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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21
INDIANA DEMOCRACY,
ENTHUSIASTIC STATE CONVENTION.
Ex-Governor Hendricks Presides- Excellent Reso.
lutiOns Adopted and Nominations Made.

Indianapolis, February 20.--The State
Democratic Convention met at the Me-
uopolltan Theatre at ten o'clock this
morning. Ex-Governor Hendricks was
chosen permanent Chairman, with the
usual number of Vice Presidents and
Secretaries. The Committee on Resolu-
tions made the following report, which
was unanimously adopted:
THE PLATFORM.
The Democracy of the State of Indiana
assembled in delegate convention declare
the national bank notes shall be retired,
and in lieu thereof there shall be issued
by the Government an equal amount of
Treasury notes with full legal tender in
quality that we are in favor of making
the United States notes, commonly call
ed greenbacks, full legal tender in paw
ment of all debts, public and private, ex-
Cept such obligations only as are by the
terms of the original contract under
which they were issued, expressly paw
able in coin; that the right to issue paper
money as well as coin, is the exclusive
prerogative of the Government, and such
money should be issuedin such amounts
as the sound business interests of the
country may from time to time re.
quire.
We are in favor of such legislation by
Congress as will authorize the taxation
blythe States of the United States, notes
in common with all other money. That
we deem it unwise and inexpedient to
enact any further legislation for the fund.
ing of the national debt abroad through
the means Of home syndicates or other
methods, and we believe the true policy
of the people would be subserved bv leg
isIation so as to distribute said debt
among our people at home, ,affording them
the most favorable and practical oppor-
tunities for the investment of their saw
ings in the funded debt of the United
States.
THE NOMINATIONS.
The following nominations were made
this afternoon:
For Secretary of State-James X. Shin.
kiln, Vanderburg county.
For Auditor Of State-Mahlin D. Man
son of Montgomery county.
For State Treasurer Fleming of
Allen county.
For Attorney General-Thomas w.
Woollen of Johnson county.
For Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tom. Fl, Smart, the present incum-
bent, of Allen county.
Governor Hendricks made ringing,
telling speech, dwelling at length on the
Louisiana and financial matters.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21
THE RETURNING BOARD LNFA MY,

Gradually put surely the tale of vii
lainy, which defrauded the country of a
rigbtfully elected President, is being
told, with all the disgraceful particulars,
Lhe New Orleans correspondent of the
New York Sun adds the following quota
to the rascally total:
Mr.. Harris, former Secretary to Gov.
Palmer's visiting committee, gave me
some particulars concerning the Return
ing Board prosecution which have been
denied the press, and which, in the pres
ent trial, the Attorney. General had no
need of producing The truth was that
the notorious minute clerk, Green, the
most trusted rascal in the employ of
Wells Il Co., vas anxious to retire from
the whole b siness for pecuniary COM
pensatiOn sufficient to set him free from
politics. He sent word to Gov. Palmer
that he would furnish a full account of
the Returning Boards secret acts for
5000 cash. This was refused him, and
steps we're taken to make him unbosom
imself before Morrison's Committee.
lhere, like all others, his case was most
mlserably mismanaged, and Green was
absolutely frightened back into secrecy
rather than lured on to make his revela-
tions.
Positive information, which would
be considered responsible by the United
States Supreme Court, is to the effect
that E: W. Stoughton and Eugene Hale
were the noted members of the HAYES
visiting committee who were closeted in
the secret session of the board immedi-
ately prior to the promulgation of the
electoral vote of Dec. 8, 1875. They
were smuggled into the room of the Re-
turning Board clerks, and were present
when the deliberations, alterations, and
torgerles were effected, which, before
Dec. B, had changed Tilden's majority of
!,O0O to a Hayes majority of 1000. This
fact, and others of like import, already
mentioned in these dispatches, will b.
brought out in the three gre tris
which will succeed Anderson's. tile
field, the notorious, has been sent for
and will be here for the trial of Wells,
Oily q small part Of the villainy has
been 90 Ear leed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

