The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-09-16
Pennsylvania Democracy.

| xeA0syIVauIa democracy
ERIE, PA, Sept. 8. The Democratic Con-
vention met ut II o'clock and voted not TO pro-
| coed to the nomination Of Governor and Treas
| urer. \ motion was made to adjourn until the
| Committee on Resolutions had time TO agree on
| a report. The motion was lost, and a motion
TO reconsider was made and Indefinitely post
| poned.
All / o'clock the Convention adjourned till g.
| when the Committee on Resolutions reported
the following platform:
| Resolved, That hereby declare our uniatering
| devotion 10 the fundamental principles OF Demo
| cratic government, as enuncated by Thomas Jetcr-
son in his first inaugural address, to wit: Equal and
exact justice to all men, of whatsoever state per
| suasion, religious or political; the support Of the
State Governments in all their rights as the most
competent administration for domestic concerns
and the surest bulWarkS against anti republican ten
| denotes; the supremacy OF the civil over military
| authority; economy in the public expense, that Ia
| Dor may be lightly burdened the honest payment
CT just debts and the sacred preservation of the
public faith; freedom of religion freedom OF the
press, freedom of persons under protection of the
great writ of habeas corpus, and trial by jures i'm
| partially selected.
| Seventh, That the contraction of the money
| rency and circulating medium heretofore made by
| the Republican party, and the farther contraction
proposed by it, with a view to forced resumption
of specie payments, has already brought disaster TO
the business Of the country, and threatens general
| bankruptcy, We demand that this policy be aban
dOned and that the volume be made and Kept equal
TO the wants of trade, leaving the restoration Of
legal tenders TO par i'll gold to be brought about by
promoting the industries of the people and moi 10y
| destroying them.
| Eighth, That the policy already initiated By the
| Republican party, Of aboshing legal tenders and
giving the National banks the power to furnish all
the currency will increase the power OF an already
| dangerous monopoly, and the enormous burdens
| now expressing the people without compensating
advantage and that all the National bank circulation
b. promptly and permanently fttlfcd ana thlt uli
| legal tenders be issued in their place.
Ninth, That the public interest demands that the
| Government should cease to discrcdt is money
and should make legal tenders receil able for all
public dues, except where respect for the obligation
! of contracts requires payment i'll coin.
Tenth, The extinction OF the present National
banks and the estIblis hmcnt i'll their stead OF SNs-
! tenn of free banks Of discount and deposit under
| such regulations rs the States respectively may pres
| crbe, and that no paper money except such may
be issued directly aud upon the faith OF the Federal
Government, ailording practically currency based
on the gold and silver and other property of the
| whole people of the country.
| The remaining resolutions charge the de-
| preston and suffering in business and employ
ment upon the Republicans. They favor an
| economical administration Of the Federal and
| State COY ernment~, 50 that the people may be
| relieved from burdonsome taxation; denounce
| the conduct of the present state Treasurer ~
| deserving ii scNrrcst condemnation. and assert
| the conditions of the Treasury demands inYeSti-
| CATION. They arragn the leaders of the Re
| publican party Cor eNtraNagant expenditures
| and protligatc waste of the peoples money, for
| corruption and pccu}ation, and contempt of
| Constitutional obligations, etc. and cordially
| invite the Liberal Republicans and other men.
without regard to past party associations, to
cooperate IN cYPgiims mem rom power; II
WI n'uNI oh :" ,'0 ''o 'So''''0N a. ''o'e
n', ,ho n,a,ortl, 1.,I,4 rnl,o p.,..l.;no, 80
ceivcd the nomination for Governor. The fol
lowing sketch of the nominee is published
Cyrus L. pershiug is q native of Cambria county,
rrn' ANA WA, porn N ISL: e a h II; Rfa nc law
devoted TO lis profession. Although Democrat in
his convictions, he was not violent partisan, and
was olif cairD HHh u, iN t a G M 1a't@f
Edc for Congress in the strong Republican district
Of l%mngdon blHr Cambria ana somerset End IN
by 5. s. Blair by some 200, altRough leading his
ticket In 1850 he was chosen TO the legislature and
ei Ear =. nd o" hut g Ws M
feated by Judge Williams by s7el majority Two
Yeais ago me people OF ScnyIki county, n without
judge against Judge Ryan, and he was elected by
over 1000 majority Since then he has devoted him
w anu ''''iii most
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Capt Webb, who swan the English
Channel, was still the hero 1T last accounts
and what with dmm9 and Wlnln9 and so
forth he promises to become martyr to
his own popularity. 1t IS thought, how
ever, that Capt w ebD 5 icat has now
eclipscd H0ytOu's and there is no lack of
enthusiasm over this opportune Nlndlca-
ton Of English proves, Poor Webb HIM
self complains that MS swim was by no
means such hard work as answering the
| congratulations Of his admirers He is
overwhelmed with letters by every post.
Whenever he walks abroad he is stopped
who wiring his hand and insist on maxine
specchcs in his honor If aDDnors that
Wnl.h baf o,l,- tu-, triiIinc, bnfr on tha