Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 23, Number 45, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 June 1874 — Page 2

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1 TUE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, TUESDAY, JUNE 1G, 174.

MAXIMUM ADKUAIDK PBOCTXI. I bold him -rat who, for IxrV Can five with generoua, earnest will. Yet he who Uses for Lov's swaet ; I think I ho:d more g-nerous ul. 1 bow be'ore the noble mind , - - That free'y some great wrong forgives, Yeiobler Is the one forgiven. . - r Who van ths burden weil and Htm.'. lt may he brdtoglD, and still - To keep a lowly, steadfast heart .Yet be woo loses bos to fill . l-' A harder and trues part. . . -:

tifwloas It Is to wear the crown t ' Of a deserved and pore success; .', ils who know how to tail baa won -, A uoa whose lastrei not less. " I' i : i f . i. . . ''Great may he be wh"can command a ,4 ' And role with Ja and tender war; ;i Teil Wvlner wisdom lauBht ' 7 1 , t ' - f -1 BIened are those who die for God. . i And earn the martyr's crown ot tight; t, r i i ;Yet he who Uvea for od may be . , . ": A greater conqoerer In Ills sight r;," t ' i I GENERAL. NOTES. "' ; ' tH fcr n U sh i rmd ' fHTO OOO-OOO ' DOUDd f reol over the Pacific railroad during 1873. ! Binee 1864 the University Pr at Cam bridge bare produced 1,400 tons o Webster's dteuonary..-Twenty-nine bandred plo of real estate have been confiscatedTtty the State of South (Prolin for dehnqoent taxes in a single coanty." ' ' ' ' ; ' The ship channel whi:h has been many years ib "'process of construction between Corona Christ! Bay and Aransas Pas has beerf examined aud accepted by the Texas engineer. The channel b seven miles long; average depth, 10 iet; width, lifeeu : ' . ' Üentleoien interested in the matter have azreed to build a tabernacle for . the ose- of Prof. S wing's congregation, capable of bpldiofic 3 000 people. , Funds will be secured for abl purpose by subscription, and the , tabernacle will beowned by thestockbolders,.. ' Tbe Ikopelega invalidism of. the Rer. Dr. "ehall, of the Ohio Wealeyan University, at LMnware, has made M necessary to', select a new president: "Among the candidates raentJoned artbe Rev. Dr. L D. McCabe, a member of the faculty, and. the Rev. Dr, W OA Haven; ' ex-president of Michigan UutTtRtty. .c:,v ; "'; AI WateitQwnWis., on Saturday, a conductor, en the Chicago, ' Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad, was tried for refusing' to admit a man to' hig train without a ticket. The com plains at proved that be had tendered tbe legal rate for a ticket and was refused. Theconductor was found guilty andt fined Mra. Sarah Ladd, who died recently at a advanced' age,ia Augusta.Me., was one of tbe sixteen lUtlfgiris who represented the states of tbe nnion in a civic aud military' pageant given at that place, npon the cccaeion of the first observance of the death ofQeorge AVAcbtacrton.i : She was the laat sarrlror but one pf those sixteen little girls., -v. ; lender Stoors, of Tolland, Conn.; one of the Second ;Adyent; people who: encamped on. ,Terry. Ulan) to await, tbe end of the worrd; fcsat fallhas just died, and hisfunril was attended by a large number of the Second. Advent poonle from all parts of 1 he state-ami even from places beyond. , 'Mr. Sioors was ' one of those who remained on tbe island till winter obliced them to eepa-rte,v-t - , ; 1" , The ehiirchcs: throughout the North toofc no part in th abolition agitation of years ago while the Methodist conference at Cin-r cinnatf. ' in ; 15,' 'dl3claimed any right, wish, or intention to interfere in the civil and politieAl relation of master and slave,'? and opposed modern abolitionism. The Presbyterians, Congregatioualists, and Ilptists held he same views.'-. , c , The e jbbtruction of mountain roadain the Himalayas requires skillful ' engineering and is extremely difficult. The roads are in mcne canes at an elevation of 21,000 teet, and in som districts tbe , annual rainfall baa reached 220 inches, of which 170 iuchea fell iulbe two and a half months of tbe rainy aoTT - and , five and one-half inches in a Mingle hour.' ' In : somo ' place galleries are bailt jattinij out from the reck, and in others galleries are excavated in the rocks. - A new-line of steamers is ready to eonv lneneeits trips between New York and Venezuela. The vesela are A merican built, and American manned. They will stop at St. Thomas, L"gnayra,- Porto Cabello, Curacoa, and Maracaibo.1 Such a communication has long been needed the trade ofthat rich seclion of the world naving been nearly monopolized by "England. Except a monthly steamer to Brazil, no other American steamers sail to South America upon either coast I Vicomte Henri de Trassac de Bierns lately committed suicide in Paris. He van years old, afflicted with opthaliaia, and very poor. About ten years ago he lost his lort one, and then began to work under an assumed plebian name. While preparing for death, he wrote a letter tothecemmissary, declaring that he bad kept hU name without stain, lor, he said, "Twentr battles were required to enoble it." "Sow," be concluded, "five ous worth ot charcoal will Hutfice to make it disappear lorevr." Madden, Mass., has a queer cha-acter in the person of an old man nauxd Sinus F. Twombly, known by tbe nama of the hermit, lie lives in a little sharpy ten by sixteen feet, with his horses and dogs. lie baa no visible means of support, and it is known that a few weeks ago he killed and ate one of his dofits. A board of physicians have examined and pronounced him sane, and though the people in bis vicinity are afraid of him, thev do not know how to get rid ol him. - i r - : . ' - . , Jim Flsk has Just been put into marble at Brittleboro, ,VU The monument is the workjOf.Larkin U. Mead, a