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Show Tliti Oil Jo IR'iiiocrucj'. Tho Ohio democracy ittick to their text manfully, ily a vote of 368 against 3uu tho minority report of the committee on roeoluliona at the democratic dem-ocratic htato convention on Wednesday Wednes-day wuh substituted for tho majority, and the platform wuh subsequently adopted by u vote ol 3.S6 against 260, a largo number of delegates having I ft Iho hall in dingust. As tho plat form adopted will cut tome figure in the presidential canvass we present ino leiegrapiiic abstract received, lion. George H. iVndleton presided: Ji'tsclved, Tint recognizing the duty of tho democratic parly us the ' timi honored champion of Iho right ol the many against the aggression of the few, to express its purpose in i the pending currency conflict without reserve or equivocation, wo declare that wo shall urge against all opposition, opposi-tion, como from what quarter it may, meat urea to efleel tho following objectti : tionul . repeal of the republican resumption law. Second, Iho defeat of all schemes lor resumption which involve either contraction uf tho curiency, tho perpetuation per-petuation of bank issues, or an increase uf the interest burden of the debt. Third, we lavor the gradual but early substitution ol legal lenders for the national bank notes. Kourlh, we favor Ihe it-suo by the general government alone of all circulating cir-culating medium, whtther paper or iih tallic. lnttli, no forced inflation; no forctd contraction; but a sound currency, equal to tbe wants ot trade and industry, in-dustry, to be regulated by the govern-I govern-I ment by means of appropriate legislation legis-lation Bi.jhaa making it receivable for customs and inter-convertible at the pleasure of the holder with a bond bearing an interest not to exceed ex-ceed 3.60 per cent, payable in gold. Sixth, a graduated income tax to teet ul least ihe premium on tho g'tld needed to pay the interest on the public debt. I'uhlir- nnlVv flnd ft arnw nf mm. , njon justice requires that the silver i sailed by tiie government should be a legal tender in tho payment of all debts, public or private; we demand tho unconditional repeal of the so-called so-called silver act as far as the same limits the amounts for which silver coinage shall be a legal tender. L'uhih, we favor a tarill lor revenue reve-nue mly. Ninth, wo denounce tho republican republi-can scheme of resumption as intended and operating through an increase1 of the bonded debt and a sudden and enormous contraction of the currency, to double the burden of taxation, rob debtors of their properly, paralyze the productive and commercial industries, indus-tries, cast laborers out of employment, employ-ment, and fill the land with want and misery, for the wicked purpose of doubling the values of money and securities and subjugating the mass of the people to the imperious sway of a money oligarchy. Tenth, that the democracy of Ohio present to the democracy of the other states of the republic the name of j William Allen of Ohio for the presidency. presi-dency. Eleventh, That the delegates at large to the St. Louis convention are requested to support William Allen ior president. The reading of the minority report was followed by considerable confusion. confus-ion. Several speeches were made for and against its adoption. Finally uuder tl e p.ovious question a vote was taken upon the report of the minority as a substitute for the majority major-ity report and it was adopted by a vote of 30S ayes, 300 nays. Much tions wera made to adjourn, but were voted down. The report was then adopted by a vote of 3S0 ayes to 26i2 nays. A state ticket was then nominated headed by William Bell, of Licking county for secretary ol slate, and the 1 convention adjourned sine die. |