Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-24
BUCK TAIL DEMOCRATS.

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Ringing Resolutions in DenunciatiOn of
Fraud and Republican Mismahagement
by the Pennsylvania State Convention
The Nominees for Governor and Other
Offices.
PITTSBURGH, May 23.-The Democratic State
convention re-assembled at 9 o'clock this morn
ing. The report of the committee on contested
seats having been made and the contestants
seated, permanent organization was effected
permanent president.
Mr.. Snowden, of Lehigh, obtained recog-
milton. and moved that after the nomination
of governor the convention proceed to ballot
for lieutenant governor. This being contrary
| to the regular order of nominating. was OBJ
jected to, and the yeas and nays being or
dered, the motion was defeated, ayes 121, nays
125.
Mr.. Snowden then moved to lead the nomi-
nations with that of supreme judge. Reject
ed, and the chair announced that the regular
| order would be adhered to, and that the coEs
vention would proceed to ballot for governor;
but that he would first recognize the chairman
of the committee on resolutions, and Mr.. Wal
lace, ascending the platform, made his report,
which was as follows:
The Democrats of Pennsylvania unanimously
declare that the Republican party, it's measures
and It's men, responsible for the financial
distress, the misery and want that now exist.
1t has had control of the legislation of the
| country and has enacted and perpetrated
policy that has enriched the few and impover-
| lshed the many. Its system of finance has
been one of favors to moneyed monopolies, of
unequal taxation, of exemption of classes, of
high rates of interest and of remorseless con-
| traction, which has destroyed every enterprise
that gave employment to labor. Its present
hfNl1 foCor
perjury and forgery. Its laws are unjust and
| its practices are immoral. They distress the
people and destroy their substance. The only
| remedy for these evils is an entire change of
policy and the dethronement of those in power;
and we resolve:
That further contraction of the United States
legal tender notes is unwise and unnecessary.
They should be received for customs duties
| and reissued as fast received. Gold, silver
and United States legal tender notes at par
| Herewith, are just basis for par circulation.
close connection of the federal government
with the business interests of the people,
through national 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 bearing a low rate of
interest is the best form in which the credit of
the government can be given in paper cur
| rency.
Labor and capital have equal demands upon
and equal responsibilities to law. Commerce
and manufactures should be encouraged SO
that steady employment and fair wages may
be yielded to labor, whilst safety Of investment
and moderate return for its use belong to
capital violence or breaches 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 its legislation in
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coal from Las to IS cents per ton and upon
iron, steel, WOOL metals, paper, glass, leather
and all manufactures of each of them, 10 per
cent, struck fatal blow at the Industries and
labor of Pennsylvania.
The public lands are the common property of
the people and they should not be sold to specu-
lators nor granted to railroad or other corpora
tions, but should be reserved as homesteads
for actual settlers.
Our public debt should be held at home and
the bonds representing it ought to be of small
| denominations in which the savings of the
masses can be safely invested.
Thorough investigation into the electoral
frauds of 1876 should be made. Fraud should
be exposed, truth indicated and criminals
punished, but we oppose any attack upon the
Presidential title as dangerous to our institu-
tions and fruitless in the results.
The Republican party, controlling the legis-
lation Of the State, has refused to execute
many of the reforms Of the new constitution
Among other things it has neglected and re-
fused to compel the acceptance of all it's pro
visions by the corporations of the State, t.
prevent undue and unreasonable discrimina
ton in charges for transportation of freights
and passengers, and without abatement OF
drawback to any to give to all equal means fo
transporting the raw material of the State, il
such manner and to such points as they MAY
prefer, and to publish in good faith MONTH!
statements of where the money Of the peopl
was kept.
The Republican party creates new offices ant
adds enormous perquisites to others, and fill
them with favorites whose chief duty is t,
manage its political machinery. Its admins
tration of the State governments grows NOR
expensive with each year of it's rule. Lcgisla
ton has been directed by Republican lobbyists
who in turn manipulate and control the nomi
nations the Republican party, and the can
didates are the creations of a junta whose de
crees are accepted as the reversible mandate
! of absolute power.
, We denounce these measures and these mel
, as unworthy the support of an honest and a fire
people and we invite all of every political opin
ion, to unite with us in delivering the com
monwealth from their hateful rule.
, The report of the committee on platform wa
unanimously adopted and the convention pre-
+ ceeded to ballot for Governor. The followin
Dill of Union; James H. Hopkins aof ALE
gheny; George A. jerks of Jefferson; VIM. Nc
Candless of Philadelphia; Levi Maish of York
Robert E. Monaghan of Chester; and Victor T
: Piolette of Susquehanna.
a The first ballot resulted as follows: Who'll
t number $50; necessary to choice 126. Di
. %; Hopkins 5; McCandless AZ; jerks Il
! Piolette 16; Maish IL; Monaghan IL. The,
: being no choice second ballot was ordered.
! On the second ballot Maish was withdraw
: and it resulted as follows: Dill, lis; Hopkin
. S.; McCandless 40; Jenks -; Piolette, /;
Monaghan, II. There being no choice the nan
of William McCandless was withdrawn and
third ballot ordered which resulted: Dill 1876
: Hopkins, SO; jerks, 10; Monaghan, 6; Piolett
a 5.
!. Dill having received majority of all u
: votes cast was declared nominated, and on M
. . ton of Malcolm Hoy, of Allegheny, the nom
y nation was made unanimous.
For supreme judge three names were put
nomination-H. P. Ross, of Montgomery; Ere
le man Sheppard, of Philadelphia and E. Golde
E. of Armstrong. First ballot: Ross, 1852; She
hard IL.