Hayes's policy and declaring that the
Nichols government would discounte-
nance any political prosecutions. That
was the only transaction that he was &C.
quainted with, lie knew of no compact.
He knew of no agreement. He knew Of
no understanding. These resolutions
spoke for themselves and showed that
Governor Nichols and the Legislature
had pledged themselves to a rigid en-
forCement of the laws. This was being
done at the present time in regard to
one of the members of the Returning
Board who, for violation of State law
for the commission of a misdemeanor-
was being held for trial in one of the
State courts. He saw nothing extraordi-
nary in that spectacle except in the en-
ormity of the offense. The proceedings
of that court had been in accordance
with the criminal practice and criminal
law of Louisiana.
Mr.. Hale-Does the gentleman sus-
tain the prosecutions that have been and
are now going on against the Returning
Board2
Mr. Gibson-If men have been guilty
of any violation of law, the State author
tiles are perfectly right in prosecuting
them.
Mr.. Hale-Then the gentleman does
not discourage it2
Mr.. Gibson-Does the gentleman mean
to say he thinks it is not right to prose-
cute them?
Mr.. Hale-Does the gentleman ask
what | think? l think the whole pro-
ceeding is the greatest outrage which
has ever occurred in American history,
because | believe it to be political per.
secution under the guise of process of
law. (Derisive laughter on the Demo.
cratic side.)
Mr.. Gibson-I do not yield to the gen.
tIemanto denounCe the people ofthe State
of Louisiana. Since I have been on this
floor the gentleman from Maine has
omitted no occasion to denounCe the
people of Louisiana. have treated his
former denunciations as treat this, with
the contempt which they merit. He
went on to say that proceedings in the
courts of Louisiana were in conformity
with the laws of that State, and desired
to know on what grounds the House
could claim a revisory power over the
local tribunals of Louisiana. For years
the National Government had been in
league with the vicious elements of So
ciety in Louisiana and it's institutions
had been wellnigh condemned. Noguilty
man had been punished. Since the
Nichols government had been inaugu.
rated, however, it had refused to extend
shelter to criminals.
Mr.. Hale rose to reply, but was met
with cries of regular order from the
Democratic side.
Mr. Thompson-Then don't talk about
reconciliation.
Mr.. Hale then moved to adjourn, but
Withdrew his motion at the request of
the Speaker.
The House then proceeded to act on
the Military Academy Bill. All amend
ments reported from the Committee of
the Whole were agreed to and the bill
passed
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union,
(Mr. Southland in the chair, and took up
the bill granting pensions to soldiers
and sailors of the Mexican and other
wars.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

Mrs. BEN. PrTTMAN an accomplished
lady of Cincinnati, died last week, and in
accordance with her request her body
was taken to Washington, Pa, and Gre.
mated. The husband and friends &C.
companied the body. After the lady's
death the family had funeral party with
no religious services but the husband
and others spoke of the excellent quail
ties ofdeceased. They were spiritualists
and took very cheerful view of death,
manifesting no special sorrow.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21
HOUSE,

