Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-09-28
Political Notes.
Maryland Republican COnveatIon--More
Hard Money Resolutions.

Maryland Republican COnveatIon--More
Hard Money Resolutions.
BNLrMoRE. Sept. 22.-The Republican
State Convention met to- day and adopted
the following ticket, commended by
the committee appointed al Westminster
on the Sth inst: Governor, j. Morrison
Harris; Attorney General. L. Tackle
Wallis; Comptroller, Edward Watkins.
On reaSSemOling the committee CD
resolutions reported as follows:
We, the representatives OF the Repub-
licau party oi the State Of Maryland in
convention assembled. while adhering
10 those principles which the party has
10 the past SD triumphantly viudlcated
before the American people, nevertheless
being satisfied that II Is the FIRST and
most IN peraiive duty OF every Republican
20 cooperate with those patriotic citizens
OF Mary Land who have 50 ably ignored
party ties and party questions. and are
en- gagged IN an earnest eiIOrt 10 restore
honest aud pure government TO our
state, do therefore declare and resolve
that We are earnestly in favor OF an
honest and economical administration oil
w q NfAlA NAl-at 1AlA AsAkA0sAsA4
oi The iuitlment OF every pledge - 10
the payment OF our Stale and federal
obligations, OF return 20 specie pay
meat ~ The earliest practicable moment
and cessation Of all further expansion
OF The currency, the equal taxation OF ali
properly OF Wnstever Sind Ia the State.
the appropriation OF State money i0r
State purposes and the improvement and
liberal support OF the school system.
That We depre0ate the corruption
existing IN Tue administration oil the
S.ate government OF Magyi-rd, aud hai.
wi;h Joy The Uprising 81 The people 10
destroy The rings ana ci.ques tha, have
fastened their iangs on tue yi,als OF the
STATE.
Gail SchuJz says he has come back -
Amerlc4 more strongly opposed to in.
fatiOu than ever before. The following
Is the correspondence which brings him
into the Ohio canpaigD:
CINCINNATI, September 20.
The Hon. Carl Scbur-:
S,r-The main question under discussion
in view OF the approaching election in
this Stale Is whether the country shall
advance or recede in the road TO Specie
Payments. The popular decision will
aSsuredld nave q serious influence upon
political organizations, business Interests
and public policy We are p:indful OF
your arguments in the Senate on behalf
OF sound currency, and as merchants and
business men We invite you 10 come o
Ohio and present in public speeches Jour
views upon the cause at issue. which We
esteem 10 be that Of national honor, and
common honesty.
Mr. Schurz reply was as follows:
ST. LOUIS September 20.
Gentlemen-l simply obey a call OF
duty In complying with your invitation
/ s0sll DC ready 70 address the citizens
OF Cincinnati on the evening OF Monday,
Septemoer q. c. SCHURz.
The New ork Erening Post, having
noted that the Massachusetts Liberal
Repu olican State Committee has issued
40 address >howing why the voters Tor
~hum 1t speaks SHOULD not return TO the
RePG O.lcan party" suggests tLs, l. now
issue smother address showing, if posi-
Die. why the Liberal Republicans should
live any longer.
Henry Wilson Don't want &C be Cow
ernOr.
BosroN, Mass. Sept. 22.-The follow.
ing is published here to-day:
NArIcK, Sept %.
10 Editors Boston Journal
lind in your paper of this morning a
dispatch from Worcester stating that
Wee President Wilson would accept the
Republican nomination Tor Governor.
''and considers il the greatest compli.
nient ever paid To him" Highly a.
should valOe such an honor, sense OF
obligation and duty to the country would
not permit me TO accept a nomination
were It rendered 10 me by the unanimous
voice Of the COW entIon.
(Slgned) HENRY WILSON,
The New York Herald is inclined to
doubt whether the Maine election siyni-
hes the DOWNFALL OF the Republican parry,
and asks:
1t the Democratic tidal wave were
SAAaA ofNf kAAE Ouf Aitu III ulcu were open
o the same Influences which carried
New York and Ohio into the Democracy
by ls>Tge majority, should not Maine
nave gone Democratic? Does not the
lact that this State has been saved Tor
the party even by reduced majority
show that, perhaps because OF these
initiation follies OF Ohio and Pennsylvania.
the tidada wave IS beginning to 90 the
other way?"
The greenback dollar is worth So
cents IN gold. The 3 20 bond is worth
rs IN greenbacks. The interest bearing
bonds are worth more than paper cur
rency. Why is this? Both are issued
by tha same government, and are based
upon the sIme security. Ii is plain
enOu ga. The one Is q definite promise
to pay gold. The other is an indefinite
promise to pay paper. The rich man
holds the nd The poor man gets
nothing better than the paper dollar.
The Republican party proposes TO make
the poor mans dollar as good as the rich
mans boad.-CIneiHaati Gazette.