The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-08-24

we sincerely hope the struggle of
Ireland for her just rights shall be
crowned with complete success.
We denounce the usurpat:on of
the Republican Lieutenant Governor
and less than quorum of Repub-
hcan Senators of the State Senate
as an act of revolution and grave
crime against the Constitution OF
Ohio, and a precedent too danger
GUS to permit to pass uncondemncd
by the people of the. State.g
We demand that every safeguard
of the ballot shall be maintained,
that the votes of the people shall be
honestly cast and honestly counted,
and that every crime against the
purity of the ballot-box shall be
promptly and vigorously punished,
by whomsoever committed. We de-
nounce and condemn the partisan
reorganization of the penal and be-
nevolent institutions of the State
not made with view to increase the
efficiency of their management, but
for the purpose of controlling their
revenues and incidental powers for
partisan purposes, thus dragging
down to the basest uses the willing
gift of the people for the amcliora.
tiOn of the unfortunate.
We hereby express our unboun-
ded confidence in the integrity and
Democracy of the Democratic mem.
bers of the Senate and of the Sixty.
seventh General Assembly of Ohio
Believing that the evils growing
out of the
TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS
can best be provided against by q
well-regulated license system, we re.
new our declaration in favor of an
amendment to the Constitution. that
will permit judicious regulation OF
the traffic, and repress the abuses
growing out of it, without destroy.
ing the principles of personal liber-
ty or the right of private Judgment
We heartily endorse the course of
the Hon. H. B. Payne as the repre-
sentative of the State in the Senate
of the United States. The purity
and integrity of his character are
well known to the people of Ohio
and we rejoice that the Republican
Senate in the United States refused
to become the medium through
which the bafflcd and malicious Re.
publican politicians sought to iniure
the fair fame of man whose life is
honorably interviewer with the his.
tory of the State for more than hall
a century.
The prosperity of the country
must necessarily depend largely up
on the relations between labor and
capital, and we favor the principle
of arbitration in the settlement OF
all the differences between these
great interests.
The platform was greeted with
enthusiasm and adopted unanimous
ly with loud cheers.
M'RRIDE NOMINATED.
After the adoption of the plat
form nominees were announced next
in order, and the following names
were presented for Secretary of
State. Henry Apthorp, of Ashta-
bula; VIM. Bell, Jr., of Licking;
Boston G. Young, of Marion, and
John Mcbride, of Stalk.
The first ballot resulted as fol-
lows: Bell, 1861. Young, 2221; Ap-
thorp, g.; Mcbride, 2194; votes nee
essary to nominate, 333.
A second ballot was then ordered,
when John Mcbride was nominated
by acclamation.
Mr.. Mcbride was then called to
the platform and returned his
thanks to the convention for the
honor.
On motion, Hon. NJ. ID. Follet was
renominated for Judge of the Su-
preme Court.
In a similar manner l.. d. Brown
was renominated for Commissioner
of Common Schools by acclamation.
The ticket was completed by the
nomination of Edward Nealus, of
Hamilton county, for member of the
Board of Public Works. A vote of
thanks for the reception received at
the hands of the people of Toledo
WIS adopted, also a resolution of
coincidence and regret over the death
OF Mr.. G. Thompson.
Edward Nealus declined the NOM
ination and Lewis Ludwig. of Clcve-
land, was nominated for member of
Board of Public Works.
Adjourned.
A new Democratic State Central
Committee organized tonight by
electing Hon. Henry BOIL, of Wash
inston county, chairman, c. NJ. Has
kcll vice chairman and a. G. Har-
baugh, of Cleveland, secretary. A
meeting will he held at Columbus
on September J., to appoint a State
Executive Committee