The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the Secretary of the
Treasury, stating that the internal reve-
nue. of the government has fallen $4, $780,.
900, principally on account of the agita.
ton in regard to tax on tobacco and
whisky, and recommending the House
to take immediate action on the subject.
GIBSON OF GEORGIA EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Gibson, rising to a question of
privilege, said, he repudiated the init
nation or suspicion of any Representa-
tive of Louisiana having been engaged
in any bargain in regard to the Presi.
dency which reflected on the honor of
the State. He had differed from his col
leagues in supporting the Electoral bill
and he had advocated strongly the pol
icy of adhering to the bill framed by the
committee appointed for that purpose.
He had felt that the bill was a great
measure in the interest of the peace, hon
or and welfare of the country; and rep
resenting people whom he knew to be
lawabiding-a people wholhad preferred
to adhere to the forms of law-he had
not hesitated to give the Electoral Com.
mission his sanction. He had been
gratided to see that the action of south
ern men on that question up
for law and Union-had excited Ia the
breasts of the northern people a senti-
ment of confidence in the constituencies
and States of the South-a sentiment
which had been stranger to that peo-
pie. For more than quarter of a CEN
tury he had felt that it was in the inter-
ests which he represented that the State
had no part in the Union separate from
the interests of the whole country would
secure the happiness and prosperity of
Louisiana. He had seen at that time
the President declaring in uneuuiyocal
terms that the time had come when he
had made up his mind to uphold no
longer military government over the
people Of Louisiana. That had been
given as an order to the military compa.
ni4s at New Orleans. He had felt as
sured that no bargain was necessary; that
no private understanding was necessary
to secure to the people of the South their
rights. He had felt gratified when he
Lad read the inaugural address of Presi-
dent Hayes and when he had seen that
gentleman call to his chief cabinet posi-
tion gentleman whose voice had as EN-.
phatically declared his opposition to |
military government in the South, The |
referred to Evarts) as the voice of the |
teader OF the Democratic party himself, |
samuel J. Tilden. He referred to the |
visit OF the statettmen to New Orleans,
md stated that he himself had pictured |
o these gentlemen the objects of Radical
nisrule in Louisiana, and they had adj
'ised the President that he could, with
,ut lmperilling any interests, withdraw
he troops. He sent TO the clerks desk
md bad read the resolutions of the Loui-
lana LeRialatnra andnrainn praaidnnk
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

The Enquirer is alarmed again that
Senator Thurman and John G. Thomp-
son are up to something-that the latter
wishes to become chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee in order to
make the former President. In the Wis.
ion Of the Enquirer this would be terrible.
The Enquirer is probably laboring again
for Tilden's nomination and to prevent
Ohio from going for the Democratic can
didate in 1880,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

GEORGE W, JULIAN Of Indiana, has writ
ten an article for the forthcoming num-
ber ofths North american ReUieaO, to which
he han given the expressive title of "The
Death Struggle Of the Republican Party"
AS Mr.. Julian assisted at the birth of the
RepubE n party, nursed and protected
its inta ', and better than most men
living knows what its mission was and
what were the elements of its strength,
he may be assumed to have studied with
no hostile eye the sources Of its decay,
and his verdict that it has outlived it's
usefulness will possess singular interest.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

West POINT CADEr.-The examina-
ton of applicants for the West Point
Cadetship, which took place at Alliance
on Wednesday, resulted in the success
of ]. H. Bacon, of MeChaniCstowp, Car
roll County. His average was 80 on q
scale Of 100. Of the thirty.six appli-
cants fourteen were ruled out by the
doctors for physical reasons. VIM. Stur.
geon, of Salem, came in as second.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

Commemorative total amount ex-
pended from the township treasury for
the support of the poor, for the quarter
ending February 1st. 1873, is $685. 40, in
stead Of $685., 40 as our types represented
it last week. We take pleasure in max
ing this correction.-RepoSitOry.
Now, cannot tie Tom Saxton. Postof-
fice-ad- Vance organ correct its $75 yarn
about the Lupher bridge fill? The fill
cost the county but ten dollars, not $75 as
the Repository said month ago.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

In the event Of an Anglo. Russian war
the Paris Exposition will be indefinitely
postponed, and the departure of the ship
to carry American exhibits, which vas
fixed for Wednesday is deferred until
matters assume more promising aspect.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

SOME Republican papers think it is
dreadful that Anderson of the Returning
Board Of Louisiana has been convicted
by an honest jury of his Countrymen,
white and black. The way of the trans
gressor is hard, sometimes. The aiders
and abettors of the fraud are bowling
horribly at this visitation of justice.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

THEimportant foreign missionsare now
filed by States as follows: Pennsylvania
is best provided for, having the London
and Berlin missions; New York has st.
Petersburg and Pekin; Ohio has Paris
and YedO; Massachusetts, Madrid; Ver-
mont, Rome; Iowa. Vienna, and Indiana,
Mexico.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