native artist, and is of marble. At each of the four cor ners of the tablets is. a female .figure," one representing tbe drama, ' another commerce, the third steamboats, and the '.fourth rail roads. ; Jn tbe tablet which faces toward the road, is a medallion portrait or Colonel Fisk, in the fluent marble, said to be an excellent likeness. , Tbe other tablets are unmarked, at present, and tbe inscriptions' which they aire to bear are not yet -decided upon. John Bright took part in the discus3ion of thetemperance question at the annual meet ing of the Society of Friends in London,' recently, and expressed views entirely an tagonlstio to those usually expressed by his hearers. lie found that they were always crying to parliament for the . cure of this great evil, and tbe propositions before them showed' that they adhered to that course. They asked f jr thinirs to be done which ic the present state of public opinion were im possible. Tbe a king for these thintrs in itself revealed an amount of simplicity which he could not understand. It is tor tbe parliament to mate such changes a3 are necessary foi the public good, and for the proper administration of police regulations. ai u tne duduo nouses were closed on Sun days, if the hoars of sale were shortened, if ine licenses were taaen rrom the grocers, the amount of drinking is so absolutely appal ling mat it wouia stui do iesse"oi to but a m.U J m S 1 1 - 11

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A 3 IG DAY OF SESD SOWING. -AEXPRpiTIOUyCOKVENflOy. PLATFORM AND TICKF.T ADOPTED. A FOGGY POälTIUi. THB PROCKKDIXOa ASD TUB WORK DOSK. Curiiity, as well - a - interest, drew a foilawin of spectators to the w n - , exposition buildings yesterday morning, The dntes farmers ta the ' main, had hAAn iratkerinir Into the Ipaclous halls since Uay-Vght, ' and ' by 10 ; , o'clock the building''' was I handsomely-filled where ' the f aeatV'had '--been 'pre oared,' The ' immensity " 6f the.1 building madethö aasemb'age' appear )o ' didvantafee. but so ioon '-mm -tne actual work of the Hr- ttta.'' It was "found that ; while the counties ;wVre' all represented,' the ; majority being1 utterly unacquainted) with the forms Of t political t machinery.? held Ttbe uusiness ,- sadly ! in check. e There was,, however,' a total auppression' of the speech-making uaual at eonvenuona, ana, notwlthstandinz the cumbersome work to b done, astoniahine speed was made. The members, were, in tbe main, a fine looking set of men; and while they displayed little akiU in the managementof conventions, they impressed the -spectator with tbe aincerity of their nurnosein tbe work at band. liere and there, on the outskirts of the seats fash ioDed for the convention, the remnants of other parties thst is, some old time leaders were aeen sprinkled abont, intent on tbe work going on.; The early efforts to capture tbe movement" were apparently . given np. bot-one.- or ' two incidents 'In the , course of,- the 1 'day- : showed how the plans had. been laid for -.a eeneral confusion which should result in annihilating the convention. Tho Vigo, Parke and Owen deiegationsändingthat the Question of nominating candidates ws about to be sprnnjr, notwithstanding their opposition, sneaked out , of the convention and attempted to ' throw ' the i . delecaten into confusion.'. The trick , didn't work. The body continued on at .work without a rlnnia of disturbance, and the little rabbit or party intriguers retired discomfited. - , . f ORK Of THE AY. ' H ; ; . A stage lor the officers of the convention, speakers and newspaper representatives, had previously been erected at the south side of the ball, and the delegations were accommodated with seats improvised for tbe occasion.' " ' i ; The convention was called to order by Judge Kilore, of Delaware county, who nominated Archibald Johuson, of Montgomery, county as temporary chairman. Tbe nomination was. ratified., by a unanimous vote or tbe 'convention. . Upon taking the chair, Mr. Johnson said that he felt Mattered by being called to preside over such a meetting. You- have met, to establish - a new movement we are watched on all aides. Men all over the country have their eyes fixed on : you, yoUr proceedings will be watched with a great degree of interest aud fully reported by the time yon have finished work.. .. Gentlemen, ... you have met here - and must act ' prudently. lieware of wire pullers. !l No' one man can , . accomplish everything he desires, j Our. object is to accomplish one grand reform, from the head of the government at Washington to the lowest county ofiicia). We are . here not to make speeches, but mnst proceed at once to work. 'J.' MY Iliatt, of the Newcastle Times, was Cbofeen temporary secretary. ' ; ICaptain Lee Ogg, of Ilancock county, offered the following resolutions: ' - Resolved, 1st, Tbat this is a delegate and not a mass convention. . ; 2d. That it is a convention of those actively engaged, or . directlr interested, in some one of the productive industrial pursuits; and lawyers cd politicians are not expected to participate in this meeting. - 3d. That untU tbe business of this meeting is completed, the speeches shall be limited to five minutes duration, and no gentleman will be ex peeled to speak more than twice on the same sabject. . k The resolutions created a considerable commotion, and elicited some sharp firing from severa' gentlemen. : '; J. J. TA!bott, of. Nevr Albany, said he came therf representing the -" ' ' TKMPERAXCE ELEMENT of the coantv, without regard topoliticHor occupatio. '. He understood that they were to meef here, irrespective of any such questions, and moved to lay the second resold t' on n the table. T1 ', OptainOgg vehemently insisted upon the adoption of the resolutions, and was supported by B. S. Chase, very earnestly. ; -'.The motion to lay on tbe table was not greed to. - v The second was adopted by alaree maioritv. The third was also adopted. AFTERNOON SESSION. The convention " met at 1 o'clock. ' The committee on permanent organization re ported as follows: . President A.