Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-09-28
Democratic State Convention.

This convention, which met at Madison
on Wednesday of last week, nominated
the following ticket:
For Governor--uarrison G. Hobart; for
Lieut.. Governor-D. w. Maxon for Sec'y
Of State-Levi B. Villas; for State Treas
urer-John W. Davis for Bank Comp
trollcr-Thomas Mcmahon for State Pris-
on Commissioner - Conrad Horneffer :;
for Superintendent Of Public Instruction
john B. Parkinson.
The convention, we believe was rather
small affair, a great many parts of the
state being wholly unreprescntod. The
persons who appeared to take the most ia
terest in the affair, were those who have
been .fajt1Jug members Of the party for the
last four years. The controlling spirits
were the bitterest copperheads in the
state. Considering this fact, how incon-
sistent in them to pass a resolution ''de-
vouty thanking Almighty God for the
fortunate conclusion of a long, bloody and
destructive civil war, originating in sec
tiona passion and crime, in the triumph
ant vindication Of the federal authority
Ifthey had followed this by resolution
thanking tho Union Party for their
straight forward course and unAinching
patriotism, it would have shown that they
were grateful for the services that great
party had done in disregarding their coun,
cils, and resisting tier fire in the rear,
which has beer. kept up by the Democratic
party for the last four years.
In the resolutions which they passed
forming their platform, they endorse Pres
ident Johnson's re-construction policy.
They oppose negro suffrage in this state,
and all interference with the policA1f 9TH
er states on the subject They oppose
further suspension Of the writ Of Aa5eas
corpus, and declare against all trials Of
civil offences by military tribunals
They all demand the most rigid economy
in the administration Of state and national
affairs, and oppose calling in and divcrting
the State School Fund. They acknowl-
edge that the country is under debt of
gratitude to our soldiers for their bravery
and devotion to the Union. They are op-
posed to those provisions of the tariff by,
which bNrdens are thrown upon one Sec
tion Of the country or one class Of the pco-
pie for the benefit Of another section or
class. They are also opposed to all ex-
emptions Of classes from the burdens of
government, and are in favor Of equal, just
and uniform taxation
The above is the substance Of their plat
form; there is certainly not much to object
to,-for there is very little in it. But it
must be kept before the people, that the
leading spirits in the convention were also
the leaders in the democratic convention
held at the same place two years age, where
secession and rebellion were countenanced
and encouraged, where Eallandigham was
endorsed, and where none but copperheads
and rebel sympathizers were nominated
Itwould doubtless pay for the trouble to
review the record of the leading men Of
the convention, and show clearly to every
honest-minded man, that although they
did not pass reasonable resolutions at the
late convention, they have done it before,
and their only reason for not doing it now
IS the fact that it is 50 outrageously IN
popular; but our space will not permit at
present. We shall, however, occasionally
call attention TO these men, ard show up
the inconsistencies of their present pro-
fessions