Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-06-14

reason ouSnt 10 DC fepea'eu tHat thcy
are u so instrumentalities of fraud force
and corruption, by which the party IN
power uses the money Of the people to
corrupt and thousands Of irresponsible
officials to harrass and coerce the voters,
and especially by force and fraud to de-
prive our naturalized citizens OF the
right to vote, and for these reasons also
said laws ought to be Immediately re-
pealed. .....s
Resolved, That impartial juries are
essential to the administration of justice,
and thereby to the preservation OF lib
erty; that no man can be secure in his
person or property which The juries are
packed and controlled by the govern
ment Tor despotic and partisan purposes.
That under the federal jury laws now in
existence juries may be and have been
50 packed and controlled, and that the
highest interest OF justice and free gov
ernment require that these laws be
changed so as to secure lair, impartial
and independent justice IN the federal
courts.
Resolved, That the republican minor
ity in congress by refusing the vote of
supplies to maintain the government
unless the majority would agree to the
use OF troops at tho polls and also to
the maintenance OF the unconstitutional.
corrup.ing and UNI just election laws
aforesaid, and the president OF the Uni
ted States, by his unprecedented use OF
the veto power, in order to perpetuate
said laws, and the use OF armed men at
the polls, have shown spirit OF faction
and a devotion to party success instead
of the welfare of the country and the
preservation of its constitution and lib.
critics that demand the condemnation OF
the whnla American raoria
Resolved. that President Hayes. by
his frequent interposition OF the veto in
| order to defeat legislation that was plain
| ly constitutional and that in no way iu-
terterred with the independence OF any
| other department of the government,
| and had received the most mature con-
| sideratlOn OF congress. has shown an
utter disregard of the consideration and
principles that induced the insertion OF
the veto power III the constitution and
like disregard Of the wishes and welfare
of the people.
| Resolved That we declare it as the
sense of the democracy of Ohio that net
u dollar should be appropriated by con-
gress to pay soldiers, deputy 'marshals
or supervisors OF election to interfere
with or control elections. .sta{57j
Resolved. That the efforts of the re-
publican party to open and keep. alive
the war feeling between the north and
south are to be condemned by every
lover of his country.
Resolved, That we reaffirm the finan-
cial principle heretofore advocated by
the democratic party OF Ohio, that the
issue OF money in the form and the reg
ulation thereof belong to the general
government alone and ought not to be
delegated or entrusted to individuals or
corporations; that we therefore oppose
the perpetuation of the present national
ban ing system as a means OF control
over the currency of the country and
demand the gradual substitution Of
/ treasury notes tor the national bank cur
rency, to be- made receivable for all
dues and lega! tender equally with the
coin, such government issues to be reg
ulated upon principles established by
legislation or the organic law SO as to
. secure the greater possible stability OF
, value.
E Resolved. That after changing the
valuation OF al property from the scale
/ OF, paper money, by which the heavy
burden of debts now resting upon the
people were created on the former level
OF gold and silver. that the change then
made in the metallic standard itself by
the demonetization OF silver was. mon.
strous fraud upon the people. cunningly
# devised in the interest of the holders OF
. bonds, that should be condemned as In
violation OF every principle OF honest
: dealing and q covert assault upon the
y fundamental rights of property, and VIC
y therefore demand the full restoration ol
silver to its original place as money
metal the same as gold. @ f
1t Resolved. That the rapid increase o.
=. the interest-b, airing debt of the govern.
II ment under the present administration
4 ought to excite the serious apprehension
of the people. We demand that turthe,
" increase in the bonded debt IN time o.
d peace be stopped, and it be put in pro
# cess of extinction.
Resolved, That the attack made upor
the state legislature in the republican
l. platform is wholly undeserved, and thai
e the legislature, in Its arduous work o
e codifying the laws OF the state IN the re-
duction of fees and salaries of county
officers and the passage OF law to pro
" tect the ballot and prevent bribery s,
& elections, deserve the commsndation o.
g. the people OF the state.
,fI Resolved, Ihat II IS the duty OF oul
- government to maintain to its fullest ex
+ tent the doctrine that man may in goot
II faith change his nabitation and becom.
Ii citizen of any other country. W.
T. shall protect in every par. OF the worlt
- all our naturallzed citizens as we w0ult
IL our native born and should resist all i'm
e proper claims upon them by government
ID to which they no longer owe allegiance
r We demand that all existing treatie
with foreign governments be rigidlY en-
g. forced anu that early steps be taken Il
&c obtain from the German empire iulle
t, recognition OF the right OF expatriatiol
IN and of The right OF our naturallzed citi
-. ~ zens returning or having property ther,
~ by modification OF the treaty existing
between US. r-..s Y.-i
~ DISGUSTED BRIDES ADVICE.
A. 4 San Francisco lady who was re