Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-29
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PENNSYLVANIA Democratic Convention.

The Democratic state convention of
Pennsylvania met at Pittsburg on the
22nd, but did not get fully organized for
business until the 23rd, when the con-
vention was organized with Chas.. B.
Buckalew as chairman. A. II. =. Dill
was nominated for Governor on the
third ballot, II. ?. Ross was nominated
for Supreme Judge, John Fetig was
nominated for Lieut.. Governor. Sen.
Wallace read the following platform,
which was unanimously adopted. -.@g
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The democrats OF Pennsylvania unanimously
declare that the republican party, its measures
and its men, are responsible for the financial dis
tess, the misery and Want that now exist. 1t
has had control of the legislature of the country,
and has enacted and Derpetrated policy that
has enriched the wand impoverished the many.
Its system of finance has been one of favor to
the moneyed monopoly Of unequal taxation, of
exempt on of classes, of higher rates of interest
and of, remorSelesS contraction, which has de-
stroyed every enterprise that gave employment
to labor; its present hold upon federal power
was secured by fraud. perjury and forgery; Its
laws are unj uSi its practices are immoral; they
distress the people and destroy their substance.
The only remedy for these evils is in an entire
change of policy, and the reinforcement of their
power. - 4 a esse sEEa 80
We resolve that the further contraction of the
volume OF United states legal tender notes is un,
wise and unnecessary; they should be received
for custom duties and reissued as fast receiv-
| ed. Gold silver and United States legal tender
notes at par herewith are the best basis for cir
| culatiOn. close connection Of the FEEDER Il gov
| eminent with the business interests of the peO-
| pie through the national banks, tends to mon
opoly and Capitalization, but in changing the
| system to uniformity OF notes. security Of the
note holder, and protection Of the capital invest
| ed should be provided for. Treasury notes is
sued in exchange for bonds bearing lew rate of
interest is the best form in which the credit of the
government
| Labor and capital have equal demands upon
| and equal responsibilities to the law of commerce
| and manufactures, and should be encouraged SO
| that steady employment and fair wages may be
yielded to labor. While safety of investment
| and moderate return for it's use belong to CAPT
| tai. violence or breache' OF order IN support OF
| the real or supposed rights Of either should be
/ promptly suppressed by the strong arm of the
The republican party. by its legislation in 1872
| which reduced the tariff upon bitumnous coal
from 81 % to IS CTS. per ton. and upon iron. steel
wso metals paper . glass leather, and all man,
fatal blow at the Industries and labor Of Pennsyl
vania. s-E asr 4 Fa ..5 s-
The public lands are the common property of
the Peep e, and they should not be sold to Specu-
latOrs, nor granted 10 railroad other corpora
tons, but should be reserved as homesteads for
actual settlers ia ~
Our public debt should be held at home, and
the bonds representing it ought to be Of sma
denominations, that the savings of the masses
may be safely invested.
frauds of 1876 should be made. fraud should be
exposed truth vindicated and the criminals pun
ished but we oppose any attack upon the pres
idential title, dangerous to our institutions
and fruitleSs in its results.
The repub lean party controlling the legislation
of the state, has refused to execute many of the
reforms Of the new conStitution-among other
things it has neglected and refused to compel
the acceptance of all its provisions by the corpOr
atiOnS Of the state, to prevent undue gdlscrlmna
ton in the charges for transportation OF freight
or passengers, and without abatement or draw
back to any to give all equal me for trans
porting the raw material of the state in such a
manner and TO such points as they may prefer,
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 fills
them with fayorites. whose chief duty it is to
manage its political machinery; its administra-
ton of the state government grows more ex-
penslve with each year of its ruling. Legislation
has been directed by republican lobbyists, whom
turn manipulate and control the nominations Of
the republican party, and it's candidates are the
creations Of a junta, whose DEGREES are accepted
as the irreversible mandate of absolute power r.
We denOunce these methods. these me asllres
and these men as unworthy of the support OF an
honest, free people. andwea invite all of every
shade of political iniOn, to unite with US in de-
Iivering the commonwealth from their hateful
rule,