New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-10
POLITICAL.
The Pennsylvania Democratic Convention
Wanting in Harmony The Currency
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The Pennsylvania Democratic Convention
Waning in Harmopy-T The Curreuc,
Plank.
ERIE, Pa, September "a platform, was
| agreed upon in committee at q late hour
last night, but was adopted by majority
Of one only. The currency plank is SO dis
| tasteful to the minority that they threaten TO
bring in separate report and have the diff
ference settled in open convention. Fear
OF such action has prevented the present.
ment of the majority report to the conven.
tion, and adjournment was had to afford an
opportunity for a harmonious compromise.
The delegates generally express the opin-
ion that the discussion of the financial reso
luton in open convention would be exceed
ingly unwise. and every Effort will be made
to have the minority report suppressed.
The platform committee stand twenty
five to twentyfour on the currency resolu.
tions. which are as follows That the con.
traction of the money currency and circu-
lating medium heretofore made by the Re.
publican party, and the further contrac.
tion proposed by it with a view
ment, has already brought disaster
to the business of the country and threat
ems general bankruptcy, and while we ex-
rressly enunciate the principle that sound
currency should be gold and silver, and
redeemable therein, we are opposed to
eitLe contraction or imitation OF the pres
ent currency, and would leave the restora-
tion Of legal tenders to par in gold to be
brought about by promoting the industries
Of the people, and not by destroying
them; that the policy already initiated
by the Republican party of abolishing
legal tenders and giving ma ional banks
power to furnish all the currency will in
crease the powers of an already dangerous
monopoly, and that enormous burdens are
now depressing the people without COM
pensating advantage, and that all the ma
tlonal bank circulation be promptly and
permanently retired and full legal tender
be issued in their place; that the public in
terests demand that the government should
cease to discredit its own money, and should
make its legal tender receivable tor all dues.
except where the respect for an obligation
OF contract requires the payment in coin.
The extinction of the present national
OF system of free banks of discount and
deposit under such regulations as the States
respectively may prescribe and no paper
money except such as may be Issued direct
ly by and upon the faith of the federal
government, affordIng practically a eur
rency based on gold and silver, and other
property of the whole people of the whole
country.
Persistent efforts are being made to COM
NIT the convention to more positive in
tiation resolution. Al one O'Clock the CON
vention adjourned until P. M.
On reassembling at 3 P. M, the commit
tee on resolutions reported the following
platform:
Resolved, That we hereby declare our unfalter-
ing devotion TO the fundamental principles of
Democratic government as enunciatsd BY Thomas
Jefferson in his frst inaugural address, to wit;
Equal and exact Justice to a men of whatsoever
State or percussion, religious or political.
me support OF the State governments in
All their rights Is the most competent
aaministrstion ior our domestic concerns, and the
snrest Dulwark against anta republican tenden.
cies The supremacy of the civil over military
authority hconomy In the public expense, that
labor may BE- lightly burdened. The honest pay
t1sG msnt Sf our Sst debts and the saered
dem Of the Press freedom Of person under the pro
lection Of the wTlt Of habeas corpus corpus, and
trial BY juri . impartislly.
seccnd-That ihe videspasad depression snd
mont that Il cspebis Of teing touched by iesasie
ton ton .how ssyend : doubt the ignorance, insfa.
that has ruled the State and natsn for period or
years, and calls for their immediate and per ma