Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-12

tlOn met at columbus, June 4th. and
nominated Gen. Thos. Ewing, for gov
enor. and Gen. A. V. Rice, for lieuten-
ant governor; Anthony Howell, for
treasurer; Chas. Reemelin, auditor; also
for judge of supreme court, w. ]. Gil
more, of Pueblo; attorney general,
Isaiah Hlllards, Of Allen; member of
board of public works, Patrick O'Marah,
of Cuyahoga:
THE FOLLOWING PLATFORM
was adopted:
ReSOtUed That the democracy of Ohio demand
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 presence of troops at
the polls is the destruction of the freedom of elec
tlons and is Incompatible with the existence of free
institutions; that the laws enacted by congress,
which, under the pretence of regulating the manner
of congressional elections interfere with the elec
tion of state officers and overthrow the laws of the
states governing the choice of such officers,
constitutional and for that reason ought to be re-
pealed; that they also nstIume entaties of fraud
and corruption, by which the party in power uses
the money of the people to corrupt and thousands
of irresponsible officers to harrass and coerce the
ters 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 Immediately
repealed.
ReSoEUed, That impartial juries are essential to
the administration of justice, and thereby to the
preservation of liberty that man can be secure
in his person property when the juTies packed
and controlled by government police and for parti
san purposes that under the federal jury laws,
in existence, juries may be and have been packed
and controlled; and that the highest interests of
justice and free government, require that these
laws be changed to secure fair, impartial and
| Independent juries in the federal courts.
Res0kUed, That the republican minority in con-
gresS, by refusing to vote supplies to maintain the
government, unless the majority would agree to the
use OF troops at the polls, and also the maintenance
he ifI1ft
just election laws aforesaid. and the president of the
United States by his unprecedented of the veto
power IN order to perpetuate said laws, and the
| of armed men at the polls-have shown spirit of
antagonism to the welfare of the country and the
preservation of Its constitution and liberties that
demands the condemnation of the whole American
people.
ReS0IUed, That President Hayes, by his fire.
quent interpoSiton of the veto order to defeat
legislation that was plainly constitutional that in
no way lnterfered with the independence of any
other department of the government, and had
received the most mature consideration or con-
gress, has shown an utter disregard of the consid
eratonS and principles that induced the insertion
OF the veto power in the constitution, and like
disregard of the wishes and welfare of the people.
ReSOtCed, That we declare it is the sense of the
democracy OF Ohio that not a dollar should be ap
pIopriaed by congress 10 pay soldiers, marshals,
deputy marshas, or supervisors of election TO in
tertere with or control elections.
ReS0tCed, That the efforts of the republican
party TO open and keep active the feeling be-
tween the north and south are TO be condemned
ReS0L0ed, That we reafllrm the financial prin
c1pleS heretofore advocated by the democratic
form and the regulation thereof belong to the gem
eral government alone and ought not to be dele
gated or entrusted 10 individuals orporalons;
that we therefore oppose the perpetuation of the
present national banking system as a means of
control over the currency of the country and de-
mand the gradual substitution OF treasury notes
for national bank currency, to be made receivable
for all dues and legal tender equally with coin.
such government issues to be regulated upon
principles established by legislation organic
aW so as to secure the greatest possible stability
of value.
.ReSoEved, That after changing the valuation OF
all property from the scale OF paper money, by
which the heavy burden of debts now resting
upon the people We're created, to the former level
OF gold and silver, the change then made in metal
c standard itself by the demonetiZatlon of silver,
was monstrous fraud upon the people cunning
ly devised in the interest of holders of bonds,
that should be condemned as in violation of every
principle of honest dealings and a covert assault
on the fundamental rights of property, and we
therefore demand the full restoration of silver TO
its original place as metal the same gold
ReS0lUed, That the rapid increase of the inter-
est bearing debt of the government under the
present administration ought to excite the seri-
ous apprehension of the people. We demand that
the further increase in the bonded debt in time
OF peace be stopped, and it be put in process of
Resol0ed, That the attack made upon the state
legislature In the republican platform is wholly
undeseryed, and that the legislature in its ardu-
Gus work of codfying the laws OF the state and in
reduction of fees and salaries of county officers
and the passage of law to protect the ballot and
prevent bribery at elections, deserve the COM
mendation OF the people of the states.
Res0tUed, That it is the duty of our govern
ment to maintain to its fullest extent the doc
trlne that man may in good faith, change his
nab1tatlon and become citizen of any other
country. We should protect In every part of the
world all our naturalized citizens as we would
our native born, aud should resist all improper
claims upon them by the government TO which
they no longer show allegiance. We demand that
existing treaties with all foreign governments be
rgidly enforced, and that early steps be taken to
obtain from the German Empire the fullest recog-
milton of this right of e1patriation, OF the right
or our naturalized citizens returning or having
property there, by modification Of the treaty ex-
lslng between the United States.
OHIO GREENBACKERs.
The Ohio greenbackers met in state
convention at Columbus on the 4th
inst, and nominated the following
ticket: For governor, Gen. A. Saunders
Pratt, of Logan; acknowledgement,
Hugo Preyer, of Stark; auditor, An
drew Rev, Of Jackson; treasurer, Chas.
Atkins, of Mahoming; supreme Judge,
A. NJ. Jackson, of Cuyskoga; attorney
general, James G. Cragan, of Hooking;
member of board of public works,
Geo. w. Platt of Hamilton.
The platform recognizes no favorit-
ism on account of birth, color, creed
or financial condition; demands
that the government shall issue an
ample volume of full legal tender
currency, to meet the business needs
of the country and to properly pay all
Of its debts. We recognize the deplo-
rable commercial condition of our
country as something appalling to con-
template, and we unhesitatingIy hold
the old parties responsible for the ne
tarlous and rCinous policy pursued and
point to their record as full and COM
plete evidence to the people that it is
folly to hope for relief from either, and
We unhesitatingly charge this suffering
and degradation as the result of legisla-
ton of the last quarter OF a century
being solely in the interest of monied
aristocracy and corrupt corporations.
The funding of the national debt into
long time bonds, to be paid over and
over, and the form of interest absorbing
the wealth of the nation; making busi-
ness prosperity an impossibility; reduc-
ing the laborer to a condition of
semi-slavery, and rendering the wei
fare of the nation subservi-
ent to the interests of the bondholding
class Is an outrage so monstrous, that
any political party that sanctions it is
unworthy the support of intelligent
and honest men. We are infexibly
opposed to the issue by the government
of interest bearing bonds of any de-
scription for any purpose whatever.
The national banking system should be
immediately abolished. A tariff amply
sufficient for the protection of Amer
ican industries should be maintained
till fair financial system may have