The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-06-14

to the supreme bench OF Ohio.
From December, 1854, to February, 1856,
he served as chief justice. and on the e x
piration Of his term refused q denomination.
In 1867 Mr.. Thurman was nominated for
governor by the Democrats, and, although
defeated, he reduced the Republican ma
jority from AZ 900 to about 5000 and Sc
cured q majority in the legislature for the
Democrats In 1868 he was elected to the
senate to succeed Benjamin f. Wade From
the first he took a leading position in that
body, being recognized as the leader of the
Democratic minority. He was made a men,
ber of the committee on Judiciary, and on
the accession of his party to power he was
made chairman of that committee, and also
elected president pro-tempore OF the senate.
In 1872 Ohio was carried by the Republi-
cans by 10000 majority, but Senator
Thurman took charge of the Democratic
forces during the following campaign and
again secured a majority in the legislature.
which gave him seat in the senate for an
other term. In 1876 he was a candidate ut
the national Democratic convention, ;u'
would probably have secured the nomin
tion but for division in the Ohio delegation.
He was again candidate in 1880. but was
defeated He was appointed by President
Garfield repr esentative OF the American
government in the international congress
which met in 1881 ut Paris. Since then Mr..
Thurman has remained in private life al
though urged to become candidate for gov
ernor, except that he acted as a delegate to
the national convention in 1884 He was
also government counsel in the recent suits
against the Bell Telephone company.
THE PLATFORM.
The resolutions wero read by the clerk as
follows:
The Democratic party of the United s Gates,
in national convention assembled, re-.
pews the pledge Of its fidelity to Democratic
faith and reaftirms the platform adopted by
its representatives in the convention of 1884
and endorses the views expressed by Presi-
dent Cleveland in his last annual message to
Ungress as the correct Interpretation OF chat
cplatform upon the question of rariff reduc-
tiOn; and also endorses the efforts of our
Democratic representatives in congress TO
secure o reduction OF excessive taxation.
Chief among les principles OF party faith
are the maintenance of an indissoluble
union of free and indestructible states, now
about to enter upon It's second century Of
unexampIed progress and renown, devoted
to plan OF government regulated by q
written constitution strictly specifying
every granted power and expressly reserv-
ing to the states or people the entire un-
granted residue OF power; the encourage
ment Of jealous popular vigilance, directed
to all who have been chosen for brief terms
to enact and execute the laws, and are
charged with the duty of preserving peace,
ensuring equality and establishing justice.
The Democratic party welcome AN exact-
ing scrutiny of the administration OF the ex-
ecutfve power, which. four years ago, was
committed to its trust in the election OF
Grover Cleveland, president Of the United
States, but 1t challenges the most searching
inquiry concerning It's fidelity and devotion
to the pledges which then invited the
ufraRes Of the people During q mos
critical period OF our financial affairs, re-
sqlttng from oyertaxation. the anomalous