The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-06-22

STATE CONVENTION.
Dem. STATE Cen. Com. RooMs,)
COLUMBUS. O.. June 10. ,42 [

Dem. STATE Cen. Con-. RooMs,)t
COLUMBUS, o., June 10, 1872.
At a meeting of the Democratic State
Central Committee, held at the Neil
House. on Friday, 9th inst, it was re-
solved to hold the State Convention at
Columbus,
On Thursday, July goth, 1Ss2,
to nominate a candidate for Secretary
of State, q Judge of the Supreme Court,
and a Member of the Board of Public
Works; and that the ratio of represen-
tation be one delegate for every five
hundred votes cast TOR John W. Book
walter for Governor, and one for each
fraction of two hundred and fifty over,
which entities Preble County to five
delegates. m
The Committee recommend that the
counties where the County Central and
Executive Committees have not alrea-
dy been appointed they appoint the
same at the time when the County
Conventions are held, to select dele
gates to the State Convention, and re-
port the same to the Chairman of the
State Central Committee; also, to re-
port the names and p~ostoffices address
of the delegates as soon as appointed.
1t was further recommended that as far
as practical prominent representative
men of the party be sent as delegates to
the Convention.
JOHN G. THOMPSON, Chairman.
JOHN A. RULE, Secretary.
That the Grand Jury system is q
great nuisance, besides a heavy and
unneeessary-ex pense-te the tax-pay.
er, almost every reasonable person
will agree to and the member of oui
General Assembly who will put 9
bill through abolishing the system
entirely in Ohio, will do lasting and
honorable credit to his name. Here
is what "Brick" Pomeroy says abouI
Ethe Grand Jury system in his GreaI
}West of 10th inst, which we heartily
bendprse: 4 . a. y
sThe Grand Jury is a relic of bar
barsm. It is the offspring of the
Inquisition. 1t is a system
3whereby those who dare not complain
lof wrong-doing or that which they
believe to- be wrong-doing, them
Iselves, openly and before a court O
Justice, secure some sneak to carry
tout theirdirty work for them. Agains
those who, as citizens, are drawn BY
i11ot and compelled to serve as Crane
Jurymen, we have nothing to say ex
cept that it would be more to tn,
credit of the citizen should he refus
to serve as one of a Grand Jury o
secret inquisition."
"In the Grand Jury system, an,
person, no matter how %depraved, cor
rupt, dishonest or tickle, can procur
an Indictment of the best and tn
-lpurest man in the world. He can g
before q Grand Jury with a charg
which may be false from end to enc
AL he has to do is to procure tn
testimony oftwo Or three persons lik
himself, when an indictment is foun
and held against the person who ma
be innocent, but who in the Gran
Jury room has no means of defense
no more than had a.victim of th
Spanish Inquisition when he was o
the table and subjeetto the most tel
rible fortunes malice and devilish i.
genuity could invent. If anythin
in the world wilfmake a wellinter
toned citizen first trespass. and the
to break q law it is the employmer
ofsmean, cnhtenfptibie sheaks4te-d
, the dirty work for those who are eve
) dirtier than their agents, or the
|, would proceed in their work openl
and above board"
Any person who has ever serve
in the capacity Of a Grand Juryma
can attest to the truth of the abov
r and it is about time the abominab
: system is wiped from III statu.
books.