The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-08-31

lies enlist our hearty sympathy, and we declare
III the !anxnaee e OF Thomns Jefferson, the found
er OF oar party. that "A wise and frugal Gov
ernnent, which shall restrain men from in5ur-
ing one another and shall .oave them oi herIyise
Tree TO emulate their own pursuits ot industry
and Improvements. and shall not take from the
mouth of labor the bread II has earned" Ia the
nope OF people i'll adversely and their security
IN prosperity, ana that under such govern
nent, which IL is the m ission ~ the Democracy
To inainmin nd perpetuate. any resort 10 forc.
or TO violation OF Inv or invasion OF rights OF
persons or OF property u redress griev, nee, is
needless and at war with the free institutions
nnder which the only righttui remedy is ny
frequently recurring elections of the repre-
sentatives of the people in State Legislatures
ana III the Federal Congress to accomplish the
VIII OF the majority, which should be accepted
as tie voice OF all.
SiETH-That many of our rich men have not
peeh content with .qual production and equal
Ilcn ~ acls OF congress, dhd by attempting to
grati:y their desires have, in the results of
our Ieeisiatlon, array ! section against section,
iiu'e'cse AGAINST interest, and man against man
III fearful commOtiOn. aud therefore the grant
ny the legislatures OF States or by Congress OF
. priFiieges' ana the estab iishment o:
odious monopoiics under prcteXt of public ben
eht, or OF 5usticc ip certain sections of the
country. are dlrCct assault upon The equal
rights OF the people, aud as these monopOiies
nave been contrived TO Zurich the few, whilst IA
~, r@e Ilhinher OF people are reduced to want.
Ihe Democracy of Pennsylvania protests
aguiist subsidies, land grants, Ioius of the pub
nc creult and appropriations OF the peoples
money 10 any corporat ion as legaiI1ed piunder
OF the tax paying industries OF the country.
SEVENTH That We look with alarm and ap-
prchenslon upon the pretensous OF the srreat
transportation companies TO be above the fun
darnentai law OF this Commonwealth, which
governs all else within our borders and until
they accept the Constitution OF 1873 in good
iaith- they should remain objects OF the utmost
vigilance ana Jealousy by both the Legislature
ana the people.
t|S0ired, 1bat we hereby reatirrn and adopt
thc inancial resolutions OF the National Demo-
cratic platform, adopted at st. Louis in 1876.
Mr. Farquhar, of Schuylkill county, Of
Tered The following amendment
- hc'"lred. That we are in favor of silver and
2rcenbnckS.' being made ruiz, equal legal
tenders with gold, and demand that said Tre:t-
sury notes be substituted for the national bank
currency ana that al! banks OF issue he abol-
ShPd.
IteS'Iccd, That we are in favor Of paying the
fcit"tnable United States bonds in legal yt.rc,r
money equivalent TO their market value IN
ghd- ana THAT Congress authorize ana r.
Gnlrc me nli"d states Treasurer To purchase
H'i!d ''iitS IN open market. and FOR that Dtlr-
sc authoriZe the issue OF necessary legal ten
ger nptVs ali legal tender-uotes TO He convert
abi~ Info tuited States bonds bearing interest
hot greater illan ! per cent. per auuuin.
MI CoffrOth raised the point Of order
tina. they were out Of order under the order
OF business established 10y ihe convention.
The Chair sustained The point of OF der aud
the original resolutions were unanimously
adopted.