The Russellville Democrat., 1875-07-01
THE DEMOCRATS OF OHIO
Meeting of the State COnven.
 tiOn at Columbus.

OnanlnlOuSly AOOpteu-lne Full Ticket-Old Warriors in The Field-RatificatiOn Last Night.
 COLUMBUS, June 1.-The Dem. ocratic State Convention to-day was one of the largest ever held in Ohio. Rufus F. Ranney o1 Cleveland served as permanent President. The following ticket was nominated:
 For governor, William Allen of Ross; Lieutenant Governor, Sam uel F. Carey of Hamilton; Supreme Judge, Thomas Q. Ashburn of Clermont; Auditor, E. M. Greene of Shelby; Treasurer, John Schreiner of Meigs; Attorney General, Thomas E. Powell of Delaware; Member of Board of Public Works, H. E. O'Hagan of Erie.
 The following platform was en- enthusiastically adopted:
 The Democratic party of Ohio, in State Convention assembled, proclaim the following proposi- tions of political faith and action ::
 First-A sacred adherence to the principles of government de- clared and put in practical opera tion by the Fathers of the Rcpub- lie.
 Second-Opposition to aggres- gression by either department of the Government upon the func- tions of the others, and to the ex- crcise by Federal authorities of any of the powers reserved by the Constitution to the States respect lively, or to the people,. | '.
 Third-The protection of the Government to all citizens without regard to race, color or previous condition of servitude. ..
 Fourth-The Presidents ser vices should be limited to one term, at salary of $25, 900 a year.
 Fifth-Retrenchment and re- form in every department of the Government-Federal, State, and local.
 Sfxth-No grants of land or money by the Government, or use ot it's credit to railroad, steamship or other companies.
 Seventh-The preservation Of the remnant of the public lands for the benefit oF citizens of the United States, and foreign emi- grants who 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 Republican party, and the, further contraction proposed by it, with a view to the forced re- sumption ofspecie payment has al, ready brought disaster to the bus mess of the country and threatens general bankruptcy. We demand that this policy be abandoned and that the volume of currency be made and kept equal to the wants of trade, leaving the restoration of legal tenders to par gold to be brought about by promoting the industries. of the people and not by destroying them.
 Ninth--Phat the policy already initiated by the Republican party of abolishing legal tenders and giving national banks the power to furnish all the currezcy, will increase the power of an already dangerous monopoly, arI the enormous burdens now Depressing the people without any compen- sating advantage, a.nd that we op- pose the policy, and demand that all the national bank circulation be promptly and permanently re- tired, and legal tenders be issued in their place. r
 Tenth-That the public inter est demands that the Government should cease to discredit its own currency, and should make,r its legal tenders receivable for, all public dues, except where respect for the obligations of contracts requires payment in coin, and that we favor the payment of at least one half, of the customs in legal tenders. ..;.
 EleyeTth-The extinction of the present national banks, and the establishment in their stead of a system of free banks of dis count and deposit, under such regulations as the State may ,re- pectively prescribe, and no papep currency, except such as may be issued directly by and upon the faith of the general Government. 1
 Twelith-A tariff for the sole |