The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-05
Last Nights Dispatches.
THE DEMOCRATIC coNvE NT1oN.
a Strong Ticket.

A SeASA5 @ANASos
COLUMBUS, o., June The Democra- =
tic State Convention nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: For Governor, Thomas
Ewing, of Fairfield; Lieutenant Governor,
A. V. Rice. of Putnam: Treasurer,
Anthony Howell, Of Stark; Auditor, Chas.
Reemeln, of Hamilton; Judge of the
Supreme Court, W. j. Gilmore, of Preble;
Attorney General, Isaiah Pillars, of Allen !;
Member of the Board of Public Works,
Patrick o. Marsh, of Cuyahoga.
The following platform was adopted:
ReS0JUed, That the Democracy of Ohio
demand free and fair elections, and to that
end deuounce all interference with elec-
tlons by military power, that the expe-
rience Of this and other countries has
| abundantly proved that the presence of
troops at the polls is destructive of the
| freedom OF elections, and is incompatible
with the existence of free institutions that
the laws enacted by Congress; which, under
pretense OF regulating the manner of Con-
gresslonal elections, interfere with the cleo
ton OF State officers, are unconstitutional
aud tor that reason ought 10 be repeaied :.
| that they are also ins;rumentalities OF
| fraud, iOrce and corruption by which the
party ID power uses the money of people
to corrupt, and thousands of irrepressihIe
officers to harrass and cOerce the voters.
and especially By force and frauds tc
| deprive our naturalzed citizens of the
right to vote, and for these reasons also
said laws ought to be Immediately re-
| pealed.
ReSOlUed, That impartial iuries are es
l fipl m cd HUnJv stVo oF ~
thereby to the preservation of liberty thai
no man can be secure in his person Of
property when the jurles are packed and
controlled.
RcsolUed, That we declare it as the sense
of the Democracy Of Ohio, that not dol
lar should be appropriated by Congress t,
pay soldiers marshals, deputy marshals
or supervisors OF election, and to interfere
with, or control elections.
ReSOtUed, That the efforts Of the Repub
lican party to open and keep alive the wal
feeling between the North and South, arr
to be condemned by every lover of biz
country.
Res0l0ed, That we re-afirm the fnancia
principles heretofore advocated by tn,
Democratic party of Ohio, that the ISSUE
of money in any form and the regulation
thereof belong to the general government
alone and ought not to be delegated to in
dlvlduals or corporations; that we there
fore oppose the perpetuation Of the pres
ent national baking system as means 0
control over tbs currency of the country
, and demand the gradual substitution O
, treasury notes for national bank currency
to be made receivable for all dues, aud
legal tender equally with coin, such gov
ernment issues to be regulated upon priu
, ciples established by legislation and or
, ganic law, so as to secure the greatest pos
sible stability Of value.
ReSoIved, That after changing the va!ua
ton of all property from the scale of pape
money, by which the heavy burden C
, debts now resting upon the people wer
created, to the former level of gold an
, silver, the change then made in the met
allie standard itself by demonetizatio
of silver, was monstrous frau
upon the people, cunningly dc
: vised in the interest o. holders of bonds
that should be condemned as violation o
every principle of honest dealings, and
covert assault upon the fundamental right
h of property, and we therefore demand th
q full restoration of silver to its original plac
as metal, the same as gold.
ReSolUed, That the rapid increase of th
interest bearing debt of the government
= under the present administration, ough
e to excite the serious apprehension OF til
people; we demand that the further IL
i crease Of the bonded debt IN time of peac
n be stopped aud it be put IN process Of e1
tinctiou.
, RcS0lUed, That the attack made upo
! the State Legislature in the republica
\ platform is wholly uEdescrved, aud tha
Y the Legislature in it, work Of codiiying I'll
! laws OF the State, ahG 10 tie reduction
q fees and salaries Of county officers, and ii
passage of the law to protect the ballt
and prevent bribery at elections, deserN
the commendation Of the people OF Il
!, State.
/. ReSolved, That it is the duty of our go
= crnment to maiutain to its fullest extcl
r. The doctrine that man may in good tail
,r change his habitation and become citiz;
Of auy other country; We should protect
every part of the world all our naturaliZe
citizens as we would our native born, ar
70 should resist all improper claims Upc
. them by the governments to which they
:. longer owe allegiance; demand that Il
- existing treaties with all foreign Cover
- ments be rigidly enforced, and that ear
steps be taken to obtain from the Germs
empire the fullest recognition of the rig
of expatriation, of the right of our naturs
lied citizens returning or having propert
5y thereby a modification of the treaty exis
s. ing between US.