The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-03

crats, the wicked deprivation Of the people
VI thelr rlghtful heritage in the pnblic
l'nus "hich nave been made gift TO rail-
fcau anu other monopolists the payment
vi more than S24 OO0,O00ipremium during
the administration Of President Grant o5
government bonds payable at mar. main.
tenance at an annual cost to the peonle Of
nearly 3O0OOO00 Of an unconstitutionoi
oppression and extortionate system os
banking, whereby money is made scarce
and interest high, are abuses which call
for wise and thorough remedies.
1lth. That weare in favor of strict econ.
omy, OF a large reduction in the expendi-
lures of the Federal and State govern
ments, of civil service reform, of the col
lection of the internal revenue, by State
authorities, and thereby return to honest
labor of the myriads of tax gatherers who
nfHict our land and eat up its substance.
and of the speedy trial, conviction and
! punishment Of the thieves who have sto-
len the taxes paid by the people.
18th. That while wc.reIect reputation
we equally reject the proposition TO pay
the bondholders more than the contract
with them demands, that if the bondhold-
ers have rights so have the taxpayers, and
VIC insist upon justice being done to both,
that the creditor is entitled to be paid in
the same currency he loaned the govern
ment, that when he loaned greenbacks,
unless the contract otherwise provides, and
when he loaned gold he should be paid
in gold, that to guard against too great an
expansion, greenbacks should be convert
ible in three per cent bonds, at the option
of the note holders, said bond to be re-
deemed in grecnbacks on demand, that the
true method of returning to specie pay
mcnt is to make custom duties payable in
legal tender currency, whether paper mon
ey or gold, that such policy would Sc
cure uniform currency, stop gambling in
gold, and thereby elevate the credit of the
government.
18th. That with tie watchword of Ore
form We confidently go to the country;
that we believe the interests of the great
body of the people are the same that
without regard to past political assoc ia
tions they are the friends of free govern
ment; that they are equally honest, brave
and patriotic, and we appeal to them as to
our brethren and countrymen TO aid US to
obtain relief from the grievous abuses |
cept the wrong doers and oppressors them
selves.
18th. Upon State issues we resolve
that we are in favor of calling Il conven-
tion, as provided for by article sixteen,
section eight of the State Constitution.
&. l.. Valandigham, who stood by Nor
yan's side during the reading of the reso-
utions, seconded the motion for their
Frank ii. Hurd, on behalf of the other
two members of the the committee. moved |
TO strike out the first two resolutions of |
the majority report, and insert the follow |
ing in their stead
Amendments having been made parts of
revolutionary and void"
Tho motion lost. Yeas, lG9; nays 296. |
The majority report was then adopted; |
yeas 3G5, l39.
Durbin Ward, Thos. Ewing and Theo. |
w. McCook were nominated for Gov
ernor. On the second BALLOT McCook |
was nominated, the ballot standing
McCook 254, Ewing l9l, Ward 0.
Samuel T. Hunt, Of Cincinnati, was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor.
The convention then took n recess until
eight o'clock.
At midnight the Democratic convention
is still in session. Wallace, of Clark
county, has been nominated for Attorney
General; Col. j. r. Cockerill, of Adams,
for Auditor of State DR.. Bruehl, of Ham
ilton, for State Treasurer; George w.
Geddes, Of Richland, for Supreme Jndge,
and Arthur Hughes, of Cuyahoea, for
member of Board of Public Works. Nom.
nations are yet to be made for School |
Commissioner and Clerk of Supreme
Court. ..