The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-29
INDIANA DEMOCRATS.

last week and nominated straight ticket Of
their own, independently of the ticket recent
~ nominated by the infationists or indie
pendents." Landers, the candidate of the
latter, was not, however without strong fol.
lowing in the convention, but demand.
ed, after the first ballot, that his name should
be withdrawn. The first ballot stood GIG for
Holman, S9S for Landers, "a for Manson and
20 for Williams The names of both Landers
and Holman being then withdrawn congress
man James d. Williams was nominated The
rest Of the ticket is as follows:
Lieutenant GoveTnor-Isaac u. Grey of
Randolph county.
Judges of the Supreme Court-First Dis,
trict S. X. BaskiIk, Monroe county; Second
district, A. u. Downey, Ohio county; Third
district John Pettls,. 1ippecanoe county
Fourth district James L. Woraen, Allen
county.
Secretary of State-Joha f. NeE Randolph
county.
State Auditor-E. Henderson, Morgan
county.
State Treasurer Benjamin c. Shaw, Mari
on county.
Attorney General. c. A. Buskivk, Monroe
county.
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
II. Smart, Allen county.
Clerk of the Supreme Court-Gabriel
Schuneck, Perry county.
Reporter of the Supreme Court--Augustus
\. Martin, Wells county.
The platform "contcmplates with alarm
the existing evils IN the national government;
demands a reform of the civil service and
continued investigation of existing abuses
declares the necessity of retrerchment and
economy and that the common school fund
must be used only for non .sectarian purpos-
rs, and opposes any payment OF the rebel
debt. The financial resolutions are as fol.
lows:
We believe in our ancient doctrine that
goli and silver are the true and safe basis for
the currency, and we are in favor of measures
and policies that will produce uniformity in
value in the coin and paper money of the
country without destroying or embarrassing
The business interests of the people
We oppose the contraction of the volume
Of OR paper carrenCy, and declare In favor
Of the adoption of measures looking 10 the
gradual retirement of the circulation Of the
national banks and the substitution therefor
of circulating notes issued by authority Of
the government.
We recognize with patriotic satisfaction
the vast recupcrative energies with which our
country is endowed, and we observe that, IN
spite of the interference with the laws of com
merce which has been practised, our curren-
cy has improved in proportion as our wealth
has increased and the sense of national and
local security has been confirmed. We are
therefore of the opinion that natural return
TO specie payments will be promoted by the
increase of national wealth and industries, by
the assurance of harmony at home and peace
abroad, and by Strengthening our public
credit under a wise and economical admins
tration of our national affairs.
The legal tender notes constitute a safe cur
rency, and one especially valuable TO the
debtor classes because of its legal.tender quail
ity, and we demand the repeal of the legisla
ton enacted by the Republican party provid,
ing for its withdrawal from circulation and
the substitution therefor of national bank
paper.
The act of Congress for the resumption OF
specie payments on the 1st of January, 1879,
was party measure devised in secret caucus
for party ends, and forced through the House
of Representatives without due allowance OF
amendment or debate under party decipllne.
1t paralyzes industry creates distrust OF the
future, turns the laborer and producer out 81
employment, is a standing threat upon busl-
ness men, ana SnOulu NJ OuCc UC !tPChISu
without any condition whatever.
On the Presidential question the platform
says:
The people Of Indiana recognize with pride
and pleasure the eminent public service OF
the Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks; that in al:
public trusts he has been faithful TO duty, and
in his pubic and private life pure and with
out blemish. We therefore declare that he
is our unanimous choice for the Presidency
of the United States.
The delegates to the Democratic National
Convention, this day appointed, are hereby
instructed TO cast the vote of this state in said
convention as a unit in such manner as the
majority of the delegates may determine.
L.anders, since the above convention was
held, il is understood has Withdrawn his
name as the candidate Of the Independents
and announced his purpose TO support the
straight democratic ticket II is probable
the balance Of the Independent ticket viii
take the same course and that there will, a
the election, be but one opposition ticket il
the field in Indiana against the republicans