The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-16
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INDIANAPOLIS, July l5.-The Demo
cratic State Convention met at 10 o'clock
this morning, and was called to order by
Hon. j. +. Mcdonald, Chairman of the
State Central Committee. The call of
counties showed full representation from
all counties, after which the committee ap-
pointed by the Congressional delegations
on permanent organization made their re-
port, as follows: For President, Gov. Il.
A. Hendricks principal Secretary, Jas.
w. Nichols, with the usual number of Vice
Presidents and Assistant Secretaries, and
the regular committees, which was unanl-
mously adopted by the convention. Gov.
| Hendricks addressed the meeting at con-
siderable length. The committee on plat
form and resolutions through their chair
man. Hon. Graham N Fitch, made their
report, which was unanimously adopted.
The following is a synopsis:
1t is the opinion of the Democracy of
| Indiana that the present administration is
untrustworthy its forcible overthrow of
the government of Louisiana, using State
offices for party purposes, souanderlng
money through the department Of Justice
in North Carolina, Arkansas and other
States, appointing corrupt men to otilce
and removing upright ones who have fought
corruption, and in appointing unreliable
and corrupt men for the District OF Colum-
bia Offices; the Republican party must be
held for the acts of the administration it
empowered-for the Mobilier frauds, San
born contracts, and the oppression of
Southern whites. The convention asks the
people to entrust the Democratic party
with the administration OF State and coun-
try upon the following principles A strict
construction of the Constitution OF the
| United States and Its amendments an
impartial enforcement OF its laws; tariff
for revenue condemnation OF all gratul
ties in the form of retroactive salaries,
State and National; condemnation OF the
attempt of the last Congress to muzzle the
press securing every citizen In the coun-
try equal protection of the laws without vio-
lating the principles of local self-govern-
ment orinterfeIing with the social customs
of the people; opposition to high fees and
salaries, either in the State of Indiana
or the United States reduction of national
and State salaries to degree that the peo-
pie may be relieved from higher State and
local taxation. The convention fayors the
redemption of the five twenty bonds in
ereenbacks according to the law under
which they we're issued, and the repeal Of
the law which assumed to consider them
payable exclusively in gold ; tavors the re-
peal of the national banking law, and the
substitution of greenbacks for the national
bank currency and return to specie pay
mepts as soon as the business interests Of
| IL u,;n fnvnrS Cnpb aI-
justment of the volume of currency as will
subserve the industrial and commercial re
ouirements of the country; liberal sys
TEN of education alike to the whites or
blacks, but oppose a mixture of races in
the public schools and institutions. The
convention views with adherence the at
tempt on the part OF the federal govern
ment to take control of all schools and col
leges. churches, hotels, railroads, steam
boats. theatres and grave yards for estab-
fishing negro equality aud coercing whites
to give equal, social and political rights t.
colored uen,as proposed Ia the civil rights
bill under penalties of fines. The conven-
vention arraigns Senators Morton and
Pratt before the State for votes tavorlng
this atrocious measure. The act known as
the Baxter bill has proved failure. is OF
doubtful. .constitutionality and restralns in
tempeI ance less than a judiciOus license
law therefore its repeal is favored. All
!, railroads or similar corporations should be
made subservient to the public good and
such legislation should be had on the sub
iect as will secure the industrial and pro-
ducing interests against corporate monopo-
" and CXactiOns retreDchment and reform
should begin in all branches of the public
service whereby taxation may be reduced
one half: the increase OF the State tax by
the last Republican Legislature is consid
cred IA wanton outrage tor pubic uthcers
to use public monies leads to embezzIement
and other abuses in the service, and
laws should be enacted to punish the same.
The convention bears IN grateful remem-
brance the services by soldiers in the late
war and demands that they and their wid
ows shall be properly provided for.
The candidates for State officers were
then chosen; Secretary Of State, j. h.
Neff Auditor, f. Henderson Treasurer,
lB. {. Shaw: Superintendent of Public In
structiou, J. H.Smart; Attorney General,
IC. A. Bulkirk: Judge Of the Supreme
Court, Horace Z. Biddle. Messrs. Hen
derson and Biddle are also nominated on
the Farmers ticket
New YORK, July l4.-AmOng the sad
dest chapters 10 the scandal which has
been on eyerybody's lips here for weeks is
the one revealed to day. Rumors about
the domestic inielicity of Mr.. and Mrs. lii
ton have been current for some time.
Whatever of trouble there has been be-
tween the two has reached the crisis. Be
sides being among the saddest develop
ments, it seems very significant. Mrs.Til-
ton acted for herself, in this respect, GER
taiuly doing only what her husband has
always claimed to be the right Of married
: women. She went before the lnvestigat-
ing Committee appointed by Mr.. Beecher
immediately alter it was organized, un.
known tn her husband, aud gave testimony
which directly contradicted the version o
the story which the public letters of Mr.
Tilton have encouraged, and which suited
the various theories of those who be
lieve Mr.. Beecber in the wrong.
!, In view of the excitement of mind o.
: Mrs. Tilton, and perhaps half fright a
: her act, which followed her appearance be
: fore the Investigating Committee, it is no
surprising that she should think OF sepa
ton trum her husband. She has, atteI