The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02
The Ohio Democratic Convention.

The Democratic Convention at Columbus,
Ohio, nominated r. M. Bishop, of Cincin-
nati for Governor, on the sixth ballot. J.
B. Fitch, of Cuyahoga, was nominated for
Lieutenant-Governor, by acclamation. The
other State officers nominated We're: Judge
of Supreme Court, ]. W. Okey, of Monroe;
Clerk of Supreme Court. Richard J. Fan
ming, the present deputy; Attorney-Gen-
eral, Isaiah Pillars, of Allen; State Treas
urer, Anthony Howells, of Stark; School
Commissioner, James r. Burns, of Belmont;
Member Board of Public Works, Martin
Schilder, of Ross.
The Committee on Resolutions submitted
the following, which were unanimously
adopted:
"The Democratic party of Ohio, in State
convention assembled, renews its pledge of
devotion to the Union and the Constitution,
with all its amendments. 1t declares es-
sential to the preservation of free govern
ment the faithful adherence to the follow
ing principles: Strict adherence to the Con-
stitution home rule; the supremacy of the
civil over the military power; the separation
of Church and State; the equality of all
citizens before the law; the liberty of in
dividual actions, unvexed by sumptuary
laws; the absolute acquiescence in the law
fully expressed will of the majority; opposi-
ton to all subsidies; the preservation of the
public lands to the use of actual settlers; the
maintenance and perfecting of the common
school system.
First-Resolred, That we look upon the
Inauguration of R. B. Hayes to the high Of
flee of President of the United States, in
spite of majority of the electoral and pop
ular vote given by the people to Samuel J.
Tilden, as the most dangerous encroach-
ment upon popular rights that has ever
been attempted in this or any other free
country. The preparation of fraud will not
be tolerated.
Second-That the destruction of the in
dustry of the country and the suspension of
labor are the inevitable fruits of the various
laws enacted by the Republican party.
"Third-That as g. means of relieving the
distressed of the community and removing
the great stringency complained of in busi-
ness circles, we demand the immediate re-
peal of the resumption act.
" Fourth-That we denounce as an outrage
upon the rights of the people the enactment
of the Republican measure demonetizing
silver, and demand the passage of law
which shall restore to silver its monetary
power.
"Fifth-That we favor the retention of the
greenback currency, as the best paper money
we have ever had, and declare against any
| further contraction.
"Sixth-We congratulate the country
upon the acceptance by the present admins
tration of the constitutional and pacific
| policy of local self-gOvernment in the States
| of the South, so long advocated by the
Democratic party, and which has brought
peace and harmony to that section of the
| Union.
Seventh-That the registry law framed
by the last Legislature is burdensome and
expensive, and discriminates unjustly
against the poorer class of voters, and we
therefore demand it's immediate repeal.
"Eiehth-We favor a tariff for revenue
only.
"Ninth-We favor the issue by the gen.
eral government, alone, of all circulating
mediums, whether paper or metallic, to be
always of equal tender and interconvertible.
"Tenth-That we condemn the acts of the
Federal Administration in using regular
troops of the United States to interfere with
the elections and other political affairs of
the States, as unconstitutional, unlawful and
unjustifable, and destructive of the rights
of the people and the States.
Eleventh-We recommend the ticket,
this day formed by the convention, to the
favorable consideration and support of all
the citizens of the State"