The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-06-12
Greenback ConventIen.

wednssdsy of gast Neeisand lnamiSa-
tod the followih & ticket:
Goyernor-@n. q. Saunders Pistt,
of Logan.< : q
: lieutenant tGovernorLHugoPreyor
of Stark.
Auditor-Andrew Roy Of Jackson.
Freasurer-Charles Jenkins of Ma
ysupreneF Judse-A. A:sJscesopT OF
.t ~ - sASA :
Attorney General-James c. Cro-
gan of Hooking. .s-.s.s4--s.ea :. .sa.s,-s...s
Member of the Board of Public
Works--GeorgeW. w. Plat Of Haaiiy6n.
Tho following platform wass ad6pt
eds 9 -sg}Es.5.Il.s,; lsa. sseiss9yosl
roso ii1sq iTHRPLATpoRM.' 'l" iea
The National Greehback party of
Ohio. in Convention assembled, adopt
the following declaration Of principles
as our platform, and 90 before the pep
pie thereon with the coHscioushess of
thereby performing q sacred duty TO
our fellow american citizens as soy
ereigns Of free republic.ss .i.li.st.i
In the recognition and distribution
or civil and political rights aud priv.
ileges, there should be no favoritism
ON account OF birth, color, creed aor
financial condition. i,s,s .s,sasss s.,:a
The general Government should is.
sue an ample volume of full legal ten
der currency to meet the business
needs of the country and TO promptly
pay all Of its debts.nI ia ss..ua aiia
We recognize the, deplorable, com.
mercial and industrial, condition of
our country as something appalling to
and we Enthusiastically
hold the old parties responsible. for
the nefarious and ruinous policy pur-
sued, and point 10 their record AZ full
and complete evidence to the people
that It is folly to hope for relief from
either, and we unhesitatingly charge
this suffering and degradation a. the
result of the legislation of the last
quarter of q century, being solely in
tho interest of the m0hied aristocracy
and corrupticorporation iisss@se.s;S
Z. The funding Of the national debt in-
to long time bonds. to. be, paid. over
and over in the form Of Interest, ab-
sorbing the wealth OF the nation, maxi
ing busfness- prosperity ansimpossibfl-
ity, reducing the laborer to "a sc0ntli-
ton Of semi. slavery, and rendering
the welfare OF the nation subserviept
to the interests of the bondholdipg
class, 10 an outrage SO monstroui that
any, political party that sanctions IL is
unworthy the support of intelligent
and honest men. .I s,it,er .,.
We are infiexibIy opposed toi the ithli. iis-
sue BY the helGovernfnent 0f interest
tbearing bonds, Of any idescriptioaelD for
any purpose whatever. .sga Eaoil be.
The national banking system shepld
be Immediately abolished.
A tariff amply sufficient f6r the pro-
lection OF American Industries should
be maintained till &free financial sys.
tenn .mayfhaye shown It to be unnsces-
sary yys 70 tax e 'Ta labor for the suppogt OF
BY All internal reyenue taxes should
,be dispensed with, and q graduated
income tax substituted.,.a.. ,ssi9ea,
h. We demand the immediate, calling
In aud payment OF all q. S. bonds in
full legal tender money. There was
great applause when this was reAdsl
We demand daneQualizationo an Of bonn
ties for soldiers. ..,f...a.,....5 -.
We denounce alT references to our
late civil war Of maficfous and In
suiting nature 40 revoluti6naryi Shd
wholly inconaistent, with the princi-
ples of free government: and antsgd.
nistic to the restoration of the. old
motto, "United We stand. divided we
fall .",g fss.i. se,al.'t.s.-. -.lt - iiaas
E Another setaof lresolations was fe-
ported by General Sher wood on be-
'hslf of the minority Of the Committee
on resolutions which begat . better
discussion, and when it wasb voted
down General Carey, General iSHer-
wood, DR.. Stugeoh. NJ. NJ Odell;s ~: r.
iShylock and others iibolteds the Con-
vention and held q meeting IL which
speeches were made tden6uncings the
action of the Convention and q afeso-
luton adopted. to issde a call for an
other Convention to meet ct Toledo,
June 17th "to take such action as the
emergencies OF the case may require. p
Before the October election all the
true friends of financial reform will
rally around the standard of Ewing
and Rice, and the only Greenback
ticket that will remain I'M the field
will be such as will be kept there by
Republican money to aid then1e in di-
viding the friendsef the Ohio Idea''
that they may thereby be enabled to
retain their power to plunderthe peo-
pie, iiia Ggaasgf - e:asos. s;ii % .,iii
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