Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-27
The Indiana Democratic State
Convention.
The Overthrow OF Landers and
Holman.
Nomination of Jas. ID. William.
for Governor.
A Platform in Favor of q Finan.
cial Paper Mill.
Endorsement of Gov. Hendricks
for President.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 19-The Dem
ocratic State Convention was called TO
order at 1920 by Gen. Manson, Chair
man of the State Committee. The
following ticket was nominated:
Governor, Jas. ID. Williams of Knox
county; Lieut.. Governor, Isaac P. Grey,
Of Randolph county; Judges of the Su-
preme Court, First District, S. H.
Buskirk, of Monroe county; Second
District, A. 6. Downey, of Ohio coun-
ty; Third District, John Petit, of Tip
pecanoe county; Fourth District, Jas.
L. WordeD, of Allen county; Secretary
of State, John E. Neff, of Randolph
county; Auds3r of State, z. Hender-
son, Of Mor'1'h county, Treasurer of
State, Bel ~ Shaw, of Marion coun-
ty; Attorney General, G. A. Buskirk of
Monroe; Superintendent of Public In.
stTuction, j. HI. Smart, of Allen; Clerk
of Supreme Court, Gabriel Schmuck, of
Perry; Reporter of the Supreme Court,
Augustus n. Martin, of Wells.
The following is the platform adopted:
The Democracy of Inddina declare
their fidelity to all the provisions of
the Federal Constitution, to a perpetu-
al union of the States, to local self
government in every section, to all
public trusts and obligations, to the
honest payment of the public debt, to
the preservation of the public faith, to
the maintunance of the schools, and to
the pure and economical administra-
tion of the Federal, State and munich
pal governments. They contemplate
with alarm the distress that prevails,
the wide spread financial ruin that ina
pends over the people, and the corrup-
tion that pervades the public service,
and they charge that these evils are
the direct issue of the personal govern
ment, unwise legislation, vicious finan-
cial policy, the great contraction of the
currency, and the extravaganza and
seltishness of the party and its officials
who have SO long held unchecked con-
troll. Inviting all who believe in and
earnestly desire official purity and fl
deity, the adjustment of the financial
questions upon sound basis, having
a regard for the interest and welfare of
the whole people and not class, and
the recognition of the final settlement
of all questions submitted to the arbit
rament of the sword, to unite with
them, they declare
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government has become corrupt, and
is made the object of personal gain, and
that it is first duty which the people
owe to themselves and the govern
ment TO restore the tests of honesty, Ca
pacity and fidelity in the selection of
persons to fill all public positions.
Second. The repeated exposures of
corruption in the administration of ev-
cry branch of public affairs call for con
tinued and thorough Investigation, not
only that corrupt practices may be
brought to light and guilty parties to
punishment, but also that it may be
made clear to the people that their on.
ly remedy for reform is by making a
general and thorough change.
Third. That retrenchment and econ
omy are indispensable in Federal, State
and Municipal administration as an es-
sential means towards lessening the
burdens of the people, and we COM
mend the efforts of the majority of the
House of Representatives for the re-
ductien of the expenses of the Federal
government to just standard, and
their determination to lessen the num-
Der of useless offices.
Fourth. We believe in our ancient
doctrine that gold and silver are the
true and safe basis for the currency, land
we are in favor of measures and poll
cies that will produce uniformity in
value in the coin and paper money of
the country without destroying or en-
barrassing the business interests of the
people.
Fifth. We oppose the contraction of
the volume of Cur paper currency, and
declare in favor of the adoption OF
measures looking to the gradual retire.
ment of the circulation of the national
banks and the substitution therefor of
circulating notes issued by authority
of the government.
The fifteenth resolution is as follows:
That the people of Indiana recognize
with pride and pleasure the eminent
public services of the Hon. Thomas A
Hendricks; that in all public trusts he
has been faithful to du y, and in his
public and private life pure and with
out blemisb; we therefore declare that
he is our unanimous choice for the
Presidency of fhp ITpitad SfafoS