The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-07-04

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that shall devolve upon me.
Then, thanking you for the honor
you have conferred, 1 ask you to helf
me discharge well the duties you have
imposed upon me [prolonged ap-
plause].
The Committee chosen for that pur-
pose, announced the following for
| STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE:
DIST.
Lewis G. Bernard, Hamilton.
2-S. w. Hoffman, Hamilton.
3-Jervis Hargett, Butler.
Al. s. Robb, Logan.
81. G. Gould, Preble.
6-L. M. Miley, Allen.
John III. MCGEE, Ottawa.
81. X. Newcomer, Marion.
9-John e. Thompson.
1O-H. v. Smith, Meigs.
11-George B. Tyler, Brown.
12-Irvine DUNCAN, jackson.
| 13-Jones s. Forman, Noble.
14--Joseph G. Huffman, Perry.
l5-Chas. Fl. Matthew ,Tuscarawas.
| l6---B. F. Nelson, Ashland,
17-H. e. O'Hagan, Erie.
18-Sames McCowill. Jefferson.
19--Jefferson Palm, Trumbull.
2O-H. H. Hatch, Cuyahoga.
The Committee on Resolutions not
being ready to report, the Convention
proceeded to
| BALLOT FOR CANDIDATES.
The names of David r. Paige. of
Summit; VIM. L. Brown, of Mahon-
ing DR.. Norton, of Seneca; and M.
Floyd, of Fairfield, were announced
as candidates for Secretary of State.
Col. Brown arose and in q few we'll
timed remarks withdrew his name,
when ballot was had, which resulted
in the choice of D. r. Page by large
majority; and, on motion of DIR. Nor
ton, the nomination was made unani-
nous.
The names of Hons, TO. Ashburn,
Alex. FHume, and j. III. S. Train
er, were announced as candidates for
Supreme Judge, and ballot was had
resulting in the nomination of Judge
| Hume. On motion the nomination
| was declared unanimous.
On the second ballot Rush Field, of
Richland, was nominated for Member
| of the Board of Public Works. aud
his nomination was made unanimous.
Hon. G. W. Houk, of Dayton, from
the Committee on Resolutions, report
ed the following
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.
The Democratic party of Ohio. in
Convention assembled, hereby reaf-
firms the following clauses in the
platform of the Convention of July
25, 1877, indorsed by a majority OF
more than twenty-five Thousand las,
fall by the people of Ohio:
We renew its pledges Of devotion to
the Union and Constitution. with Its
amendments. 1t declares, as essential
to the preservation of the Government
a faithful adherence to the following
| principles: Strictconstruction of the
constitution, home rule, supremacy of
civil over military power,separation OF
Church andState, equality ofall citizens
before the law, liberty of individual ac-
ton, unvexed by sumptuary laws, alb
solute acquiescence in the lawfully ex-
pressed will of the majority, opposi-
ton to all subsidies, preservation OF
public lands for the use of actual set
tiers, and the maintenance and protec.
ton of the common school system as
pertinent to the issues now pending
before the people.
| ResolUed, That the investigation Oi
frauds committed at the last Presi.
dental election in Florida and Louisi.
ana, ought to have been made by the
Electoral Commission. lis refusal to
do so was q violation of the spirit OF
the law under which it was organized
and a gross outrage upon the people
of the United States, and whilst the
decision, as made by the Forty. fourth
Congress, of the question as to who
| should be declared President of the
United States, for the present Presi-
dental term, was in our judgment
final, that decision ought not to pre-
clude authentic investigation and the
exposure of all frauds connected with
that election, and the due accountable
ity of all who were guiltily connected
with them.
Resolved, That the commercial and
industrial stagnation that has so long
prevailed throughout the country, and
the consequent widespread want and
suffering, is due directly to the perni-
cious financial legislation of the Re-
publican party, which we hereby ar
| raign for its acts and charge,
First, That at a time when the
country was weighed down with debt
created on the basis Of full volume
of paper, added to both the precious
metals as money, it enacted sweep
ing change in the measure of values,
wholly in the interest of monied cap
ital, by demonetizing silver and de
creeing the destruction of legal tender
paper, and thereby wrongfully added
in effect hundreds of millions to the
burden of debt and: taxes upon the
people.
Second. By pursuing its merciless
policy of controlling the paper curren-
cy and boarding gold, it has increased
continuously the value of money and
securities that partake of the enhance
ment of money, and decreased the VAL
ue of all other property, and especial
ly of capital designed for productive
use and required for the employment