The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-09

e Democratic convenl Jon.
The funtsfifed denocracy,. met in
qenvspthn q tie So. at indianapolis
The attendance was quite large-dele-
gates from every county in the State be-
ing present. z The Convey,tion nominal
/ ted the following ticket, and passed the
annexed resolnsions. The 11thFresolu
ton could not have been bettered had
Gen. .KENBALL drafted it, and we only
regret that the past action of the party
towards, the soldiers ST amps it as hypo-
critical, and only designed ,nop to soft
soap those they delighted to style, .mnr-
pderers,s, sthiev es,s,aa' iLincoln's3 hireling
Issoidiers,' &c .e5afE es5 RI 81
Z The Democ c;atic State ticket for 1868
is thus comp ,sed 1879 ai'E asas.s.' sTs =
E For Governor, Thos, a. Hend ricks, of
Marion; Lieutenant Governor, A. P
Edgerton, of Allen Secretary OF State,
Reuben c. Kise, of Boone; Auditor of
State, sJosep " Beinusdaffer, of Frank /
lin; Treasurer of State, James B. Ryan,
of Marion Clerk OF The Supreme Court,
Noah s. La Rose. Of .Cass',; Reporter of
the Supreme Court, NJ A. o. Packard, j
Of Marshall ;oSuperintendent of Public
.Instructip os, John a.. Phillips, of Da-
5viess AttoIne yv Genera Solomon Clay .
pool, of Putnam $50 SOC. z'ao7Esz sds7e se
j T. aResoFoed. That language is made
.quate to express our adherence. and
,cond emnationg of the Radical recon
CT tnnn
condemned by azerery consideration of;
Justice and coust itu tional obligations
policy fraught with the most alarming
apprehension ofe vii to ten States in the
Union. sandS dest rue ton to the Union
aitself3ssa policy that, largely Increases
taxation "a policy tn: ut = equires q large
standing army hie h adds nearly one
hundred milliens of dollars annually to.
the expense of the Government, while it
beggars taespeople-a policy, the avow-
ed object aof which is TO continue in
power the most venaL aud corrupt
political party that eve dishonored. any
civilized nation policy yindicatively
enacted and nero iiesslye prosecuted
with the vnconstitu ito uals purpose of
centralizing and peri set, lating all politia
cal power of the gov ernm ent in the
adomin ent' radical par ty n Congress, and
q policy which, If nc Q ariy arrested by
the American people, will sooner or
ent in one comm on and appalling
ruin. - g. al q, 80. ssya.fss essae re+tzsz
+ 2. That We demar ID 81 the unconsdi-
tional repeal of acts cf Congress- con-
ferring exclusive RICH Is or privileges
upon any class or elias ses of citizens at
the expense of other cl asses.
+ 8. That the nation Il bank system,
organized in the inter est of the bond
holders, ought to be abe lis ned, and Uni
ted, States notes substi Srlt,ad in lieu of
the national bank cure ncy, thus saving
to the people, in inter est alone, more
than eighteen millions o { dollars annu-
ally, and until such sys stem of banks
shall be abolished, we d emand that the
shares of such banks in I indiana shall be
subject to the same taxa ion, State and
municipal, IS other pr operty OF the
State. sss.sg q ss ~ eas adj 81 4azzssa 81.
T. That the bonds and other securi-
ties of the United~-State s, with every
other description of pro perry should
bear its equal proportion taxation for
State, county and municir al purposes,
and to that end the bono Is and other
securities of the United States ought
to be taxed by Congress for national
purposes, in. an amount Substantially
equal to the tax imposed on property in
the several States for local purposes.
5. That we are in favor of 4 he pay
ment OF the Government bonds in
treasury notes, commonly called green
backs" Except where expressl. Y made
payable in gold by law, at the earliest
practicaMe.period. o3 ,gma p .saa'
6. That the unjust and iniq uitoris tariff
laws now in force ought to be repealed !;
and a tariff adopted looking to revenue
only. 70 j. 1888
I 4 That the monstrous c: xtravagance
l5of the Republican leaders il, the admin
tistration of government, a t all times
and in all places, has been p rofiigated to
an extent unexampled in n Istory and
for the hundreds of million 5'of dollars
expended by them since the termination
of the war, they have nothing to show
save severed States, military despotism,
oppressive laws, usurped over and a
imutilated constitution. - The burthen of
taxation, toe grievious to b e borne, de.
mands their removal from all places of
| trust, and q thorough course Of retrench-
n ent and reform.
I 8 That we are opposed to- comforting
| the right of suffrage upon the negro |;
and We deny tue right of he general
Government to interfere VITA the ques-
/ ton OF suffrage in any Of the States Of
| the Union.
g. That it is the duty OF the United
States to protect all citizer.s, whether
native born, or naturalized, in every
right; at home and abroad, without re-
gard to The pretended claim of foreign
nations to perpetual allegiance,
| 10. That the attempt to regulate the
moral ideas and appetites of the people
| by legislation, is unwise and despotic !;
and we are opposed to that class of
/ legislation which seeks to pr ohioit the
people from the enjoyment of all proper