The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-09-16
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REPEACBA NATJoNAEe IHNK
NOTEsWfTH EE6Ab TENOERS.

, The, following platform was adopted JUMP
4 Isss!Nun SnJ 2GIfW0ns ,Sld'
syRFs6tvfp That the psmpersSy Of Ohio de,
maud free and fair elections, and, 10 mat end
dspornce all inteifershcs N ithI .elestiops ~
the military power; that the experience OF
ssis~asas -slhss..eeantriss. -abundantly
proved that the presence of troops At the
polls is destructiys. Of freedom Of elections
and is Incompatible with the existence Of
free institutions; that the laws enacted by
Congress which. under the pretense Of regu:
lstirg tie manner OF Congressional elections
interfsrsivah the election Of State officers
and ovetthiow the laws Of the Sta.e govern.
ing the choice of such officers are unconstitu1
.ti,nal, anddor that reason ought to be re-:
psaIed; thst they ns also istrument$iitiss
lot ,fraud< force andscorrsptiou, by which the
.psfty inpoyer uses the money Of the people
tocorrupt, and thousands of Irresponsible of
.hcers to harass and coerce the voters and es:
,peoially by force and fraud. to deprive our
natural zsd citizens of the right To vots,, aud
fol-. these reasons also said laws ought to be
Immediately reoealed.
REsoLSR6. That impartial juries are essen
,tial TO the administration of justice, aud
Thereby toths preservation of libery; that
luoman eahsbe secure in his peFon or proc.
.erty when the Juries are packed and controll-
ed by the Government for despotic and par
tisan purposes; that under the Federal Jury
Laws nov tn existence juries may be anu
have been so packed and controlled, and that
the highest interests of justice and free gov
eminent feduire that the laws be changed so
sas 10 secure fair, impartial and Independents
Ijuries in 3he Federal Courts.
RESOLVED that the Republican minori ty
in Congress. by refusing to sotet supplies to
m aintain the Government uhfess the inajori-
~ would, agree to the use OF troops at the
polls, and also to the maintenance of the
'unconstitutonal. corrupting, violent and un-
lust Rlectiop Laws aforesaid; and the Presi-
debt oftheI United 4 Statess by shis unprece-
dented use of the veto power in order to
uerpetuate, said laws. and the use of armed
men at the polls. has shown spirit OF fac.
tion and > devotion to party success instead
Of the welfare of the country and the preser.
yation OF It's Constitution and liberties that
demand the -condemnstiou~ ~the1whole
Aperican people.
+ sRrsbLVfD.s Thdt ffesideuV nay w. sby ~hls
FREQUENT interposition of the veto in ofderte
defeat legislation that was plainly cons titu-
tioual that N no az intssfsfed WIZ the IN
dependence of any other department of the
Government and had received the most ma
ksnse consideration pfs Cohgfess hasi showr
ran utter disregards sel the censid dsEationss ane
principles that induced the insertion of the
veto .pewsr in the CopstitptjonGraud, = lks
disregard Of the wishes ~ snS a vAlfAts atss Fl se' fh'
people. "a "a, a.
q the Democtscy OF Ohio tRatsDotS a. dcllAi
should bsiappropriatsd by . 6angsess aos pay
soldiers, Marshals, Deputy MarshaIs or su,
yervisorssofT Electiop itesipsssfsts vithsie
eontroheleetiqns,s o, hsI.i,a sd itells no
!, .RtsoLTlp. That the efforts of the, Rspub
lican party to open and keep alive the, va
feeI;pe bat:an bsat4:eean tie Noifh ana Sotth are I,
be copdsmirneai BY Avery loSsr 0fhis county
islRksStfyrba. That We rsafirin The fusnSis
prindples heretofers advocated BY tiisbDsmb
cratic party Of 0hio--that theissus of mon,
ey inany form ,aad the regulation thereof
belong to the Gepefal Geyerpment alone,an'
ought not to be delsgatsd, or .intrussed to in
divduals or corporations; that We therefor
oppose the perpetuaaonl ofilthe 9prssen
National Banking system as a means Of con
troll over the currency of the country, an
demand the gradual substitution of Treasu,
notes for National Bank currency, to b
made receivable for all dues, and legal ten
der equally with coin-such Government is
sues to be regulated on principles estab
lished by legislation or organic law so as Z
secure the greatest possible stability of val
ne.
RESOLVED. That after changing the valua
zion of all property from the scale of pape
money, by which the heavy burden q
debts now resting upon the people wer
created. to the former level of golt and sill
yer, and that the change then made in th
metallic standard itself by the demonetizs
tiou Of silver was q monstrops fraud upo
t6s people! sunfihgay aevissalin the inter
lies. Of, the holders of bonds, that should b
copdenned as 10 violation of every principl
.losthbnest dskling, sadIa COVERT assault app
the fundamental rights of property, and W.
therefore, demand the full restoSation oftsi
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same Rssss q n sS,u rb.t ,ssl,sr;a ,,sste.Ia,de,b
,,,.rs.s ,Iasx. ~ tSs TGavsrnmsr
under the present Admfnistrsiion ought I
sxsitaihs sefi6nk hpptsbensieu of The pc.
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80. NC ~ =. 80. =, n,ooass n sw,;n,
hien l9lh9Tq 1sdib9 " s's3iT 10fq
RrsoL,KD. That the attack made upon ii
a's: f = ,stsss q & / pS 4 {bsp sais,