, 1874-07-11

Shall There Be q Democratic
,, State Convention?
Important Article from J: D. Danforth,
'.s%. -! Esq.,, is::rs...
From tho RocE Tatdnd Aruus, Jt.ip 0.

Ffoa" tho Roct Eaiand Araus, Jt.Iy 0.
soyoral sllliotn DoinocrAtia newspapers in this
Sthta arc orltng for b Domodratlo Slato Con-
vontion. Ono paper has "no doubt but that
tho Chhirmatl OF tho Commttoo Mr.. Mccormick,
will soon call the Uou.m!.toe together, who will
call such Convention" Another calls on tho
8tato Committee to "come out of thoir holos
aud report" Aaothor "agresa TINT preliminary
action Of some sort by tho Committee should at
once be had, !" oto., eto. =
Happening to DO tho momber of tho Stato
Committee III tho sald Committee has any ex-
iBtonce) for this Congressional District wo wilt
say,t that AIR. Mccormick has taken moi stopB{ to
the Contpitta9. .-n0r du We poroove aug negeA-
alty for such action. West Of Ohio tAoro is no
such party III the fold as the Democratic party,
anu Il p convention woro TO- bo chilled there
would probably be al wide differences Of opiufon
upon the financial question aa have been aoon
III oil tho other conventions which have beon
held. In fact VIC know Of aome Of tho mcancst
Bort Of tntlet!ontsts and ropudiationiHts who
yonton aud Btfaddle the louee on that question
would do more harm than good. =,
Quo OF the editors who demands convention
wantB " q convention that moaua baalncsa with
ooesy Wit S b 10 eonsdess @ qaestions SS
hn does not Inform uB, aud whore to find him on
thoso ''vltal questions" we do NOT knuw.. Al
to tdodging foolory." wo rather favor that
oourao. Another editor wants:
sound and juat platform Of principles tho incor-
poraton Of which into our National aud Slate poy
will do juatiao nks to tue capItallst and tho orcra-
iii worthy nlnnses Of society anu bssiness. which viii
prevent the erection Of Huust monupolics anywhere
IND evesywherc and bring conadonee to tle busnosa
Of tho country. II tho Democrats aud Liberals, and Nil
anancs, apt ~ lsang que.tons q iaror anl bot.
ther efforts. Always, provided 81 eontsc, tint thoy
tta3ausarat' %,l'o hold Etorm s9sre up to Wessra
guaranty TINT the Nest nay hive m cqun show with
the East on VII questions Of f'uance, tarta, etc.
This ig perfectly 1oyelv-but what does It
Of Jimmy PoiE'a s'judiciois tariff" oysr aSain.
But, the idiots are not all dead yet. 4 good
many Of thom are lying arouhd looHo and want
to tlud something or other TINT ia labeled
Democratic" Ihoy haye yory confused ideas
Of What the word 'roanB. so.no Of them per-
haps think It is something good to eat Or driui-
probably the latter. Ofaels may think it in
somsthins that will xii! rotatoe-bugs.. But that
1t hna reference to any well-loilnod principles or
policy, -such. principles AZ they could recognizo
anywhere and@in tho platform OF my parity
they have not tho least tdea II they eau find
platform aud ticket With the old ttade-nlark
.Dotuocfasio" stamped Oh IT in largo letters.
they will nover stop 70 inquire what 1t contalua
who could not recognize Democratic principle
when advocated by Horace Greeley, aal who
dou't want success unless 1t IL achieved with
nobody'H MD except the MEN who voted for Gsu.
with nobody else. 1t might DO well for Tic Com
mitteo to call convention for such sort Of
people, but II one ia to he called, re are in
iasor Of piaiuiy settiug forth certain principles
in the cal, and OF inviting only tho corporation
Of delegates who believe in those principles,
That IL the only way to keep ont repudiasors and
Becure harmony. Let tho call invite, for in
atuuce, only those who aio In fayor OF tho fol-
lowing rrinctplea:
National Danling system.
q. The imncdiate resumption Of specie pay
8; :The furnishing of Treasury notos for cir
cnatlon. payable In spccis, on presentation at
anY sub-Trehsnry in the Unsted States.
4. Free tfado-or In other words tariff for
rovenuo onlv.-
;. :. Etornul hostility to monopo[es and clsss
neutrality-suspicious. to be general, aud for
G. Homo rulo. Opposition to all lesisIstlou
BY Congress which can be done by the state.
Z. uppoaltion to any legislation regulating
the haniss or restraining the Freedom OF tae
people, e1oopt for crime.
These we call "vital prinoiplas, ,'-and It =
tion OF, no oAn who did not subscribe TO thom in
advance.
A platform en,bodyiug these principles. and
then the nomination Of Messrs. Gore and Etter,
woula carry the Stnte. a wisny-wnshy, no1-
commttal platform, and another SGT OF caudi-
tlntcs would aimEly mako "the Democracy" un
ally Of the Republican ticket already IN tue ile!d,
mud insure itH succoss.
If hir. Mccormick wants our opinion We any-
havs no meeting OF tho committee; no call no
convention, but JON with tho Independent no.
formers aud carry the State. Hut it oonyon-
tion to Eave idiots must DO held, let the call
compose it. Amy other course will probably
bring togothpr lot of s'eoldlero OF fortuno1'
WHO will atra,fdlo tho fence aud leave matters il
worBe condition than they found them. d,