The Worthington advance., 1876-07-06

rom TIE te .n MI %ssss1a fS@
more fsn @ tic tU:.s trs.su9y
hsnes
bs only for revenue Reform necessary in the scse
3f public expenses, federal state and municipal. Our
IN 1850 TO four hundred millions currency in is7o; our
S +; ta1son ss from one hundred and phil
currency In IL ono decade from less tan IS per-
neoo to more a.n *s per head since the the
that for the federal government alone. NV wc de-:
msnd 1as Vigorous fr9kality in every department and
and er from
q s
out q more than thrice that has disposed Of
XoNGOL1AN BUSINESS.
Reform is necessary to correct the omissions OF Re-
publican Congress and the errors Of treaties and d.
en and kindred races recrossns @ the Atlantic, oi
% a fsc .c and
fact now lately denied citizenship Through naturalization
kressvs eivsstion nor exeSe'sed eelty under
the Ss xas thus
and Mongolian men held to perform servle
treaty with TIE Chinese Empire or with iegsstion by
Congress within constitutional limitation, as shall pre-
vent the further importation Of the Monaghan
THE PUBLIC scHoOLs.
Ing it the controlling issue e the eection .9d lifaS
ts ss
.b!iscnt ana support belong exclusively to the sew
% and Which the has
WITHOUT Partiaity preference for any class sect
creed and without contributing from the treasury the
enbers Of hate between Kndred people, Sncs
unnaturally estranged but reunited In one indi
visible republic and q common destiny.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORN.
Reform Is necessary the civil service experience
proves that efficient economical conduct Of the govern
ment is not possible II its civil service be subject to
&c pary es
posts Of honor assigned for proved and held
Rnees bt Tx the
Of Their
work out no practical or salutary reform.
OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Judges Senator'S Representative, cabinet officers and
sss: Hs|s
thu House Of Representatives marketing his rulings
presiding Officer three Senators proting secretly by
n as
IN % 5 late o forcing
msappropriating public funds; secretary Of the navy
snriced Sa.ts or enreng friends BY levied
atlon the Presiaent secretary barely escaping
and Ss NOR aS5
choice Of honest men from another % party lest
the disease Of one political organization nest the body
we can get change Of measures and reform All
these abuses and crimes the product Of sixteen
nS s. M
selves b9t their arc voted down in conven
1se "a ts
s aHd sSae Rr can only be had py
system; change OF administration; change Of par.
ties; that we may have change Of members.
HARD vs.. SOFT MONEY.
A minority report was presented, declaring
for the repeal OF the resumption act, and Mr..
Ewing, after much opposition, gained the
floor and said he desired to state the reasons
tor the proposed amendment. The objection
able clause in the majority report only de .
one clause Of the resumption act,
the clause fixing the time for specie resump-
tion. "And," said he ''It commits us to the
reduction Of the legal tender money by hav-
ing bank paper take its place, thus increas-
ing the power OF a now already dangerous
monopoly that is thoroughly
hated by the mass Of the Democrats Of this
OF the national bank system, for it we have
no objection to that law except the date OF
resumption, we approve then the provisions
for the raising up OF {, 900 OF 1900 great mo-
nopolies to control the currency of the coun-
try, in addition to the 1900 we already have.
It is purely Republican measure, and the
sum of the financial villainies of the Repub-
lican party"
Gen. Ewing having spoken five minutes a
motion was made to have his time extended,
but amidst cheers and much confusion in
Mr.. Dorsheimer, Of New York, chairman OF
and said, II propose here to make a straight
issue between soft ard hard money. By that
we stand or we fall. II you want soft money,
give your votes to the resolution offered BY
the most distinguished advocate of soft mon
ey in the United States; but if you want to
leave to the hard-money men some chance to
carry their states, then stand by the report Of
great that q protest has been sent here signed
BY every one of the eastern Democratic states
and to which have put my own signature.
This is middle ground, which does leave
some hope; but ii you declare, in the Ian
guage OF the gentleman from Ohio (C9en Ew-
ing), for repeal forthwith, then abandon all
your hope. make the issue fair"
Mr.. VOORHEES,, Of lndiana, took the floor
against much opposition, and said, he had
that expect to hold it. The issue that is
stated by the gentleman from New York is a
false issue. So tar as this platform is con-
cerned there is no issue raised here as be.
tween hard money and soft money, 50 called.
This platform to which the minority agree,
contains repeated stipulations that we are in
favor, at as early period as practicable, OF 2
resumption OF specie payment: we are al
in favor Of that. But ! stand tor the growth,
of the country to specie payments. l stand
for that kind OF specie payment that comes
by the return or wealth and prosperity to all
the sections. stand here surrounded by ten
states who have right to be heard on this
subject West Virginia, Ohio, my own gallant
Democratic state Missouri, on whose bo-
som we are holding this convention; Tennes-
see that contains the hermitage and the ashes
Of Jackson and Polk; Iowa and Kansas
to nothins, @ q viii saw With all respect @ % to the
gentleman from New York, who had just sal
down: We have followed the lead Of New
York for twelve long years, and each time to
disaster, and for one assert the west, the
mighty west, with its teeming population-]
assert the power of the Mississippi valley,
with its mighty interests and its great re-
Mr.. Watters0n appealed to the convention
to stand by the report Of the committee i
had selected to frame it's resolutions, and
moved the previous question.
The previous question was seconded and
the sss6tt money! amendment was rejected by
vote Of 2l9 yeas to $50 nays. .t
The platform as reported by the majority O.
the committee was then adopted, the vot<
standing 651 yeas to SO nays.
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