The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-09-03

call the attention of the voters of
Ohio to the fact that although our Su-
preme Court unanimously decided
that our statute which provides for
separate schools for white and colored
children is a Constitutional law, and
this decision is supported by recent
judgements of the Supreme Court of
the United States, yet the Civil Rights
Bill, so called, which passed the Sen
ate at its last session and is now pend
ing in the House of Representative
seeks to overthrow our statute, and in
disregard and defiance of it to compel
mixed schools in Ohio BY the inf1ic-
tion of severe criminal punishment
and civil penalties upon all who re-
sist that unconstitutional attempt.
''That we have seen with alarm and
regret the advocacy in influential
quarters of the election of the Pfesi-
dent ofthe United States for a period
beyond that which the traditions and
usages of the country have almost
given the sanction of fundamental
law that such an election would be
long stride on the road to practical
monarchy and personal despotism.and
we are decidedly in favor OF establish
ling the one-term principle by an
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s.Th4t we favor the submission to
the people by the General Assembly
of an amendment TO the Constitution
authorizing the passage of license
laws.
'.Phat with this declaration of our
/ principles and policy, we arraign the
leaders of the Republican party for
4 their extraTagant expenditures and
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for their oppressive, unjust aud de-
4 fectiye system of taxation, finance and
currency; for their continued tyranny
and cruelty TO the Southern States of
/ the Union; for their squandering OF
] The public lands: for their continuance
of incompetent aud corrupt men in
Office, at home and abroad, and
l for their general mismanagement OF
/ the government. And we cordially
invite all men. without regard TO past
/ party associations. 10 co operate with
us III eXpeliing them from power, and
| in securing such an administration OF
public affairs as characterized the
pures and better days of the Repub-
| lic''
After the platform had been read
some discussion was raised upon the
license plank, one delegation being in
\ favor of local option, and quite
number in favor of graduated licenses
A motion to strike out that plank,
however, was voted down, and the
the platform was adopted without
further debate.
FOR CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT
Nominations were as follows: Ar
mold Green, of Cuyahoga County !;
Henry G. lDoren, OF Franklin County !;
Frank w. Merrick, of Franklin; Jo-
| sephs n, Shinn, of Athens; John w.
| Deford, of Mercer. Alter the call,
before any announcement was made,
changes were made rapidly TO Green
and Shinn. The result was: Green.
249; Shlnn, I34 Merrick, IT :; lDeford,
4. Mr.. Green was declared nominated,
and briefly returned thanks.
FOR MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
q 81 tf WORKS.
George E.. Blair, of Fairfield County !;
j. j. Parks, Of Wood Martha Schilderi
of Ross j. L. Moore, of Pike; Daniel
Fayer, of Washington; Richard
Thomas, of Hamilton and b. B. Clongh
of Butler, were nominated. After the
calllof counties, the vote having been,
ltolerably evenly distributed among
tie candidates, changing commenced
and names were Withdrawn. Hamil-
ton County got excited, aud the Pres
ident pounded the table with his gav-
el, and peremptorily ordered the dis
contents to sssit down. The Hamil-
ton County delegation was in
tremendous up.oar, and the whole
Convention became demoralized under
the prospect that the Cincinnati boys
were about to engage in hand to
hand conflict.
Judge Pugh, of Franklin, said the
Convention could not wait all hight
on Hamilton County, and moved to
nominate by acclamation. The motion
was declared out of order, and the
Convention became thoroughly en-
tangled. After suspension of the
rules and several attempts to nomi-
nate by acclamation, the Secretary an
nouneed his record OF the votes as
follows; Schilder, 235; Thomas, Il5; /;
Park, 81; SayeP, ll5; SchIeich, 4 MIR.
Schilder was declared nominated.
A resolution rendering thanks to
the presiding officer was adopted,
when, ON motion the Convention ad-
I journed sine die. udf