The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-29
THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION.

Phe following proceedings of the, Con
yention were reported in our lat
Editions Of yesterday : Sal Ti
| BY American Press Association to the STAR.
The Convention reassembled at 2.3
z. M. The Chairman OF the Committee
on Resolutions reported the platform.
I Gen. Ewing, of Ohio, presented a mi.
| nority report on one clause of the plat
form. .-t.sa AA.6 I.
The minority report demands the un.
conditional and immediate repeal of the
Resumption Act, and is, signed by the
following names:
Thomas Ewing, of Ohio; Voorhees,, Of
lndiana; Brown, of Tennessee; HAY, Of
Pennsylyania; Trumbuil, of Iowa; Da.
Wis, oil West VA; Davis, Of Kansas, and
Hardin, of Missouri.
MIR. Ewing moved the minority report
as an amendment, and was seconded by
MIR. Eaton, Of Kansas. Gen. Ewing
spoke in favor OF The amendment, anu
gave as a reason for supporting 1t that
the majority report demanded the re-
peal f4that portion of the Resumption
Act fixing Tue time for resumption n
lof specie payments and leaving
the rest OF the law to stand, thus by in
ference committing the Democratic
party to early resumption; o.
ST. LOUIS, June 29.-The following is
the platform in full as adopted. Mr.
Ewing'si solt money currency plank,
offered as assubstitute, being repuuiated
by the decisive vote of $50 to 2i9. q
w We, the Delegates or the. National
Dem cratic party OF the United States
in National Convention assem- Dled, do
hereby declare the administration of the
Federal Government to be in urgent
need of immediate reform, do hereby
enjoin upon the nominees of this Con-
vention and Of the Democratic party in
each Statea Jealous effort andlc0-opera-
ton to this end, and do hereby appeal 70
our feilow4ciLlzenss OF eyery,fonner DO.
lltlcal conviction TO- undertake with US
tiis first and most pressing patriotic
duty ior the Democracy Of the whole
country.
We dosherebyreaffirm our faith inithe
permanency of the Federal Union, our
devotion TO the Constitution OF the
United States with it's anne endmentssuni-
versally accepted as a final settlement
OF the controversies tnaJ eDgendered
civil war, and do here record our stead.
fast confidence in the perpetuity OF Re-
publican sell-goyernment, In absolute
acquiescence in the will ofthe majority,
in the vital principle of republics, in the
supremacy Of the civil over the military
authority, in the total separation OF
Church and State for the sake alike OF
civil and religious reedom. in the equal
ity OF all citIzens before just laws of
theiro own enactment, in the liberty of indi-
vidu4 conduct unyexed oy sumptuary
In q lui o. inn rxf nix
ing generation that they may preserve,
enjoy and transmit these bestcondiJiuns
OF human happiness and hope, s
We behold The noblest products OF a
hundred years Of changeful history, but,
while uphoiding the bond OF our Onion
and great charter.of these our rights, it
behooves a. Tree people to practice also
that eternal vigilance which is the price
OF liberty. & - ~
Reform iss necessary to rebuild and es-
tablishi In the hearts Oh the whole people
oLthe Union, eleven years ago happily
rescued from the danger OF a secession
OF States, but now to be, saved from
corrupt oentralism, which, after iAfiict-
ing upon ten States the rapaciby OF car.
pet-bag tyrannies, has honeycombed the
OH iees OF the Federal Government itself
With incapacity, waste and fraud, in
the con agion. OF misrule, and locked tas /
the pgosperity Of an industrious people
in the paralysis Of hard Gimes. lCcE
Reform Is necessary 10 establish a
soHnd d currency, restore the pubHc credit
and MAINTAIN the national honor. :-I,..
We denounce The failure. tor all these
eleven years, to make good the PROMISE
of the legal.tender notes, which are
standard of value In the hands
of the people, and the nom n-paymeat OF
which is a disregard Of the plighted faith
of the nation.
We dehounce the improvidence which
in eleven years OF peace has taken from
the people in Federal taxes thirteen
times the whole amount OF the legal
tender, notes, ana squa ndered four times
this sum in useless expense without ac-
any reserve ior their redemp-
tfon. IL N&B t
We tenounce the financial inability
and immortality OF that party which, for
eleven years oi peace, has made no ad-
vance toward resumption, no prepara-
tion for resumption; but instead has OBJ.
struoted resumption by wasting our re-
sources and exhaustihg all our surplus
income, and while anbually protesting
to intend a speedy return to specie pay
ments, mas annually enacted fresh him
derances thereto. -----
AS such hinderance we denounce
the resumption clause of the act of 1875,
and we here demand its repeal.
We denahdga judicious system of
by pubic economies, by Off
eial retrenchments and bywise finances,
which shall enable the nation soon to
assure the Whole world OF its perfect
ability aud it's perfect readiness to meet
any OF fts promises at the call OF the
creditor entltled 20 payment. We be-
fieve such q system, we'll DEVISED, ana,
above all, intrlsted to competent hands
for execution, creating at no time an ar
titicial scarcity OF currency, and at no
time alarming the public mind into a
withdrawal OF that vaster machinery OF
credit by which ninety-five per cent. OF all
business transactions are peTformed-a
ystem open, public, and inspiring gen.
eral confdence-would, from the day OF
it's adoption, bring healing on its wings
TO all oar harassed industry, and set In
motion the wheels OF commerce, manu.
factures and the mechanic arts, restore
to lapor,, and renew all its
natural source, the prosperity OF the
people.
Reform is necessary in the sum and
mode oil Federal taxation, to The eud
that capital may be set Tree from distrust
and labor lightly burdened.
We denounce the present tariff levied
upon nearly four thousand articles as Il