The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-08-18

wait upon Mr.. Anthony, and inform
him Of his nomination, and request him
to appear before the convention. The
chair appointed Noyes, Bloch and Kiln
gel as such committee.
Wadsworth, Of Laporte, moved that
the congressional central committee con-
sist Of Jno. 2. Early, as chairman, and
the chairmcn Of the several county cen
trial committees.
I. j. Splitter offered an amendment,
to the effect that each county select its
own central committeeman, which
amendment was voted down, and the
original motion adopted.
The chair announced that he held in
his hand 4 letter from G. ii. Reeve, OF
Plymouth, and asked the pleasure of the
convention in regard to it. n motion
to law it On the table, without reading,
was lost, and the chairman read the let
ter to the convention.
The committee appointed to wait up
on Judge Anthony, having returned,
Mr.. A. was introduced to the conven-
ton. lie thanked his friends for the
nomination received; said he did not
come to the convention asking the nom
nation. but to urge its acceptance upon
DR.. Eddy, who has proven his devotion
to the interests Of our country in the
halls of Congress and ON the field of bat
tic. / accept the nomination and will
do my whole duty in the campaign;
and if you do your duty, as l believe
you will, the nominee Of this convention
Will be elected in October. l shall meet
you, and discuss the living issues of the
day, and have no doubt but | shall find
many honest Republicans seeking light
and knowledge, who will 90 with US and
aid in restoring our country to its form
er prosperity.
| Loud calls were then made for
| Col. Eddy, who came forward and
said, he desired to congratulate
the convention on their choice for
Congress. have known his competitor
for the nomination for thirty years, and
1 promise you that he will give the
ticket his hcartiest support. His name
is never mentioned at home to Demo
Gratis or Republicans, without receiving
the most profound respect. You have
made a nomination which will please
the entire district, and no part Of il
more than St. Joseph county. You can
elect your nominee, and You must do it
Man and his acts are soon forgotten
but principles live forever; there should
be return to the old landmarks Of The
constitution, and the spirit on which
the principles Of our government was
founded. Your own experience will tie
you that for seventy years the Demo
cratic party never went beyond the lin
its Of the constitution; but the party il
power row never stops to enquire
"does the constitution permit it :" Yol
know that by the last congress whole
states have been given away to railroad
corporations-tcrritory enough to cover
all France and Prussia. A few year
ago we passed homestead law, afte
much hard work on the part Of it
friends, who were met by the argumcn
that in SO doing we were wasting tn
public domain; but it will not be lon;
at the present rate at which VIC are 90
ing until we will have to ask railroat
company for our rights. The tariff yo1
. have borne SO long and so patiently, ha
= recently been doctored by congress
but for every penny taken off your bur
dens, ten have been added. Where 20,
VIII save pennies by the last reduction o
, the tariff On sugars and like articles, yo,
VIII pay out dollars to the monopolists
For every dollar that goes into the treas
ury, we pay twelve to the iron-mongers
[ DO not call my opponents hard names
and have never said that the last con
gress was carnival Of thicves-it wa
, Horace Greeley that said SO. Laughter
Go to your homes and organize for tn
conflict. Circulate reliable documents
and convince your neighbors that yor
arc honest and in earnest. Appeal t.
the reason of your fellow citizens, rath
!, or than to inhamc their passions, an,
the old Eleventh district will be re
deemed
At the conclusion of COL Eddy's re
Il marks, the committee on resolutions re
ported as follows:
PLATFORM.
!, The Democracy of the lth congressiona
district in convention assembled, do hercb
Is make and publish the folio ing as thei
y platform:
WHEREAS, III political rights are inhC
rent in the people, and all rights. polite,
l. and religious, are ina!ionable III the pcopl
only as conceded for the public good en-
: bodied in constitutional law, therefore
n ResotreA, That the Radical Republica
party, in order to retain political power,
rapidly subverting our government, an