Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-24
THE STATE.
HestIsa Of the BsaOeFaoY Of PsaaSyl'
vanIa 10 State cSsvsnIiss-PalFlSGIC
Speech Of the ChaIFsaH-Clsar RIBs
Or tie TrHs DsnscFatle Metal.

Speech Of the ChalFBal-CleaF Rlns
o. the Trus DsnscFatIs Metal.
HARRIsBURG, Pa, August 22,-The
Democratic State Convention met in
the Hall Of tho House Of Representa-
tives at noon to-day. Many Of the
most prominent Democrats 10 the State
were present. At II O'Clock noon
Capt. WIN. McClelland, Chairman Of
the State Central Committee, called the
Convention 10 order and presented the
list Of delegates returned % him, and
then handed the Convention o7e 10
them.
The Hon. Mr.. Steagcr. who, il may
be remembered, made 8 strong speech
against the 100000 subsidy 10 the
Centennial Exposition Ehich, il is fair
10 say, has been paid back was elected
permanent Chairman OF the Conven.
ton. On taking the chair, he said !:
gentlemen Of the Convention, accept
my sincere thanks ~: the honor of be-
ing selected 10 preside over your de-
alterations. l congratulate you that
we meet with . full representation
from every district in the State. There
is one striking fact about the Demo-
cratic party-it never dies. OtherA rise
and fall, come and 60 with the ideas
that called them into existence, but the
Democratic party lives On amid all
vicissitudes, because its principles are
those Of the Constitution. II has been
defeated, laid out for dead, deirAuded,
wild a~pplause,j but still Il lives, and
our opponents may % well take notice
from its vitality, that while earth lasts,
like seed.lime and harvest, Democrat
ic Conventions shall not cease. De-
frauded, l say, because l am not I'M
mindful Of the fact that while ! speak
the chair Of Washington and Jeffer-
con is flled by Q man rejected by
quarter Of s million msjority
OF the American people, and q decided
majority of the Electoral votes Of the
States, The wisdom Of the recent
Democratic policy Is being Vlndicated
by the Hayes administration in two
points, especially. In 1874, = Demo-
cratic majority elected 10 the lower
house Of Congress instituted . plan for
the adjustment Of public difficulties, BY
applying the policy OF economy, re-
trenchment and reform. They stead
lastly adhered 10 it, and S60,0OO,000
were thereby saved 10 the nation.
Every Republican newspaper said the
Democratic House was Gripping the
Government, and was cruel Ia
It's employees; but q few days
ago the Financial Secretary OIL
the Hayes Administration goes "a
Ohio, and claims credit for HE party
because il has recently dismissed q
thousand employees. Il was compelled
10 do 90 by the Democratic House, and
now credit is claimed by the Hayes
Administration. The Democratic party
urged the removal of the army from
the South. II was felt that peace and
prosperity would come to the South
only in this event, and that business
arrangement only then would cease
The House stood firm % Q stone wall
against the proposition 10 pay troops
unless It was expressly stipulated that
It should not be used to sustain
bogus State Governments. It wal
3 unit for the bill with this q unit
against II, unless It was included; and
row Sherman is praising Hayes be.
cause he adopted the Democratic poll.
cy-another instance OF economy com.
PEELED by the Democrats policy. credit
tor whichis claimed by Hay es Admin.
istraiion. l do not propose 10 de- ain
this Convention with an errcaled
speech, but to follow the e1pe.!er e OF
my predecessor, venerable In Denoc.
racy If not In years. You are c,mpe.
tent to discharge your duty, and - hat
way invoke harmony. But WHY har.
mony We are the party Of law sd or.
der in all history there was no .:lnd.
er spectacle than that of the grea; party
quietly submitting, for the SAFE Of
peace and order and the prosperity OF
our free institutions, to the most NOR ,
strous political fraud Of any Sge, Tor
the act Of the Electoral Commission
was q tOul stain upon our National
honor which ell the rains in the sweet
heavens cannot wash out" The speech
was very frequently interrupted BY ap.
p!suse, and every allusion 10 the act Of
the E!ectora! Commission was loudly
cheered.
The Treasury Department Trsahled svsr
the cOlOred Sugar Decentralization
PREPARING 10 Protect theIp lafaPaeIs