The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02
The Repeal Of tht Resumption Act, and
ThG Reconciliation Of the Silver
Dollar Demanded
Hayes's Southern Policy Approved
but the Rape Of the Presiden-
cy Vigorously Denounced.
owe Favor the Issue by the Government
Alone of all Circulating Currency,
Whether Paper or Metallic"


Columbus, July 25.-The Democratic
State Convention met at eleven o'clock
at the Opera House, and effected a pri-
mary organization by the appointments
Hon. Warren P. Noble, of Tiain, as Chair
man, and William L. Brown, of Youngs-
town, as Secretary. r. II, Higgins, of
Brown county, and e. S. Dodd of Lucas,
were chosen Assistant Secretaries. The
Convention was called to order by John
G. Thompson, Chairman of the State
Central Committee, and the temporary
officers announced. Mr., Noble spoke at
considerable length. He referred to the
alarming state of affairs that exists among
the laboring interests. He traced respon-
sibility for it to the management of the
Republican party, and their reckless dis
regard of the rights Of the peoplei in their
control of financial affairs, He further
alluded to the theft of the Presidency,
which was received with applause. At
the conclusion of his remarks the Con-
yention proceeded to the selection Of
standing Committees on Credentials, Per-
manent Organization, Resolutions and on
the Selection of State Central Commit
tee.
The Temporary Chairnan's Remarks,
The remarks of tie Temporary Chair
man, Hon. Warren P. Noble, upon being
introduced to the Convention, were as
follows.
Mr.. Chairman of the State Central
Committee and Gentlemen of the Con-
vention For this mark of your partiali-
ty in selecting me to preside over your
temporary organization l return to you
my most grateful acknowledgements.
In discharging the few duties required
by this appointment, can only promise
an honest effort on my part and for any
failure to accomplish the task with salts
faction, shall claim your kind indul-
genCe.
Gentlemen, you have assembled here
in accordance with time -honored Gus;
tom, as the representatives of great po-
litical organization, not only to declare
to the world platform of principles upon
which that organization is based, but also
to name and select the men to be voted
for by the members of the organization
and its friends for the various officers
to be chosen at the coming State elec'
ton.
Need I say that upon the wisdom, the
concession, the harmony and the forbear-
ance manifested by you in the discharge
of these duties, may depend, not only the
success of the ticket you may place be-
fore the country, but also the prosperity,
the happiness and the well-being of the
State.
Look at the conflict of arms now going
on between the different nations of Eu-
rope with all its attending sacrifices of
life and happiness, and allits destruction
of wealth and property, and tell me
whether, by faithfully keeping and per-
forming all its own duties and obligations
as well as a just recognition of all the
rights of others, by each of these belliger-
ent nations, all these sacrifices and all
this destruction might not be avoided.
Again / point you to the disturbances
of the public peaCe-the clamor for high
er wages made by formidable organiza-
tions of workingmen, for the ayowed pur-
pose Of securing such prices in their en-
ployment as will enable them to support
themselves and families against want
now being manisfested in almost every
part of our own country, sometimes re-
sulting in violence, bloodshed and great
destruction of property.
Ny fellow-Citizens, while no words of
extenuation or excuse can be uttered in
favor OF any of these unlawful acts, yet it
must be conceded that, like any malady
that affects different parts of the human
system, they have their origin in some
cause, to ascertain which and to apply a
remedy is worthy of the most vigorous
thoughts of the wisest among us.
If that cause is to be found, as many
have supposed, in the mistakes that have
been made in the management of the
financial system whereby the quantity Of
circulation has been caused to fuctuate 80
that the country has had twice as much
for time as il had before, and is then
again reduced to its former state, thus
producing corresponding huctuation in
all prices of both property and labor, and
consequently a perfect stagnation in all
kinds of business, then the remedy is
plain--it must be found in securing sta
bilily in the place of fuctuation,
My fellow citizens, for the last seven
teen years the Democratic party has had
no part or lot in the management of the
finances Of this country, or indeed scarce.
ly any in the management of any Other
governmental matter of the nation.
During this time our finances have beer
80 mismanaged that bankruptcies anC
business failures have prevailed to ar
extent never known before. Our manu-
featuring establishments have been, many
of them, closed and their business opera
ton suspended, thus throwing out o
employment great numbers of our people
and producing a manifestation Of wan
that never ought to occur in our bountifu
land.
My fellow citizens, l may safely say tht
people Of this country are, and have beer
looking to the success of the Democratic
party for the organization of system
that will correct and avoid these evils.
Their votes iu the last great contest, b.
which a majority Of the Democratic Presi
dental Electors were clearly chosen, anC
that, too, by popular majority of abou
100000 clearly warrants this conclusion
And yet by strange and unjust manipu
lation Of the returns, they have been de
frauded and cheated out Of this choice. q
every intelligent Democrat in the lanC
firmly believes. And no system Of edu