The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-29
POLITICAL MATTERS.
Tho Ohio Democratic state Conventions
Ticket ind Platform.

Tho Ohio Democratic state Conventions
Ticket ind Platform.
Hon. John McSweeny presided at the
Ohio Democratic State convention, held in
Columbus. After the routine business had
been disposed of nominations of candidates
for governor we're declared in order. General
Durbin Ward was nominated by T. T..
Powell. The nomination was seconded in
speech by ex-senator Allen G. Thurman.
Ex-Judge George Hoadly, of Cincinnati,
was nominated by Michael j. Ryan. This
was seconded by E. B. Finlay. Hon. George
W. Geddes was nominated by DIR. Craven,
and seconded by Hon. George W. Morgan
The first ballot was taken with the following
result: Hoadly: 200; Ward, PIG 1-3; Geddes,
". Necessary to choice, 31S.
Great excitement followed the announce
ment, and the struggle between the Hoadly
and Ward delegates was renewed with great
vigor. During the second ballot it became
apparent that Hoady would win, and he was
then nominated by reclamation. The full
ticket nominated is as follows:
For governor, George Hoadly. of Hamil
ton county; lieutenant governor John G..
Warwick, of Stark county; supreme Judge
(short term, Martin d. Follett of Wash
ington county; supreme Judge (long
term, Selwin Owen, of Williams county;
supreme court clerk, John j. Cruikshank of
Miami county; Encouragement, James
Lawrence, of Cuyahoga county: auditor of
State, Emil Keisewelter. of Franklin county;
treasurer of State, Peter Brady, of Sandusky
county.
The platform adopted by the convention
reads:
The Democracy of Ohio, in convention
assembled, hereby affirm the principles of
in the State and national platforms in regard
to personal liberty, the true function of good
government. and as embraced in the politi-
cal creed expounded by the great founder of
the Democratic party Thomas Jefferson.
The application of these principles to our
present condition demands the publication
of the public service, the punishment of the
robbers of the public treasury, the equaliza-
tionof all public burdens, the arrest of the
profigacy and extravaganza that corrupt the
administration of public affairs, and a total
change in the policy that has SO long
been pursued by the Republican party of
favoring individual and class interests at the
expense of the laboring and wealth. produc-
ing people of the country; and we rean-
nounce our previous declaration for stable
money, the gradual extinction of the public
debt and the payment of pensions to disabled
soldiers, their wives and orphans
Second-We favor tariff for revenue linn
tied to the necessities of a government eco
nomicaly administered and so adjusted in
its application as to prevent unequal burdens,
encourage products at home and afford just
compensation to labor, but not to create or
foster monopolies.
Third-The act of the Republican congress
reducing the tariff on wool, while at the same
time increasing it on woolen goods already
highly protected, was Ubiquitous legislation,
discriminating in favor of monopoly and
against the agricultural interests of the
country, and ought not to have been carried,
and we heartily approve the cction of the
Democratic members of the Ohio delegation
in Congress in voting against that increase.
Fourth-The Democratic partyis, as it al
ways has been. opposed to sumptuary legis-
lation and UNEQUAL taxation in any form, and
is in favor of the largest liberty of private
conduct consistent with the public welfare
and the rights of others, and of regulating
the liquor traffic and providing against the
evils resulting therefrom by ajudicious and
properly graded license system.
Fifth-The abuses of the present contract
system in our State penitentiaries, by which
the products of the labor of convicts are
brought into competition with the products
of honest labor, to the great detriment of
the latter. are injurious and unwise, and
ought to be corrected, and the promises Of
the Republican party to abolish this system
are shown to be false and hypocritical by its
failure to do so when it had the power.
Sixth-The protection of the government
is due to all American citizens, native and
foreign born, abroad "a well as at home.
Seventh-We affirm the resolutions of the
State conventions of Ohio in 1880, 1881 and
1882, and of the Democratic national con-
ventions of 1872, 1876 and 1880, demanding
thorough reform and publication of the civil
service, and charge that the Republican
party has violated every pledge it has here.
tofore given for the reform thereof, and
has failed during its long administra-
ton of the government to correct even the
most crying abuses and we demand there
fore a change in the exclusive administra-
ton of the government itself as the reform
first of all necessary, as made more manifest
by the Star route trials, hereby oustiug cor
ruptrings confederated to protect crime and
prevent the punishment of criminals, and
by so doing to make it poss BILE to again
punish fraud and theft in the public service.
Ohio Republicans.
Tie Ohio Republic IN State Central COM
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