The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-07-30
Ohio Democratic COnVen.
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The Ohio Democratic State Con-
vention met in the Opera House,
at Columbus, Wednesday, and or
ganized with the Hon. Philadclph
Van Trump as President. The
following ticket was nominated
For Governor. Gen. w. s. Rosen-
Grams, on second ballot for Lieut.
Governor, T. q Godfrey; for
Judge cf the Supreme Court, W.
+ !. Gilmore: fer State Treasurer,
! stephen 5uhrcr; for Attorney
General. Col. j. NJ. Connell.
Resolutions were adopted, first
asking that Government bonds be
taxed second. that the payment
of bonds in gold which were bought
with green-backs viii force repudi-
alton upon the people third, de-
nouncing the high protective tariff,
and demanding free trade; and
fourth, favoring the Eight Hour
law. the exemption of household
and homestead property from sale
and execution, and liberal grants
of land to settlers without cost, and
promising to institute general Ia
Dor reform if restored to power
After several resolutions upon top
les of purely local interest come
the following:
RESOLVED, That it is the right
Of each State to decide for itself
who shall possess the elective fran
chise within i: :; that the attempt
to regulate suffrage in Ohio by
means Of the so-called Fifteenth
Constitutional Amendment is sub
versive of the principles of the
Federal Constitution.
RESOLVED, That the policy and
legislation of the Radical party
directly tend to destroy all the re-
served rights of the States. and
convert the Republic into a con-
solidatcd despotism that whether
such despotism be exercised by an
Emperor, a President. or Con-
gress, the result would be fatal toI
liberty and good government /; that
consolidation in this country means
the absolute dominion Of monopoly
and aggregate capital over the lives,
the liberty, and the property Of the
toiling masses
RESOLVED, That we dcnounce
the National banking system as one
of the worst outgrowths of the
bonded debt, which unnecessarily |
increases the burden of the people
$50, 900, 600 annually, and that we
demand it's immediate repeal /
RESOLVED, That the trial and
sentence to death by military COM
missions of citizens of Texas not in
the military or naval service when
the civil courts were in unobstruct-
ed exercise of their functions in that
State, aud in the time of profound
peace, and the approval of that
sentence by President Grant, arc
violations of the most sacred rights
Of American citizens guaranteed by
their Constitution, State and Fede-
raj, and deserve and should receive
the earnest condemnation of every
lover of liberty and constitutional
government.
RESOLVED, That the numerous,
palpable, and high-handed usurpa-
tions of the party in power, their
many pubic and private acts of
tyranny, trampling under foot the
civil law and the guarantees Of the
Constitution their continuing to
deprive sovereign States Of repre-
sentation in Congress, and to govern
said States by military rule, show
them to be the party Of despotism,
and unworthy the confidence and
support of free people.
RESOLVED, That we extend the
rigt hand Of fellowship, and recog.
nize as brethren in a commoni
cause all conservative men not here
tofore Democrats, who will unite
with us in rescuing the Government
from the unworthy hands into which
it has fallen and We pledge the
united and cordial support of the
two hundred aud fifty thousand
Democrats in Ohio whom we repre-
sent. to the ticket nominated by
this Convention, and presented BY
us to the suffrages of the people Of
Ohio.