The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-06-02


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Capt. JAMES III. COOPER, having re-
ccived q majority of all the votes on the
18th ballot, was declared unanimously
nominated.
Mr.. Cassiday, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions made the follow.
ing report:
|. Resolued. That the Democratic
party is in favor ofrevising and amend
ing the Constitution of the State, and ,
recognizing the right of the people to
be fully heard on subject so vital to
their interests, they do hereby endorse
the course of the Democratic members
of the 1 Legislature in favor of submit
ing at the next general election the
question whether or not State Con
vention should be called for that pur-
pose.
2. Resolved, That the persistent re.
fusal of the Republican party in the
Legislature to consent to proper modi.
fication of those provisions of the regis.
try act relating to the city of Philadel-
phia, by which at least one-half of the
electors of that city are utterly deprived
of representation in the election boards,
and fraudulent election returns, forgery
and murder encouraged, must be con-
demned by every just man and ought
TO be rebuked by the ballot of every up.
right citizen.
8. Resolued, That the action of the
Democratic majority of the Senate of
Pennsylvania upon the Apportionment
bill and the Philadelphia Registry Law
meets our unqualified endorsement and
ought to receive the appreciation of
every citizen who values fair represen-
tation and pure elections.
4. Resolved, That the force and bay
onet bills recently enacted by Congress
are gross attacks upon the reserved
rights of the States, destructive of the
elemental principles of civil liberty, in
tolerable to free people, centralizing
in tendency and should to be forthwith
repealed.
8. Resolved, That the language of
Senator Schurz in his st. Louis speech,
wherein he says: ~ consider it one of
the most pressing need of our days that
we should return to the sound practice
of Constitutional Government. The
safeguards of our common rights and
liberties contained in the Constitution
are too sacred and valuable a boon to be
permanently jeopardized in providing
for passing emergency. 1t is time that
the American people open their eyes to
the dangerous character of this ten
dency, and that neither a great name
nor an object appealing to our sympa-
thies should be permitted to disguise it.
AS for me, have seen the working of
irresponsible power and personal gov
ernment in other countries, and may
assure my constituents that while am
acitizen of this Republic l shall strug.
gle to the last gasp against its intrOduc.
tiOn here" was but the utterance of
Well-knoWn and frequently announced
Democratic doctrine.
6. Resolved, That the public debt is
binding upon the Nation, and must be
paid; and that we are unalterably op-
posed to any and all movements look
ing towards reputation direct or indi-
rect, ,butin justice to the laboring and pro.
ducing classes the rate of interest there
on should be reduced at the earliest
practicable date.
7. Reso lied. That the Democratic
party is opposed to the existing system
of federal taxation and finance, ruin
GUS as 1t is in its effects upon the labor
ing, producing, mining, manufacturing
interests of the people and the fruitful
source of "hard times" personal indebt.
edness and individual bankruptcy.
s. Resolred, That labor and capital
have no just cause of antagonism, that
we deprecate strife between these two
great forces and earnestly seek to place
the laborer and the capitalist on such a
platform as will enable both to AMIGA
bly, adjust their differences and we are
unalterably opposed to the importation
of a servile race for the purpose of de-
grading the standard and lowering the
position of the labOring men of the ma
tion.
8. ReSOlued, That we recognize the
binding obligation of all the provisions
of the Constitution of the United Stat es
as they now exist, and we depreca to
the discussion of issues which have been
settled in the manner and by the authori-
ty constitutionally appointed.
10. Resolved, That we are for gov
ernment vigorously frugal and simple,
applying all the possible saving of the
National debt and opposed to multi
pllcation of officers and salaries, merely
to make place for partisans and for in
creasing by every device the public
debt.
IL. Resolred, That the continuance
by Republican Congress of the income
tax, when the same is at least of doubt
full constitutionality, and the necessity
therefor has long since ceased to exist,
power oppressive to the people, and a
is an exercise of a gross violation OF
their rights and interests.
II. Resolved, That the present tariff
Is, in many of its features, oppressive,
and should be revised, and that we
herewith request our Representatives
in CongI ess, when the tariff shall be the
subject of readjustment, to see that the
immense products of the State and its
industries are properly cared for.
10. RESOLVED, That the soldiers and
sailors of Pennsylvania are entitled to
and should receive at the hands of the
national government a prompt recogni.
ton of their claims to proper and lust
equalization of the bounties, in land as
well as money, granted for their patri.
otic services in the late war for the su.
premacy Of the Union and Constitution
IA. Resolved, That we unanimously
endorse denominations this day made
ana pledge ourselves to cordial sup,
port OF the candidates.
| Mr.. ELLIS moved the resolutions be
adopted as reported to the Convention
with the exception of tho ninth resolu
tion. Agreed to.
The question then recurring on the
adoption of the ninth resolution, q
lengthy and spirited discussion was haC
which was participated in by Messrs
Miller, Johnston, Ketterman, Stengel
and Cassiday in favor, and Messsrs. .Orvis
Boyle and lehman against it.
On the adoption of the ninth resolu
tion the yeas and nays were required
and were-yeas 76; nays 55-and the re
solution was adopted.
Mr.. Cassiday also reported the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted
The committee to whom was referred
resolutions providing for the better or
ganization OF the party in the State be,
leave to offer the following report an,
recommend its adoption by the Con
vention:
First. The conduct of all cam