- C. Stevenson. Putnam county. Vice presidents First district. Robert Mitchell. ' ' Second district, George W." Register. Third district, Ueorge W. Carr. " ; Fourth district, Jesse Smelser. Fifth district, Nelson Pegg. Sixth district, J. Campbell. Seventh district, George W. Ferguson. Eighth district, A. P. Pegg. Ninth d strict, Samuel Allen. Tenth district, Jesse McCalUster. Eleventh district, William Zaring. Twelfth district, T. M. C. Sultz. Thirteenth district, George T. Barney. Secretaries J. M. Uiatt, Henry county; J. G. Doughty, Marion county; H. D. Scott, Vigo couuty; J. S. Van Camp, Tippecanoe county; George Shanklin, Vandeburg county. . , Mr. Stevenson, on taking the' chair as president, said: jir. stkvenson's speech. Gentlemen; You wUl be pleased to ac cept my thanks for so distinguished an honor as you have tust conferred upon jine. I do hold it as a very great honor to be called upon to preside over the workingnaen of toi um no nave assemoiea Here as a polittcal body. It is a very remarkable assembly, that a class of men who have been so peaceable, so quiet , heretofore, who have been -so entirely contented . at home, should be 'found assembled here to-aay in sucn numbers for the purpose oi attending to their political interests, i We cannot dui as, ourselves why is it that this thing has occurred at this time and not before, what la it that has stirred up these people in this manner? .What has brought kueuj ueto i is it a mere acciaent7 is there nothing at the bottom of all this? Hive toey come up uem as a picnic for amusemsntr io, gentlemen, this la not tie case. There is at the bottom of this sometning mat is serious, that is important, for these men to have come nnin namntt Y hen we see tbe earth rising and the waters of tbe ocean heaving np we know tbat there is a terrible volcano beneneath, tbat there is some hidden force producing the eruption. ou it is uere. w nen we see hosts or agriculturalists coming out from all parts of the Mate, the masses of the people rising, it uieaua BomoiaiDg. Ana it is more remarkable, my fellow citizens, that, you have ben bropot t Jhla

vided us here'ofore have all been settled, or have passed awav.. We have no war, no prospector rebellion. All these things have been settled. Tbo negro question has been settled. The old aysu-m-of Henry Clay, on internal improvement and home protection, all these things have passe I away or beea -settled, or at - least -they do not afford questions for lines upon which we are to be divided, r What is there, toAday between the Old parties that have controlled tbia government so long? - What is there now between the democratic and tbe republican Dartiea. or the old whig party? , Are

there any live questions npon which they areaiviaea T , ( , v . , , vl -: V;'.' I '. -SONE AT AtU ;.. y.illVTtff" Tere is nothing .worth ' keeping" up. i The Dtiuo whig or democrat so' far as Important uiicuHuuii miv i-vm-Tuur-j, iuris uuiuiug of Übe kind, , Why then, do yoa .fln4 this political commotion all over tbe land? ; Why, ..II I . f T 111 ..it " my ienow citizens, i win ten you. iou have been deceived 2Thev have promised retrenchment and reform at a time 'when yon had a large war debt to meet.-when yon bad heavy taxation. , They have, held out in all their political meetings that these heavy burdens,, resting upon-, -you shall be ' made right. But what have they done?: Have they fulfilled those ' promises tbat thev have made to us?.. They have uot. Instead of doing this they have done just the reverse of it. They have increased tbe salaries both' In' your state legislature and vour congress: multiplied vour pub lcomree and laid new burdens upon tbe people as the fulfillment of their nromises of retrench ment and reform, n is these tbings that have brought you here to-day, to take into your own- hands the' government and control of the country.,, Applause. Aed; gentlemen, I trust tbat you will not go home until you take such steps as will secure your own; right, ' (Applause. 'Ihat you will take anch steps as will carry terror into tbe hearts of those parties that Lave betrayed you from time to time. I hav$ been at "political gatherings in my Life time in ' times that are passed. ; It has been a great number of years since I have come out to a political convention, and have not heard in my own county a political speech for a longtime. - I have retired from all such things as 'these. Iam an old man; trat when I look upon the treachery that; is going 'on' in "the country the condition of the country I have turned out as of old for the purpose of meeting you nere on this occasion applause and joining hands with you for the purpose Of taking such steps its will ' redeem this country; fori do hold, unless thecongress of the United States is arrested, 'your, government is in great danger. ' You have the rare spectacle to-day, and have had tor severa" years past of congress spending a large portion of its time investigating the defalcations I don't want to say stealings of tbeir own ofüce-bolders, aud it amounts to what? Nothing.. These men-are turned out And other tuen"" are put, in, r and they 'do -' the1 1 same- '- thing." ' Permit ime -itoi -sayithat -J i li-'bave .-r, ; y r .: GREAT XXSFIDENCÄ T in many men that are in congress, tbat "are in our legislature. I have not los t; "all con fidence.' But good men sometimes get Ito position ana cau nr neip jne consequences that follow. ' Your v congressmen have ; cot into rings and circles in other worua have got Into the, ditch 4 It is so on both sides. Aman 13 elected to , eongres?, and he, is elected by whom? ,.3y a.