The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-24
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
The Platform Promulgated at
Pittsburgh Yesterday-A Cum
ningIy C0ntrived Document.

ningIy Contriyed Document.
PITTSBURGH, May 23.-The Democrati
Convention reassGmbled At o'clock thi
morning, and the report Of the commi.
tee on contested seats having been mad
and the contestants seated, permanen
organization was effected by the election
Of Hon. Chas. r. Buckalew permansn
president.
Mr.. snowden, Of Lehigh, obtained re
cognition, and moved that after the nom
ination Of Governor the Convention pro
ceed to ballot for Lieutenant Governor
This being contrary TO the regular ordel
Of nominating, It was objected to, ant
the ayes and nays being ordered the mo
tion was deieated-ayes 12l, nays 125.
Mr.. spoWden then moved TO lead tht
nominations with that Of Supreme Judge
Rejected.
The Chair announced that the regular
order would be adhered to, and that ths
Convention would proceed to ballot fol
Governor, but that he would frat recog
niIe the Chairman Of the Committee OF
RESOLUTIONS, and Mr.. Wallace ascending
the platform made his report. The plat
form is as follows:
The Democracy Of Pennsylyania unan
imously declare that the Republican par
ty. ita measures, and its men are respon-
sible for the tinancisl distress, the misery
and want that now exist It has had
control OF the legislation OF the country
and has enacted and perpetrated policy
that has enriched the few and inpoyer-
ished the many. It's system Of finance
has been one Of favor TO moneyed monop.
oily, OF unequal taxation, with exemption
Of classes, OF high rates Of interest, and
Of remorieless contraction, which has
destroyed every enterprise that gave EN-
ployment to labor; its present hold upon
Federal power was secured by fraud,
perjury and forgery; It's laws are unjus.
and its practices immoral; they distress
the people and destroy their substance.
The only remedy for these evils Is an en-
tire change Of policy and the dethrone.
ment Of those in power; and we
Resolte, That further contraction Of
the volume Of United States legal tenders
is unwise and unnecessary. They should
be received for customs duties and re.
issued as fast as received. Gold, silver
and United States legal tender notes at
par Herewith are Just bases for paper
circulation. A close connection Of the
Federal government with the business
interests Of the people through the na-
tional banks tends TO monopoly and CEN
tralizatiou, but, in changing the system,
the uniformity OF notes, security Of the
note holder, and the protection Of capital
invested, should be provided for bJ
treasury notes Issued in exchange for
bonds bearing low rate Of interest, as
the best form in which the credit OF the
government can be given to paper cur
rency.
Labor and capital have equal demands
upon and equal responsibilities to law.
Commerce and manufactures should be
encouraged so thatsteady employment and
fair wages may be yielded TO labor.
Whilst safety Of investment and moder.
ate returns for its use belong to capital,
violence or the breaking Of order in sup.
port Of the real or supposed rights Of
either should be promptly suppressed by
the strong arm Of the law.
The Republican party, by It's legislation
in 1872, which reduced the tariff upon bi.
luminous coal from 81 % to 75 cents per
ton, and upon iron, steel, wool, metals,
paper, glass, feathers manufactures Of
each Of them 10 per cent, struck fatal
blow at the industries and labor Of Penn.
sylyania.
Public lands are the common property
Of the people, and should not be sold 70
speculators, nor granted to railroads and
other corporations, but be reserved a.
homestcads for actual settlers.
Oar public debt should be held at home
and the bonds representing it ought to be
Of small denominations, IN which sayings
Of the masses may be safely invested.
A thorough investigation into the Ell.
ectoral frauds Of 1875 should be made,
and fraud should be exposed and the
truth vindicated, and the criminals pun.
ished. Bot We oppose any attack upon
the Presidential title as dangerous to our
institutions and fruitless in Its results.
The Republican party controlling the
legislation Of the State has refused to exc.
cute many Of the reforms Of the new con.
stitution. Among other things It has
neglected and refused TO compel the ac-
ceptance Of all its provisions by the cor
porations Of the State; 10 prevent undue
and unreasonable LIBERALIZATION in the
charges for transportation OF freight and
passengers, and without abatement or
drawback TO any to give all equal means
for transporting the raw material Of the
State In such manner and TO such points
as are preferred, and TO publish in good
faith monthly statements OF where the
money OF the people was kept.
The Republican party creates new
Offices and adds enormous perquisites
to others, and flls them with tayorites,
whose chief duty II Is to manage its pol
itical machinery. It's administration Of
the State Government grows more eIpen.
siye each year Of its rule. Legislation
has been directed by Republican lobby
ists, who, in return manipulate and con-
troll the nominations Of the Republican
party, and ia candidates are the creation
Of aiunta,n whose DEGREES are excepted
as irreyersible' mandates OF absolute
hereditary power. We denounce these
methods, these measures aud these men
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