Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-06-05
Democratic State Convention.

The Democratic State Convention last
week nominated Charles r. Buckalew for
Governor on the 7th ballot. Hon. Jas.
Thompson was nominated for Supreme
Judge, by reclamation. Mr.. William
Hartley, of Bedford county. was nomina-
ted for Auditor General.
No nomination for President was made,
which ia equivalent to an endorsement
Of Greeley.
The Convention adopted the following
platform:
Rssolced, That the Democratic party.
while in the future as in the past, firmly
upholding the Constitution of the United
States as the foundation and Limitation OF
the powers of the General Government.
and the safe shield of the liberties of the
people, demands for the citizen the largest
freedom consistent with public order, and
for every State the right of self govern
ment that to uphold the former anc pro-
,ect the latter the Democracy of Penn
sylvania can find no better platform on
which to stand than the great leading
principles enuncia,ed in the inaugural
address of President Jefferson and the
farewell address of the immortal Jack
son; upon these two great State papers
we plant ourselves and enter the contest
of 1872
Ressired. That abused as the public
confidence has been, by long period OF
official Encouragement, waste and fraud,
this convention invites the co operation
of all citizens of the Commonwealth in
the earnest effort which the great con
s,ituency it represents ID about to make
to remove from our State administration
every taint of political corruption The
interest of every Pennsylvania is di
rec,ly and vitality concerned in the eradi
cation of all nnjust usages and practices
by which individual fortunes may be
created at public cost, and the attempt to
do this can be made certainly successful
by the union Of upright and fair-minded
men of all parties, and by sustaining
candidates of unquestioned abilities and
unspotted names.
R,soired, That this convention ap
peals to the people of Pennsylvania for
the support of the candidate for Governor
whom it has placed in nomination be-
cause his election will secure at once a
correction of existing wrongs and the
permanent future prosperity of the State
1t asks for his support, because he has
been nominated not to subserve the
views, or promote the interests OF any
section or faction, but to meet the re-
quirements of an urgent and common
need because he fully represents and
in his life and character fairly illustrates
the true spirit and principles of popular
government because he has been All
earnest, sincere and efficient opponent
of the fraudulent practices and false doc
uines Of the party that has held power
through many long years of misrepre-
sentation aud misrule; because lie stands
pledged. by the record of his whole life.
to administer bis Office. if elected, for the
benefit and only fo- the benefit of the
people because he can be trusted to se
cure careful. economical and responsible
control of the agents and officials and the
Treasury of the Commonwealth because
he can be relied on to Withstand un
founded and unjust demands to the
predjudice of public rights, to oppose
with vigor the encroachment of power
full corporations, and energetically resist
the grant to aggregated capital of privi
leges which could b. used to inj"re,
hamper and impede the efforts of indi-
viduals in the various enterprises and
fields of labor which the State affords,
and because his action in the past is
proof that his official influence will be
used hereafter to prevent the mischief of
special legislation, and to destroy the
possibility Of procuring the enactment of
any statute by the use of money Or any
other corrupt means.
Resoleed, That in presenting the Hon
James Thompson for Judge of the Su
preme Court, we have only to invite
the consideration Of the people to the
integrity. impartiality and pre- eminent
legal atainments which have character
lied tie discharge of his official duties
during his fifteen years service upon the
bench of the Supreme Court.
Resolred, That in the persons of the
candidates presented for the Offices of
Auditor General, Congressman at large
and del' gates to amend the Constitution,
we have candidates eminently worthy OF
the confidence and support of the people,
Res0locd. That the grant by the radi-
cal Legislature of this State of numer-
Gus charters creating such corporations
as the South improvement company"
Continental Improvement company.
and others of similar character is unjust
to the interests of trade. is dangerous to
the rights and liberties of the people
and as such meets with our unqualified
condemnation