The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-06-08

Mr.. Bloom, of Richland, moved a committee Of
| three be appointed to wait ON Mr. Pendletoh and
Inform him or his election as President of the
convention. Adopted and Messrs Bfoem, OF
RiehIand, adeKeIhy and Sehleieh, of Fairfield
were appointed said committee.
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The Chairman appointed the sugsestion.of
delegate, Mr. Joseph Gutzwiler, OF, Hancock, as
{ The committee reported the rules of the Ohio
House of Representative for the governments Of
| the convention, the order Of making nomiua-
tions, and that a majority of an the votes cast
should be NECESSARY 10 aehOice- The report was
| adopted by numerous vote.
SPEECH OF Ron. GEORGE H. PENDLEroN. -
The committee appointed to wait on Mr.. Peul
that gentleman, and he vas introduced to the
convention ~ Mr. NC Kinney, the Temporary
most enthusiastic cheering, and addressed the
convention as follows: z.--.---.---.... ------
PENDLEroS's SPEECH.
Gentlemen Of tds 6onrentiOn: thank you for this
! side over your meeting to day. i thank yoti all
the more because see from the numbers which
exhibit from the light of battle which sparkles in
| their eyes, that the spirit of the Democracy is
rate to-day movement which in its results win
rescue the country from the grasp Of the spoiler,
constitutional liberty I need not remind you
that activity and vgor is the sword in action So
| the essential elements of council.
> The Vice Presidents and Assistant Secretaries
forward and took their seats on the platform.
'-7r 30 q STATE CENTRAL coxAnrrEr
THE committee on resolutions not being ready
to report, General Ball, of Muskingum, moved to
suspend the order of business 70 enable the COM
rnittee on State Central Committee. The motion
/ was agreed to, and General Ball announced the
State Committee selected by the various con-
gressional dele egatiens, as follows: ----.
First distEiet-c " wOolIey, Of Hamilton.
| Second-John Jones, of Hamilton. --
q, Third-Durbin Ward, of Warren. ~-at- ,
Fourth-A Platt, of Logan.
"a stfth-Raniel /, + Csnsg@ns Of Hardin d.
Seventh George Lincoln, OF Madison
Ninth-Adolphns Kramer, Of Ottawa.
Tenth-Frank H .Hurd, Of Lucas. @
Eleventh-H Moore, of Vinton.
TWeifth--M A DaughertY, of Fairfield.
Thrice nth-Milli am Parr, Of Licking
Fourtee nth--E B Eshelnnan, of Wayne --'-t
. Fifteenth-Jerome Stevenson, Athens.
Sixteenth-CE E Mitehener, Guernsey.
seyepteenth-CN n Allen, Jefferson. sl- .
| fNineteenth--C 8 Cotters of Summit.
WAITING ON 4Hs nEsOlurioSs. =,
Judge Lang, Of Seneca county, moved TO sns-
proceed to the nomination of candidates, while
awaiting the report Of the COMMITTEES on resolu-
Captain Reanny, Of Rocking, moved to amend
by providing that -eOsuuittee of three be APP
tions. Tie otion s 50 and ii the Chair
appointed GSaPtain . ., @ Rssisy q aOckiDg and
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which caused considerable laughter. isi-
cd REPORT OF zHE oOsrssrTEEE OS REs0LUII0ss. Z.
Mr. PendIeton-The committee on resOlutions
w: Morgan as chairman of that committee
ICheers.I r. sc -.s.Tsy l,sr.st-.. j..
the stage was loudly eheered. He said: have
the honor to report the resolutions adopted Sy
seventeen out Of the .nineteen Inembers OF the
| in my whole political life have never Witnessed
such an earnest desire as characterized the mem
accom- plist h sthe right preserve the harmony and
secure the triumph of the Democratic party.
General Morgan then read the report, as follows
fEfTst-That deuouneing the extraordinary
means by which they were brought about, we re-
eognize as accomplished facts, the three amend
\ ments in fact to the Constitution, recently de-
ciared adopted, and the some as no longer politi-
cal issues before the country. q. "a. r..5-rs..