- tetof men hoverlLg around the country, watering for oihee. ior vears...Tbey rare (tue men active at the . polls. -T j Here is ' i a x j fllow known cannot be , to be a, thief -a bad man: he trusted.;. He goes to this con gressman and says, "I want an olfice this otace," he designates it; he is particular about it. The congressman says: "I know that fellow is not a good man, What am 1 kr. tt Tilt liA IB WiM-tli rU k vdoa If I tnn off these men. I cannot be elected. I am I either to go out of ofQce. or heed the de mands ot these men." That is tbe reason you cannot reform either of these parties. Their surroundings are such that they can not be trusted. They have cot a man in office who does not commit these thing, and there is do end of their investigations: nor is their to be any end to it- We have no prospect ot anything better, You have to correct this. And I might say in relation to these defalcations, that the very, men tbat made these investigations, turned in themselves and made the biggest steal of all. lApDlause. What are you to expect? ou are acquainted with , THE SALARY OR AB. Made by the same men who are making these investigations. , You are hereto try these men, and I have no doubt the verdict will be such as they ddserve. I happened to be present some weeks ago at a picnic of grangers in my own county, and a larger number of people I have never seen at a picnic ' before. The was a parade of a mile and a quarter long and four abreast, and yon would scarcely miss - them out of the crowd that was left behind. - 'Ihese thing speak louder than words. When you 'see the men turning out ior the purpose ol considering and investigating their rights,' you may calculate what they are going to do. I am very anxious to be useful to iiiv old friends. and I would give them one piece of advice either to get out of tbe way and let these people fix these things, or for the two parties to join, i When contractors for public works come together one says to the other. you bid tor these contracts and I won't bid against you." We will then join together and divide the spoils. The beet thing I know that these parties can do is to vote together and divide the spoils, laughter. Otherwise they will-' get nothing. It' is . a good deal better to have half a loaf than nothing at all. Here is a body of men who have never been in the habit of meeting at political conventions. There is a good deal to do. Take your time, gentlemen ; make nominations that there can be no objection to; select good and honest men; and yon - are out of danger. Your platform may give you some trouble. I know we disagree about a great many thiugs, but if that platform has one word in it, that is .enough tor me ; I will be satisfied with it and tbat i is the -word honest. Applause. There is talent enouzh in this country; here is no lack of capacity. But there la a great lack ol honesty, Fat that into-yoar - platform, and nominate 'men that are honest, and you ..are, sate. RETORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. " The coramitteeon credentials then reported as follows: The committee met pursuant to instructions and elected J. McAllister, of White county, president; J. T. Dyer, and A. J. Beauchamp, assistant- secretaries. The credentials from all tbe districts presented were accepted. . v . .-i , .' ;i- : 'y. Mr. Elliot tf of Henry county, m erred that each county select a chairman, and tbat auch chairman cast the vote, of his county, according to its pro rata.,.. .Being carried, ,. ! w THB DELEGATES RETIRED ; ' for the purpose of selecting snch chairman. - H. 'Sheplor, ; of Morgan county, 'offered the following, which was adopted: .. ; Resolved, That a committee of one from each county be selected by the county delecrates to 'report to this convention a ticket for nomf nation subject to the ratification of the convention. . John E. Greer, of Morgan county, offered the following, which was adopted: Resolved, That it is the sense and expression of this convention that the com mittee on nominations look only to the best interests of tbe laboring masses, and that in their selections of candidates no

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made a test in tbe selections of said 'candidates, but should look only to honesty and qualification. '.: " 'v , . PKLEoItES WlTppRAWN. N .' ' James S.-Culberston, during the calling of tbe counties, stated that he waa authorised to - withdraw the Eighth Congressional District from tberonventionj and, therefore, ho dolegates1 from that district' "would respond. - - - Mr. Foster withd raw tha Ninth District, i J.- Cr Adams, of Decatur county,wlthdrew the Fourt If District for a like reason.- ' Subsequently; Mr.' Foster' explained his action to be based on the 'fact' tbat no nomination should be made until the platform (was adopted.) j.i --rn o; f.' . The following was then adopted: -, , , ( ; - -' Resolved,' That before,' nominations '.are thadethe platiortnbe read and acted 'upou. The sexiretary read the fbllAwlügi dispatrii frorahe farmers.! ooiveutiou - mm bled At SpriugfieW, 111:, ' .; . . . ' .. . , ... - hpjukgfield, June 10. 1874.' ' w JoHjf'T. l2AkPBELi.':'--Ineontrovertibly triumphant;, no; shown lor y bankers and usurer? Legal tenders and low interest, the rallying rry of Grangers from all. sections. Convention large, earnest-ami harmonious.' ?. : in vi.nii .ip... a: Ca MTB ell: The telegram was received with Immense ntbusiasui. .... . , . . . . ' Mr. J. C, Adams, of Decatur,1 said that, tbe fourth oongressiooal district had withdrawn,' for tbe reason that they , wanted a platform first. He then offered the following: : -,; , jtesolved, Tbat in view of our present un- j organized condition as a political party, to