THE Treasury now holds S945.9595OO
in United States: bonds to secure Nation.
al Bank circulation, and SIS.499. 900 to
secure public deposits. U. s. bonds de-
posted for circulation for the week end
ing last Saturday. $4O4.65O; bonds held
for circulation withdrawn for the week
ending last Saturday, $74715O. National
bank circulation outstanding; Currency
lsetes, $S2O.743.96O; gold, $1,93212O; in
tsrnal revenue, $272,S6O; customs, $685.
y76l receipts for National bank notes for
\ ending Saturday compared with the
Nonding week last year, 1877, $S.-
1878, $S.640.OOO. Receipts to-
1900.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

SECRETARY SHERMAN has been COM
PEELED for about the thousandth time to
declare his innocence ofany Conspiracy"
in the settlement of the Louisiana cleo
ton controversy.-N. Y. Tribune,
John sherman's slippery course re.
quires protestations of innocence, but
these will not avail, for the facts are
against him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

IT is now stated that the British Gov
ernment will not withdraw the fleet to
Besika Bay. Accordingly the Russians
are likely to enter Constantinople at any
fiYoa
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

If the Administration send army Off
GERS to New Orleans to see about the
members of the Returning Board, let it
be General Phil Sheridan. He said
Wells was sCoundrel ten years ago.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

No one now scarcely disputes that
Hayes became President by fraud but
in his case it shows that possession is
nine.tenths in law.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

Our government was formed by the
People for the people-notto to make few
immensely rich at the expense of right
and justice, by robbing the people,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

The Rothschilds were the Pope's bank
ers. 1t would seem Pope Plus TX. had
more confidence in the Hebrews as bank.
ers than Christians.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21
THE NEW PoPE'S TITLE.

Rome. February 2o.-Cardinal Gioa-
chino Pecci, of the Pontifcal CamerlenN
60, has been elected Pope. Cardinal
Peccl is an Italian. He assumes the title
Leo XIII.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

Two cent dailies are to become more
abundant-cheapl
'Tis pleasant to parade ones name in printl
A two cent daily may have something int.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

Circulation 2,7OO.
THE European Peace Congress will
probably assemble in about three weeks.

THE safety of the People is the Supreme
law--not the financial prosperity ofa few
money lenders and money changers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21
THE ELECTION.

Rome, February I9, 9 P. M.-The Con-
clave's second ballot was to begin this
afternoon, but the smoke of the burning
ballots in this case was not observed un-
til Gas p. m. o'clock, showing the votes
were much scattered.
The FaHfaHa states that Germany in
structed Hohenlohe to declare that the
election of an irreconcilable Pope would
oblige the government to take repressive
stops Immediately, whereas moderate
Pontiff could speedily terminate the ex4
isting differences,
The Fantalla also says; "The French
Cardinals, contrary to their first declara-
tons, ultimately determined to unite with
the Spanish, Austrian and German Car
dinals in supporting moderate candi-
date
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21
THE CONCLAYF.

London, February 2o.-A Rome cor
respondent telegraphing last evening
says: "The two moderate candidates for
the Papacy have received the greatest
number of votes. Sixty.two Cardinals
are in the Conclave, the largest number
ever before present"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21
THE NEW POPE.

Cardinal GiOachInO PeCci Elected on the end Bal.
lOt-He Takes the Title Of Leo XIII.
Rome, February 2o.-Cardinal Pecci
has been elected Pope.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21
UNWRIITEN HISTORY.

An Important Fact that Mr.. Hewitt Might have
TOld-SOuthern Democrats Betraylng the Dem.
Ocracy-A Secret with Extensive YOssible Rami.
flCatiOns.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-03-28

