The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-07-24
New Democratic Departure.

The Democracy of Allen County, in this
State, met in Convention recently, and took
a departure which is creating considerable
stir in the political world, especially in the
Democratic portion. The following are the
resolutions passed: ....s-...
WHEREAS, The events of the last decade
have demonstrated the fact that the tenden-
cy of those intrusted with the affairs of
government is to disregard the interests of
the people for the attainment of selfish pur-
poses; and "
WHEREAS, The open, high-handed and
glaring corruption of the servants of the
people, in squandering the public bonds
upon pet corporations, in the Credit Mo-
biher frauds, and in the action of the Con-
gress of the United States in and about the
passage of the infamous act commonly
called the salary bill, by which the servants
of the people purloined from the public
treasury a vast sum of money over and
above the amount for which they agreed to
serve them, it now becomes the duty of the
people, made imperative by every consider
alton of manhood, self-respect and self
preservation, to rise in their might, ire
speetive of former political alliances, and
hurl from power and position every man
whose honor has been so cheaply exchanged
for pelf, as no longer fit to be intrusted with
the affairs of a free and enlightened people;
and
WHEREAS, Corruption in appalling pro-
portions pervades all the political avenues
of the country, SO that the public confidence
is almost entirely obliterated; and whereas,
the sole purpose of the Democratic party is,
and ought to be, the promotion of the pub
lie interests and the preservation of the
honor of the people; and
WHEREAS, Both of the political parties
have demonstrated that they are powerless
to check or control the existing tendency
toward the utter Generalization of the poll
tics of the country; therefore,
ReSOlced, By the Democracy of Allen
County in convention assembled, That we
invite the people of the State of Ohio,
without regard to past political associations,
to meet at Columbus, in Mass Convention,
on the Both day of July next, to take such
action as the exigencies of the times de-
mand
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their just powers from the consent of the
governed, and that strict construction of
the Constitution, coupled with a rigid OBJ
servance of its provisions in the enactment
of all laws, is our only protection against
eentralizatioI and consequent despotism.
Res0lred, That men elected to positions
of trust, honor and profit, do not thereby
become the rulers of the people, but are
their servants, and are, therefore, amena-
bic to the people for every breach of conf
dence or violation of trust, and should be held
to the strictest account of their official con-
duct
ResOloed, That the President of the
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bill by which he has been enabled to pocket
$4,000 per annum, extra pay, has publish
ed.himself to the world as the most sordid
of all who worship at the shrine of Mann
mon.
ResOtred, That we have with pride viewed
the official career of Charles N Lamison,
our Member in Congress, as a true Repre-
sentative of the people, up to the time he
gave his Gountenance to the Salary Bill.
ReSOLred, That after mature dehberation,
and without any feeling of passion, we do
hereby declare as the unanimous sentiment
of the people of Allen County, that Charles
N Lamison, by his action in voting for and
accepting an increase of his salary, has for
feited the confidence of the people; and we
demand of him that at the next session of
Congress he do all in his power to effect an
unconditional repeal of the law; that he re-
turn to the treasury of the United States
the money by him received in excess of the
contract price for his services, or that he
resign his seat in Congress.