gether with tbe very general wtuingness of the polltM! parties already in , the field to rco da to our dnuamlH for men and measures, of retr-r.oument and reform, we deem it inexpedient ro nominate a state ticket in this convention. - " Resolved, tbat we leave the matter of the state th-ket 'in the band- of a central committee, hereafter to determine the expediency of calling a delegate convention to make nominations. "'The resolutions were defeated after a brief and lively sparring.' ' ' . I During the -intervals the 'committee on nominations were out preparing tbeir report, the convention was entertained with several speeches. , ' " TUB NEW PARTY NAMED. The following, in reference to the name of the new party, was presented: . ' ' " We, the farmers and work Id sine n of Indiana, fully determined to command doe recognition adopt, as expressive of our sentiments and parpones, tbe name of 'Independent,'" This gave rise to a brief but lively dispute. some proposing this name and some another. - uno delegate suggettieu mat it be called tue Washington party, but that did not seem to meet with the approbation of the convention. Other snsrirestlons were made, but were equally BsacceKMiui. ino original proposition waa finally adopU-d by an overwhelming vote, i TIIB RESOLUTIONS. ' -The committee ou resolutions submitted the following report: IÄ raakiilg this call, and presuming to enter Into competition with existlag parties, it is meet that we should give to the world ourrea sou, aa well as the. remedies, we propose for the Vrrongsof which e complain. 8tarting, then, With the maxim that our government is founded en tue sovereignty and r consent, of the governed, and its purposes,- to 1 protect property and' enforce natural rights, we acknowledge the broad principles, tbat dlflerence of opinion is no crime, and hold that Droeress toward truth is made by difference of opinion, while the-lault lies in bitterness of con troversy. eueire a propf-r equality, equity, and fairness; protection for tho w ak, restraint iiDon the stronii: In short, justly distributed bardenH and Justly dist- Ibate! powers; tht-se are American ideas, the very, essence of American independence, aud to adveoate tbe contrary is unworthy of the bods and daughters of an American republic. For our business interest! we desire to bili'g producers and consumers, fanners and manufacturers, Into the most direct and Irieiidly relations possible. We wage no aggresive warfare against any other interests whatever; on tbe contrary, all our acts and all our efforts, no far a business is concerned, are not only for the benefit of the producer and consumer, bui also for all other legitimate in 'crests that tends to bringing these two parties into fpeedy and economical contact. Hence we hold that transportation companies of .every kind ' are necessary to our success; That their interest are intimately connected with oar interests, and harmonious action is mutually advantageous. We shall, therefore, advocate forevery state the increase, in every possible way, of all ihe facilities for transporting cheaply to the seaboard.or between home producers and consumers, all the productions of our country. We adopt it as our fixed purpose to open out the channel In nature's areat arteries, that the life blood of .commerce may -flow f'eely. We re not enemlesof railroads, 'navigable and irrigating canals, nor of any corporation that will advance our IndUKtrial interests. We are fiieDdly to all laboring classes, but we hold that all class ltgislatloo, whereby these original and common elements, or the proceeds of the same, enhanced by intelligent labor, are prevented from their or glnai design, and made to enure to the benefits of non producers, and to the Injury of producers, is wrong ana., snbvareive of the purposes of good . government. .- That all . able-bodied.', intelligent Demons should contribute to the common stock, by useful inaustry.a sum or quantity equal lo tneirown supoort, and legislation shou d tend as far as possible to the equitable distribution of the surplus products I f t K nun rtvunrkc It o as a trna miv frrtvnFM t- an is wholly perverted from its true design, and the sacred names, democracy and republicanism, are the synonyms- of despotism, and the parties represented thereby as liow crganized are- enrinej " of oppression, crusnlne out the lives of the people. We need only point to the facts that in tnis u;nencent country or unlimited resources, w th the land annually groaning beneath the products of human effort, the mass of the people nave no supply beyond their daily wants; compelled, from uojust con-' ditlons in sickness and misfortune, to become paopers. .t .Pauperism and crime are the perp:exlng questions of all modern statesmanitbip, and it is with the e we have to deal. now lar tnese evus are connecteo witn tne abase inflicted on laboi, a superficial statesmanship seems not to perceive. Cnattel slavery has been abolished, but therizhtsand relations of labor stand Just where they did before. The emancipation in respact to the divisions oi its products, the difference lies only in the methods of abstracting the results and concentrating them, in the Hands of a few capitalists. Capital . is now, the , master, acd ind.cates the '' terms, and ' thus all lab rers are practically placed in tne same condition of the slave .before his emancipation, la thus placing them, the Interest of all laborers become common, and they mnst fight tbe battle in unity II they would succeed, v nt, men, are the instrumentalities by" which, these wrongs are infilcted? 1 r i ' i fi .. . .'' 1st. Banking and monled . monopolies, by which, through ruinous rates of Interest, tbe products-of human - labor are concentrated in the hands of non-prod ucers TLU is ihezreat central . source of these, t wrongs, ia and thron ill which all other monopolies exist and ooerate. " . . 