Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-06-24
Ohio Democratic State COn>
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square foot than any Democratic Con-
vention convened in the State since the
time when many of the
same men met in 1868, to give said
and comfort" to an armed and deadly
foe of the government, and nominate
the man who declared that he would
not vote dollar or a man to carry on
the war for the preservation of the
Union.
Rufus P. Ranney, of Cleveland, was
permanent President. The following
ticket was nominated: For Governor,
VIM. Allen, of Ross; Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Samuel F. Cary, of Hamilton;
Supreme Judge, Thomas o. Ashburn,
of ClerInont; Auditor, E. NJ. Greene,
of Shelby; Treasurer, John Schreiner,
of Meigs; Attorney General, Thomas
E. Powell, of Delaware; Member of
Board Public Works, II. E. O'Hagan,
of Erie.
The following platform was 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 10 aggressions by
either department of the Government
upon the functions of the Others, and to
the exercise of Federal authority of any
of the powers reserved by the Constitu-
tion 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 sal
ary OF S25, 900 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 the use of its
credit to railroad, steamship or other
companies.
Seventh. The preservation of the
remnant of the public lands for the ben
eft of the citizens of the United States
and foreign emigrants who have de-
clared 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, and threat
ems it with general bankruptcy and
ruin. We demand that this policy be
abandoned, and that the volume of the
curreucy be made and kept equal to the
wants of trade, leaving the restoration
of legal tenders to par with gold to be
brought about by promoting the indus
tries of the people, and not by Destroy
ing them.
Ninth. That the policy already in
itiated by the Republican party of
abolishing legal tenders and giving Ma
tional banks the power to furnish all
the currency will increase the power
of an already dangerous monopoly land
the enormous burdens now expressing
the people without any compensating
advantage, and that We oppose this
policy. We demand that all the Ma
tional bank circulation be promptly and
permanently retired and legal tenders
be issued in their place.
Tenth. That the public interest de-
mands that the Government should
cease to discredit its own currency, and
should make its legal tenders receiva-
BILE for all public dues except where
respect for the obligation of contracts
requires payment in coin, and that we
favor the payment of at least one-hall
of the customs in legal tenders.
Eleventh. The extinction of the pres
ent national banks and the establish.
banks of discount and deposit only, un-
der such regulations as the States may
respectively prescribe, and no paper
currency, except such as may be issued
directly 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, relig-
ious independence and absolute free.
dom of opinion, equal and exact justice
to all religious societies, and purely
secular education at the expense of the
taxpayer, without division among or
control by any sect, directly or indi-
rectly, of any portion of the public
school fund. In view of the dmIrable
provisions of our State Constitution
upon these subjects, which are due to
the energy and wisdom of the Demo
cratic party, we denounce the Republi-
can platform as an insult to the intelli-
gence of the people of Ohio and base
appeal to sectarian prejudices.
Fourteenth. That we are opposed to
the passage of what are called sumptu-
ary laws, or any interference with the
social habits or customs not in them
selves criminal, and we reprobate es-
piOnage by one class of citizens upon
another under any pretense whatever.
With this declaration of principles
and policy, we arraign the leaders of
the Republican party for their extrava-
CANT expenditure ard profligate waste
of the peoples money, for their oppres-
lsive, unjust, defective system Of finance
and taxation, for their continued sys-
tenn of tyranny and cruelty to the
Southern States of the Union, for the
squandering of the public lands, for
their continuance of incompetent and
corrupt men ia Office at home and
abroad, and for their general misman-
agement of the Government, and we
cordially invite all men, without regard
to past party associa tions, to CO. operate
with us in expelling them from power
and in securing such an administration
of public affairs as characterized the