Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-21
INDIANA DEMOCRATS,
MEETING OF THEIR STATE CONTEN.
TON YESTERDAY.
Resolutions That Are Business-Like in
Their Directness--The Peoples Currency
Policy--Hearty Denunciation of the
Great Fraud, sc.

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Their Directness--The Peoples Currency
| Policy--Hearty Denunciation of the
| Great Fraud, &c.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Feb, 2O.-The State Democrat.
| ic convention met at the Metropolitan at 10 a.
M. Ex-Governor Hendricks was chosen per-
| manent chairman, with the usual number of
vice presidentshnd secretaries. The committee
on resolutions made the following report,
| which was unanimously adopted:
The Democracy Of the State of Indiana, as
sembled in delegate convention, declare that
the national bank notes shall be retired, and in
lieu thereof, there shall be issued by the gov
eminent an equal amount of treasury notes
| favor of making the United States notes,
commonly called greenbacks. full legal
| tender in payment of all debts, public
or private, except such obligations only as
are by the terms of the original contract
under which they were issued expressly paya-
Bile in COIN. That the right to issue paper
money well as coin is the exclusive prerog-
alive of the government and such money
| should be issued in such amounts as the sound
business interests of the public may from time
| to time require.
| We are in favor of such legislation by Con-
gress as will authorize the taxation by the
| States of United States notes in common with
| all money.
| We deem it unwise and inexpedient to enact
any further legislation for the funding of the
national debt abroad, through the means of
home syndicates or other methods; and we be-
| lieye the true policy of the government and
the best interests of the people, would be sub
served by legislation to distribute said
| debt among our people at home awarding them
the benefit and practicable opportunities for
fhn %Jns~r
debt of the United States.
| We are in favor of such legislation which
shall fix the legal rate of interest at not exceed
ing per centum per annum.
| We demand the restoration of the silver dol
| lar of 4l2L grains to the coinage of the coun-
try and with full legal tender quality, in pay
ment 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.
! We are in favor of the immediate and uncon-
ditional repeal of the resumption act.
J We are in favor of the most rigid economy in
public expenditures and we declare that the
fees and salaries of all public officers should be
| reduced.
We are in favor Of the repeal Of the bankrupt
act.
We sincerely daplore the recent violent col
| lisions between labor and capital, and to pre-
vent the recurrence thereof and to protect the
future public order and security
! We believe that the wages of employees of
corporations engaged in the business of mining,
manufacturing and transportation should be
first lien upon the property, receipts and earn
ings of said corporations and that said lien shall
! be declared, defined and enforced by appropri-
ate legislation.
We favor the passage of a law for the ven
| tilation of coal mines one that would be just
| to the miner and the owner.
/ The Democratic party is the friend of the
| nd will inc
mate way labor for its success, and will oppose
| any attempt to devote any portion of the COM
mon school fund to any sectarian purpose.
The last apportionmento of the State for legisla-
tive purposes was grossly njust and dishonora-
bic, and we demand that the next Legislature in
apportioning the State for legislative purposes,
as will be their imperative duty, shall have re-
gard alone to population and continuity of
territory.
The jurisdiction claimed and exercised by
the circuit courts of the United States over
/ questions of corporate and individual rights
arising under the laws of the States, tends to
Cypress and burden litigants to such an extent
as to amount to a practical limit Of Justice in
many cases, and we consider the Legislation
which has conferred such jurisdiction I'M
wise and hurtful to the true interest of
the people, and we demand such legislation as
will restrict and limit the jurisdiction of such
courts to such matters clearly contem-
plated by the constitution, expressed III the
judiciary act Of 1889.
We are opposed to class legislation, and pro-
test against the granting OF subsidies by the
federal government, either in lands bonds
money, or by the pledge Of the public credit.
! We abhor and hold up to public detestatior
the leaders in the Republican party who Sc
cretly conniyed and with barefaced effrontery
carried out the scheme by and through vena
Thomas A. Hendricks the peoples choice fo
President ard Vice President, were wrongfully
kept out of the positions to which free people
had called them. We hold it up as the monster
crime of the age, crime against free govern
ment, crime against the elective franchise
and a crime that can only be condoned when
the malefactors who seated fraud in tn.
Presidential chair are driven from power ant
consigned to everlasting infamy by the peopl,
whom they have outraged, and we denounc,
the act of the President of the United States il
appointing to high and lucrative positions tn,
corrupt members of the returning boards, ant
condemn the acts of federal officers in attempt
ing to interfere with the rights and powers O
the State courts in the prosecution of these
crimes.
Our senators and representatives, in Congress
. are hereby requested to secure the passage of
law giving to the soldiers of the Mexican war
; pension similar to that given soldiers 0
the war of 1872.
THE NOMINATIONS.
ISDIANAPoLIs, Feb 20.-The following nomi
q nations were made by the Democratic Stat
convention this afternoon: For secretary 0
State. James X. Henklen of Vanderbur
! county. For auditor of State, Nj. ID. Maroon q
Montgomery county. For treasurer of State
| Vim. Fleming of Allen county. For attorne
general, Thomas w. Wooden Of Johnson county
, For superintendent of public instruction, J. W
| Smart, the present incumbent, of Allen county
HENDRICKS SPEECH.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 20.-Governc
Hendricks, in his speech to-day, said One c
y the Louisiana criminals has bee,
u tried and convicted. The Presiden
s and John Sherman say he shout
l. not have been tried. Why not? His guilt an
j. that of others is shown by the verdict. 1t is
! high crime against the nation and threatenin
= the stability of free institutions. What are tt
e relations between the President and Mr.. She
e man and the accused that authorize or perm
n an effort on their part to influence judicial pr
10 ceedings in State Conrt. After long an
terrible contest it is settled that the State ele
II tions and State Legislatures must be free fro
military influence and control. SO all
it must be understood that the Preside,
and his cabinet cannot, directly indirectl
lg interfere with judicial proceedings under Sta
p authority. State courts must be wholly FIRE
. and independent of federal control, exec
- where the constitution and laws give to Il
s federal judiciary appellate supervision.
&c is to be regretted that the acts developed up,
e. the trial are of such character as to crea
u anxiety on the part of thesPresident and maj
as of his cabinet, but they cannot avoid the effe
=, upon the public mind of an exhibition of th
VI anxiety and of unseemly denunciation of t
is State authorities. Whilst it is true that t
title of Mr.. Hayes to the Office of Preside
and of Mr.. Wheeler to the Office of Vice Pre-
dent has been settled under the solemn for
IN of law, and whilst it is our duty, in my jut
O. ment, to. recognize the title beca,
- it is in the interest of pub
- stability and tranquility. to do