, 1875-09-10
tho Convention 10 more positive imitation rsso-
luton.
~ O'Clock the Convention adjourned I'LL 8


On reasssmblfng Al o'clock P. H.. The COM
mttoo OIL Resolutions reported The following
1s its.o!rtd, III. +. hereby declare cur unt.ortns
devotion q tho Fundamental p1no,ple. Of ths Demo.
crktc Government ~ cnunciated 6y Thomas Jefferson
m a o e Il .a ~.
ernnents in al ths!r rights tho noss competent I'd.
miniatrat!dn for our domestic concerns and tho
auTent tulwArts sChnst anti-ropubltcan isnden-
ctea: tho supremacy o! Tho civil orer tho military
may be lightly brtcned: honest payment al our just
debtH aud hs sacred Of tho pubIto faith
lilo rersen un3or ths rroisc.on oi ho g1es writ Of
hsheas corpus and trial BY jufie4 m1attAy selected.
setond-That tho widespread dsprtss!on and auncf.
Ina which Affect every buslneas sn1 employment that
eaIah Of being touched BY legtsAtion ahow tnyond
.dontt tho ignorance iuetnciency and rictcdnes1 Of
The leaders Of tho party that has ruled Tho ,asa nd
naton foE period Of years. aud cals for their imme-
dissc and permanent frmoys1 from tho placss which
7Alra-That tho undue multiplieation Of ruh;c off,
fers and Tho tnoFdtnas increase Of salaries and coln
.aent4 q Offices arc .ong the tnauy oYs vhic lsad-
cat ruls has forced upon te country and fayortps NJ
economical administration nf the Federal and Ftato
- thai Ito ople may 10 speedily AZ
Which they sEe now fertonaly oppressed, We call up
o our Federal and State REPRESENTATIVES 10 strive by
hl irorcr tana to reduce them both 10 tho yrr1 low
est practicable number null sHount,
the conduct of tho present stste Ttoas-
aret tn tho management Of tho Commemorative fnan-
slnkinE fuud In Payment Of Tho public debt az
rapidly ns required by law nr-accoint,nx for Tho 10.
tcrest received by him for ihs pcoplns money depoait-
Cd with tho several bauks and isnting institutions
ahrouhout tue Hsate, and hts insolcut refusal sub
tn!t ths aFehiscr Ut tho Treasury Department 10
.aHycoaal1tutcd Eonnltteo Of the f0u4B Ut lstpre
seatiscs a5rotutod to investigate tue rnnnc IL cause
Tor EFass suspicion, aud IL deserving Of ths acvcrcs
eonaoheoh o. tae bands OF Al outraged hcd already
F'yth-Thst the condition OF our st.ts Trca.ury de-
maids the most AearchinB ard thorough Investigation
ana ana "e call upon tho Cu'nn!tsee appointed by the
House os Representatives 10 investigate the stato Of
tbe same md - reso1uscy pursue The duty which 1as
.S'rh-That tho nominees Of this Convention sre
1sreby PLEDGED e apply n noncys In ~ fiaiina
debit nnd thereby Tho interest Tho 10 the
snlonnt 10 reduced. aud that moneys duu tue com-
monwcslth from corporations and individuals sAa 10
promptly collected and rnld into t.a Treasury and
not ID my mannar, directly indirectly to employ
prie onsys for m ther ow nToa of PURPOSES
rcncy md circulating ms.n heretofore nsAde BY tho
Ienlbean party; aud .hs further contraction pro-
atccie payments, has already brought dssster to
iho business q The country, md thrcatcAs general
tloned, and that tho volume Of money ba made anl
Kept equal e ths wants Of tratc leaving tho rcatora
to1 to Of 3D. 10 at n go!d o 10 ,EongLt ahp
i,'hth-That The policy already inflated t,y tho re-
tia National banks the power 70 furnish Ill e cur
rency Will Increase tha power Of m already dangerous
iho a1o ta rne burdens now oppresanS
that al tho National Dank circulation should 10
so%r.Sg T. sna ns.,m.nse ,se's RETIRED and full legal.
ssMA-rAat tho public interest demands that tic
Government should ceaas 10 usscrelit ita own monsy
public dues oxce where rospoct for ths Obligation Of
eonsrasts Tnquires payment n coin.
