The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-02
CONNECTICUT DEMOCRA CY
NOulN1TTON on STATE OFFE
CERS-PLA TFORM OPPOSED TO
THE RESUMPTION ACT.

New HAVEN, Feb. 23.-The Democratic
State Convention was held to-day, every
town in the State had Il full delegation
The old State ticket was renominated. 1t
was as follows: Governor, Charles X.
Ingersoll; Northumberland, George
G. Sill; Secretary of State, Marvin II,
Sanger; Treasurer, William f. Raymond;
Comptroller, Albert h. Goodrich.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following Democratic-Liberal plat
form;
The Democratic. c.Liberal party of Con-
necticut, in convention assembled, pledge
themselves anew to the principles which
they have repeatedly adopted, and which
the people of this State have approved.
The Constitution and Union shall be
maintained, with the supremacy of the
civil over the military authority, and we
demand for the individual the largest
liberty, consistent with public order, for
State self-government, and for Federal
government return to the methods OF
peace and constitutional limitations OF
power.
Second. The civil service of the gov
ernment has become aarmingly corrupt
1t is an instrument of personal ambition
and an object of selfish greed, 1t has be-
come a reproach to free institutions. We
therefore regard a thorough reform OF
the civil service as one of the most pres
sing necessities of the hour, and believ-
ing that honesty, capacity and fidelity
constitute the only valid claim for public
employment, we demand that public sta
ton shall become again post of purity
and honor.
Third. The public credit of the I'm
ion must be maintained. Federal taxa
ton should provide the means necessary
to pay the expenses of the Government
economically administered, and for a
reduction of the national debt, while the
tariff laws should be adjusted for the pur-
pose of revenue only.
Fourth. The public lands must be pre-
served for actual settlers, and subsidies
of money or lands to corporations and
spectators should cease entirely.
Fifth The Democratic majority in the
House of Representatives are especially
deserving of popular support in their
policy of reducing the expenditures OF
the Federal government to the actual
needs of the public service, thus cutting
off supplies which have for eleven years
invited corruption and fed an army Of
plunderers.
Sixth. The only currency known to
the Constitution of the United States is
gold and silver and coin, form the only
stable basis for the commercial necessi-
ties of the world. The Democratic party
of the Union has never failed to recog-
nize and support this essential principle,
but following a great and costly war we
find an inedeemable currency at our
doors 1t is, therefore, the duty of Con.
gress to adopt such measures as shall lead
to an early resumption Of specie pay
ment, while guarding its acts with that
prudence which the interests of the com
mercial, manufacturing and industrial
pursuits imperatively demand.
Seventh. That act of the last Congress,
passed by the Republican majority, de-
claring that there shall be specie pay
ments on tie 1st of January, 1879, was a
scheme of mere party expediency, sup
ported by no measure tending to secure
1t was a deception and a
fraud. Its results have been injurious, as
the business interests of the country
could not be shaped and conducted to
with an ineffective and de-
ceptive act. We respectfully ask Con
gress to substitute for it well defined
and practical legisl lation tending to an
accumulation of coin as the basis for the
resumption of funding and cancellation
of portion of the greenback circulation
in a convertible bond bearing a low rate
of interest.
Eighth. That the convention, having
confidence in the ability and integrity of
the Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress from this State, rely upon such ac-
ton at their hands as will aid in placing
the finances of the country upon con-
stitutional basis.
A resolution offered by a member of
the New Haven delegation making
full legal tender was almost
rejected.
The resolutions were then unanimous
ly passed. delegates were appointed to
the Democratic Convention.