Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-18
A Platform TO Challenge the Inderse.
ment Of the PeOple-0Ae Term for
the President - RstrenCh-
ment and Reform.
Preservation OF the Public Lands-In
crease OF the Volume of Cur
reney-PrOpOsed Extinction
Of the National
Banks,
The Public Schools to be Sustained
No Division of the School Fund
Among the Religions Sects-
Central Committee.

Central Committee.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, June 1.-THE State
Democratic convention assembled at
the OperahOuse this morning. All the
counties were fully represented by dele
gates and large number of visitors. J.
IL. Vance, member of congress from the
eleventh district, was made temporary
chairman, and made speech of con-
siderable length, full Of hope and advice
for earnest work. While he was speak
ing a severe rain and hail storm came
up, which blew a portion of the slate
roof off the building. After appoint
ing committees a recess was taken until
two o'clock in the evening. A confer
ence of leading Democrats, representing
nore-mOney men and hard-money men,
was held this morning, and q cOmprO-
mise resolution agreed upon, which
Senator Thurman tells his friends he can
subscribe to. This resolution is in SUBJ
stance, one currency and equal taxation
for all alike.
The convention to-day was one
Of the largest and most turbulent ever
held in Ohio. Rufus P. Ranney, Of
Cleveland, served as permanent pres.
dent. The following ticket was NOM
mated:
For Governor-William Allen, of
Ross.
For Lieutenant-G t-GovernOr-Samuel F. |
Carey, of Hamilton.
For Supreme Court Judge-Thomas
| Q. Ashburn, of CiermOnt.
For AuditOr-E. M. Green, Of Shelby. !
For Treasurer-JOhn Schreiner, of |
Meigs.
For Attorney -GeneraI-Thomas E. |
Powell, of Delaware.
For Member of Board of Public |
| WOrks-H. E. O'Hagan, of Erie.
The following platform was enthugi- |
astically adopted
The Democratic party Of Ohio, in |
! State convention assembled, proclaim |
the following propositions Of political
faith and action:
First-A sacred adherence to the prin-
ciples of government declared and put
In practical operation by the fathers of
the republic.
Second-OppOsition to aggressions by
either department of the government
upon the functions of the others, and to
the exercise by Federal authority of any
of the powers reserved by the cOnstitu-
ton to the States respectively, or to the
people.
Third-The protection of the govern
ment to all citizens, without regard to
race, color or previous condition of SER
vitude.
FOurth-The Presidents services
should be limited to one term, at a saIa-
ry OF twenty-five thousand dollars q
year.
Fifth-Retrenchment and reform in
every department of the government,
Federal, State and local.
Sixth-NO grants Of land or money by
the government, or use of its credit to
railroad, steamship or other companies.
Seventh-The preservation OF the |
remnant Of public lands for the benefit
OF citizens Of the United States, and
foreign emigrants 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 Repub-
Gcan party, and the further contraction
proposed by it with view to the forced
resumption OF specie payment, has a.
ready brought disaster to the business Of
the country and threatens it with gem
eral bankruptcy and ruin. 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-tendeTs to par
with gold to be brought about by pro-
noting the industries Of the people and
not by destroying them.
Ninth-That the policy already initi-
ated by the Republican party of abolish
ing the legai-tenders andlgiving the ma
tiOnal banks the power to furnish all
that currency will increase the power Of
an aready dangerous monopoly, and the
OnOrous burdens now expressing the
people without any cOmpensating ad-
vantage; and that we propose to this
policy the demand that all the national
bank circulation be promptly and per-
manently retired, and that legal-tenders .
be issued in their place.
Tenth-That the public interest de-
mands that the government should cease
to dlscredlt its own currency, and should |
make the legal-tenders receivable for ali
public dues, except where respect for the :
obligation Of contracts requires payment !
in coinI and that we favor the payment
OF at least one-half Of the customs in Ie-
gal-tenders.
Eleventh-The extinction Of the pres
ent national banks, and the establish
ment in their stead OF a system of free
banks Of discount and deposit only, un-
der such regulations as the States may
respectively prescribe, and no paper cur
rency except such as may be issued di-
rectly by, and upon the faith of, the
general government.
TWelfth-A tariff for the sole purpose
Of revenue.
Thirteenth-We favor the complete
separation of church and State, religious
independence and absolute freedom Of
opinion, equal and exact justice to sll
religious societies, and purely secular
education at the expense OF the tax
Yf.ii iuf
by any sect, directly or indirectly, of any
portion Of the public school 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 sectarian pre-
judices.i
FOurteenth-That we are opposed to
the passage Of what are called "sump-
tuary" laws, or any interference with
the social habits or customs not IN them
selves criminal; and we Teprobate any
by one class of citizens upon
another, under any pretense whatever,
With this declaration Of principles and
policy, we arraign the leaders OF the Re
publican party for their extravagant ex-
pendIture and prOfigate waste Of the
peoples money; for their oppressive,
unjust, and defective system Of finance =
ssd taxation; for their continued tyran-
ny and cruelty to the southern States of =
the Union; for their squandering Of the u
public lands; for their continuance Of
and corrupt men in office :,
at home and abroad, and for their gen.
ersl mismsnagementO Of the government. e1
And we cordially invite all men, with II
out regard to past party associations, to q
cooperate with US in expelling them p
from power, and in securing such in the v
Ofpublic affairs as chaTac- ffi
terized the purer and better days Of the
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