The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-04
Ohio Democracy in Convention.

The Ohio Democratic Convention met at
Columbus on June 26, and nominated D R.
Paige, of Summit County, for Secretary of
State; Judge A. F. Hume, of Butler
and Rusn Fields, of Richland County, for
Board of Public Works. We give the plat
form of resolutions in full:
"The Democ attic party of Ohio, in con-
vention assembled hereby reaffirm the fol-
lowing clauses in the platform of the conven-
ton of July 25, 1877, Endorsed by majority
of more than 1000 last fall by the people
of Ohio. We renew its pledges of devotion
to the Union and Constitution, with the
amendments. Itdeclares as essential to the
preservation of free government a faithful
adherence to the following principles: I:
strict construction of home rule; suprem-
acy of civil over military power; separa-
citizens before the law; liberty of in
div dual action unvexed by sump-
tuary laws; absolute acquiescence in 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
| school system. As per inent to the issues
now pending before the people,
"Resolped, That the investigation oi
frauds committed at the lat Presidential
election in Florida and Louisiana ought to
have been made by the Electoral Com
mission. Its refusal to do so was the viola
ton of the spirit of the law under which i
was organized, and gross ou rage upon tn
people of the United States; and Will,
the decision as made by the Forty-fourtl
congress of the question as to who shoul'
be declared President of the United State
for the present Presidential was in ou
Judgment final, that decision ought not pre-
|. clude authentic investigation and exposur
of all frauds connected with that election
, and the due accountability of all who wer
, guilty connected with them.
/ Resolued That the commercial and il
t dustrial stagnation that has prevaile
, throughout the country, and the consequer
e widespread suffering, is due directly to til
! pernicious financial legislation of the r
e publican party, which we hereby arraig
r for its acts, and charge; First hat at ii
| time when the country was weighed dow
b with debt, created on the basis of a full VIC
j. ume of paper, added to both the precio'
L metals as money, it enacted a sweepiI
e change in the decrease of values, wholly
It the interest of m neyed capital, by demon
tizing silver, and decreeing the destructit
d of legal tender paper, and thereby wron
s. fully added in eff. ct hundreds of millions
is the burden debt and taxes upen the pc
d pie. Secondly pursuing its mercile
II policy of contracting the paper cr
ir rency, and boarding gold, it b
he increased continuously the value
m money and securities that partake of I
b. enhancement of money, and decreased t
as value of all other pr perty, and especial
Ii. of capital designed for productive use, a
required for the employment of lanor, tn
re repressing instead of fostering indus,
IS. compelling i'd eness, instead of sustaini
er trade and commerce. And now this pa
RS. in Ohio puts forward in its platform !
to declaration that the financial question
I'M been settled. We deny this declaratit
ty and while we congratulate the country &
~ fbe downward course to bankruptcy q