| SecOnd-We demand that the rule OF STRICT coN-
srRucrIoN, proclaimed by the Dernoerahe IA
theirs, accepted by the statesmen Of all parties
Amendment to the Constitution. be vigorously ap
piled to the Constitution as il is, 4neluding
/ and insist that these amendments shall not be
held to have in any respect altered or mocthed
the original theory and character Of the Federal
Government; but only to have enlarged the pow
ers delegated to =itsz and that extent, and no
4 States and that, as thus construed, the Demo
cratic party pledges itself 70 the tu faithful and
absolute enforcement of the Constitution as it
now IS 50 as TO seepre equal rights 70 All persons
under It, without distinction Of race color or con-
T6iTd-That the absolute equality of each and
every State within the Union, Is. q fundamental
| principle of the Federal Government
FolTth-That we via always cherish and uphold
the American system Of State and local purposes,
and General OoVernment Tor general purposes
| at Capitalization and consolidation Of power in
the hands Of the General Goyernment5 and the
| more especially when such attempts are in the
form Of usurpatien by any department. OF that
/ Goyegnment. And, further, that we adhere firmly
! pendence between the sco-Ordinate departments
j OF the Government the Legislative, the Exeou-
tive and the Judicial, condeE1ning all encrOach-
| mems by one upon the functions of the others.
| FT}th-While the fundamental law as expressed
I'll abrogated as prescribed by that instrument, all
legislation is, in its nature and purpose, tempo
TFy at anq t6e % Of sJoTy Of the people
pressed through the law-naling power and that
| the pretense that any act of Congress not execu-
TED and spent or any Legislative policy Of party,
is an absolute nality, is totally inconsistent with
that il isthe unquestionable right of the people
Of themselves, at each successive election and IN
each successive Congress, to judge of what legis
carry into execution or enforce the constitutional
powers, rights :and duties of the Federal Gov
| Sirth-That as an instance of eminently appgo-
| pirate legislation under the Fourteenth Amend
ment, We demand now OF Congress universal am
NSeSenth-Tbat while We deneunee all riotous
| combinations and onsPiracies against law or TO
disturb the peace, IN the South, or elsewhere, and
demand of all good citizens their utmost influence
to put all such down, I'VE also denOunee the act
| commonly called the "Bayonet Bill" recently
/ passed BY Congress and the more recent act
| commonly called the "Ku-Klux Bill " extending
| by its terms to every State; as enacted for no
other purpose tnan to complete the eentralization
of all power in the hands of the General Govern
| ment, establish military despotism, and thus
fperpetuate the present administration. without
ntsry TsssS y ipeonsistent s with tS Whole theory and
4 charaeter Of the. Federal Government, and revo-
lutionary and dangerous In their character but In
direct conflict with the spirit and letter of the
/ Constitution, including tine amendments which
W. .EigStSSTRat holding still to the good old Dem
| ocratie doctrine Of annexation or acquisitions Of
f Presidsnt Grant 70 acaxiirg San Domingo as a
siob' and BY the means for the purposes, evil
N;1ith-That we are in favor Of a strict revenue
tariff, conformed to theory and principles OF all
4 other Just and wise tax laws, and opposed to the
| ssprotective' theory, so called. i-r
fTenth-That the prSfigate corruption and want
| on extravaganza which peryade every department
/ Of the federal goyernmsntj the sacrifice OF the
interests of labor to agrandize handful OF aris-
tocrats5 tne wIcksu oe NJ te PeoPie ~
have been made gift to railway and other mo-,
nopolistsI the PayInent OF more than twenty-feur
| millions premium, during the administration Of
President Grant, on governments bonds payable at
\ par the maintenance at an annual cost TO the
| fional, oppressive and extortionate system OF
banking, whereby money Is made scarce and IN;
| terest high, are abuses which call tcr wise ana
tEsetsafh2Fhst we are in favsr District economy
of large reduction in the expenditures Of the
Fedt raj and State Governments of civil service
reform; eollsetion Oh internal revenue
by State authorities and thereby return 20 honest
labor the nyTiads Of tax-atierers who affiict our
i land and eat up its substance; and Of the speedy
| trial, conviction and punishment Of the thieves
| WHO have stolen the taxes paid by the people.
| TiOeljth-That while we reject repudiation, We
| equally reject the proposition 70 pay the bond
| holders more than the contract with them de-
| mands; that IL the bondhoiders have rights, so
have t6eA tax-pa5 ers, aud we insist upon justice
being done to both That the creditor Is entitled
to Be paid in the currency he loaned = the
! GOFernnent; that when he loaned greenbacks he
should be paid IN green hacks unless the contract
| otherwise provides, and when he loaned gold, he
shouldpe paid in gold.s That to guard against too
| great an expansion, gfeenbacks should be made
4 eOngertibie into three per cent bonds at the op
ton Of the note holders, said bonds 70 be redeem
ed ,ins greenbaeks 90. demand That the true
i method Of returning to specie payments N4s-to
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