The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-07
DOMESTIC NEWS.
THE NEW York PRESS.
Hts views Of the Pennsylvania Repnb-
liran pIatf0rm.


Nav yosE, Sept. e.-The Tribune says.
stTbe Republican Convention Of Pennsylvania,
meeting In Senator Don Camerons back
parlor. seems TO have been very small and
select body consisting Of MI. Cameron him
self and two assistants, whose services were
only called into requisition In reducing to
writing Mr.. Cameron's platform. Ihe mo-
tiur having been made In the privacy OF Mr..
Camnrons bosom several weeks ago. 1t
was wholly Mr. Cameron's affair. The pur-
pose OF the Convention appears to have been
tn prepare the way for Mr.. Cameron's re-
election to the Senate We do not see why
he should not have been allowed to manage
IL In his own way he had more interest In
the result than anybody else. Ii he had no
objection to the Southern policy In the alb
stract OF to sustaining pleasant relations
with the Administration, why should any
body else make trouble about it?'
The Times says: "The Republican State
Convention at Harrisburg was sufficiently
temperate and harmonious, In view of the
existence OF d better feeling between the two
sections OF the party In Pennsylvania which
1t was said would break out before the Con-
yention adjourned. The Republicans took a
very reasonable course on the President g
policy and In regard to the labor troubles. :,
rho Herald says: "The convention yester-
day In Harrisburg, Pa, is noteworthy sign
of the times. The ticket which 1t nominated
is respectable. but calls for no comments.
Thu resolutions adopted prove that President
HAYES has won substantial victory over the
fes,alcitrant element in his own party The
platform is strong, especially In language. on
the demonstration Of silver and making II
equally with gold a full legal tender. The
other noticeable thing in 1t Ia It's straigltfor-
ward den,neiation uf mob violence, a praise
worthy declaration which will be approved
by all the better classes OF citizens. and Is re
freshing In contrast to the declarations of tht
dsmagagues uf the Democratic convention.
sWhan Mr., Cameron says he does not mear
To quarrel with the President he honofs th'
patriotic motives that have guided him, ant
declares that he respects honest differences Q
opinion on the Southern question; that Dem
orcatie abuse of the Electoral Commission
will not impair the popular confidence In Mr.
Hayes title; that riots must be suppressed
by the strong arm. and that the old silver
dollar must be restored to circulation, WI
we'll know that he Is expressing what h
believes to be the prevailing opinion
OF the party, and we feel sure h
Ia nearly right In his Judgment. Still, th'
cautious and calculating utterance Of q maj
like Mr.. Cameron, which lodged alons
the edges of one question and wholly neglect
ing another. arc but poor substitutes for TIN
voice Of great state. There is no othel
commonwealth In the American Union which
is not moved somewhat by strong popula
feeling, which does not speak In accents o
conviction and carry away the sympathies 0
the people by It's earnestness, its courage
and its aggressive temper. but Pennsylvania
alone has abandoned the privileges OF plaii
and honest speech for SO many years that th
memory OF man hardly runneth to the con
trary. IT has consented to adopt as its sword
those of one who says only what he believe
will pay