The New York herald., 1878-02-21
INDIANA DEMOCRATS.


MoNETIzArIoN DEMANDEp-THE PREsIDEN-
TIAL FRAUD DENoUNcED--EcoNoMY AND
REFORM PRoMIsED-NoMINATIoN OF STATE
oFFIcERs-Ex-sENAToR HENDRICKS SPEECH
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 20. 1878
The Democratic State Convention met here to-day.
Ex-Governor Hendricks was chosen permanent
chairman. The following resolution was unan mously
adopted:-
amount Of Treasury note. WITH iul legal tender quality
monty called greenoacss uli legal tender i payment Of
by the terms q tho crrnsI contract a.der which
asy ws,e issued expressly PAYABLE in coin tina, the right
siye pre,osntivs OF the government. AMI such
should i a such Ss sSans ~
%s ss ss Ass aacas Ss are III. of
by the states OF United States notes in with a
a ss
Ss h S hIH pocy o s so ."
ernment ard the best interests OF tho people
tribute said debt among psopls home aorang them
Of IL asss % the u"sa
states that we IA iavor OF such Legislation shall hx
,ha. demand the rssoraIisn shs silver
Ssss thai saa.ss DlS "als
yasd i0r the q gold; that o ihe
ass that we are IN o the MOST rigid Economy X the
public expenditures and declare that salaries
Of the repeal Of the saakrups act; tina. we sincerely
capital and to prevent the Rers and TO- ma
tain for the future public order and security believe
business OF mining manufacturing and ransportation
earaiass Of said corporations aud thu. Sid len Should
be declared, defined aud enoreed hv appropriate
law Tor the ventilation Of coal mines % conc that
That the democratic party il the friend OF the common
school system and will every sgitlnate LABOR tor
kuec nd will NIT tn
OF the common school fund TO sectaran purpose that
grossly unjust aud dshonorabe ana maud tnat
The next LEGISLATURE a apporonns the State Tor ,eisls
regard aone to population and consuy OF territory that
courts OF the United states questions corporate
anu rights arising nasr Tue laws OF the states
TO TO the practical denial Of justice in many
dcton unwss and hursia to the interests tho
people and such LEGISLATION viii Restrict aud
clearly contemplated by the constitution and in
legislation protest against graft Of subsidies
w the federal government either in lands, bouds.
that We aShor and hold 10 TO the public estssStoa IL
with bsrsfcsd sSroasry carried out the scheme by a"
shrou d yeua returning boards Whereby Samuel Tden
and Vice President were wrongally kept out Of the
sSst We hsid il up as the monster crmo of tue
,ss sms rss s,@. crime
only be condoned when the maieaetors who seated
consigned 10 everlasting ntsmy by the people whom they
have ou!ragei and the OF the resden.
posi.ion: the corrupt members ct the returning boAas
interfere with the rights and state courts
prosecution Of these criminals thar our Senators anu rep
secure the passage 81 Law giving to the soldiers Of tho
Aolders Of the war Of 1872.
STATE TICKET NOMINATED
After the adoption OF tho resolutions the Conven-
tion proceeded with The nominations for State oih-
GERS with the following result
For Secretary Of Stde-John G. shauklin OF Wander.
Eer 1msitor-Mahlin d. Manson, Montgomery
county.
For Treasurer William Fleming, Allen county.
For Attorney Generdt-Thomas W. Woollen, Johuson
For Superintendent Of Public Instruction-J. II.
Smart (present incumboni), Allen county
MIR HENDRICKS spERcm.
Governor Hendricks, taking the chair, said -
Ono OF the Louisiana criminals has been tried and
convicted. The President and John Sherman say he
should not have been tried. Why not? HIS guilt and
that OF others IS shown by the verdict II Is high
cr.e against the nation aud threatening the stability
President and Mr.. Sherman and the accused
that authorize or permit an effort on their part
70 influence hs uoioa, on in
1t s settled that STATE elections and State Log gsstures
must be free from military influence and con-
troll. so also II must be understood that the
President and his Cabinet directly or Indirectly
interfere with judicial proceedings under State au-
thorlty. State courts must be wholly frco and indc.
pendent Of federal control except when the cnnsti,u
lion and laws give 10 the federal Judiciary appellate
supervision 1t be regretted that the devel-
0ped upon the trial are Of such q character as to
create anxiety the part or the President any OF
his Cabinet but they cannot AVOID the effect upon tho
public nind OF an exhibition Of that anxiety and OF
unseemly denunciaons of the State orities Who
it 10 that the title OF Mr. Hayes 10 the Office of
President and Of Mr. Wheeler to tho office OF Vice
President has been settled under tho solemn forms Of
law; and while II - our duty, III my Judg-
ment, to recognize the tito because IL Is
the interest Of the public stability and tranquility
TO do It Is still none tho less true that inpcra
tive duty demands that nsting punishment should be
VISITED, VISITED upon the pubic criminals criminals through whose
Because O judgment Is final and conclusive
1t forms no reason why immunity should
be secured 10 the criminal through whose
perjury u was obtained. II this IS true OF a simple
property judgment rendered In court OF law. much
moro Is IL OF monsrous crime against the eIec.
tive sovereignty of a nation Tho very fact that 1t
was successful furnishes tho strongest reason why
tho condign punishment Of its perpetrators should
u with perpetual! infamy ana manifest all iu-
ture conspiraors against the liberties Of the nation
the danger OF attempting It's repetition.
THE RESUMPTION ACT.
Since the inauguration Of President Hayes have
regarded repeal as hopeless He was plcdccd TO re.
fq%g0S syosy vote % ,n ios was as TOR resSmpon
the position he Will enforce the strctest and hardest
execution OF the law; and understood thnt any
bill 10 repeal the clause VIII now be vetoed have
heretofore said that, IN my belief the Resumption
Law has been the source OF the greatest cal amity
tho business interests prosperity OF the country
1t has had tho effect causing men to hoard green.
backs and the banks to Withhold ana withdraw circu-
ation IN tho fear Of beng crushed by forced rcdemp
return 10 specie payment and If balances shall con.
tinue In our lavor, expect to our paper money
par with gold at an early day.
RECONCILIATION OF SILVER.
VIII the restoration OF silver money mitigate tho
evils OF contraction caused by tho Kcsum ptlon law
That Is now tho hopc Of the business Of IndiaLa.
II Is not as cheap money that the people
demand It's restoration, but as legal
tender nnd coin contemplated by the con.
stitution When restored u will become again
a standard and measure OF valuc Before It's de-
monetz zaion silver was at par value with gold, aud
"a lon res aUntn tn I'm aatna
level need hardly say TO you that the valuo o!
any class or description of properly greatly de-
pcnds upon the important 10 when
1t may DO applied. Snver was money. They
stripped 1t oil that, Its most important use
aud now say 1t Is worth eight p,r cent less
tbun before and therefore II cannot be good money
Is that lar argument? AS material Tor manu-
facturo Of ware SILVER will have only the value which
That uso can give It; but when stamped with tho
quality OF money aud made legal tender for pay
inent OF all classes OF Indebtedness becomes
active agent Of trade aud commerce. meas ures
value and discharges debts, and 10 such becomes
correspondingy more important TO society and
valuable. We're gold stripped Of The quality oi money