2nd. Consolidated railroad's, and other transit monopolies, whereby all industries are taxed to the lat mill they -will bear, for the benefit of the stoc kbokters and stock-jobbers. . . ; 3rd. Manufaeturinjr. monopolies, whereby all small ojierators are crushed out, and tbe price of labor ana us -products are determined with n& heraaticai certainty In the interest of the capital ist. s ; -, ' ' ' : I i.J v Jth. Ijinil mononolles. hv which lh nnhllc domain is absorbed by a few corporations and speculators. . ' -6th. Commercial and grain monopolies, specu lating ana enricoinc ineir moated corporations on human -necessities. We propose to restore the government to its original purpose, and as far as pomible to remedy thexe evils and remove their results: 1. By abandoning the gold basis fallacy, and establishing a monetary system, based on the faith and resources of the nation, in har mony with the genius of this government and merce. To this end the circulating notes of the national and ' stale banks, aa well aa all local currency, be withdrawn from circulation, and a which shall be a legal tender In the payment of ail debts, puoiio ana private, amies on imports nciaaea,. ana ueciarea equal witn goia, me V. U.U UMHta, .u.avu. rency or money to be interchangeable at the pleasure oi tne noiaers ior government bonds bearing a low rate of Interest, say S 65-100: the government creditors to nave the privilege of taking the money or bonds at

i.1.1013 'esrTin o congress te fight to m iJL " 7. ' lQU-"Bl on tbe bonds and toe volume of the currency, so as to cnVot the equlUble distribution of the producta of labor between money or non-producing capital and prodne ive indastry. " s 2. Ky paying th. national debt in strict aecordaiice with the laws under which ft was originally contracted, gold where speciflcarly promised, but ail other forms of indebtedness including tbe principal of the 6-a0 bonds bould be dlscnarged at the earliest option of the gov?rBIlIi!.ni. 1? the lpKl Und-r curreney of tbe L nlled Htst, without funding tt In long bonds, or in any way increasing the . gold payinzand untaxed obhKationsof the government. t Kesolved. That we are i favor of the office seeking tne man, and not tbe wan the office ; that wa will .oimWvap ä . . w .

various oflices. vr bo ate lioueatisnd capable. - i Vs Vz. .. " ur poiiucai opinions; that Wed 1Kt hriherr. mrrnntlnn o .1 V 1 i oiHalning vote. either by th nie of money or whl-ky. sod wiii not, support asy mm tors, flee known to ba guUty ol iht same. -and that we " wjdiiigjuy. man to nu the f raoJJt,e fo more- than one. term in sucoea- . , KfiMnl m1 . . That, dem a th e practice of our pa die oifioers in reCeiVinn fret nMua tmm r.Il ) - Kesoiyed.Thal we denounce the seUon of our " :Y !fl "IIU representauves la Oonaress and the Uenate, for tue intrease of UxesT'wl and salaries, and w wiilnss-all honorable means in pur power to redar the taxes, fees and -i""' reasonaDle basis. -. - t' ' i.. Resolved, That we demand the red action of all f-w cAuuiiurr, io vne-end that taxation ntrtMredurediotlMlowMtnwriMAiiit - Aec4ved, That it is contrary to the policy of tMm t r.I 1 1 rl.T . "Jwurege iiugation. and that the law allowing i-r . . mentsandthecoi lect lnnotattorney's fees off of . . ' " " "'Kna, javors capital. anil IS & SOUC nf.nmni! i r . ? . ' .1,r "K'i k io oe remeaiea by appropriate legislation. . .... .. ' Kfsoi ved. That the present assessment laws of r mx iuiuuBwuneijaiu na. unjust burdens on the producing eis.-, and favors capital aud corporate wealtb, and we demand its speedy ItettolviHl.That we demand a change in our n -j"ihi, luanucir junsuiciion extend Rm ilrfd. That nn n.. -.. . m deecswho denies tbe right of the people to re- ..... .miKi "ji iuv iniuor iraxsc. ,ir It-M. Hazklktt, Chairman. VS m. Wr. Miller, Beere tary. There was no disposition to discuss the princi pies embodied in the platform. A proposition . . cuusiut-reu Fecuon Dy sec tion, but this wat voted down. The resolutions wLb.tn i101 M a whole by a unanimous tmucuiumiUMJC Die. The roil of congressional districts was then called, and the following gentlemen were designated the STATU CENTRAL COMMITTEE '. -!7;l.D.l8,,c, J-ll- Elderfleld. ' ; . , . ?.hJL,?.D,8trlct-J-H- A.Newsom. ' ' ilftA i'h K: "andy. of Randolph. Sixth Watrict A. II. Pendleton, of Johnson. 1 ' Seventh Uistrk-t-B. J). Barrett, ot Madison. t,KhI?,?t!"lct-Mr-Bark.0' Vigo. , Ninth District-E. Elisha, of Wanen. . Weventli tastrict Aaron Jenkins, of Wabash. Twelfth LHs!rtrt-B.K.Snow.of Ad ami. Thirteenth Ws' riet Merrill Williams, of Marihall. , .... The second, fourth find tenth districts made no resitonse to the call. . ,'"' THE CANDIDATES. , TV, I... . auc wmmiues on nominations then an nounced their readiness to report. . This was received with cheers, after which the convention subsided Into a deep silence. The chairman of the committee then submitted the following ticket; . i : Secretary of state-Noys S. White, (Democrat) of Vigo. n Auditor of state Kbenezer Henderson, (Democrat) of Morgan connty. Trejmnrr or ti J b ntntn xr.i.. . tj . . (Republican) of Steuben county. - Attorney-general-Capiain J. A. S. Mitchell, (lvmocrnt) of Kl hart county. Judge of Hupreme Court Horace P. Biddle. (Republican) of (ass couny. Superintendent of public instruction Clarason lvif, (Itepubl'can) of Henry county. There was somewhat of a commotion after tbe above announcement wa made; :A general cry for Information regarding the occupation of tho candidates was set up. The mime of Judge tiiddlewas received 'at first Willi cheers, but ßubseouentlv his nomination rreatjwl vtnBlt.r. able agitation, inquiries were ioodly called for as to tne occupat iou of