Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-08-26
The PENNSYLVANIA Republican Convention

The Pennsylvania Republican Conven-
ton met at Harrisburg on the 10TH, and
made the following nominations: lion.
E. NJ. Paxson, Judge of the Supreme
Court; A. G. Olmstead, Lieut. Governor;
Hon. Harrison Allison, AuditorG General;
Colonel R. B. Beath, Secretary of Internal
Affairs. Resolutions were unanimously
adopted eulogizing the republican and
denouncing the democratic party, rejoic-
inc over the successful formation of a new
state constitution; expressing pride in the
school system of Pennsylvania; favoring
the protection of agricultural, mining,
manufacturing and mechanical pursuits;
the putting stop to large grants fpublic
domain to railroad corporations; the i'm
proving of the navi gation of the great in
land rivers, and securing of cheap trans
portaton and profitable markets for the
products of agricultural and manufacture
inc labor; the encouragement of such
manufactures us shall bring the producer
and consumer in the neighborhood of each
other, and proper adjustment of the
relations between capital and labor; that
they must receive just and equitable
share of the profits, and the holding of
those in possession of incorporate wealth
and privileges to a strict conformity to
law. The resolutions also attribute in Il
great measure the panic and slow recovery
therefrom to the reduction Of the tariff and
consequent over-importation, and severely
condemn the attempt to establish free
trade through the reciprocity treaty with
Canada as an effort to accomplish by the
treaty making power alone that which
belongs Of right TO the popular branch of
the government and pat redress out OF the
peoples reach for twenty-one years to
come. The democratic party is accused
Of endeavoring to bring on a war of races
in the South, with the design of depriving
portion of her citizens of their rights.
The enforcement of civil rights to colored
citizens is urged on Congress rs an i'm
perative duty; free banking is indorsed;
the aggregate volume of the currency is to
be regulated by the necessities of the
people and the recognized laws of trade; Il
return to specie payment ut the earliest
practicable day is urged; soldiers and
sailors are remembered with gratitude
Governor Iartranft is presented as Penn
Sylvania's tndidate for the Presidential
nomination of the republican party in 1876;
tie tStHldllNCS Ill 1Oil-lC>o anu buc
legislature are called upon to support
measures tending to the success ofthe Cen
tennial.
Mr.. Dickey. of Lancaster, ex-member Of
Congress, in moving the adoption of the
resolutions, said with special reference to
the one name. Governor Hartranft. for the
presidency, that the republicans, not only
of the state of Pennsylvania. but of the
nation ut large, were moved to put forward
presidential candidates ut this early day
by desire to stop the SANDERS that are
being uttered against the existing Presi-
dent, General Grant, He said the Presi- |
dent was in no position to speak for him
self but he did not entertain any aspira- |
tons toward Il third term. He would not |
depart from the precedent established by
Washington, the father of the nation. He
had no wish to depart from it; but if he |
had, then the time had come for the re-
publican party to assert its adherence to |
that precedent and its opposition to any
filling of that office for three terms by a /
President of the United States A resolu- |
ton indorsing General Grant in the event
of his clnddtcy for third term was vot- |
ed down. with LOUD shouts of disapproval !