Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1880 — Editoial Conference. [ARTICLE]

Editoial Conference.

Fort Wayne, Nov. 19.—At a meeting of the Democratic editors of Northern Indiana, held in this city to-day, the political situation of the country and the future of the Democratic party were elaborately discussed. After a full and free interchange of opinions, it was unanimously agreed that the following point 8 should at once be pressed upon the attention of the American people. 1. A change of the Consitujion of the United States providing for the election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote. The cumbersome, and in many respects dangerous, machine! y of the Elector al College and the supesvisory power of Congres, In a partisan sense, has made manifest the necessity of a Radical ohaDge in this particular. 2. The election of United States Senators by the peeple or the several States, instead of by the Legislatures thereof. This step is deemed necessary in order to free, as far as possible the election of members of the Legislature from pure partisan considerations, to the end, that legislation may be secured in accordance with the domestic wants of the State. 3. A judicious revision of the present unjust and discriminating tariff in the interest of the producing and .n----dustrial classes. This work to be performed uuder the guidance of men capable of dealing intelligently with-the question of political economy, instead of pandering to the j whims and crude notions of mere j demagogues and stipendaries. 4. Vigorous opposition to introduction of cheap Mongolian labor, | with a view to preserving aud proj moting the dignity of intelligent i labor.

5. Appropriate legislation by Congress for the taxation of greendacks like other money. 6. Cultivation of a wholesome public sentiment opposition to the controlling of electious by the depend ents of the National administration, high aud low, aud against the exereiso of coercive measures on the part of corporations iu interfering with the elective franchise of their employes. 7. A movement for securing the holding of elections in all the States tit once, and tho same day, to-wit: On the first Tuesday after the first. Monday in November. 8. Believing that the prosperous condition of the country, so far as the same may have been affected by legislation, furnishes abundaut proof of the wisdom of a Democratic Con gress in restoring to the people the use of silver as money and prohibiting tfie further retirement of greenbacks, we protest against any tinkering with the finances of the country, and hereby express an unqualified condemnation of the presumptuos proposition of Secretary Sherman9. A demand upon the present Congress to institute a thorough and searching investigation of tlie charges that tne apparent majority of Garfield and Arthur in the state of New York was obtaiued by fraudulent and illegal means, to the end that justice may be done to all parties, and for the removal of all doubt fjom the minds of the advocates of pure elections, as to tfie genuineness of the ballot, so that it shall appear upon such investigation that Mr.' Garfield is justly entitled to the electoral vote of New York, he may enjoy the respect of the entire people as the lawfully chosen President of the United States. If, on the other hand, it should be made to appear plainly and unmistakably that the result in New York was brought about by fraudulant means, and iu violation of the election laws of that State, we demaud of Congress a firm and unyielding stand in favor of such action as will secure to the people the noble soldier and statesman, Winfield Scott Hancock, as their Chief Executive officer.