Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-16
Every County Fully Represented.

Severe ATraIgumeRi of RsdieaIism
The Abolition Of National Banks
Demanded-CiviI Rights Denounced
-Refrenehment and Reform in Ma
tien, State and County.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 15.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention met at 10 O'Clock
A NJ, and was called to order by Hon. j.
Z. Mcdonald, Chairman Of the State Gen.
tral Committee. A call of counties was
then made, showing full representation
from all the counties, after which the CON-
Hiittee appointed by the Congressional dele
cations on permanent organization made
their report as follows: For President, Gov.
T. A. Hendricks; Principal Secretary, Jas.
w. Nichols. with the usual number Of vice
pr--iieHts. assistant secretaries, and regular
committees, which vas unanimously adopt
ell by the Convention.
Gov. Hendricks, being 4ntrodueed, was
received with cheers, and addressed the
Convention al considerable length.
Ihc Committee on Platform and BeSO-
lutions. through the Chairman, Hon. NJ.
Graham, made i report which was unani-
mously adopted as follows:
RadicaIism.
1t is the opinion Of the Democracy of the
State Of Indiana in convention assembled,
that the present administration has proven
itself unworthy the confidence Of the peO-
pie Of the United States, in proof of which
we submit the following facts: 1t has over
thrown 10y force the government Of LOuisi-
ana and prevented the officers elected by
the people Of that State from taking the
position 10 which they were chosen, and
for party purposes has sustained the usurp-
ING Stale officers in their unlawful seizure
of the government of the State. 1t has
corrupted the sources of public Justice by
squandering money through the department
of justice To aid its party in North Caro-
lima, Arkansas and other States. IthaS ap-
pointed men to office who have been prOyen
corrupt and prOhigate, and has removed
from office those who assisted in bringing
the depredatiOns and cOrruptiOns to light.
Il has, by gross abuse of power, faTmed out
the collection of the revenue, TO corrupt
and unprincipled men, who have defrauded
alike the Government and the people. II
has appointed TO Office in the District of
Columbia, a body of men whose corruption
far excelled any Of which we have record
and supported them in their oppression and
robberies of the people and the Govern
ment, causing the loss of millions of dol
lars to the Government of the United
States and the people Of the District.
Through various departments Of the Gov
ernment it has recklessly sqUandered the
money reSOuyoes, public domain of the
people, ahd corrupted the civil service of
The country. The Republican party must
be held responsible for those acts of the ad-
minis.ratioh it placed in power and for the
Credit MObilier frauds, the enormous in
crease of salaries and the Sanborn contracts,
while as the OppresSOr of the white people
Of the South, and as the origin of the cor
ruptiOn that weighs like an incubus on the
country, it deserves the severest condenl-
nation.
Democracy.
This Convention asks the people to again
entrust the Democratic party with the ad
ministratiOn of the State and country upon
the following principles: A strict
| construction Of the Constitution OF
the United States and its amend
ments and an impartial enforcement Of its
| laws; a tariff for revenue; a condemnation
| of all official gratuities in the form of re-
! troactive salaIie State or National; a con-
demnation OF the attempt Of the last Con-
| greSs to muZzle the press; securing TO eye.y
| citizen Of the country, equal protection Of
| the laws without violating the principle OF
| local self-gOyernment, or interfering with
the social customs of the people and oppO-
sition to high fees and salaries in the State
of Indiana or in the United States; and we
| demand reduction of salaries, State and
Nationals; in the State, such an adjustment
| Of fees and salaries rs will relieve the
people from higher State and local taxa
ton.
The Finances.
Resolved. /. That we are in favor OF the
redemption Of the $40 bonds in greenbaeks
according to the law under which they
were issued.
,. We are in favor of the repeal of the
laws of March, 1869, which assumed to
constrtie the Law 50 rs to make such bond
PAYABLE exclusively in gold.
3. We are in favor Of the repeal Of the
national hanking laws and the SubStitu-
tion of greenbacks for the national bank
currency.
/. We are in favor of a return to specie
pavneuts rs soon as'the business interests
of the country viii permit.
>. We are in favor Of such legislation for
the time as will adjust the volume OF the
currency to the commercial and industrial
| interests OF the country.
Civil Rights.
q. We are ia favor Of 4 liberal system Of
| education Tor the benefit Of the negro as
well If the white children of Indiana, but
/ opposed to a mixture Of the black and
white races in cur public schools or other
| educational institutions.
| Z. The civil rights bill recently passed by
J the Senate Of the United States, and now