Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-27
The st. Loujs Convention.

ST. LOUIS, June u. The following telegram
was forwarded to the President Of the Nation
al Democratic Convention to-day
NEW YORK June 81 1876
President of the Nnttonnt Dcneolrottc CON-
veution, st. Louis, Mo.
Tie lutcrualluGaI Temperance Congress, held
in Philadelphia, sends greeting aud the earn. ST
PRAYER oil ulauy THUS inis of Christian Gil Us
that, in your ctuennlal platform, about IL be
adop.ed, you will pronounce agal;.s the traffic
10 alcoholic llqu rs IS a chief cause OF c:lme,
pauperisu,, ard political corruption, and nntnl
pate as your candidates fer President AID Vie
President total ahStainers frou int"xlclilog
beverages, aud supporters OF the prohibition OF
the liquor trafi; as the national legislative
policy. (Signcdl
WM E. DoDGE, P:csideot.
J. n. STEARNS, Secretary.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 27.-lhe Convention
as ,mbied 10 the large, beautiful hall of the
ST. Louis Chamber of Commerce., which was
decorated with garands OF leaves State coats
of arms, SC The weather i very warm aud
sultry, betokeniug a storm. The delegates
were promptly 10 their places. but IT Was l220
before the Convention was c1led to order by
Hon. Augus;u, Sche Chat: man Of the Ma
tioual Democratic COMMITTEE A military
baod, perched 10 the rear of the Chairman's
desk, kept the assembly interested by render
ing lively airs.
MIR. Schel in calling the Convention to order,
submitted a few brief remarks upon the pur-
noses of this Convention to nominate candl-
dates, whose election shall change the Govern
men, aud overthrow corruption. and pr dute
the admoistr atiVe reforms drmaUden by the
people. Applause. He said the corruption
now txs:i 10 the Government must be bu
ricd. This duty must be confiied to the hands,
not OF these who pow hold the Government,
but to the democratic party. The thing to DC
reformed cant be reformed by itself. The
people are intelligent and sagaclous. They
understand their rights, and will not again
trusts their interests to the republican party.
a. referred to the democratic as the hard mon
cv party frcm the beginning H. sid it was
trick 10 try to saddle on it the existing policy
Inconsistent with hard money principles. All
the acts authorizing paper money as legal
tenders. aud the opinion Of the Supreme Court
sustaining it al, were done during the repubLl
can administration. He then referred briefly
70 the evil results the remedy IS not rapid
q, ntractjon or Increased currency, but The one
remedy at this time is the repeal OF the resump-
tioD act. Do that and give the democratic party
tho rims of Government and their policy OF the
one money aod sound finance will brlug specie
navmsot speedily. LAppsus:l. This Ccut~n.
uial of National Independence we have met to
adont means TO restore the c)uutry to prosper
ity. May we not hope, after sixteen years OF
rcn,blica,ism, that the democratl: party m y
resume lis supremacy ID the government me
rues that will govern the convention VIII en-
',,,. 20 aood nominations. He exhorted the con-
n n'rt;on to wisdom in making the pl ,tiorn;
a. tba conclusiop of his remarks he nominated
a a. NV Wa,terson, of Kentucky, as temporary
chairman. IAppl ause.] This was uuanlm;,
ous l agreed to, and the convention adjourned
till < n m.