Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-08-07
The ohio ResOl ut,ons.

The Democratic partyoi Ohio, at its Convention,
on wednesday, among other resolutions, passed
the following:
Resolved, That the wealth of the country is the
product OF its labor and the bst use Of its capital
is that which gives employment and liberal wages
to the producing classes, henue every lust meas
ure that tends to Protect them from oppression
and improve their condition and dignity their call
ing, deserves and receives our sympathy and sup
port, and that we cordially recommend the CON
servative resolutions adopted BIT the recent Ma
tional Labor Congress at Cleveland, favoring ar
bitration and cooperation.
Resolved, That although always constituting
large majority of the American people, the aeTi-
culturists have never demanded OF tho Govern
ment-State or Federal-anY special privilege !:
have enever infested the halls bf Congress or Leg
islature with lobbyist and Filgs, on the contrary
have suffered under discriminhtnga and unjust laws
until lorbeaTnnce has ceased % be q virtue. We
heartily pledge our sincere and honest efforts to
obtain Tor them redress for their grievances and
equal and exact justice.
Resolved, That the public lands should be So
cTedly reserved for actual settlers who will live nm
on and cultivate them, and thut We will contnueto
denounce and opposelas we have always denounc-
ed and opposed all gifts Of such lands by the Gov
eminent TO incorporated CoIhpantes
Resolved, That the greatest danger to free
institutions Is wide spreading corruption that
threatens the utter destruction OF public virtue:
| when Credit Mobllier frauds pass unpublished
when those engaged in them are eIevatedto high
position; when seats in the Federal Senate are
VIGOROUSLY purchased; when vast sums Of :money
are corruptly employed in popular elections;
when the army IF oftice-holdars, with the sanction
OF the Government, use their official influence to
cantrol elections; when the bribery Of custom
house officials is established usage; when rings of
plunderers are recipients of millions of money
appropriated for public use; when official defai-
catations are Of sncl frequent occurrences as
scarcely to excite attention. when Presidential
pardons relieve defaulteFn from punishmenf and
fresiQentaI appointments reward Credit Mobiiier
ana salary graDDlng CongTessmen; and when
Congressional Investigations bre generally white
washing an Ars " 70 not strange that mon begin
| 10 lose confidence IN free limitations and that
the fame of the great republic is tarnished
| thropgout the civilized world To remedy these
evils we insist that the receipts and lexpenditure5
OF the Government shall be dismished: that its
patronage shall be curtaied, and all useless Offices
abolished; that it shall cease 10 usurp the func,
tions to which it has no title that ocfiia mlscon
duct, and fraud and corruptibn shall be vigorous
ly punished, and that public virtue shaIl be up-
held, and want OF it condemned by the united
voice OF the people.
Resolvedi That we conddmn without reserve
the late action of Congress In granting addi
Il tonal salaries as unjust ard uniusti1abIe. anf
demand Its immediate ard unconditional re
peal, and we denounce every member of Con
/ gress, whether Republican, Or Democrat, who
ouPpOlSSu bho - N VI IcltlYeu anu reCalnoQ
tho money procured thereby and we especial
" denounee the conduct 9f President Grant
/ In using the influences of his high position fo
Its passage and whose ofaCial signature made
l Il a law.
Resolved, That the act of the President IN set
ting up by the bayonet a government in Louis
lana not chosen by the people and having nt
title whatever to rule over them, was a fiagran
violation Of her rights andOf the Federal Con
stitution.
Resolved, That every department Of tht
Government Deing In Che hands OF the Re
publican party, they are Justly responsible
Tor the evils and wrongs ia legislation. an(
the administration of which the country com
plains. .....
Resolved That under tla time hOnOred Dem
ocratic banner, with this declaration of prlncI
pies insclbed in Its folds, We engage In the con
i hict, and we earnestly appeal to patriotic mel
Of every class, without regard to party name
or past differences, to unite with us on terms O
perfect equality In the sttpgRle to rescue th,
Government from the hands 0f dishonest mer
and redeem 1t from the flood OF corruption
which threatens its ruin. qs33 M 80 =