The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-18
INDIANA DEMOCRACY,

INDIANA UEMUCRACf,
The democrats of Indiana held a state con
vention at Indianapolis on Wednesday.
Every county in the state was fully represent
ed. Gov Thos. A. Hendricks presided; and
and Jcs W. Ncho,, of Maorin, and John w.
Klein, Of Howard, were secretaries.
Gov Hendricks made ringing" opening
speech, which was enthusiastically applaud
ed.
After the usual preliminary proceedings,
the platform was reported b. committee
duly appointed to build that structure, and
unanimously adopted. 1t Is volumnous, and
would occupy more space than we can spare
this week. 1t commences with strong in
dictment of Grant and the republican party
arraigns them for overthrOwing by force the
government of Louisiana; for corrupting
public justice; squandering the peoples
money; appointing and keeping prolligatc
men in Office &c Then it makes elaborate
promises for the democratic party. 1t will
adhere to a strict construction Of the consti-
tuition; oppose high fees and salaries, and so
on. And then it resolves
|. That we are in favor of the redemption
OF the tive-twenty bonds in grccnbacks, &C
Cording TO the law under which they were
issued.
2 We are in favor of the repeal of the law
of March, 1869, which assumed to construe
the law so as to make such bonds payable eX-
clusively in gold.
3. We are in favor of the repeal of the ma
iiOnal banking law, and the substitution OF
greenbacks tor national bank currency.
4. We are in favor of Il return to specie
payments as soon as the business interests OF
The country will permit,
s. We are in favor of such legislation from
time to time as will adjust the volume of the
currency to the commercial and Industrial
wants Of the country.
G. We are in favor Of liberal system of
education for the benefit of the negro as well
as the white children of Indiana, but are OPP
posed to the mixture of the black and white
races in our public schools and educational
institutions.
z Condemn the Sumner civil rights bill.
:. That the act of Feb 81, 1878, commonly
known as the Baxter bill, has proven fail
ure, and is in many respects of doubtful con-
stitutionality; and is no more efficient IN re.
straining the evils Of intemperance than Il
well regulated license law. Therefore nc
are in favor of a repeal of the Baxter bill, and
the enactment Of such license law as shall
protect society and produce Il large increase
Of the school fund.
O. The railroads and all other corporations
created for gain or profit should he rendered
subsorvient to the public good and that we
demand such legislation upon this subject, |
both state and national, as will efiectually |
secure the industrial and producing interests
of the country against all forms of corporate
monopoly and eXaction.
10 to IS, covering matters and things IN
general
\ state ticket was then nominated as fol.
lows:
Secretary of State-J f. Neff, of Randolph
county.
Auditor of State-E. Henderson, Of Morgan |
county.
Treasurer of statc-D. c. Shaw, of Marion
county,
Superintendent of Public Instruction..
B. Smart, of Allen county.
Attorney Generate. A. Buskirk, Of Glib
son county.
Judge of the Supreme Court-Horace +.
Blddle, of Cass county.
The platform in the main is good, Its ar.
raignment of Grant and the republican party
IS pungent and truthful; It's resolves on lhe
tariff, civil rights" prohibition and other
questions are sound and sensible but its |
financial resolutions are a slckenlng and non
sensical tumble. The idea of demanding a
repeal of the "Schenck bill" Of 1860, which |
pledged the government to redeem the $40
bonds IN golo and falling back upon the Pen
dleton idea of redeeming them in greehbacks,
is worthy only of idiots. What would the
faith of this government amount to if it was
pledged and broken as lightly as such pro.
cedure would involve? II is amazing that
men who can use such brave words TO ar
raign Morton in their resolutions should yet
be scared by him into the folly of such non
sensical drivel on the currency question.