candidates, eie Mr. Hneh Marlin Wo iiim't on, t innni iuto the occunation nf the men im mn u-ani to put a farmer upon your snpreme court? One i.nu iiium iu ub u iu iu report, i uo not know a single one of those names. The" are all strangers to me, and that i the best thing I know about them. If they ware ooiiLicali tricksters, or were identified with either of the , political patties, being somewhat of a parti au I would have known Rome nfthpm hut. aa it is r dou'f. ( Laughter and cheers. . - Judge Kilgore Although 1 am not authorized to speak for the other two pirties, yet I do know as well as I know any one thing, if we put Judge Biddle on the ticket, we will succeed in electing every man on the ticker. A delegate Is Judge Biddle a farmer? i from the platform Wto ever heard of a Judge of the Supreme Court being a farmer? Ou motion the nominations were taken up separately, and voted upon, each candidate receiving a unanimous vote of the convention. Three cheers were proposed for ths ticket, and were given with a .vehemence that, made the welkin ring. ' .". , . , Cries were then made for Speeches from the candidates. Mr. Henderson was tbe only one to respond. He said that . his -occupation was that of a farmer, and that he expected to continue In that business whether he was elected or hot." . r f No one else of the candidates responding to the loud cries for speeches, a motion was carried adjourning the convention, to meet in the tmll of rpnrMuntiirivMi of urn n'nlA.), . v-, A evening.. The people in attendance upon the convention then : wended their way citywards, discussing among themselves the prospect of the new party that bad Just sprung Into life, and the chances for the new ticket at the lieit election 1'h nrpvslnnl. ru,l(iir .Idnnrlu to a varlty of conjecture, is commented upon elsewhere. : - : IN THB EVENING. ' The meeting called for the evening at the House of Representatives, was attended by about "5 or 80 persons. Owing to many of the delegates having returned home, and the supposition that the meeting was to be held at the Exposition, - doubtless . kept many away. . At 9 o'clock the meeting was called lo order, and Mr. George Reeves appointed as chairman. After a little delay Mr. Olletsan proposed Mr. Buchanan as the speaker of the evening, and tbat gentleman accordingly came up from the depths of the agricultural room, Dnngmg witn mm us "Indiana Plan ot Finance." After he had finished, John Fiscus, a mason, made a few remarks, and the meeting adjourned. . THB INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES. ' " .' NOTES WHITE, . ' , nominated for secretary ot state, is a man abont 68 years old. - He settled in Warrick county nearly balf a centry ago, and may be said to be one of the pioneers of Southern Indians. He resided in that county nntil the breaking out of the rebellion, pursuing the avocation of a carpenter, and at times conducting a small farm. ' When the war came Mr. White enlisted as a , private in the 42d regiment ot .Indiana volunteers, and was made asergeant of the .company. In consideration of . his age. he was detailed to act as steward of the Military Hospital at KvanavlUe; where he remained on duty till the -close of the- war. In tbe spring of 1S60 he was 'nominated tor city clerk ot Evansville. by the working men, but was defeated by the republican' candidate, there being no democratic ticket" in , the field.. About one ; ' year 1 - afterwards ' be twas appointed mail : agent on the EvansvUle A Craw fords ville railroad, which position he filled acceptably nntil relieved, after tbe accession of General Grant to the presidency. He then located at Terre Haute, where he was nominated for mayor by the workingmen in 1873, but was forced toretire from tbe race in consequence of charges preferred against him of having embezzled funds ol the independent order of Odd Fellows, while treasurer of a lodge during his residence in Warrick county. The same charges were made against him while running for clerk in Evansville, and contributed largely to his defeat. Sergeant White is an effective public speaker, ana in bis younger days took a prominent

discussions in south- , . HORACE P. BIDDLE. v J udge Horace P. Biddle, tbe g-ntleman nominated "yesterday for a seat on the Supreme bench, is not unknown in the history of Indiana. In professional and public life he baa-beer .conspicuous for 40 years past.- He was born in Ohio, but his entire life since childhood has been spent in this state. .He is now .about sixty-one years old: 35 of these- j ears have been devoted to faithful profes8ionatlator..,From mJ to he was fudge tof the Circuit Court ol the isaghth judicial district, and again from 1860 to 1872.be occupied the same position, making 18 years in all of judicial servioe. On the occasion oi his last election to the office, not a solitary vote was cast agalust him, showing instance of an election totbe judgeship in which party considerations were wholly lost sight of in the merits of the man. In 1S30 he was a member of the constitutional convention, and one of tbe hard workers in framing tha organic law W the state which la to-day a monument to hie honor. He vu elected in 1S57 to the -ame office lor which be is' now nominated,-- a supreme jndge of tne state. ; Us not however. Uke ha aeat.iThera wa a question as to the vacancy, and Governor Willard decided that, the incumber was entitled to bold overj and declined to issue a commission to the judge elect. '. Jndge Biddle is a man of letters and literary Tastes, perhaps more exclusively so than any other citizen of Indiana. As will be remembered, not many weeks ago, the Sentinel gave a full description of his "Island Home," his looks aud manner of life. 8omerbing more than a year since, he relinquished prof3ional and all other businessimply from a choice to indulge his literaiy tastes. He is a writer, both scientific and -noetic manv f ki mi tions being familiar to the public. Judge üiuuio is no politician.