The Portland daily press., 1877-08-23
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS.
State Convention at Harrisburg--The
Platform and Nominations.

HARRISBURG, Aug. 22-Democratic state con-
vention temporarily organized with j. Zsger
as chairman.
At the evening session the committee on re.
solutions reported the following:
The Democratic party of PENNSYLVANIA and
its delegates in convention assembled, do de-
clare,
1st-That the induction of Rutherfor B.
Hayes into the Office of President. notwith-
standing tine election Of Saml j. Tilden there
which has not been condoned and will not be
forgotten. The same spirit of patriotism which
for0ore the contest on the first offence will re-
sent and punish any attempt at the second.
d-That the immediate happy effect of the
application by the federal administration of the
doctrine of the Democratic party of non-intar.
vention in the internal affairs Of the Southern
states amply vindicates our frequent protests
against the previous violotion of the reserved
rights Of the several states to exercise all pow
or NOT delegated 70 the general government by
express constitutional provisions.
.3-That the purpose to reform the civil SER
vice. which has beed proclaimed by the present
administration, is like its adopted Southern
policy, a confession of the failure of radical
ism and just tribute to the Democracy,
winch has long and earnestly demanded the
overthrow and punishment of corrupt officials.
4.-That the capital combined incorporated
organizations has been too highly favored by
both state and federal legislation, and its de-
mands for large returns are inconsistent with
| the depressed condition of the laboring and
| business interests of the country. We oppose
further en- actments for its special benefit at the
| expense of other interests. Labor and capital
| should have no cause of an antagonism, and
| they should be left free to adjust their own
relations. The right to contract freely exists
| for both parties.
5th'.That we accept the admonition of jack
| son in his saying concerning standing armies
as being dangerous to free governments in the
time OF peace: II shall not seek to enlarge
our present establishment nor disregard the
salutatory lesson of political experience which
teaches that the military shall be held subordi-
nate to the civil power" Accordingly the
increase of the federal army and any attempt
to employ it as partizan agent of federal au-
| thority or for interference with the sovereign
rights of state will receive the continued ear
nest opposition of the Democracy of Pennsyl-
| vania
6th-That the deprivation of the employment
of many thousands of industrious citizens and
| laborers, and the deep distress of themselves
and families, enlists our hearty sympathy and
we declare sn the language of Jefferson, the
| founder OF our party, THAT wise and frugal
government which shall restrain men from in
juring one another and shall leave them other
wise free to emulate their own pursuit of in
dustry and improvement and snail not take
from the mouth of labor the bread 1t has earn
ed is the hope of the people in adversely and
| and their security in prosperity, and that under
such government which it is the mission of
| the Democracy to maintain and perpetuate, any
resort to force or to the violation of the law or
| the invasion of the rights of persons or prop
erty to redress grievances is needless and at war
with free institutions, for which the only remedy
is by frequently recurring to the election Of
| representatives of the people in the legislatures
and in the Federal Congress to accomplish the
will of the majority. which should be accepted
as the voice Of all.
THAT many of our rich men have not been
| content with equal prOteotionlandequal benefits.
but have besought US to make them richer BY
acts OF Congress and by attempting to crafty
their desires we have in the results of our legis-
lation arrayed section against section, interest
against interest, man against man in fearful
| commotion, and therefore the grant of the leg
islature OF the states or by Congress of exclu-
sive privileges and the establishment of odious
monopoies under the pretext of public benefit
| or of justice to certain sections of the country
| are direct assault upon the equal rights of the
| people. and as the monopoles have been con.
tinued to enrich the few whilst a large number
of the people are reduced to want the Democ.
| racy of Pennsylvania protests against subsidies,
| land grants, loans of public credit and appro.
| priations of the peoples money to any corpora
alton as the legalized plumber of tax paying in.
terests of the country,
Sth-Fhat we look with alarm and apprehen-
| sion upon the precautions of the great trans
| portatlon companies to be above the fundamen
tai law of the commonwealth which governs
all else upon our borders. and until they accept
the Constitution of 1873 in good faith, they
| should remain objects of the utmost vigilance
and jealousy by both the legislature and Com
| gress.
Resolved, That we hereby affirm and adopt
the principles of the financial resolutions of
the national Democratic platform, adopted at
| st. Louis in 1876.
Some greenback resolutions were offered as
amendments, but ruled out on point of order,
| and the report was adopted
John Turnkey was nominated for Supreme
Judge, and W. P. Schel for Auditor General.