Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-09-14

| The STRAIGHT-oUT CoNvENTIoN.--
| This Convention which met at Louisville
last week, was largely attended, and COM
posed of material which gave it strength.
| OF GOA votes for President, Chas. O'Conor,
of New York, received 600, and Pendleton
A. For Vice President, John Quincy
Adams was nominated. Before the nomi-
nation Mr.. O'Conor wrote long letter de-
( clining 1t, and at the same time taking
strong ground against Greeley. On Thurs
day, telegram from Mr.. Adams, as fol-
lows, was read
QUINCY, Mass, Sept, 8.
Colonel Blaton Duncan, Louisville
l will gladly serve as Vice President
with Mr.. O'Conor, but will accept nothing
else. Mr.. O'Conor must positively stand
JOHN. @. ADAMS.
BY vote of 544 to 30, the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this con
vention that Charles O'Conor, having fully
and heartily approved the objects and pur-
poses of this convention. and having been
unanimously nominated for President, and
John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts,,
for Vice President, the delegates of the
Democratic party here assembled are I'M
willing to make other nominations in their
stead, and that the Democratic party will
give them, in any event, their undivided
support.
1t is stated that the committee appointed
to notify Mr.. O'Conor of his nomination,
think that they may induce him to recon-
slider his determination and accept.
The following is the platform of the
Straight-out Democracy,
WHEREAS, Frequent occurrences to the
first principles of eternal vigilance against
abuses, are the wisest provisions for liberty,
which is the source of progress, and tidel-
ity to our constitutional system is the only
protection for either therefore
ReSolred, That the original basis of our
whole political structure is constant in
every part thereof. The people of each
State voluntarily formed the Union, and
each State provided by its written Consti-
tuition for everything State should do
for the protection of life, liberty and prop
erty within it, and each State, Jointly with
others, provided aFeteral Union for for
eign and Interstate relations.
ReSolred, That all governmental powers,
whether State or Federal, are trust powers,
coming from the people of each State, and
that they are limited to the written letter
of the constitution, and the laws passed in
pursuance of it, which powers must be eX-
ercised in the utmost good faith, the Con-
stituticn itself providing in what manner
they may be altered and amended
ReSOtred, That the interests of labor and
capital should not be permitted to conflict,
but should be harmOnzed by judicious lcgis-
latiOn. While such conflict continues, labor,
which is the parent of wealth, is entitled
to paramount consideration.
ReSolrcd, That we proclaim to the world
that principle is to be preferred to power !;
that the democratic party is held together
by the cohesion of time-honored principles,
which they will never surrender for all the
Offices which Presidents can confer. The
pangs of minorities are doubtless eXcruciat-
ing, but we welcome an eternal minority,
under the banner inscribed with our prin-
ciplcs, rather than an almighty and ever
lasting majority purchased by their aband-
oument.
ReSOlred, That having been betrayed at
Bal timorc into false creed and false lead
ership by that convention, we repudatc
both, and appeal to the people to approve
our platform and to rally to the polls TO
support true platform and candidates
who cmbody il.
ReSolred, That we are opposed to giving
public lands to corporations and favor their
disposal TO actual settlers only.
ReSOlred, That we are in favor of n judi
cious tariff for revenue purposes only and
that we are unalterably opposed tC class
legislation ana taxation which enriches the
few at the expense of the many, under the
plea Of protection.
In advocating Tariff for revenue only,
it is simply in accordance with the princi-
pies of the Democratic party. In this the
Straight-outs are consistent to the position
Of their party on this question.
OF course the straight-out ticket, if Mr..
O'Conor stands, has no chance of being
elected but with him and Mr.. Adams it
will make a strong run, as they are good
men and there are hundreds of thousands
of Democrats who will not sacrifice their
principles, and who wish to preserve a
nucleus for the Democratic party to reor-
ganize on. We shouldn't be surprised il
the Straight-out ticket would poll from
700, 600 to 800, 600 votes. Greeley is daily
growing weaker, and it is clearly demon
strated that under no consideration can he
be elected.