The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-01-22

The following are the resolutions pass
ed in the Ohio House of Representatives,
to which we referred last week All the
Republicans except Harrison of jackson
and Edison of Preble, voted against these
resolutions. What the Republicans can
expect to accomplish by opposing resolu-
tions expressing the will of nine-tenths
of the people, is a mystery to us. They
can and will destroy the party by such
action.
Here are the resolutions:
ResoLued, By the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, That inasmuch as the Re
publican party of the United States, in
National Convention assembled in the
CITY of Philadelphia on the 5th and 9th
days of June, 1S72@6d declare by its
eleventh resolution Rmong the ques-
tions which press fU9 ttention is that
which concerns the relations of capital
and labor, and the Republican party re-
| cognizes the duty of so shaping legisla-
ton as to secure full protection and the
amplest field for capital and for labor,
the creator of capital, the largest opA1
| tunities and just share of the mi
| profits of these two great servani
1
Grant in his letter accepting that nomi-
nation, dated Washington City, D. c.,
June 10, 1872, did say:
'If elected in November, and protected
by a kind Providence in health and
strength, to perform the duties of the
high trust conferred, promise the same
zeal and devotion to the good of the
| whole people for the future of my official
life as shown in the past"
And despite this solemn pledge made
the people of the United States, gave life
by his approving signature, in March last
to bill passed by Congress, whereby the
salaries of members of Congress, mem
bers of the Cabinet, of the President o.
the United States, and of the Judges o.
the Supreme Court of the United States
were largely increased, was so outrageou:
disregard of duty as to justify the Re
Convention, held in Columbus Ohio, or
the 2lst day of May. 1873, in resolving,
THAT when retrenchment is required
to tighten the burdens of taxation, anC
to continue the reduction of the public
debt, the increase of salaries is unwise
that we condemn without reserve the
voting for and receiving increased pay
for services already rendered; and VIZ
demand that the provisions of the lat'
act of Congress by which salaries were
increased shall be promptly and uncon
ditionally repealed"
With more emphasis and directness
the Democratic party of Ohio, in State
Convention, on the 9th day of August
1873, resolved
"That we condemn without reserve
the late act of Congress granting addi
tional salaries, as unjust and unjustifable
and demand its immediate and uncondi
tional repeal, and ne denoance every mem
Der of Congress, whether Democrat o.
Republican, who supported the law O.
| received the money procured thereby
and we especially denounce the conduc
of President Grant in using the influence
of his high position for its passage, anC
whose official signature made it law.
ResoIved, That after both the great par
ties of Ohio had thus declared the voic
of the people of the State in regard t.
! this measure, President Grant put upor
our people an insult in appointing
John A. Bingham to the distinguished
and important position of Minister t.
Japan, which appointment the United
States Senate was swift to confirm, there
by aggravating the insult
} ResoLved, That we have heard with SUI
prise, through Hon. Mr.. Dawes, chair
man of the Ways and Means committee
that President Grants salary, including
the perquisites voted him from time t.
> time by Congress, now reaches the enol
t nous sum of 100000 per year.
RESOLVED, That inasmuch as the resul
of bad financial legislation by Cong ress
and improvident administration of tn
l FEEDER al Government, a crisis was precip
/ tated upon the e'country in September las
, which paralyzed industry, causing wide
spread distress, which has been taken ac
. vantage of to reduce the wages of en-
!. ployes in the workshop, in the factory, il
0 the forge, in the furnace, in the rolling
, mill, in the mine, on the railroad, an
that of laboring men generally, Congress
in not promptly and Internationally rt
pealing the late act of Congress grantin
t additional salaries that has so general
: offended men of all parties, has man
tested an indifference to their wishes ths
we are panied to see.
: ResoEued, That the Senators of Ohio ar
7 hereby instructed, and the Represents
l tives in Congress requested, to use thei
Q utmost influence to secure the immediat
and unconditional repeal of said act, an
, that they also use their influence to tin
utmost against having any more perqu
J sites voted to President Grant
l ResoLved, That the Governor be and
hereby requested to transmit copy {
: these resolutions to each Senator an
: Representative in Congress from th