The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-08-14

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nent to incorporated companies
5. Resolced, That the greatest dan
ger 20 free institutions is the wide
spresdiBg corruption shat thFeateps
the utter destruction % public virtue.
When Credit Moyilier frauds pass un-
runished: when those engaged IN
Them are elevated 70 high Officia! pos
ition; when seats in the federal Sem
ate are nOt5Ti0usiy purchased; when
vast sums OF money are cOrruptly en-
pioyed IN popular elections; when an
army Of Office holders, with the sane
ton OF the government, use their Of
fetal influence 20 control elections
when bribery of Custom House OIL
GERS is an established usage; when
rings OF pIundereTs are recipients OF
millions OF money appropriated Tor
public use; when official defalcations
are Of such frequent occurrence as
scarcely to excite attention; when
uresidential pardons relieve defaulters
! from merited punishment, and presi-
Dental appointments reward Credit
Mobilier and salary grabbing Con-
] gressmen and when . congressional
Z Investigation is generally q white
washing affair, ID Is not strange that
men begin TO lose confidence in free
/ institutions, and that the fame Of the
republic is tarnished throughout the
civilized world. To remedy these
evils we insist that the receipts and
expenditure Of government shall be
diminished; that its patronage shall
/ be curtailed, and all useless officers
abolished; that It shall cease to usurp
/ functions to which It hss no title; that
official misconduct and fraud and cor
ruptiOn in elections shall be rigorous
| ly punished and that public virtue
shall be upheld and the want OF il con-
demned by the united voice Of the
people.
6. Resolved, That We condemn
without reserve the late act Of Con-
gress granting additional salaries as
unjust and unjustifiabIe, and demand
its immediate and unconditional re-
peal. And we denounce every mem
| Der Of Congress, whether Republican or
Democrat, who supported the law, or
received and retained the money pro-
cured thereby. And we especially de-
nOunee the couductof President Grant
in using the influence of his high po-
sition for its passage, and whose OFF,
cial signature made il a law.
Z. ResoLUcd, That the act of the
President in setting up by the bayo-
net q government in Louisiana not
chosen by her people, and having no
| title whatever to rule over them, was
fiagrant giOlatiOTr-of her rights and
of the federal Constitution.
s. ResOlUed, That every depart
ment being in the hands Of the Repub-
lican party, they are justly RESPONSE
Bile for the evils and wrongs in legisla-
tiOn and administration of which the
country complains.
8. ResolUed, That under the time
honOred Democratic banner, with
this declaration of fprinciples inscribed
on its folds, we engage in the conflict
and we earnestly appeal TO patriotic
men OF every class, without regard
10 party names or past differences, to
unite with US, -Oa terms of perfect
equality, in the struggle to rescue the
government from the hands of dis
honest men, and redeem it from the
food of corruption which threatens
its ruins
Somebody tried to have a separate
vote upon each resolution, but he
was incOntinently chOkeI down, and
the platform was adopted as a whole,
with a round of foot manufactured
cheers. la
After the appointment Of the State
Central Committee the announce
ment was made that the conven-
ton was ready to choose a candidate
for Governor.
Senator J. Fl. Putnam, of Ross,
arose, and said: fH,....
az have the honor of presenting for
the consideration of the convention,
the grandest man of bis time, the old
Nestorof the Democracy, whose name
is synonym of purity, second Gin
cinnatus, whom you propose to call
from the plOw to take the helm of the
State-the statesman, the sage, and
the farmer, William Allen, Of Ross"
lApplause.l
Judge Follet, Of Newark, arose TO |
second the nomination, and said:
az desire to second the nomination. |
Mr.. Allen is a gentleman ,who is |
known, not only to every delegate of |
this convention. bat throughout the |
State and nation. and who is neither |
his priciples. / move, sir, that the |
rules be dispensed with, and that his |
nomination be made by accIanfation.v
The motion to nominate by accla-
nation was carried with a laundering
"aye" and with loud cheers. The
band struck up the Star Spangled |
Banner, and then for the first time
there was indeed scene of apparent
ly genuine enthusiasm. Two-thirds |
of the convention rose to their feet |
and yelled with all the lusty vigor Of
Democratic lungs; hundreds of hats
waved over as many heads, and half
a dozeH, more wildly excited than the
rest, threw up their chapeaus into the
Airand yelled if possible louder than |
their fellows.
For Lieutenant Governor the con-
test was between Barnabus Burns,
Sam. Cary, and w. p. Noble, and the
balloting proceeded amid triangular
and varied applause, and resulted:
Cary, 2lS; Burns, 1913; Noble, I19.
At this point the baltle-scarred and |
labor-marked form of Sam. Cary rose
in the gallery, and said his name must
be withdrawn. "Nol no!' shouted |
two hundred delegates. But Cary in
sisted, and his name was withdrawn.
Probably he was helped to his con-
elusion TO withdraw by the vote of
Hamilton county, which stood: Burns,
2S; Cary, 10: Noble, Z; Faran, 8;
Blank, !.
The contest was now narrowed
down to Burns and Noble, and the
second ballot resulted: Burns, 1881;
Noble, 257I. Burns was declared the
nominee, and, on motion of Mr.. No
Bile, the nomination was made unani-
nous, two or three voices, however,
voting no. tfa4 80
Then followed the nomination of
the Supreme Judges, IL. c. Whitman,
of Hamilton, for the long, and C. H.
Scribner, of Lucas, for the long term.
L. A. DIughetty. of Fairfield was
for Attorney General.
At this point in the proceedings a
Dispatch was read from Hon. VIM.
Allen, 10 which he said:
IL accept denomination, AMI de-
sire the ventiOn to accept my
gratitude for it. | accept it because
The convention by bestowing it ex-
press the belief that L may be of ser
vice in promoting the success of the
great Democracy upon whose success,
and upon that alone, rests the pros
Derity, liberty, and happiness of the
people.n
Geo. Wymer, OF Summit, was NOM
mated for Treasurer of State, ard e.
Schunck, Of Mercer, for member of
.he Board of Public Works, which
ended the work Of theeOnvention.
Senator Thurman was then called
but for a speech. He responded very
EASILY, as he was in a very happy
mood. He had furnished the plat