New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-10
WHOLE NUMBER 1884.

nept removal from the places winch they have sc
long dishonored and disgra ced.
otiees and the nordiua ate Increase Of salaries and
emeluments Of flee ayp among the many evils
which Radical rule has forced upon the country
federal and state governments. SO that the people
may be as speedily as possi6e relieved from the
burden of taxation with Thieh they c are spT
and Stat representatives to strive by allpr0pef
means to reduce them both to the very lowest
Pour th-Refers to State affairs.
Fifth and sixth-Ditto.
currency, and circulating medium heretofore
made by the Republican party, and the further
contraction proposed by it with view to the
brought disaster to lie business G Of the country,
and threatens general bankruptcy We demand
Of
trade leaving the restoration of legal tenders to
par in gold to be brought about by Promoting the
them.
Eighth-That the policy already initiated by the
Republican party of Sbnlishlng leg4l tenders, and
giving the national banks the power furnish all
the currency, will increase the power of an
already dangerous monopoly, aud the enormous
pens ating advantage; and that all the national
bar k circulation be promptly and permanently
tired, and full legal tenders be issued in their
Ninth-That the public interest demands that
the government should cease to discrerit its own
money, and should make the legal tenders receiv
able for all public dues, except where respect for
the obligation of contracts requires payment in
coin.
Tedth-The extinction of the present national
banks ano the establishment in their stead of
syetem Of free banks OF discolnt and deposit,
under such regulations as the States espectively
may prescribe, and no PAPER money except such
as may be issued directly and upon the faith of
currency based on the gold and silver and. other
property Of The " dole people Of the country,
M m W al rni Un q ln0ho nf ha Ra.
and prehigate wsste Of the peoples money for
on o
extort oDate increase of the salaries of public
cticers; ior the oppressive, unjnst and defective
continuance of Incompetent and corrupt men in
Office, and for their general mismansgement of
Cordially invite The Libersi kspablicans and other
men without regard to past party associations, to
and tstsslshns such an admnistraton % S oS our
public affairs as characterized the puler aud bet
ter days of the republic.
1t was moved to adopt the resolutions AZ
q whole without debate.
Sowden, Of Lehigh, got. the floor, but as
soon as it was apparent he proposed offer
ing an Amendment to the currency plank,
his voice was drowned in uproar. The
previous question was demanded, but amid
cries of Free speech" "No gag,s ETC., he
was allowed to proceed with his remark.
He spoke decidedly in favor of hard money;
said it was good old Democratic doctrine.
IT the convention TOOK decisive stand on
the currency question, it should faver gold
and eilver. He thought the resolution should
have been nop-comDittal, and moved an
amendment to that effect.
Mr.. Hughes, of SchuylkilT, chairman of
the committee on resolutions, defended the
platform as reported. He thought him
worse than Bourbon who ad vooated eur
rency based exclusively on gold and silver
He said legal tenders are not merely prom
isde to pay any more than, gold currency;
a legal tender is of itself money; it redeems
itself every time it is t.ndered and received
in payment of debt. He moved Sowden's
amendment be laid on the table.
The yeas and NAYS were then called on
Hughes motion, which was carried, and
SOwden's amendment lost.
Sawden took the floor again amidst con-
siderable confusion, and moved to strike
out sections seven, eight, nine and ten sub
stItuting the financial resolution in last
years Pennsylvania Democratic platform,
which called for early specie resumption;
but nnder the call of the question no atten-
tion WAS paid to Sowden's motion, and the
resolutions were adopted as originally read.
The nominations for candidate for Gov
ernor then followed Eighteen names were
presented. The ballots resulted as follows:
First ballot--Bigler 20, Barr As. Fox 26,
Ross Is, Noyes 81, Pycotte 10, North 20.
Morton II, Pershng l3, Monaghan l3
Second ballot-Bigler %, Barr AZ, Fox %,
Ross 20, Noyes "a, Pycotte 49, North IA,
Morton u, Persbing l5, Monaghan A.
Third hallot-Bigler Al, Barr 40, Fox %,
Ross %, Noyes "a, Pycotte 49, North with.
drawn, Morton 7, Pershing 10, Monaghan
~.
Fourth ballot-Bigler As, Barr 40, Fox "a,
Ross 2s Moves 30, Pycotte II, Morton with
drawn, Pershing l8, Monaghan 49, scatter
ing votes cast for jerks, Mott, Gibson.
Knox, Cotfroth, Decker, Sopang and Mitch.
ell.
The convention adjourned at eight o'clock,
at the end of the fourth ballot.
Reassembled at halfpast eight, and bal
Oting now going on. -
Fifth ballot-Barr 50, Bigler 4s, Noyes 81,
Ross 80, Fox 25, Pershing %, Pycotte l3,
Monaghan IL, Stiles, jerks and Gibson scat.
eriDg.
Sixth ballot-Barr 46, Bigler 81, Ross SO,
sox "a, Moves Al, Pershing 25, Pycotte IL,
Monaghan g., jerks 6.
seventh ballot-Barr 4s, Bigler SO. Rees
D, Pershing 30 Fox withdrawn, PSco:te s,
Ienks 10, Moves As, Monaghan 9.