The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-29
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

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ness tremendously and promptly, and adj
iourned on the same day. Hon. j. G. Allen
of Crawford, presided, and J. j. Crowy, OF
Cook was secretary, with half dozen OF as
sistants The number of delegates present
was over 700, fully representing every coun
ty IN the state.
The platform adopted is simple endorse
ment or re-affirmance of the st. Louis plat
form, with minor resolution or two OF Local
application. 1t IS as follows:
Resolced, BY the democracy of Illinois IN
convention assembled, that the members OF
the national democratic convention al 81
u Louis deserves the plaudits of The whole
country for the manner in which they dis.
J CHARGED the duties devolved upon them, and
, we hail the result of their action in the plat
/, form of principles adopted and the presenta-
tion of the names of those eminent statesmen,
!, Samuel J. Tilden, of New York, and Thomas
A. Hendricks, OF Indiana, for the sufirages OF
The peOple, as opening a new and better era
in American politics, and giving our people
an opportunity by the electng OF these great
men to the offices for which they are present.
ed, of restoring prosperity once more to the
Oppressed business interests OF the land; OF
! redeemng the country from the disgrace and
infamy Of the populations, robberies, and
malteasances that have tended 10 disgrace us
IN the estimation of civilized nations and
have reduced the industrial classes OF our
country to the degree of poverty.
Res0lred, That we hereby endorse and re-
affirm the national democratic platform adopt
ed at st. LOUIS on the 2Sth day of June last,
and we pledge the democracy of Illinois 10
cooperate with their brethren of the whole
country IN their efforts for the election OF our
national ticket, and for the restoration of hon.
esty and economy in the administration OF
our government.
hesolced, That the democratic party, in pre-.
sentIng candidates for state offices, do pledge
our earnest and hearty support Of each and
every nominee of this convention, and here.
by declare that we will use our utmost efforts
to secure the success of the ticket.
Resotred, That the democracy of Illinois
call upon the Legislature to devise some plan
by which the labor allotted to COnvicts and
performed by them under compulsion shall
not cone in injurious competition with the
free labor of those who have themselves and
families to support and educate as becomes
free and enlightened citizens.
The following nominations were made
For Govcrnor-Lewis Steward.
For Lieutenant Goverpor-ArChlbald A.
Glenn.
For Secretary of States. Y. Thornton.
For Auditor of State-JOhn Hise.
For State Treasure:-George Gunloch.
For Attorney General-Edward Lynch.
For electors w. j. Allen and w. f. Cool.
baugh were nominated for the state at large,
but the dispatches fail to give the names Of
the district electors.
1t will thus be seen that the convention
substantially rejected the proposed fusion
with the Independents by endorsing their
ticket The only two candidates taken from
the independent ticket are Steward for Gov
ernor and IIisc for auditor, and both were
doubtless taken on account of their hitherto
clear record as democrats. 1t is not, there
fore, as yesterdays Times charges with indie
cent and reckless falsehood, "unlon OF the
democracy with the scarlet woman or an
"adultcrous debauch," or marriage, or fl.
sion in any sense. Messrs. Steward and Ilise
are nominated aud placed upon the st Louis,
not the indianapolis platform; are nominated
as Tilden and not as Peter Cooper men, and
as such will be supported. If they are not
Tilden men and refuse to give their support
to the st. Louis nominees, but propose to go
the Peter Cooper nonsense, they will be in
vitcd to step down and out.
As the nominees of the democratic conyen-
ton, Steward and Hise are good enough
democrats for us. We have known them in
timatey for many years, ana to call either of
them anything but straight, square demo.
crat would be misapplicatien of terms.
As TO the action of the convention in re.
jecting such fusion with the independents
ment of their entire ticket on condition that
they supported Tilden electors, we have no
comments to make until we know more about
the details Of the negotiation. If such fu-
have amounted TO II compromise of democrat.
ic principles we see no reason why II might
not have been made; but on any terms that
would have amounted to surrender TO the
rag p"pS W. wv ylNihihS UP VI =" 0ihSS INV
or word of the st. Louis platform, of course
il was wholly out of the question. Conven-
tions might un iertakc to sell ont the democ.
racy IN that way, but no forty conventions
could deliver the goods.
The state ticket, so far as our acquaintance
with the candidates goes, Is aH excellent one
made up OF sound democrats and substan-
tial, first class men. We place il at our mast.
head and mean TO support it with all our
might
The editor OF the FREE TRADER certainly
knows that the battle of Gettysburg was
fought aud won, and Nicksburg taken in
July 1868, more than ten months before the
Democratic Convention, which nominated
Mcclellan for President, asserted that "the
war was II failure.'-Jotiet Republican,
10 commenting, week or two ago, on the
singular persistency with which the republi-