The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-07-06

10 meet Cne luhb ueDdHub VI buc 0ofclii
ment and the people, and to restore the
double standard of gold and silver upon 9
true ad ustment on their relative value; and
| further
ResoI0ed, That any law in place of the Re
sumption Law which we propose to repeal
providing for the payment or redemption Of
| legal tender notes, shall also provide that
such retirement shall be so gradual and
steady as not TO disturb values, as not to en-.
| chain honest meaning of contracts, as not
| to increase the burden of existing debts, as
not to destroy confidence, create alarms and
uncertainty for the future, and thereby
paralyze industry and entarprise.
The motion to reconsider was voted down.
The call of the roll was proceeded
with on adoption of the platform, when
various delegations explained their votes
and their opposition to the financial
plank.
Mr.. Bell, Secretary, announced the
vote as follows: Yeas, 651 noes; 88.
| The President - The platform is
adopted.
THE NoMrNATIoNs.
On motion of Mr.. Mclean, of Nd, the
convention proceeded to nominate can
didates for President and Vice President.
When Delaware was called, Mr.. Whiteley
mounted the platform and presented the
name of the Hon. Thomas F. Bayard in
an eloquent speech.
Mr.. Williams (Blue Jeans) presented
the name of Thomas A. Hendricks; and
was seconded by Mr.. Fuller, of Illinois,
"no saiu
Mr.. PREsIpENT AND FEILow.C CITIZENS
OF THE ECoNyFNTIoN- Depressed under the
weight of debt and taxation, universal cor
rupfion. general decentralization. and all the
evils that inevitably flow from persistent
disregard of fundam entail law and the long
and Uninterrupted retention of unlimited
power in the same hands, the country de-
mauds return to the principles and prac-
tees of the fathers of the Republic in this,
the one hundredth wear Of its existence Tap
plausel. restoration of A. wise and
frugal government that shall leave
| to every man the freest pursuit. of his ayo-
cations, or his pleasure, consistent with the
rights of his neighbors, and shall not take
| from the mouth Of labor the bread be has
earned Satisfied with bare respeetabiIity.
| which. though IL NAV tend to retard. can not
stav the downwaId progress. the country
turns to the Democracy assembled in Con-
yention, and asks this great party to place
in nomination the next President of the
United States. ICheers.] That nominee
must be intrinsically honest himself that he
may be the cause Of honesty in others; ca
pable himself, that ne may be qmck to dls'
Germ ana 70 appropriate tne capSci.y o. olh, ls
ers, as wen az. as 70 exelt ms own tnougnh anu ~
pure IN splrlt, tnAt Ine Prlncipies may pe
carried OUT, tnae ne may orag up browning
nonor py .e locAs' pnS eYserh, e.
mental administrator from the eeptus
into which it has descended, and ele-
vate and purify the moral tone Oh tne
nation. GApplause.l He must be states
man OF breadth, OF mind, and OF such grasp
OF information that the world seems 70
spurn, while It honors and does homage 70
its fruits, and schooied by thirty years OF
eminent and honorable practice at the par,
and twenty-five OF concurrent acuvity In
both public stations; OF stainless character,
with record which needs no examInaqon,
as 1t lies out IN the sunlight without blot
to mar Its beauty lappiausel; conyersan'
with the interests OF the entire country
though particularly those OF the great west
OF which his Revolutionary sires were
/ pioneers, and OF that South, linked 70 II py
thousand ues OF lnter-communica n
uon, common interest," ana mutuai anection
Added to all, possessed OF those quallues o.
/ baorf that aoufraat friaudabipa and mover
d;sanno;nt a snt Thonss A. Eanar;cts wonif
rasl9ze ,ha wishes Of the neon1e and wonle
at least deserve success rannianse1- and. i
deserved what better leader to insure it2
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here, on the fertile plains Oh the west
here In TINS great Enpire, tne seat OF empire
beneath that star, which so long leading Tn,
way, now ines respiendant ABOVE the val
ley OF the Mlsslssippi. here the declsiv'
battle OF the great campaign Is TO pc iougn
lappiausel Ior mere are 10 pe Wagea tnos
great contests when preoeae tne man en-
gagement ana oetermlne "nae pester isaus ,s
lnan ne 70 mee. sns ausaec,ns sa. ss. moss
Oh ue ensuy az tnen nlss onsI' ss,
SEND pacs tneir wagering forces ~ u
4 center, ana mingie an IN nnolstinguisnapi
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nevlng QUINN ihe9neu ~ .ns placlue S;sa,
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ta.lon Oh ms canuiIacy, sne psople afS i.d ooI
seious VI aPploaecnine a. ea.
thousands upon tneusanus are 4ssenihg
eaten tne piast upon tnas pugle morn, we
worth miliion men. Aneau{ .ne eneH =.
recon- at .ne suggestion oI MS nane' ~
tney knO" III thas siSn VIC can eon quSi'