The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-06-24

mOuG AuUlIOFt Il. M IEccuc, Vi
Shelby Treasurer, John Schreiner,
OF Melgs Attorney General, Thomas
E. Powell, of Delaware Member OF
Board of Public Works, 81. E. OLA
gan, of Erie.
PLATFORM.
TIE following platform was adopt
ed
The Democratic party of Ohio in
State Convention assembled, rro-
claim the following propositions of
political faith and action
First-A sacred adherence to the
principles of government declared and
put in practical operation by the
fathers OF the republic.
Second-Opposition to aggressiOns
by either department of the govern
ment upon the functions of the 9TH
ers, and to the the exercise by the
Federal authority ofany OF the powers
reserved by the Constitution to the
States respectively or to the people.
Third-rhe protection Of the Gov
ern ment to all citizens, without re-
gard to race, color or previous condi-
ton of servitude.
Fourth = The Presidents service
should oe limited to one term at SAL
arv of S25, ,060 year.
Fifth-Rstrenehment and and re-
form in every department OF govern
State and local.
Sixth--No grants of land or money
by the Government or use OF its credit
to railroad, steamship or other COM
panies.
Seventh-The preservation of the
of public lands for the bene-
fit of citizens OF the United States and
foreign immigrants VINO have declared
their Intention to become such who
will occupy and cultivate the same.
Eighth-That the contraction OF the
currency heretofore made by the Re-
publican party and the further con-
traction proposed by it with view to
the forced resumption of specie pay
ment, has already brought disaster to
the business of the country aud
threatens it with general bankruptcy
and ruin. We demand that this poll
lev be abandoned and that the volume
Of currency be made and kept equal
to the wants OF trade, leaving the
of legal tenders to par with
geld to be brought about by promoting
the industries of the people and not
by destroying them.
Ninth.-That the policy already
initiated by the Republican party Of
legal tenders and giving
national banks the power to furnish
all the currency will increase the
power of an already dangerous monop-
DIV, and the enormous burdens now
the people without any
compensating advantage. That we
oppose to this policy the demand that
ali the natiOna bank circulation be
and permanently retired
and legal tenders be issued in their
place.
Tenth. public interest de-
ma nds that the government should
cease to discredit its own currency
and should make its legal tenders re-
for all public dues except
where respect for obligations and
contracts requires payment in coin,
and that we favor the payment OF at
least one half Of the customs in legal
tenders.
Eleyenth-The extinction of the
present national banks and the estab-
iishment in their stead of system Of
free banks of discounts on deposit on
ly, under such regulations as tile
States may respectively prescribe,
and no paper currency except such as
NAV be issued directly by and upon
the faith OF the general government.
Twelith-A tariff for the sole pur-
pose of revenue.
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of church and State, re-
ligious Independence and absolute
freedom of opinion, equal and exact
Justice to all religious societies and
purely secular education at the ex-
pense of the taxpayer, without divis-
ion among or control by, any sect,
directly or Indirectly, of any portion
of the pubIicschool fund. In view of
the admirable provisions OF our state
constitution upon these subjects,
which are due to the energy and wis
dom of the Democratic party, we de-
nounce the Republican platform as an
insult To the intelligence of the people
of Ohio and base appeal to seetarian
preiudices.
Fourteenth.-That we are opposed
to the passage ofwhat is called sumpt-
uary laws or any Interference with
social habits or customs not in them
selves criminal, and we reprobate any
espionage by one class OF citizens up
on another under any pretense what
ever.
With this declaration of principles
and policy we arraign the leaders of
the Republican party for their ex-
trayagaut expenditure and pro1igate
waste of the peoples money. for their
oppressive, unjust and defective sys-
TEN of finance and taxation, for their
tyranny and cruelty to the
Southern States ofthe Union, for their
sauandering of the public lands, for
their continuance Of incompetent and
corrupt men in Office at home and
abroad, aud for their encouragement
of the dovernment; and we eordially
invite all men, without regard to
past party associations to cooperate
with US in expelling them from power
and in securing such an administra-
ton OF public affairs as characterized
the ourer and better days of the Re-
public,
THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
organized tonight by the election ol
A. T. Walling, chairman, and Joseph
GutzewiIler, secretary, and also elect
ed John G. Thompson, Jacob Rein
hart, NJ. A. Daugherty, Amos Lay
man and G. r. Rainer.
A LARGE RATIFICATION MEETING
tonight was addressed by Governor
Allen, Senator Thurman, George Ii.
Pendleton and Thomas Ewing.
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