The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-08
OHIO.

crnns Nominated for GOvernOr--A Green
back Free Trade Plaiforin-The National
Banking Syst EN- Arraigncd.
COLUMBUS, July 7, 1869.
The Democratic State Convention met at two
O'Clock this afternoon and organized with Hon. Z.
Van Trump as president The following ticket was
nommated:-
For Gope,nOr-General W. s. Rosecrans, on second
ballot.
For Lieutenant GOue'nor--T. G. Godfrey.
For Judge Of me Supreme Court-W, j. Gilmore.
For Treasurer or The Stote-Stephen Buhrer.
For Attorney Geaeyat-COlonel j. M. C0nnel.
The following resolutions were adopted
Resolved That exemption from tax OF over
$4,000 900, 900 government bonds and securities is
unjust 10 the people ana ought not TO be tolerated,
and that we are opposed to any appropriation for
the payment of tho interest on the pubic bolds
until they are made subj cct 10 taxation.
Resolved. That the Claims OF the bOndholders that
the bonds which were bought with greenbacks and
the principal OF winch Is by law payable in currency
should nevertheless be paid IN gold is unjust and
extoltionate, and, II persisted In. will inevitably
force upon the people the question OF repud auOn.
Resolved, That we denouIice the high protective
tarh, which was designed only in the interests OF
New England manufacturers that SAID tariff Is also,
Dy its enormous imposItions salt sugar, tea,
coffee and the necessarles Of llle uncomfortable and
oppressive, especially upon the people of the West
and that we demand its repeal and the substitution
OF another based upon revenue principles alone,
upon the Closest possible approximation to absolute
free trade.
Resolved, That the democratic party of the United
States have always been prominently friendly to the
are IN favor OF limited number OF hours In all
u1acturng workshops, the hours dictated by the
physical and mental well being of the laborer; that
they favor he most liberal laws IN regard TO household
and homestead exemption from sale ana execution:
that they are also III favor OF liberal grants Of land
from the public domain TO actual settlers without
any cost and opposed TO the donation OF them to
swlDdling railroad corporations, ana that they are
generally friendly system OF measures advocated
by the Labor and Industrial Congr asses and we
pledge the democratic party, IL restored to power,
toeXercise their influence In giving them PRACTICAL
Resolved, That the attacks OF Governors Hayes
and Lee upon the dolngs of the late General Assem-
bly, are false In fact malicious IN spirit and unwor-
tiny of gentlemen occupying then elevated positions
Resolved, That the late General Assembly were
70 to rebuild e burned ay
to provide reform school for girls, to construct
new blind asylum. to make appropriations to pay
over $4,000 OF u judgment obtained In the
Supreme Court OF the State in favor OF
life insurance and trust company and
OF the preceding republican Legislature, which to-
Cether with the extra compensation paid to the
were provided for without V an ncrease
OF the state levy, and the appropriations In the ag
greeate are much less than those OF the preceding
reput1can Legislature without abstracting $s0OOOO
from the relief fund for the manned and disabled
soldiers and their families.
Resolved That we hereby return our thanks to the
Fifty General Assembly for their economical
expenditures In the administration OF the State gov
ernment and the exposal OF wholesale frauds I'm the
erection of state buildings whereby the people were
swndled out OF half a million dollars by the negli-
gence OF the republican State officials and the dis
honesty OF Others.
Resolved. That it IL the right OF each State to de-
eide for ITSELF who shall possess the electors fran
chise within 1t; that by the attempt to regulate
Suffrage IN Ohio by means OF the socalled Fifteenth
Constitutional amendment Is subversive Of the prn.
ciples OF the federal constitution.
Resolved, That the policy and legislation OF the
radical party directly tend to destroy all the re-
served rights CT the States and convert the republic
lutO consolidated despOtism; that whether such
despotisn be exercised by an emperor. q President
or Congress, the result would be fatal TO liberty