The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-07-23
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Gen. R~osecfnns Nominated for Gov.
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Gen. Rosecfnns Nomlnsted for GOV
ernor1rhe pihtfornn.
Co1UMHos, Ohio, July The Democrat
ic State Convention met at two p. m, an
organized with Lion. p. Van Trump q
president. General w. s. Rosecrans wa
nominated for Governor on the I'd ballot
Tho Other nominations are. n j. Godfrey
Of Mercer, Lieutenant Governor; w. J
Gilmore, of Preble, Supreme judges; Ste
phen Buherer, of Cleveland, State Urea
surer; Colonel j. NJ. Council, of Fairfield
Attorney General; Ben Churchill, Of Ham
uton, Board, of Public Works.
The Stale Executive Committee, located
ut the capital, are rs follows: Allen G
Thurman, Jacob Reinhart, Geo. w. Meek
or and II. ?. J.. Barker.
Rcsotrei, That the claims Of bondholders
that the bonds which were bought Will
greenbacks, and the principle Of which is by
Jaw payable in currency, should nevertheless
be paid in gold, is unjust and objectionable
andlI petsistod IN Will inevitably force upoI
the people tho question Of ropudiation.
hcSOtued, That we d%onounco the high pro.
tecttye taTin which was designed only in Oh,
interest OF the Now England manufacturers
That sad tari6 Is also, byits enormous iihpo,
sitlons on SAT-, sugar, tea, coffee and uecos
Haries, uuendurably oppressive, especially
NfNh thN people OF inc west ana That We
faNor tho substitution Of another one, basei
upon revehuo principles alone, upon The
closest possible approximation to absolute
free trade.
Resoiged, That the Democratic party Of the
United States has always boon %pfominentl,
friendly TO the rights and interests Of the IL
boring man; that they are in favor offs limited
number of hours in an manufacturing work.
shops hours dictated by tho physical aud
mental well-boing Of the laborer; that they
favor the most liberal lawsin regardto house.
hold and homestead exemption from sale and
execution; that they arc aisoin favor of liber.
Al grants Of land from the public domain Ia
the actual settler, without any cost, and that
they are opposed 70 the granting of them TO
swindling railroad corporations; aud that
they are generally friendly to tho system of
measures advocated by the Labor and Indust.
rial Congress, and We pledge the Democratic
party, II restored to power, to exercise its
influence in giving them practical applica-
ton.
Rcsolrcd, That The attacks of Governors
Hayes and Leo upon the doings OF tho late
General Assembly arc false In. fact, malicious
in spirit, sud unworthy Of mon occupying 80
eleYatod positions.
Rcsoirci, That tho lnte General Assembly
were called upon to mako large apprUtrio-
ions 10 rebuild the burned lunatio asylum.
To provide q reform school for girls, con.
stfuct a new blind asylum, 10 make nppro-
priations To pay over $4,000. OF a iudphitnt
obtuined In the Supreme Court Ofthe -fatr
IN favor Of the Lie Iusurutco and Trust Com.
pnny, and ioiueot n dciciency OF over SJ0.-
600 Of tllcprcceding republican Legislature ,
all uf which, together with the extra cnmpen
pation paid to mcmbers under q law PASSED
by arepubllcnn Legislature, wUrC provided
ior without ma increase ufthc state levy. and
the appropriations in the aggregate are much
lees thar. The preceding republican Loqizla-
ture, without nbstracting SSOn.UOO from the
reliei-fuud for manned and Disabled soldiers
and their families.
RtSnlrtd, That We horCby return our
thanks 10 tho Firty-cighth General Assem-.
bly, for their economical expenditure In tho
Administration Ut the state government and.
f0r HE oKposul 81 tho frauds in the erection
OF the state buildings, whereby tho people
were swindlcd ont of half q million dollars y
the negligence and dishonesty Of republican
officials.
Resolrcd, That Il is tho right of each state
to decide iOr itself who shall possess the
elective franchise within It; that tho attomBl
10 regulate suffrage in Ohio by means of the
fifteenth constitutional amendment
y subycrsiye OF the principles of the Federal
Constitution.
Rcsolrod, Thai tue policy a~ndlegislation of
the radical party directly TEND TO DESTROY MI
the reserved rights ofthe states, and convert
republic into n consolidated dospotipm.
that whether such despotism be exercised by
m Emperor, n President, or q Congross. tho
result would ho fatal TO liberty and aoodpny-
ernmenti that consolidation IN this country
means the absolute dominion OF monopoly
aggregate capital over tho lives. the
and the property oftho toiliug masses,
RtSOired, That we denounee tho national
banking System as ono OF the worst ~Outrapcs.
On the bonded debt which unnecossarily I'M.
tho burdens of the people SgO.OOO.-
poo annually; that wo demand its immediate
Besolced, That tho trial and sentence 10
death, by a military commission, of a citizon
Of Texas, not in the military or naval service,
when the civil courts were in the unObstruot.
ed exercise Of their functions in the state ana
m the time or profound peace, and tho ap-
prevail Of that sentence by President Grant.
lro violations OF tho most sacred rights OF
citizens, guaranteed by their con-
'titutlons, state aud federal, and deserve and
should receive tho sevorost condemnation of
overy lover OF liberty and constitutional gov
eminent.
Res0lred, That tho numerous palpablo and
l%ighhanded% usurpatious Of tho party in pow
sr, their many policies and private acts OF
tyranny, trampllng under foot the civil law
guarantees Of the Constitution, their CON
TO deprive several states of repre-
in Congress, aud to govern said
statch by nero military rule, show them to be
the party OF despotism, and unworthy the
,onidence and support Of a free people.
hes0lced, That We extend tho right hand of
fellowship and recognize as brethren In a
cause all conservative men NOT
heretofore democrats, who will unto with us
IN rescuing our government from the un-
worth hands into which ii has fallen, and we
the united and cordial support of the
.wo hundred and fifty thousand democrats in
ohio, whom We represent, to the ticket nom
by this convention and presented by
ls TO the suffrage OF the people OF Ohio.
The State Executive Committee organized
his evening by electing John q. Thomp-
son chairman, Geo. w. Meeker secretary,
md Jacob Reinhart treasurer.