and tho establishment in their ste1d Of system Of
trco banks Of discount and deposit Under srch feeu-
lations ~ tho ssates respectively may pgescr1bo and
by .nS upon ths fath Of the Federal aosernms, ] ~
fordtuR practically currency basel tho 9ud and
silver and othar property Of tho whole people Of tho
Ekrentt-That With tbia declaration Of principles
md r9lieT wo arrasa tho leaders 2! tho Republican
CATO w.ste Of tho peoples money; Tor thclr carru1-
t:on fos ther reeuaslon; for their contempt of con-
of ths salaries Il our public oioers; fos thetr o.
presaiye unjust, and defective system ot nsatiou,
ana for the5 Ct
general tn!atnznngenont Of bath tho sato and Fed
srA aoveFnuents and wc cordially nvits tbs Liberal
naEtJ associstfou, to co-opaEats with in sxpellnR
them from power and In recurring such ad,niustrs
and bostos days Of tho Republic.
1t MAS moved to n1opt tho resolutions III =
whole without debate.
nfr. soxdon, Of Lel,!gh. got tho floor, but IA
soon as it was apparent that no pntposed offor-
ing al amendment to tho cu1rouoy plank, his
Voico was drowned In the rproar.
The previonB gucation Uas demanded, but
amid criea Of - Froo speech 70" No gag !" etc.,
he Was allowed to proceed with h1a remarks. lIo
spoke decidedly 10 favor Of bard money eaid II
was tho good old Democratic doctrine II the
Convention took q dcctaiye stand On tho cur
5ency question 1t should fsror gold md silver.
Ho thought tue resolution, should be nou-com
INITIAL and moved an amendment to that cffoct.
Mr. llughes, Of Schnylkill, Chairman OF tho
Committee on Resolutions, defended tue plat
form ~ reported. 1fo thought him worse than
bourbon who advocated currouoy basel OK
n m uNfE s1attH In $l,n1 1.
tendors, arc not mercly promises to pay any
moro than gold currency. Legal tenlor is OF
itself money. It 1edeems itHelf every tinlo it js
tendorca aud rocotyed In payment OF debt. llo
table. Tho yens aud nays were called on Hughes
muton and 6owdon'6 4mendmcnk The former
Waa'carftcd and tie latter lost
Mr. sowdon took the floor again amidst con-
Secs: 7, 8. 9, and 10. substituting tho financial
rcsolutiana Ii tho last years. rsnusylvanis Demo-
cratic platform, which callod fnr carly specie ro-
sumption, but Under . cali OF "Qucstion no
attention Was paid to Bowdon'B motion, ind tho
resolutions were adopted "a originally Rad.
TIRE NOMINATIONS.
Nominations Of candidates for Governor then
Followed. Etghtoou names wero presented
Tho ilrst four ballota resulted as follows
1s: Noys. u rlsois|.s. il aoa, % morton. II
feSSshnF' S:eaa III ,,,1|ls nGasansn y
10; Monaghan, IL.
Third Haltot-Btgter, II: Barr, 10; Fox, 20; Ross,
d Noyes "; rcollstas. IL North, withdrawn Nor-
ton, 7 Pstshing, u Mouaghnn, II.
oo to1rfa tatlos-nlsar, Is ns1r, 70; Fox =! Roas
r. NoJes, w; Fcoilsste. II; Morton. withdraw;
The scattering vrtos wero cast Tor Jenks.
Mott. Gibson, Knox. CofktotA. Drshr, bpang,
and Mitchell.
The Convention adjourned ut I. and rosssen,-
bled at $3.50.
:, fUh 1atiot-Barr, 81; Dtglsr. "a: Noyes, 81 |
loss 81; Fos; Is pesahlng. :a 1teoliste, III Mon
4trth Aat1ai-b.rr, te; ygler, b2; Neas ri Fox
y; Noy4s u: fesshing, Is: fscoLeste, Ill Hons
asp*atA Ba'iot-parr, "a; Btser, s.; Eso.,, Is;
perahinR, 70: fox, Withdrawn; hcal!cuo, q; jenls
10 Noyes. ID Mnnagtaa,g o.
EiahtA bstlot-l4r1. "a Dls1er. d; Ross n; Per
aghAn, ..
Ninth 9ailos-BaFr, 81 nlglnr. IS; Noycs Il; Noss,
por1h!ag. - rlcoalete, II Jents, i: Curtin,
~ li6