The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-21
INDIANA DEMOCRACY.
PROCEEDINGS OFTHE STATE CON.
VENTION.
VIee-Presfdent Hendricks I'm the
Chair-A Stirring Declaration
OF Principles - The
Nominations.

INDIANAPOLIS, February 20.-The
State Democratic Convention met at the
Metropolitan Theatre at 10 A. N. Ell.
Governor Hendricks was chosen perms.
nent chairman, with the usual number oI
yice-presidents and secretaries.
The Committee on Resolutions made
the following report, which was unanl.
mously adopted:
The Democracy of the State of Indi.
ana, assembled in convention, declare
The National bank notes shall be re.
tired, ana in lieu thereof there shall be
issued bv the government an equal
amount of treasury notes, with full legal
tender quality;
That we are in favor o. making the
United States 'notes, commonly called
greenbscks, full legal tender in pay
ment of all debts, public and private,
except such obligations only rs are, by
the terms of the original contract under
which they were issued, expressly psys-
BILE in coin;
That the right to issue paper money,
as we'll as coin, is the exclusive prerogs-
tive::of9the government, and such money
should be issued in such amounts as the
sound business Interests of the country
may require;
We are in favor of slch legislation by
Congress as will authorize the taxation
by States of United States notes in
common with all other money;
That we deem it unwIse and ineIpe-
dient to exact any further legislation tor
the funding of the National debt abroad
through The means of home syndicstes
or other methods;
We believe that the true policy of the
Government and the best interests Of the
people would be subserved by legis-
lstion so as 10 distribute said deb! among
our people at home, sfording them the
most favorable and practical opportunity
for the investment of their savings IN
the funded debt Of the United States !
That we are in favor of such legisla-
tion which snail fx legal rate OF inter-
est at not exceeding six per cent per an
mum;
We demand the restoration of the sill.
yer dollar of 4l2t grains TO the coin Of
the country, and with full legal tender
quality in the payment of all debts, both
public and private, and that the coinage
thereof shall be unlimited and upon the
same terms and conditions as may be
provided for the coinage OF gold,
That we are in favor Of the immediate
and unconditional repeal of the resump-
tion act;
We are in favor OF the most rigid
economy in public expenditures.i
We declare that the foes and salaries
of all public officers should be reduced;
That we are in favor of the repeal of
the repesl OF the bankrupt act;
That we sincerely deplore the recent
violent collisions between labor and cap.
ital, and to prevent the occurrence there
OF and to protect the future public order
and security, ws believe:
That the wages of employees of corpor-
atoms engaged 10 the business of mining,
manufacturing and transportation should
be q first lien upon the property, assets
and earnings OF such corporations, and
that said lien should be declared definite
and enforced by appropriate legislation !
That we favor the possage of law for
the ventilation of coal mines-one that
would be just 10 the miner and the
owner;
The Democratic party is the friend Of
the common school system, and will in
every legitimate way labor for its sue
cess, and will oppose any attempt TO
divert any portion of the common school
fund to any sectsrlsn purpose;
We are opposed to class legislation,
and protest against the grant OF subsidies
by the Federal government, either in
lands, bonds, money, or by the pledge OF
the public credit;
That we abhor and hold up 70 public
deteststion the leaders in the Republican
party who secretly connived and with
bsrefaced efrontery carried out the
scheme, by and through venial re-
turning boards, whereby Samuel j. Til.
den and Thomas A. Hendricks, the peo-
ple's choice for President snd Vice Pres
ident, were wrongfuliy kept out OF the
position TO which free people
had called them. We hold 1t sp ss the
monster curse OF the age; crime against
free government; & crime against the
elective franchise; and crime that can
only be condoned when the msletsctors
who seated fraud in the Presidential
chair are driven from power and con-
signed 10 everlasting infsmy by the peo-
pie whom they hsve outraged.
We denounce the act OF the President
OF the United States IN appointing 10
high snd lucrative positions the corrupt
membe OF the returning boards and
condemn the acts OF federal officers IN st.
tempting 10 interfere with the rights
and powers of the State courts in the
prosecution of these criminals.
The Convention then proceeded With
the nomination for State officers, with
the following result:
For Secretary OF State. Joe. h. Shink-
lin, Vanderburg county; for Auditor OF
the State, Mshlon d. Manson, Montgom
cry county; Treasurer Of State, VIM.
Tiemirg, Allen county; Attorney Gen
ersl, Thos- W. Woollen, johnson ccun-
"; Superinter dent OF Public instruction,
]. Il. Smart, present incumbent, ofAllen
county.