The Republican journal., 1873-08-21
Ohio Democratic State Con ention.

The Democratic State Convention of
Ohio, holden at Columbus last Wednesday,
was one Of the largest and most imposing
ever convened in the State
The venerable WILLIAM ALLEN, Ex L.
$. senator, and the devoted friend Of An
drew jackson, was nominated for Govern
or by reclamation amidst the widest and
long continued cheering. The noble old
patriot and Statesman was at his home in
Ross Coantv when the event was ANNOUNCE
responded As follows
| accept the nomination and desire the Con-
Ycntion TO accept my gratitude for it. | accept
ii because the Convention by bestowng il cN-
presses the belief that may be of some service
IN promoting the success OF the great Democra-
cy, upon whose success and upon that alone
rests the prosperity. liberty. and happiness of
the American people. WILLIAM ALLEN.
The reception OF this dispatch was the
signal tor another tumultous outbreak of
applause which eliminated in tremendous
and prolonged cheering.
The resolutions are of great length
We select 4 few of the more prominent
although all are good.
That in relation to the great Agriculture
al community is Just and excellent:
Resolved, That, although always constitut-
mg Il large majority of the American people
agricuturi~tS have never demanded of the Gov
prnmtnt, state or Federal, any special privilege ::
have never infested the halls OF Congress or the
Legislature with lobbyists and rings but on
the contrary, have suffered under discriminate
lng and unjust laws until torbearancc has ceased
TO be Il Virtue. We hereby pledge our sincere
and honest efforts TO obtain for them redress
Of their grievances and equal and exact Justice
That in relation to the Salary Grab COW
err the whole ground and echoes the
voice Of the masses Of the people of both
parties
Resolved. That we condemn, without re-
serve. the late action Of Congress i'll granting
additional salaries unjust and unjustjiable.
and demand its immediate and unconditional re-
peal, and WE denounce every member of Con-
gres>. whether Republican or Democrat. who
supported the law or received and retained
money procured thereby, and we especially de
noumcc the conduct Of President Grant in using
the influence Of his high position for its passage
and whose official signature made it Il law.
The following arraigning the corrllp-
tons OF the Government and OF the times
is admirable:
Resolved. That the greatest danger to free
institutions j. the Widc-spreading corruption
that threatens the utter destruction of public
virtue. when the Credit Mobilier frauds pass
ullpuI>ltu. when lllo>e engaged III them are
elevated to high official position, when seats in
the Federal Senate are VIGOROUSLY purchased /:
when vast sums OF money are corruptly emplOy-
ed in popular elections: when an army of Office
holders with the sanction of the Government
u>e their official influence to control elections
when bribery of Cu>tom-house officers is an
established Usage; when rings are the REGIMENTS
OF millions of money appropriated for public
use when official ,lcfalcations are of such fro
q!ent occurrence as scarcely to excite attention
when presidential pardons relieve defaulterS
from punls and Presidential appointments
reward Credit Mobilicr and Salary-grabbinp
Congressman, and when Congressional inves t.
CATION is generally Il whitcwashing affair. it is
not strange that men begin to lose confidence i'm
free institutions, and that the fame of the gteat
republic i furnished throughout the civilized
world To remedy these evils we insist that
receipts and expenditures Of the Government
shall be diminished; that its patronage shall he
curalled and all useless offices abolished: that
II 'hail cease to u.irp functions to which it has
no title; that official misconduct and fraud an
corruption III elections shall be vigorously nun
ished. and that public virtue shall be ipheld
and want Of il condemned by the united voice
OF the people.
OPEN DOORS
The serie- of resolutions wind up with
the following, throwing open the doors o.
the Democratic party and inviting all good
| men to unite with it in its effort to save
the country from the corrupt DESTROYING
tendencies of the time:
Resolved. That under the time-honoreJ
Democratic banner. with this declaration Of
principles inscribed on its folds, we engage ii
the conflict, and we earnestly appeal to patriotic
men of every class. without regard to party
| names or past differences. to unite with us OF
| terms of perfect equality in the struggle to res
| cue the Government from the hands of lisbon
| est men. and redeem It from the flood of corrup
| ton which threaten its ruin