The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1878-06-01

nc o'ulock, anil q rcpufE Of she com
mittee OH contested s,,tts having been
mnde ind the contestants seated. per
manent organization WIS affected 10y
the election oi Hon. Charles Il Bucka
lew, permanent president.
MIR. Snwdcn, of l.chigh, obtained
recognition, and moved that after the
nomination. of governor the convention
proceed to ballot Cor u lieutenant gov
eruur. This lriug contrary iu the tcgu
lar order OF nominating, wRs objected
to, aud the yras ard nays being OF
drrcd the motion was defeated 10y Yea.
III, nnvs rs.
MIR. Snwden then moved to lead ihe
nominations with that of supreme
Judge Rejected. aud the chair an
nounccd that the regular order would
be adhered to. and that the convention
would prucecd tn ballot for governor,
hnt that lac would first recognize the
chairman of the committee on rcsolu.
tions, and Mr.. Wallace ascending the
platform made his report.
The following is the first part of the
platform
The Democracy of Pennsylvania
unanimously declare that the Rcpubli
can party, It's measures and its mcn,arc
responsible for the financial distress,
the misery ana want that now exist.
1t has had coutrul Of the legislation of
the country, and has acted and per
petunted policy that enriched the
few aud impoverished the many. Its
system of finance has been one of ia
Il
equal taxation, Of exemption Of class,
of high rates of interest and of re-.
morsclcss contraction, which has de-
slrOyed every enterprise that gave EN-
ployment to labor. Its present hold
upon the federal power was secured by
fraud perjury and forgery. Its laws
are unjust and its practices are i'm
moral. They distress the people and
destroy their substance. The only
remedy for these evils is IN an entire
change of policy aud the dethr0ncmcnt
of those in power nud we resolve that
further contraction of the volume nf
United States legal tender notes is uu-
" Use and unnecessary. They should he
received for customs duties, aud reis-
sued rs fast rs received. Gold, silver,
and l.. 5. legal tender notes ut par
Herewith, are a Just basis for paper
circulation. \ close connection of the
federal government with the business
interests of the people. through ma
tional banks, tends to monopoly and
Capitalization. but IN changing the
system, uniformity Of notes. security of
the note-hOlder, and protection of the
capital invested should be provided
for. Treasury notes issued in exchange
for bonds, herring low rate of inter
est. is the best form in which the credit
of the government can be- given to
paper currency. Labor aud capital
have equal demands upon and equal
responsibilities to law aud commerce,
and manufacturers should he encOur-
aged, 50 that steady employment and
fair wages may be yielded to labor,
while safety of investment and mod
crate returns for its use belong to capt
tai. Violence or breaches uf order in
support of the real or supposed rights
of either should he promptly sup.
pressed 10y the strong arm of the law.
The Republican party, 10y its legisla
ton in 1879. which reduced the tariff
upon bituminous coal from ~ - Ia
7jc. per ton, aud upon iron, steel, wool,
mctals, paper, glass, leather, aud all
the manufacturers of each of them 10
PER cent,, struck fatal blow Mt the in
dustrics aud labor of Pennsylvania.
The public lands are the common
property of the people, and they should
not be- sold to spectators nor granted
to rni!road ~ other corporation, but