The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-07
OHIO'S PEOPLES PARTY
JOHN eElTz OF SENECA COUNTY
FOR GOVERNOR.

! A Printer Figures AS a Candidate
for Lieutenant Governor The
Other Nominations-A Sledgs Ham
mer for a Gavel-The Device for the
Ticket-What the Platform Demands
and Promises.
SHRINGFIELD, o., Aug. 6.-The Peoples
party convention to-day nominated John
Seitz of Seneca county for governor. He
was formerly greenback nominee for the
same Office. Frank Rist, compositor on
the Cincinnati Post, was nominated for
lieutenant-governor
d. NJ Cooper Of Athens was nominated
for state auditor. Mr.. Cooper is a q. A. r.
man, and was in Detroit.
For Attorney General-Ryal M. Smith OF
Summit.
For State Treasurer-Hsnry Welt, of
Cleveland.
For Supreme Judge-Albert Yaple OF
Cincinnati.
For State School COMMISSIONER. H .
Peterson Of Greene county.
For Member Of the Board of Public
Works.. s. Bower of Franklin.
For Food and Dairy Commlssioner-W.
j. Weaver Of Portage.
NOVEL GAvEL.
For gavel the chairman to-day used
Bledge hammer. and he pounded it upon an
anvil TO call the convention to order. Hugh
Cavanaugh was permanent chairman. The
plow and hammer are adopted as q device
for the Peoples party ticket. The platform
says:
THE PLATFORM.
We hold that labor is the basis OF all wealth
and should be protected by law. The insta-
| bilty OF the munciI al government of the
| states has led TO the creation Of enormous mu-
nicipal debts which are burdensome
| to all the people, and we therefore de-
mand that the constitution of this state
| be so amended that it will be impossible 10
change the forms of municipal government to
meet the changing fortunes Of politicians, and
that no change OF the forms of municipal gov
ernment be permitted without the consent OF
the people.
The platform further demands the fer
feiture of the charter of the Standard Oil
Company; the suppression Of gambling in
futures on all agricultural and mechanical
products; favors the election Of United
States senators by the direct vote Of the
PEOPLE; demands the rigid enforcement OF
the laws against the adulteration or
counterfeting OF food; demands free school
books and compulsory education; prohibi-
tion OF child labor under ii years of age;
demands the passage OF laws prohibiting
alien ownership of lands; also a gradua ed
income tax, government ownership of all
means Of transportation or communication,
and suffrage irrespective Of sex or color.
The following are extracts:
THE FINANCIAL PLANK.
The right to make aud issue money is the
sovereign power to be maintained by the people
for the common benefit, hence we demand the
| abolition of national banks as banks of issue.
| and as q substitute for national bank notes we
| demand that full legal tender treasury notes be
| issued In sufficient volume to conduct the bus
| iness Of the county on a cash basis, and we
| favor government loans directly to the people
on real estate or other ample security at rate
OF interest not exceeding per cent.
We demand the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver.
We oppose the extravagance that collects
| from the people each year $500 900, 900 for ex-
| penses in times OF peace.
THE LIQUOR PROBLEM.
We believe that the solution of the liquor
| problem lies in abolishing the element of profit,
which s a source of constant temptation and
| evil, and we, therefore, demand that the Tex
elusive importation, expectation, manufacture
and sale Of spirituous liquors shall be con-
| Quoted by the government or the state at cost,
| through agencies and salaried officials, in such
| towns and cities shall apply for such agencies.
| We favor liberal pensions toitall honoraoly
| discharged union soldiers of the late civil war.
| and the generous care for their widows and
| orphans and demand that the difference be-
tween the value of gold and greenbacks at the
date of payment be made equal to gold, 80 as TO
place the soldier the same footing as the
bondholder has been.
The resolution referring to liquor was
recommended to the national committee
for adoption. All the other resolutions
were adopted in lump.
After considerable debate on motion to
lay the liquor plank on the table. the conn
mittees accommodation to refer 1t to the
national committee was adopted.