The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-05-29

= Is Dt ulalt5 LllaL III OUT HhtiOual Dol
[ itics there are Republicans who have
been guilty of improper practices, We
answer that the Republican party
was the first to move investigation
the first to press searching inquiry
the first to expose, ceuSure, and con
! demu.the offenders, Indeed, so sensi
tive has been the moral sentiment oil
, our party, / have sometimes feaFet
. that in the excitement of the hour W,
may do personal injustice in som,
cases. But the Indignation which
pervades all classes at the appearance
of evil on the part of prominent pub
lie men, is a sign that our people are
not insensible to moral obligations
and that public servants will be held tC
the strictest account. Ii is proper to
add, however, that no questionable
lscleme has been proposed ur pSrfec..
ed in Congress, in favor uf which th
voice of the opposition was not loud
est heard, and its vote most potent
care not whether the discussions oi
the coming campaign shall be con-
fined TO State government, or be ex-
tended to the national adm inistratiOn.
We are ready to defend both. II in
dividHals have done wrong they must
suffer. Our party is not responsible
unless it indOrses and approves.
With confidence, therefore / call
upon all men in the State, who be
lieYe our administration OF public af-
fairs 10 have been honest and efficient
and who do not desire to reinstate the
Democracy in power in Ohio, to rally
once more to the old staudard-tO per-
petuate Republican control until some
trust is betrayed. Change is not re-
form, unless it he . change for the
better.
We are now, TO have, as think, an
open field fight with the pure and un-
adulterated Democracy. Last year
they prOfessed to accept q Republican
candidate on Republican platform.
The result was not encouraging. The
Liberal Republican party did not
prove to be as strong as the Demo-
Gratis supposed, although it would have
appeared much stronger if its allies
had voted the ticket. Our Liberal
Republican friends said to US last year
that they supported Horace Greeley
because he was q better Republican
than Gen. Grant a.; that they had not
gone over to the Democracy, but that
the Democracy had come to them,
accepting their candidate and their
platform. 1t will not be SO this year.
There will be but two parties, and we
expect our Liberal Republican friends
to be with us and for us, in hearty CO.
operation.
L trust the members OfthIs upusuaI-
| ly large convention wm return TO
their homes determined to stand by
the old party OF patriotism, honesty,
and economy, and prepared to work
with enthusiasm for the success OF
principles in which they firmly be-
lieve, and for which they have labor
ed heretofore, in times Of peace and
war.
Once more l thank you for the gen.
erOus support you have extt nded to
me. l shall strive t0 prove not uu-
| worthy of your confidence.
| Tie ballot for LIeutenant-CiUvernO
now proceeded, and resulted as fol-
lows Van Vurhes, l79! Hart, %! !;
Brinsmade, G7; Beach, 46. As 264
votes were necessary To cnOice, the
convention proceeded 10 = second bal
| lot.
Mr.. Updegraf, ofJeffersOn, said he
was authorized 10 Withdraw the name
of Mr.. Brinsmade.
The balloting then proceeded, and
| the result stood as follows: Hart,
29l Van Worries, 223 Beach, Il.
| Necessary to q choice, 2G7. Mr.. Hart
was therefore declared the nominee.
! Before the announcement was made
| Champaign and Clark changed sever
| al votes from Beach to Hart. Noble
changed part of her vote from Hart to
/ Van VOFnes. Miami changed from
/ Beach partly to Hart and ptrtly to
/ Van Worries. Muskingum changed
one vote from Beach to Van VOrhes.
! Logan and Richiand made changes to
| Hart. This insured Hart's mOmina-
ton.
Mr.. Hart was then called for, took
4 the stage, thanked the c0nventlOn;de-
clared the necessity of aleTtness in the
/ coming campaign, that it should de-
clare its adherence OF corruption in
any form, and should be true To its
| great record in the past, and closed
| with an expression of his abiding
| faith in the future excellence and tri-
umph Ofthe Republican cause
/ WHITE, STONE, AND WELSH.
! Nominations for Supreme Judges
/ being next in order, Judge Lawrence,
of Logan, moved that William White,
/ of Springfield, be nominated by accla-
nation, which was done, and then, on
motion of r. +. FOlger, Of Starke,
Walter +. Stone, of SanduskY, was
nominated in the same way.
Isaac Welsh, OF Belmont, was nom
inated for State Treasurer in the same
way.
LITTLE FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Nominations for AttOrne y General
being then la order, Mr.. Hedges, of
Richland, ,'n"niuated Lyman Il. Mat
sou, Of Richltnd.
Mr.. Craighead, Of Montgomery,
nominated John Little, Of Greene.
MI. HeOman, OF Fayette, nominal
ed Marshal J. Williams, of Fayette,
Mr.. Alexander, of Van Vert, nom
mated Price, of Van Vert.
The first ballot resulted as follows :
Whole number of votes cast, 526; nec-
essary to a choice, 264; Little, 2l74,
Williams, 81 MatsOn, 81 Price,
/ 1903.
There being no choice, the cOnven-
ton proceeded to a secOhd ballot, and
Mr.. Robinson, of Hardin, nominated
= IL. Lux GlllF Vi ONN-hh - 4 LAAC DaAAAVl
resulted thus: Whole number Oi
votes, 524 f; necessary to a choice, 263 ;
Little, 24I Williams, 50 MatsOn, p
Price, I03; Logan, Il.
The third ballot progressed until it
was discovered that Mr.. Little hsd
I3O4 votes, when, on motion Of Dr.ROOp
Of fWarren, the rules were suspended,
and Mr.. Little was unanimously
nominated.
THE PLATFORM.
The Committee on Resolutions now
reported the following series, which
were loudly applauded and unani-
mOusly adopted
n l. That the principles OF the party
. as heretofore expressed in its cOnven'
. tiOns are reaffirmed, and it IS declared
!. that events have proved that theiI
! practical enforcement IS essential q
the welfare Of the country, and the
. maintenance of the interests, rights
/ and liberties OF the people.
T , That We reaflirln our cOnfidenct
= in President Grant and in the wis
= dom, integrity, and success Of the ad
, ministratiOn OF his high Office.
= 8. That there should be rigid ecOnO
I nv in State and national admiDistra
= tiOns, and that taxes should cOntinui
TO be reduced in both a. rapidly a. con
sistent with good government, tn
: maintenance Of public credit, aud tn
- certain extinguishment Of State an,
national debts.
r 4. That the public lands belong I
the people, and should be saeredly re
: served for homes Of actual settlers, AN
we pronounce against all furthe
h grants Of these lands to corporations
, ). That adequate provision shOulD
2 be made by law for the protection {
y persons engaged in mining and Othe
: hazarllons fnrms of labor