The Chicago Post is of the opinion
that the cloud III the East, which looked
no larger than the hand of newspaper
correspondent Saturday, is really assum-
bling comes from the farther borders
instead of from the English edge, as
heretofore. Russia appears to be get
ting uneasy under the continuous threat
of terrible things to come, and suggests
a change of figures in the dance of death.
The meeting of the peace congress is
exceedingly doubtful. England remains
firm in her original position. The de-
mand by Derby that the full treaty must
be submitted was met by Russia with a
suggested compromise in the form of
allowing the congress to determine what
points we1a essential in the discussion,
which overtime was rejected by England.
The fight between the diplomats threat
ems to eventuate in more bloody COM
plication. Russia has at last asserted its
yield, or the conference will be aband-
oned. The alternative means war. Ii
England is ready to assume the respon-
sibility of such an issue, the peaceful
adjustment of the disputed questions
is at an end. The speedy assembling of
the congress alone can avert war. If an
English plenipotentiary is not appointed
forthwith, Russia viii occupy Constan-
tinople, defy Great Britain and drive
the Sultan from Europe. While the
reports from which these conclusions
are drawn are not strictly official, they
come with sufficient directness to excite
the gravest apprehensions of fierce
and disastrous struggle between the two
great powers, in which event other ma
tions can scarcely hope to remain pass
i've witnesses.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-03-28
Ir is asserted that the Gorernment. in

IT is asserted that the Government, in
sending goods to the Paris Exposition,
will be under very much more expense
than it would had the goods been ship
ped by private enterprise. The ship
Constitution, which sailed from Phila-
deIphia, carried 100 tons of freight only,
and sank only sixteen inches in the
water when loaded There were 200
sailors and forty officers. Nearly every
navy officer made application to go to
Paris, and so many were assigned to the
Constitution that two were put in a
berth and hammocks swung about the
ship. 1t cost $4,000 to prepare the
Constitution for sea, bit this sum came
out Of the navy fund. Five ships ha- e
already been ordered, and seven VII be
sent. At this rete it will cost near 1900,
OD0 for the navy to take the goods to
the Paris Exposition and bring them
back. This would be at the rate of
81, 900 ton to lake the goods over
there
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-03-28

SENILTTY seems to have captured Sen
ator Howe before the usual time. 1t Is
not unexpected, however, since the pub
lie has been led to expect almost any
thing after Howe's frank acknowledge
ment that he appointed a man to office
only in order to secure possession of a
newspaper for one of Howe's strikers;
after his greenback argument, which
went back on u hard money record to
which he added in the recent campaign /;
after many exhibitions of folly which
could only arise from loss of sound
Judgment. Yesterday he allowed hin-
self to be made the tool of Conkling,
Blaine and other spoils men who have
too much discretion to openly assault
the President. They have been urging
Howe for long time to s:sound the key
note of the anti-Hayes campaign" and
al last he has con, ludea to make him.
self the cats-paw of the Congressional
faction. From that portion of the
speech which has been received at this
writing, it is judged that if Howe has
any friends left they would do we'll to
take care of him. The speech is not the
beginning of an anti-Hayes campaign,
but the diving howl Of g spoils faction
which cares only for the plumber 81
ffice.-Sesathsez.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-03-28
$5l,081, 1885
Discussed IN 1876.
To Policy Holders, $50, 0l8. 1883

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lar of stock. Its policy-holders the only MEM
bers of the Corporation. 1t is therefore in effect,
simple partnership of persons for insuring each 9TH
er's lives. There being stock, there can be no
sale of the Company from one set of owners and
managers to another; but lis affairs remain perpet
ually la the entire control of the members them
Selves elect board of twelve directors each year
This board meets weekly, anu directly superyses all
the business of the Company.
The Company Issues whole life policies with either
annual premiums for life, which il prefers and re-
commenas or with limited number of premiums ;
it will also issue long-term endowments. Expert
ence has shown that these the most advantageous
forms of policies both to the individual and to the
Company. We shall, therefore, restrict ourselves
them.
The surplus earned in any year is returned to the
following year, only by reduction of premium. thus
limiting the payments TO the actual cost of
the insurance.
In thirty years, this association of men, united in
interests and purposes single feature in its his
tory has paid to the representatives, of seven thous
and five hundred and sixty members who have died.
the vast sum of twenty five millions one hundred
and twenty thousand five hundred and thirty
six doliars-25, 12S, sec Co-as follows: