Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-08-07
The New Party.

pledged themselves to stick to it
The following is their ticket:
Governor-Isaac C. Collins (Dem-
ocrat). of Cincinnati.
Lieutenant Governor-A. Saund |
ers Piatt (Liberal). of Logan county. |
Attorney General-Seraphim Ny
ers (Liberal), of Stark county.
Judges Of the Supreme Court-P.
B, Ewing (Democrat). of Fairfield
county-long term; d. C. Louden
(Democrat), of Brown-short term.
Board of Public Works-James
McBeth (Democrat), of Allen coun-
ty.
Treasurer of state-Jonathan
Harshman (Democrat), of MOntgom
cry county.
Comptroller of the Treasurv-C. P.
L. Butler (Liberal), of Franklin coun-
ty.
Colonel E. A. Parrott, from the
committee on Resolutions, reported
the following platform
l. ResolUed, That we declare against
the infalibility of party, and that when
the caucus or the convention fails co
present fit candidates for office, it
! is the high privilege as well as the
bounded duty Of all good citizens to
withhold their votes from such can
didates, and, regardless of party affili
ations, to support the best men pre-
scented for official position.
2. That both Republican and the
Democratic parties have Outlived the
issues in which they had their origin.
and have outlived their usefulness, and
a new organization of parties is de-
manded in the interests of the public
welfare.
8. That the Republican party, har-
ing control of both bl anches of Con
gress and of the Executive Depart
ment. is directly responsible for the
legislation known as the salary grab,
for the squandcring of the public
lands in grants to private corpora
tons for the release of railroads from
their just obligations to the Govern
ment, and other manifestations of cor
ruption, as developed by the Credit
MobiIier and other Investigations
and that those members of the Demo
craft party who have aided or acqui
esced in such legislation equally de-
serve public condemnation.
A. That we believe that the funda-
mental purpose of government is the
protection of person and property,
. and not the meddling with any regu-
lation Of the business industry or con
sciences of its citizens, nor the as
sumption of such works by Federal
State, or municipal governments as
f may safely, and shonld properly, be
left to individual enterprise.
5. That as corruption can be sue
cessfully combated only by the remov&
or lessening OF temptations,we are in ia
. vor of resumption of the functions
now exercised by the government, and
, consequent diminutiOn of govern
ment bureaus and officials, believing
as we do, that a continually increas
ing army of federal officers is an evi
: increasing in danger as the country
grow.
6. That grants of subsidies in bonds
: or money, and of special privilege
and exemptions to National Banks
and other great moneyed corporations
E and all fostering monopolies at tn
S expense of the whole people, are un
just and oppressive.
Z. That the practice of elevatine
stockholders and officers of Nation
al Banks to seats in Congress, where
by the great gains of continued IRE
o deemable paper money are secured +
: those institutions by the votes of in
q terested parties, is a national scandal
! which deserves the condemnation o
: every good citizen and ought to b,
o prevented by proper legislation
o s. That We insist upon q strict ad
le herence by the General Governmen
n to the constitutional limitations of it.
, power, and we demand home govern
ment in all local affairs.
n g. We believe that the business {
in the Government should be transacte
I'd upon the same principles that regr
late the business of private indivual$
We believe. therefore, that the ap
le pointment of subordinate officer
ie should depend upon those qualifict
r tions. and that their terms should d
7nI pend upon their fitness and efficienc,
o0 and in this respect a return to tt
practice of the early days of the R
so public is highly desirable and nece
nd sarv.
&C 10. That duties on imports, as lor
on as such duties are necessary, shou
re be imposed for purposes of reven,
he only, and not for the purpose of be
citing or enriching private individ
~ ais or companies, or favOring partic
30 lar branches of industry at the e
;s pense of the whole people.
~ IL. That it is the duty of the go
~ ernment to repeal all laws that fav
he capital to the predujice of labor.
itb The resolutions as reported we
his adopted, Mr., Burrows alone disser
It ing.
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sts - A machinIat died lately at t
- nge of fifty four, in Rhode Island, W
had been unable to do any work
twelve years. and who had never
CIV eeived over 81. so per day for wag
ing and yet he left a snug little fortune
en- $4,000, all from his own earnin;
ing He was not penurions, was marie
eir had one child and educated her, liV
va comfortably, and dressed neatly.
inc merely saved small sums, beginni
s It with 5000 when he became of a;
efs. and added the interests Of his depC
to it's to the principal.
p
nto The Secretary of State has subn
ia