The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-30

inconsistent with the depressed condition of the
laboring and business interests of the country We
oppose further euactments for its special benefit at
the expense of other interests. Labor and capital
should have no cause of antagonism and they should
be left free to adjust their relations The right
to contract freely exists for both parties.
S. That we accept the admonition of Jackson in
saying, concerning standing armies as dangerous to
free governments in time of peace, "I shall not
seek to enlarge present establishment nor dis
regard the salutary lesson of political experience
which teaches that the military should be held
subordinate to the civil power" Accordingly an
increase of the Federal army and any attempt to
employ it as partisan agent of the Federal au.
thorty or for interference with the sovereign rights
of States will receive the continued earnest oppos-
ton of the Democracy of Pennsylvania
6. That many of our rich men have not been con-
tent with equal protection and equal benefits, but
have besought us to make them richer by act Of
Congress, and by attempting to crafty their de-
sires have in the results Of legislation arrayed Sec
ton against section, interest against
interest, man against man, in fear
Jul connection; and therefore the grant by
the Legislatures of States or by Congress
of exclusive privileges, and the establishment of
odious monopoles under pretext of public benefit,
of justice to certain sections of the country are
direct assaults upon the equal rights of the people
and these monopolies have been contrived to en-
rich few, while large number of people are re-
duced to want, the Democracy of Pennsylvania pro-
test against subsidies land grants loans of the pub
lie credit, and appropriations Of the peoples money
to any corporation legalized plumber of the tax
paying industries of the country.
7. That we look with alarm and apprehension
upon the pretensions of the great transportation
companies to be above the fundamental law of this
Commonwealth which governs all else within 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 Leg
slature and the people.
8. That we hereby reafirm and adopt the fnan-
cial resolutions of the National Democratic platform
adopted at st. Louis in 1876.
A call has been issued for q State convention
of the Pennsylvania Greenback party, at Will
Transport, on the 10Th of September, for the
nomination of State ticket.
It is asserted that in case the Republicans
secure majority in the Ohio Legislature SEQ
Rotary Sherman will enter the field for the
United States Senatorship against Matthews
and Garfield.
The Connecticut Greenbackers met in con-
vention, to the number of ], 800, at New Haven,
the other day, and passed resolutions calling
for the unconditional repeal of the Resump-
ton act the full monetization of silver, the
passage of an act making greenbacks full legal
tender and interchangeable with bonds, the
adoption of an equitable system of taxes, and
the abolition OF monopoGes, opposition to sub
sides, and condemning Secretary Sherman and
calling for his removal.
The Virginia Republicans have decided to
nominate no candidates for State offices this
year.
The late election in Kentucky for members of
the Legislature resulted in the choice of 113
straight Democrats, IS Republicans, 6 Work
ingmen, S Independent Democrats and Gran
ger in the lower branch, and 81 Democrats and
Republican in the Senate.