The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-01
THE STATE CONVENTIONS.
OHIO DEMOCRATS.


OHIO DEMOCRATS.
,soxrS ATOMS AND THE PLATFoRM-wILLIAM
ALLEN CHEERED AS THE NEXT PREsI-
DENT.
COLUMBUS. o., Aug. 26-The Democratic state
Convention to-day nominated the following
ticket: For Secretary of State, William Bell OF
Licking: for School Commissioner, G. 5. Smart,
of Piekaway: for Judge Of the Supreme Court,
w j. Gilmore; for Clerk Of the Supreme Court 1rs
BOARD OF Public Works, Martin Scnlleri oi
Ross Dnring the convention Gov. Allen mace
short speech sap rss ehee as she
president Of the United STATES.
THE PLATFORM.
The convention adopted the following plat
TO m with great unanimity;
Resolved That the democratic OF party Ohio
adheres to its ancient principles of securing equal
rights and exact justice to all men ana TO all the
States and communities OF the American peo-
ME: of maintaining tho independence OF the CO.
ordinate departments OF the federal govern
msnt, the legislative, the exeeJue ano az 'ns
upon the functions of the others, and resisting
served by the constitution 70 the otaoeS IespecV-
lively and to the people.
Resolved. That a sound currency is indispen-
sable to the welfare of country that ITS volume
shouId be regulated by the necessities OF ousi-
ness. and that all laws that interfere with such
oatnral regulations are vicious in principle and
Iatriroart9 in the effects; that are in favor
~ such an increase of the circulating medium as
the business interests of the country may from
time TO time require: that sound policy and
iuistice require that not less than one half
OF the customs duties should be payable In
the local tender notes of the United States, conf
monty called greenbacks; that the power OF the
national banks to issue and loan thell notes
upon interest Is power 70 erS nav neTest ON
what they own; that this special
and glssa privilege manifest 0@ghs not ha sG
in no other way can a sound paper currency be
supplied. Believing that a better system can De
devised and one that will be Tree from unjust
priviIeees we are in favor OF aboliShing the
franchise of the national bonds 10 issue paper
G irrency as soon as the same can safely and
prudeptly be done, and that the notes so with
drawn by the banks be substituted oy tne gov
ernment with legal tender cuTre ef gb,o re,,er.
ate their declaration that the 20 bonds by the
letter and the spirit of the law and the general
in IeaaI tender notes, and the act of March,
1859 which pledged the faith OF The nation TO
their payment In coin, was an unnecessary
and wicked sacrifice OF the interests OF
The tax paving iabOrers for the dement, OF the
non-payfng bondholders.
resolved, That without equality of taxation
there can not be equality OF rights, and the ex-
emption of the public bonds nom bearing their
ment and maintaining the laws Is unwise and
unjust. -. -, e., -,
fries of the country, whether agricultural, me-
chanical or commercial, and believe that these
Industries thrive best when no unequal privi-
We are, therefore, opposed to the unjust and OPP
pressive features of the existing tariff laws and
insist on their repeal or modification, so that
revenue tariff shall be substituted for them.
Resolved, That we are opposed TO all comblna-
tends TO increase the cost of transportation be-
yond a fair remuneration to the carrier, and we
TO remedy existing evils in this respect, and 10
prevent their occurrence in the future.
Resolved, That we are opposed TO excessive
taxation, the deadly foe, as all experience
proves, of every industry, and we insist upon
the strictest economy in every departing Mt of
government, federal or State, county or munich
nal. We are opposed to the grants of the public
domain to railroad corporations, and we rejoice
AT the fact that the determined opposition of
democratic senators and representatives in Con.
gress, and the unequivocal condemnation OF the
PeoP,e have put stop TO sc e&1 are
corporations, c0mpa' atively few In number, the
whole cody of the public lands. We favor the
by actual settlers, and, therefore. approve the
principle of the homestead settlement law.
Resolved, That the freedom of the press is
and we denounce the attempts made by the rad
icals at the last session OF Congress TO subject the
proprletors of the principal newspapers OF the
United states to and 1T1ai In 70 wSf
ana en-. i 51Sy In legislation the spirit of the gag
and seditiOn laws Of the elder Adams admins
tration, and which We're overthrown. as II was
hoped, forever by the election of Thomas Jeffer-
SON.
Resolved, That while we admit the equal
test against the attempt that is being made
by the radicals in Congress to enforce
social equality by unconstitutional pains and
penalties, and we call the attention of the
voters of Ohio to the fact that although our
Supreme Court unanimously decides hat our
statute which provides for separate sshools for
white and colored children is constitutional
law, and this decision is supported by recent
states, yet the civil rights bill, so called, w1ch
passed the Senate at It's last session, and is now
pending in the House OF Representatives, 10
overthrow our statue and in disregard and de-
nance of 1t, to compel mixed schools In ohio by
the infiiction of severe criminal punishment
and civil penalties upon all who resist that un-
constitutional attempt.
Resolved, That we have seen with alarm and
regret the advocacy, in influential quarters, OF
the election of the president of the United
States for period beyond that to which the ira
given the sanction Of fundamental law; that
such an ell. ction would be long stride on the
road to practical m1nafe6E and an PeGSor y, des-
fishing the one term principle by an amend
ment to the constitution.
Resolved, Thst we favor the submission to the
people, bv the general assembly, of an amend
ment TO the constitution authorizing the passage
of license laws.
Resolved That with this declaration of our
the republican party for their extravaganza ex-
penditures and profilgate waste OF the peoples
money for their oppressive. unjust and defective
their continued tyranny and cruelty to the
Southern States of the union, :or their squan-
dering Of the peoples lands, for their continu-
at-home and abroad, and for their
general mismanagement of the gov
mem Without ar regard to psst party associa
tons to cooperate with us in expelling them
from power and In securing such an admins
tration of the public affairs characterized the
purer and better days of the republic.
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS.