The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-02
Ohio Democratic
Convention.
A GOOD TICKET.
A Sound Platform.

A Sound Platform.
The Democratic State Convention
met in the Opera House, in Columbus,
at ii o'clock A. NJ, on Wednesday, Ju-
ly 25tb and was called to order by Hon.
John G.. Thompson, Chairman of the
State Central Committee. and a tenn
pOrary organization was effected by the
appointment Of Hon. Warren z. No.
BILE, of Tiffin, as Chairman, and VIM.
l.. Brown, of Youngstown, rs Secreta-
ry. r. H. Higgins, of Brown County,
and E. S. Dodd, of Lucas County, were
chosen Assistant Secretaries.
Upon being introduced to the Con-
ventiOn, Mr.. Noble addressed the body
as follows:
Mr.. Chairman of the State Central Committee,
and Gentlemen of the Convention;
For this mark of your partiality in
selecting me to preside over your tenn
pOrary organization, return you my
most grateful acknowledgements.
In discharging the few duties requir-
ed by this appointment, 1 can only
promise an honest effort OH my part !;
and for any failure to accomplish the
kind indulgence.
Gentlemen, you have assembled in
accordance with time-EOnOred GUS
tom, As the representatives of great
political organization, not only to de-
clare to the world platform of princi-
Piles upon which that organization is
based, but also to name and selecs the
men to be voted for by the members of
the organization and its friends for the
various officers to he chosen at the
coming State election.
Need 1 say that upon the wisdom,
the concession, the harmony, and the
fOrbearance manifested by you in the
discharge of these duties, may depend,
not only the success of the ticket you
may place before the country, but also
the rro-p--;ty, thu. happiness. and the
well-being of the State.
Look at the conflict of arms now
going on between the different nations
of Europe, with all its attendant sacri-
fees of life and happiness, and all its
destruction Of wealth and property and
tell ne whether, by faithfully keeping
and performing all its own duties and
obligations, as well as u just recOgni-
tion of all the rights of Others, by each
of these belligerent nations, all these
sacrifices and all this destruction might
not be avoided.
Again, l point you to the disturbance
of the bubble peace-the cIamor for
higher wages made by formidable or
ganizatiOns of wOrkingmen, for the
avOwed purpose of securing such pric-
es in their employment as will enable
them to support themselves and fami-
lies against want-nOw being mani
tested i'll almost every part of our own
country, sometimes resulting in viO-
lence, hlOOdshed and great destruction
of property.
NV fellOw.citiZens, while no words
of extenuatiOn or excuse can he utter
ed 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 supply a remedy, is worthy of
the most vigorous thoughts of the wis.,
est 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 guam
tity of circulation has been caused to
so that the country has had
twice rs much for a time as it had be-
fore, and then is again reduced to its
former state, thus producing CORES
ponding fluctuatiOn in all prices of
both property and labor, and conse-
quently n perfect stagnation in all
kinds of business, then the remedy is
plain-it must be found in securing
in the place of fiuctuatiOn.
My fellOw-citizens, for the last sew
enteen years the Democratic party has
had no part or lot in the management
of the finances of this country, or in
deed scarcely any in the management
Of any other governmental matter of
the nation.
During this time our finances have
been SO mismanaged that bankruptcies
and business failures have prevailed to
an extent never known before. Our
establishments have
been, many of them, closed, and their
business operations suspended, thus
out of employment great
of our people, and producing
D manifestation of want that never
ought to occur in our bOuntiful land.
Ny fellow-citizens, may safely say
the people of this country are, and have
been looking to the success of the
party for the organization
Of q system that will correct and avoid
these evils.
Their votes in the last great contest,
by which u majority of the Democrat
ic Presidential Electors were clearly
chosen, aud that, too, by u popular
of about 800, 600 votes, clearly
warrants this conclusion. And yet, by
, strange and unjust manipulation of
she returns, they have been defrauded
and cheated out of this choice, as every
Intelligent Democrat in the land finn
e~<1s nd ufx,ppn Of x,xNp
ion in persistent denials of its truth
,ver has yet or ever will eradicate the
,ame belief from the minds of n very
arge number of our honest and intel
igent political opponents.
But, my lOw-citiZens, the country
3 looking to you with deep anxiety.
Allow ME, in conclusion, to again in
,oke spirit of concession and harno-
ly in your deliberations.
The usual Committees on Creden-
ials. Permanent Organization, ResO-
utions, and to select State Central
Committee, we're chosen, when the
took q recess till 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met pursuant to ad-
The Committee on Credentials,
through its Chairman, reported that
,very District in the State was repre-
ented, and there were no contests.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The Committee on Permanent Or
through Colonel Scott
Symmes, reported the following as
officers of the Convention
Prcsidents-Hon.J j. +. Mckinney,
If Miami County.
ce-Presidcnts-First District, VIM.
II. Hugh, OF Cincinnati Second,
Thomas j. Crogen. of Cincinnati;
Third, Thomas Parnell, of Ciermont;
w. j. Alexander, of Greene;
Fifth, j. NJ. Carter, Of Defiance; Sixth,
Charles Roose, OF Ottawa: Seventh,
Sam F. Steele, of Highland; Eighth,
W. Reed, of Clarke; Ninth, IL. d.
of Marion; Tenth, G. Il.
Stickney, OF Seneca; Eleventh, John
L. Peters, of Lawrence Twelfth, VIM.