Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-06-13
The Ohio Democratic Convention.

The Democratic State Convention,
held at Columbus on the 4th, was large
ly attended and much interest was
manifested. Four candidates were
named for Governor, but before bal
lot was taken Gen. Durbin Wards
name was withdrawn, leaving r. M.
Bishop, the present incumbent, Gen.
Thomas Ewing and Gen. A. V. Rice.
General Ewing was nominated on
the second ballot, the vote standing as
follows: Ewing 1856; Rice 217; Bishop
80. General Rice was nominated by
acclamation for the second place on the
ticket. The balance of the ticket is as
follows: Treasurer, Anthony Howells,
of Stark Auditor, Charles Reemelin,
of Hamilton; Judge of the Supreme
Court, w. j. Gilmore, of Preble; At
torney General, Isaiah Pillars, of Allen;
member of the Board of Public Works,
Patrick O'Marah, of Cuyahoga.
THE PLATFORM.
Resolved That the Democracy of Ohio de-
mand free and fair elections, and to that end
denounce all interference with elections by
the military power; that the experience of
this and other countries has abundantly
proved that the pressure of troops at the
polls is destructive of the freedom of cleo
tions and is incompatible with the existence
of free institutions; that the laws enacted by
Congress, which, under the pretense OF regu-
lating the manner of Congressional elections,
interfere with the election of State officers,
and overthrow the laws of the State governing
the choice of such officers, are uncOnstitutiOn-
al, and for that reason ought to be repealed; !;
that they are also instrumentalities of fraud,
force and corruption by which the party in
power uses the money of the people TO corrupt
and thousands of irresponsible officers to
harass and coerce the voters, and especially
by force and fraud to deprive our naturalized
citizens of the right to vote, and for these
reasons also said laws ought to be immediate
ly repealed.
Resolved, That impartial juries are essential
to the administration of Justice, and thereby
to the preservation of liberty that no man
can be secure in his person or property when
the jures are packed and controlled by the
Government police and for partisan purposes
that under the Federal jury laws now in ex-
istence juries may be and have been so packed
and controlled, and that the highest interests
of justice and free government require that
these laws be changed so as to secure fair, i'm
partial, and independent luries in the Federal
Courts.
Resolved, That the Republican minority in
Congress, by refusing to vote the supplies to
maintain the Government unless the majority
would agree to the use of troops at the polls,
and also to the maintenance of the uncOnsti-
| tutional, corrupting, violent and unjust cleo
| tion laws aforesaid, and the President of the
| United States by his unprecedented use of the
veto power in order to perpetuate said laws
| and the use of armed men at the polls, have
shown spirit of faction aud devotion to
| party success instead OF the welfare of the
| country and the preservation of the Constitu
| tion and liberties, that demand the condemns
| tion of the whole American people.
ResOlUed That President Hayes, bY his fre.
| quent interpositiOn of the veto in order to de
| feat legislatian that was plainly constitu
tional, that in 10 way interfered with the in
| dependence of any other department OF the
Government, and had received the most ma
ture consideration of Congress, has shown al
utter disregard of the consideration and prin
| ciples that induced the insertion of the veto
power in the Constitution and like disre
| gard of .he wishes and welfare of the people
ReSOlUed, That we declare it as the sense o.
the Democracy of Ohio that not a dollal
should be appropriated by Congress to pa!
soldiers, marshals, deputy marshals, or super
visors of Elections to interfere with or con
troll elections.
ReSOlyed, That the efforts of the Republican
party to open and keep alive the war feelinI
between the North aud South are to be con
demned by every lover of his country.
Resolyed That we reafllrm the financia
principles heretofore advocated by the Demo
cratic party of Ohio; that the issue of none
in any form and the regulation thereof belon
to the General Government alone, and ough
not to be delegated or intrusted to individual
or corporations; that we therefore oppose tn
perpetuation of the present National bankin
system as a meansOf control over the cui
reney of the country, and demand the gradu
al substitution of Treasury notes for Nations
bank currency, 10 be made receivable for a
dues and legal tender equally with con
such Government issues to be regulated upo
principles established by legislation or organ
ic law so as to secure the greatest possibl
stability of value.
ReSOlUed, That after changing the valuatio
of all property from the scale OF paper money
by which the heavy burden of debts now res
/ ing upon the people were created, TO til
former level of gold and silver, the chang
thus made in the metallic standard itself
the demonetization of silver was a monstror
fraud upon the people, cunningly devised
should be condemned as in violation of eyeI