is wholly undeseived, and ths
the Legislature in it's arduous work q
codifying the laws CT the St4te and in tn
redutt ton Of fees and salaries of count
officers and the passage Of Law t. pro
tect the ballot and prevent bribery Q
elections, deserve the commendation o
the people of the State.
Resol6ed. That it is tie duty If on
Government to maintain to its fullest ex
tent the doctrine tat man may, in goo,
faith, change his babitstion AMI becnmet
citizen Of any other country. We shou,'
project, in every part of the world, al
our natural,zed citizens as we would GU
native born; and should resist all i'm
proper claims upon them by Cavern
ments to which thev no longer owe al
legiance. We demand th, t exis ting ,rea
ties with all foreign Governments b
rioidlv enforced. and that parlv s,ens h