Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-06-08

Nlneteeth-J.' Palm, lfum'
bull.
The Convention then pro
ceeded to make nominations
Secretary of State being first
in order. A number of nomi-
nations were made, but the
names were all withdrawn, eX-
cepting those of w, T. Cessna,
Of Hardin, and William HeiS-
ley of Cuyahoga. The result
of the balloting being as fol.
lows
William Heisley 3ll votes
W. Il. Cessna l95
The President announced the
result, when
Mr.. Cessna, after returning
thanks to the members Of the
Convention for the support
they had given to him, moved
to make the nomination of Mr.,
Heisley unanimous, Mr.. Cess
ma was loudly cheered and his
motion carried unanimously,
and with a considerable display
of enthusiasm.
William HeiSly, of Cuyaho
ga, was thereupon declared the
candidate Of the Democracy
for Secretary of State.
Hon. Richard A. Harrison
of Madison county, was nomi-
mated for Supreme Judge by
acclamation.
John II. Heaton, Of Belmont
was nominated for Comptroller
Of the Treasury, on third ballot,
over James X. Newcomer, Of
Lorain, and f, NJ. Cozad, Of
Warren.
Col. William Spencer, OF
Licking, received the nomina-
tion for Member of Board OF
Public Works, on second bal
lot, over B. P. Churchill, of
Hamilton.
The Report Of the Commit,
tee on Resolutions was the next
business in order. The follow
ing is the
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS:
The Democracy Of Ohio, coming
together in the spirit Of devotion to
the doctrines and faith Of free rep
resontative government, and rely
ing for success upon discussion and
the intelligence Of the people, deem
the present Convention fitting oc
casion toreassert the following time.
honored principles Of the Demo
cratic party:
That the federal Government is
one Of limited powers derived sole
ly from the Constitution; that the
grants Of power made therein ought
to be strictly construed by all the
dependents and agents of the Gov
crnment, and that it is ineXpedient
and dangerous TO exercise doubtful
powers,
That the constitution of the Uni
ted States is founded on the funda-
mental principle of the entire and
absolute equality of all the States
Of the Union, and it is not compe--
tent for Congress to impose upon
them any conditions or restrictions
in respect to their internal concerns
which the Federal Constitution has
not imposed;
That the liberal principles en-
bodied by Jefferson in the Declara-
ton of Independence, and sanction
ed in the Constitution, which make
ours the land Of liberty and the
asylum Of the oppressed Of every
has ever been cardinal prin-
ciples Of The Democratic faith, and
every attempt to abridge the priv
ilegers Of becoming citizens, and
the owners of soil among us, ought
to be resisted with the same spirit
which swept the alien and sedition
laws from the statute books;
And, in order that we may more
distinctly declare our views of the
measures and policy Of the present
administration,
Resolved, That we donounce the
present tariff, as well as the substi-
lute lately introduced in the House
of Representatives by the Commit,
tee on Ways and Means, as u gigan.
tic robbery of the labor and indus
try Of the country; that they are
solely designated to advance the in.
tcrcst ofa few thousand monopolies,
and that they should no longer be
submitted to, and that no candidate
for Congress, nor any other
Office, is worthy of support who is
not in favor Of Il low revenue tariff,
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