Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-10
The Pennsylvania Democratic Con.
yenlfOn.

AN lNFLATION PLATFORM ADOPTED.
AT the meeting of the Pennsylvania demo-
cratic convention yesterday, In Erie. Penn
sylvania, platform was presented which
ser ioTth among other declaration OF princi-
Seventh. That the contraction OF the money
currency and circulating medium heretofore
maze ma by the republican party, and the fur
ther contraction proposed by il, with a view
10 forced resumption of specie payments. has
already brought disaster to the business of
the country, and threatens general bank
ruptcy. We demand that the policy be abau-
doE ed, and that the volume of money be
made and kept equal to the wants OF trade,
leaving the restoration of legal tenders to
par In gold 10 be brought about by promot-
Ing the Industries of toe people, and not by
destroying them.
Eighth. That the policy already initiated
oy the republican party of abolishing legal
tenders and giving the national banks the
power TO furnish all the currency, will in
crease the power of an already dangerous
monopoly and the enormous burdens now
depressing the people without compersating
advanta e, and that all the national bank
circulation be promptly and permanently re-
place.
Ninth. That the public interest demands
that the government should cease TO discred-
IL us own money, aud should make its legal
tenders receivable for all public dues except
Whefe respect for the obligation Of contracts
requires payment In coin.
Tenth The extinction OF the present ma
tiOnal banks and the establishment in their
stead of system of free banks OF discount
and deposit, under such regulations as the
states respectively may prescribe.
1t was moved TO adopt the resolutions as a
whole without debate. Mr.. Sowden, of Lee
nigh, got the floor, but as soon as IL was ap-
ment to the currency plank his voice was
drowned in an uproar. The previous cues
ton was demanded, but amid cries of Free
Speech" No gag" &c, he was allowed to
proceed with his remarks. He spoke deci-
dedly in favor Of hard money, and said il
was good old democratic doctrine. II the
convention took decisive stand on the cur
rency question it should favor gold and sill
yer. He thought the resolution should be
non committal, and moved an amendment
TO that effect. He moved to strike out sec
uons I, 8, and 10, substituting the financial
resolution In last years Pennsylvania dem
Ocratic platform, which called for early
specie resumption, but under the call OF
question no attention was paid to Mr..
Sowden's- motion, and the resolutions Were
adopted as originally read.
Seven ballots were taken for a guberna-
tOTlal candidate without result, Bigler, Barr
and Noyes developing the greatest strength,
with the prospects in favor of Bigler.
CARDINAL MCCLosKEY AND HIS Mis-
SION To ROMA reporter OF the New York
World visited Rev. Father Hudon, $. j. su-
periOr OF the Jesuit College in West 10th
street, in that city the other day, 10 aScer-
tain the basis for the report that Cardinal
McCloskey carried with him TO Rome the
details OF scheme devised to break down
the public school system of this country, and
That II II was approved by the Pope il would
be Immediately put in operation, and the
reverend gentlemen denounced the whole
story as ridicuously false. He said: "In the
brst place everybody is aware that we have
college In Georgetown, which is in the Dis
trlct OF Columbia. In Washington we have
a school taught by the Jesuit fathers, and
there is no earthly reason why we should
establish another. AS far as we are con-
cerned we do not intend in the slightest de-
gree TO interfere with the public schools. We
desire simply TO educate our own children
as we see fit" Rev. Father Kearney said also
TO the same representative that the cardinal
Vlsl'ed Rome because ii was customary for
all new cardinals TO repair TO Rome within
year after their elevation. In regard to the
charges made Father Kearuey said that they
wee not only untrue but absurd. The CON
gregation of the Propaganda at Rome" he
continued, has had the school question I'M
Ger discussion for some time, not as to break
down the public schools, but as to the best
mode of educating Catholic children, and the
erection of Catholic schools for them. This
is all they have done, and it is all they intend
to do" Father kearney thought the WASH
lngton report was intended for the enlighten-
meGt of Ohio voters.
The World adds: ''Of course, as our readers
know, Cardinal McCloskey happens TO have
made himself particularly conspicuous
among Catholic clergymen by his opposition
10 any interference with the public school
system"
Archbishop Bayley has denied the story
about Cardinal McCloskey's mission as ab-
surd.