Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-05-31

the Democratic members of the Legisla-
ture in favor of submitting at the next
general election whether or not State
Convention should be called for that pur-
pose.
Second. That the persistent refusal of
the Republican party in tie Legislature
to consent to proper modification of
those provisions OF the Registry act re-
lating to the city of Philadelphia, by
which at least one-half of the electors Of
that city are utterly deprived of repre-
sentation in the election board fraudulent
returns, forgery and murder encouraged,
must be condemned by every just man.
and ought to be rebuked by the ballot of
every upright citizen.
Third. That the action of the Dem.
ocratic majority of the Senate of Penn
sylvania upon the Apportionment bill
and the Philadelphia Registry law meets
our unqualified endorsement. and ought
to receive the appreciation of every citi
zen who values fair representation and
! fair elections.
/ Fourth. That the force and bayonet
bills recently enacted by Congress are
gross attacks upon the reserved rights of
! States, destructive of the elementary
principles OF civil liberty, intolerable to
a free people, centralizing in tendency,
and should be forthwith repealed.
Fifth. That the language of Senator
Carl Schurz in his St. Louis speech,
wherein be says, Il consider it one of
The most pressing needs of our day that
we should return to the sound practice
of constitutional government the safe
guards of our common rights and iber-
lies contained in the Constitution are too
-acred and valuable boon to be perma
menlly ieopardized in providing for pass
ing emergency; it is time that the COM
mon people open their eyes to the dan
gerous character of this tendency, and
that neither great name nor an object
appealing to our sympa;hes should be
PERMITTED 10 disguise it; as for me, /
have seen the working of irresponsible
power and personal governm ent in other
countries, and | may assure my constitu-
ents that while am citizen of this Re-
public | shall struggle to the last gasp
against it-s int oduction here" was but
the utterance of wel-known and tre-
quently announced Democratic doctrines
Sixth. That the public DEBT is binding
upon the nation and must be paid, and
that we are unalterably opposed to any
and all other movements looking toward
reputation direct or indirect, but to la
boring and producing classes the rate of
interest thereon should be reduced at the
earliest possible date.
Seventh. That the Democratic party
is opposed to the existing system of Fed
eral taxation and finance, ruinous as it is
in its effect upon the laboring. producing
mining and manufacturing interests OF
the people. and the fruitful sourse of hard
times. personal Indebtedness and indiviG-
ual bankruptcy.
Eighth. That labor and capital have
no just cause for antagonism that we
deprocate strife between the two great
forces. and earnestly seek to place the
laborer and the capitalist on such plat
form as will enable both to amicably ad-
Just their differences, and we are uualtera.
bly, opposed to the importation of SER
vile race for the purpose of degrading the
standard and lowering the position of the
laboriug men of the nation.
Ninth. That we recognize the bind
ing obligation of all the provisions of
the Constitution of the United States as
hey now exist, and we deprecate the
discussion of issues which have been set
lied in the manner and by the authority
;onstitutionally appointed.
Tenth. Tha. we are for government
.igerously frugal and simply applying
Ill the possible saving of the public rev.
,nue to the discharge of the national
lebt and opposed to multiplication of
,ficers and salaries merely to make
,laces for partisans and for increasing
~ every device the public debt.
Eleventh That the continuance by a
Republican Congress of the income tax. ;
when the same is at least of doubtful
.onstitutionality, and the necessity there.
or. has long since ceased to exist, is an
exercise of power oppressive to the
people and a gross violation of their ;
ight. and interests.
Twelfth. That the present tariff is in
rany of its featurers oppressive aud
h hculd be revised, and that we herewith f
equest our Representatives in Congress.
vhen the tariff shall be the subject of :;
adjustment, 10 see that the immense
roducts of The State and it's industries
re properly cared for.
Thirteenth. That the soldiers and e
ailors of Pennsylvania are entitled to. 8
nd should receive at the hands of the .
'ational government. prompt recogni- =.
ON of their claims TO proper and Just
quaiization of The bounties in land, as a
,ell as in money. granted for their patri. e
tic services in the late war, for the su- f
of the Union and the Constitu.