West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-07-13
Ohio Democratic Convention.

The Ohio Democratic Convention met M
columbus on June 20, and nominated ID. r..
rage, OF summit County, for Secretary of
Stnte; Judge A. +. Hume, Of Butler County
LOT Judge OF the Supreme Court; and Rush
rields, OF Richland County, for Board OF
fubilc Works. We give the platform Of
resolutions in full:
The Democratic party of Ohio, in con.
venuon assembled, hereby reafirm the
| following clauses in the platform of the con.
yention OF July 70, 1877, Endorsed by a ma.
Jority OF more than $4,000 last fall by the
! people OF Ohio. We renew it's pledges of
devotion to the Union and Constitution.
with the amendments. Ii declares as es.
sentaI TO the preservation Of free govern
ment faithful adherence TO the following
| principles: Strict construction of home
rule; supremacy OF civil over military power.
separation of Church and State equality of
All citizens before the law; liberty of
indlVidual action unvexed by sump-
tuary laws; absolute acquiescence i'm the
lawfully expressed will OF the majority.
| opposition TO all subsidies; preservation of
public lands for use Of actual settlers, and
maintenance and perfecting of the common
schooi system. AS pertinent TO the issues
| now pending before the people
ResOtUed, That the investigation of
frauds committed at the last Presidential
election in Florida and Louisiana ought 10
have been made by the Electoral Com.
| mission. It's refusal to do so was the viola
.ioh VI the splIlt OF the law under which
II was organized, and a gross outrage upon
the people of the United States: and while
the decision as made by the Forty-fourth
Congress OF the question as to who should
be declared President of the United States
Tor the present Presidential term, was i'm
our judgment final, that decision ought not
TO preclude authentic investigation and ex-
| posture of all frauds connected with that
election, and the due accountability of all
VINO were guilty connected with them
heS0tued, that the commercial and indus.
trial stagnatiOn that has so long prevailed
throughout the country, and the consequent
widespread suffering, is due directly to the
pernicious financial legislation of the Re.
publican party, which we hereby arraign
Tor It's acts, and charge: First-That at the
time when the country was weighed down
with debt, created on the basis of full vol
ume OF paper, added to both the precious
metals as money, IL enacted sweeping
change in the decrease of values wholly in
the interest of moneyed capital, by demone-
tlzlng silver, and decreeing the destruction
OF legal tender paper, and thereby wrong
lully added in effect hundreds of millions TO
s Sne burden OF debt and taxes of the people.
secondly pursuing its merciless
policy of contracting the paper cur
rency, and boarding gold il has
increased continuously the value of
money and securities that partake of the en-.
hancement OF money, and decrease the
OF capital designed for productive use, and
required for the employment of labor, thus
REFRESHING instead of sustaining trade and
commerce. And now this party in Ohio
puts forward in its platform the declaration
mat the financial question has been settled
we deny thus declaration, and while we
congratulate the country that the downward
course to bankruptcy and ruin, involved in
the Republican policy has been partially
averted, by the Democratic measures passed
at the last session of Congress, restoring the
debt paying power to silver dollars. made n
law IN spite of Presidential veto, and
stopping the further destruction of green.
Dacks, we demand, as further acts of Justice
as well as measures of relief the absolute
repeal oil the resumption act, and the lawful
Liberation OF the coin boarded in the
Treasury; the removal of all re-
strictions to the coinage of silver. and RIO.
establishment of silver as money metal.
the same as gold, the same as il was before
fraudulent demonetiZation; the gradual
substitution of United States legal tender
paper LOT national bank notes, and its per- |
manent establishment as the sole paper |
money of the country, receivable for ali |
dues to the government, and of equal tender |
with coin the amount of such issues 10 no |
so regulated by legislation or organic law as |
10 give the people an assurance OF stability |
In the volume of currency, and CONSEQUENT
stability of value; no further increase i'm |
bonded debt, and no further sale of bonds
Tor the purchase of coin for RESUMPTION |
purposes, but the gradual extinction of the |
public debt; rigid economy in the reduction.
oil expenditures in all branches of public |
service, and tariff for revenue only.
ResotUed, The interests of the in. |
dustrlal wealth producing classes is the |
paramount interest of the people of the |
United States. Those whose labor and enter.
PRISE produce wealth should be secure in |
It's enjoyment. Our warmest sympathy is |
extended to the laboring classes who have !
been thrown out of employment by the |
ruinous financial policy and unjust legisla. |
uon OF the Republican party and we pledge
the Democratic party to a reversal of that !
policy and restoration of all rights thew
are entitled to upon its ascendency to
power.
ReSOLCed, That there can be no Iegiti.
mate employment of organized force in this
country except to execute the law and to
maintain public peace that no violence
should be countenanced to obtain redress
Tor any alleged grievance but should be re.
pressed at every cost until relief can be SO.
cured by legal methods. We congratulate
the country on the adoption of the consti-
,tutonal and pacific policy of local govern.
ment in the States of the South, so long adj
vocated by the Democratic party, and which
has brought peace and harmony to that sec.
ton of the Union"
The resolutions were adopted unanimously
as whole, and without discussion.