The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-23
THE NEWS.
Hayes Hand-Shaking in
New Hampshire.
Proceedings Of National
Board of Trade
Pennsylvania Democratic
State Convention.
A Sound Platform Adopted.
Turnkey Nominated for
Supreme Judge,
Schell for Auditor-General,
No Choice for State Treas
urer.
A Sound Platform Adopted
Schell for Auditor General,
No Choice for State Treas
urer.
PENNSYLVANIA Democratic state Com
yentiOn.


yentiOn.
HARRISBURG, August 22.-The Demo
cratic State Convention met in the hail
of the House of Representatives al noon
to-day. Hon. Jacob Zeigler, OF Butler
county, was chosen temporary Chslr-
mar.
Mr.. Ziegler made u speech urging
policy that would be promotive OF pubic
peace and order, the prosperity and hap
plness of the people and the perpetulty
Ut republican government.
Committees we're appointed and re-
cess taken.
Upon reassembling the Committee on
Resolutions reported the following:
Tho Democratic party OF Pennsyl
vanls and It's delegates in convention
assembled do declare:
First-That the induction OF Ruther'
ford b. Hayes into the office of Presi
dent Notwithstanding the election OF
Samuel j. Tilden thereto, was high
crime against Tree government which
mas not been and will not be forgotten.
The same spirit OF patriotism which
forbore TO contest upon the first otiense
will resist and punish any attempt at
second.
Second-That the Immediate happy
effect of the application by the Federal
administration, of the Democratic policy
ornCn-intcrVentlOn IN the Internal affairs
of the Southern States amply vindiCates
our frequent protests against the pre-
vious violations of the reserved rights Of
the several States to exercise all the
power not delegated TO the general gov
ernment by express Constitutional pro
vision.
Thrd-That the purpose to reform the
civil service which has been proclaimed
bv the present administration, Is, like Its
adopted southern policy, ntesslon
of failure of radicsllsm and just
tribute to the Democracy, which has long
and earnestly demanded an overthrow
aud punishment of the corrupt officials
Fourth-That capital combined in
corporate organizations mas been
too nlgnly favored by both State and
Federal legislsti N, and It's demsncs
for srge returns are neon
slstent with the depressed condition
of the laboring and business inter.
ests of the country. We oppose
further enactments Tor its special benefit
at the expense of other interests. Labor
and capital should have no cause OF an
tsgonism, and they should be left free to
adjust their own relations. The right to
control freely exists for both parties.
Fitth-that we accept the sdmonition
of the JackSonlan saying concerning
standing armies rs dangerous to tree
governments IN time OF pesce: II shall
not seek to enlarge our present establish
ment. nor disregard the salutsry
lesson OF political experience which
teaches that the military should be held
subordinate to the civil power Accord
inglv, the Increase OF the army and any
attempt to employ it as partisan agent
OF Federal authority or tor interference
with the sovereign rights OF States, will
receive the continued and earRest opposl-
tion of the Democracy of Pennsylvania.
That the deprivation OF employment OF
many thousands of industrious citizens
md IsOOrprS, and the deep distress "t
themselves and families, enlist our hearty
sy,upathy. and we declare in the laI
guage OF Jefferson, the founder Of our
party, that "a wise and trugNi govern
ment which shall restrain men from IN
iurIng one another, and shall leave them
otherwise tree 10 emulate the r own
pursuils OF industry and Improvement
and shall not take from the mouth OF
labor the bread IL hss earned is the hop"
of the people IN adversely and their
security IN prosperity. and tust undr"
such government, which It Is tue
the mis-, ion OF the Damocr,cy
to maintain md perPstuste. ANY
resort 10 force or tu the Violate
of law or the invasion of the rights OF
gr.evsn IS, l. needless and st war with
nc ue, InstutlOUs uuarr when only tie
rlghttul remedy is 5y The frequently r.
curing elections ct the rep, esenialives IF
the people IL the State legislature and IN
Congress 70 accomplish tlc Wi! o: tie
asiorit,. which should br accepted Il,
the voice OF ali.
SiXth-Ihat msny OF our rich meE
have not been content VITA equal pro.
lection and equal benefits, but have be-
scugh, Us to make them ricner by acts OF
Congress and by attempting to crafty
their desires and we have in the results
of our legislation arranged section
against section, interest sgstn>, Interest,
man against man in fearful commotl n,
and Therefore the grant by the LeElsla.
lures of Sts,oS or by ConEre OF eXccu-
tive privileges and the estsblis1 meut of
odous monopoIies under pretext OF
public benefit or of justice to certain sec
tionS of the country, are direct assaults
on the equal rights OF the people, and rs
these monopoles have been contrlved to
enrich the few. whilst large number OF
people are reduced to want The
Democracy OF Pennsylvania protests
against subsidies, land grants snd loans
OF the public credit, and appropriations
of the peoples money to any eorpors-
tion, as legalized plunder of the taxpsy
ing industries of the country.
I. That we look with alarm and sp-
prehension upon the pretentions o. the
great transportation company TO be
! above the fundamental law OF this com
mon wealth, which governs all else within
] our borders, and until they sccept the