- v ell aware that he might be elected to nv äfft rMh h Ani,i consent to accept, he prefers to stand aloof. uoou iu( ii uvuurs ina reeling; mat he has reuuerea ms snare oi puDtic service in the line Of dntV. - ITndfr thnea vmm stances, it is hardly to be hoped tbat he will accent the vontination tnHrwi Troutom Should he conclude to do so. his election wouldjTindoubtedly be a foregone conclusion. THE HON. EBENKZER HENDERSON has been a resident of Morgan county about fifteen years, and is at this time about fortyfive years of age. He is a fine specimen of manhood, with a frank, open, and rather captivating expression of countenance, and is emphatically what is comprehended by the term, "a popular , man." He i not ' a practical farmer. thmiH owninsr' and rontrollinir tarn vor - fine farm?, and is thorougly -identified with ; . I. f - 1 . n wo nuuiom muTOUiODb lit . uas SUCCesSfullv followed the business of nork mrl-tntr for several years past. In ISftS he waselected to tbe state senate from the counties ot Morgan and Johnson, and waa an uniMt rlwK cate of tbe fee and salary bill, which was passed at the legislative session oi 1871. Mr. i . . . . . uenuerson is aooufc ionv years or age. ana is considered to be a man ot incorruptible in-. tecritv. He is atthia time a mtmhar of the state democratic central committee.' T - : CLARKSON DAVIS. " The candidate for superintendent of schools, is of republican antecedents, having always held that ' faith, though never himself mingling in politics.; He is a native of. Indiana.' and reairient of Srkio7ant TTanm county, where be passed his early days, being brought up In tbe occupation of a farmer. Ilia education was above the average, and his naturally scholastic tastes led him to take charge oiau academy a instructor, ia Henry county, which .place he acceptably filled for a long time. He is thirtv-seven years of age, and of an unusually energetic " disposition. For some time past be has been traveling agent of a New York publishing L t V : v. ! l I , uuu, tu w uitu .-ajcn.jf uo is uuw empioyeiu ; ' : : ' J. A. S. MITCHELL. This gentleman, nominated for attorney Kcnerai. resides at Goshen. Elkhart countv. and i3 about 31 years old, He is a compactly built Dersonage, about five feet six inches in height,' weighs about , 100 pounds, has a piercing black eye, which bespeaks the mtwinkle. Few men in bis county possess greater personal . popularity ; than Mr. Mitchell, being a general favorite. He is . a ; brother-in-law of Judge Barker, of Elkhart, who contested s ths : nomination for congress in 1872 with M;or fl. V. Say-' . ler and Judge Touseley. Politically classed, " Via hu ilviTi Vwvin dAtnrvraf. anrl in at tMa time the chairman of tbe democratic central committee .01 nis couuty. lie is an a Die lawyer, in the opinion of such men as McDonald and Hendricks,' standing equal to any man of his age in his part of the state. not - sought' any preferment beyond the business of his profession. A great many persons express: the . belief that ' CAPTAIN R. &. BENNET. the candidate for treasurer of state, was a republican. He owns a beautiful farm of 40O acres in bis county (Steuben), where he ha lived since iw. lie went into the army during the rebellion as a lieutenant, and returned as captain of ' tbe 44th Indiana regiment. He is about 42 years of age. and has been active in the granger movement. ' One Saturday in April,-1873, an old couple living . in Cayuga county, iCew York, left home, leaving the house In charga of an adopted daughter, Ettie Conklin. A young German boy, named Eg gier, was in tho field at work having lately been hired as a farm laborer. On their return they found tbe dead body of Ettie lying in the hall with a dozen knife stabs on her person, but Eggler wäs nowhere to be found. ' He was captured the next day In an adjoining county, and stated tbat be had killed the girl in selfdefense they having got into a quarel dur ing the absence of the old people, tie was tried and found guilty of murder in tbe first degree, and sentenced to he hanged. Executtve . clemency, was . invoiced, out ine governor refused, to interfere. Tbe case was " carried. to the Court of. Appeals, 'and that court confirmed the decision of the lower court. . In this strait, his counsel learned tbat there was a provision in the treaty between .Germany and, the United States to. the effect that German citixens convicted ol'. crime could be taken home for punishment, and vied versa. .The necessary steps were taken,' and tbe assent of the governor ob-. tainedV ' The sheriff "of ' Cavuga connty '. broucht Ea-eler to 2ew York.. He will be,. imprisoned at '.Baden Until sentence is pro- ' nonnced.ln that" county. , In Germany no one under IS years of age committing a capital offense is punished with death. Eggler will escape the callows or the axe, as he is but 17 years old. , j . ''In the celebrated picture pf Miss Thompson, in ' the Royal, Academy, London, there is I a a horse palntei, which, as he walks, moves the fore and hind leg on the same side at the same moment. Some one wrote Miss Thompson an anonymous letter, telling her tbat she made a great mistake, inasmuch as a horse, when walking, moves his legs as when trotting, that is, the near fore leg leads the offhlud-leg. Miss Thompson, in great wrath, wrote to the Times, declaring tbat she was correct, and sneeringly inviting her anonymous critio to look at a horse walking in the street and be convinced of his error. Several other pro and con, observers gave their decisions and altogether a lively discussions has sprang rjp.

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