The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-14
Psnnsylvania Democratic Convention.

Psnnsylvania Democratic Convention.
HARRIsBURo, April 29.-The Democratic Con-
vention was called to order at half-past 8. The
special Committee on Credentials shortly ap-
pcared and made Q report through Mr.. Dill
The committee reported that decision had been
| arrived at unanimously in each case, and in CAGE
of q contest in Philadelphia, each delegation is
to be admitted to o seat in this Convention, and
each delegate cast one-half of one vote through
its Chairman.
The report was then adopted and the roll Of
delegates called.
At the conclusion Of the roll call R. E. None
CHAN nominated A. H. Dill for temporary Chair
man. He was unanimously elected. After the
appointment of the Committees on Resolutions
and Organization, and before proceeding with
the regular order Of work R. E. Monaghan was
nominated and unanimously elected permanent
President.
Monaghan said tha: four years ago ho had
been similarly honored by the Convention which
| assembled ut Lancaster. Tilden and Hendricks
were prevented by q stupendous fraud from oc-
cupying the positions they were elected to, but
the great Democratic party, true to its history
and principles oouseled peace rather than con-
fusion, and are waiting until November next
when the people of the United States will up.
prove their course by electing Democratic can
didates, when they shall and they must be inau-
gurated. The future is o bright one for the
Democracy, and gives brilliant promise of hap
Py results.
The Committee on Resolutions reported as
follows:
Resoiued, 1st That we, the Democratic party
of Pennsylvania, In Convention assembled, re-
new our VOWS Of fidelity to the fundamental
principles proclaimed and praoticed by the illus
trious men who settled our free institutions and
founded the Democratic party to protect and
preserve them.
I'd. That the just powers Of the Federal Union,
the rights of the States and the liberties of the
people are vital parts of one harmonious sys-
tenn, and to save each part in whole constitu-
tional vigor is to "save the life Of the nation"
Sd. That the Democratic party maintains as
it ever has maintained, that the military are ond
ought to be in oil things subordinate to the civil
authorities. 1t denies as 1t has denied the right
of the Federal administration to keep on foot
at the general expense standing army to in
wade the States for political purposes and with
out regard to constitutional restrictions to con-
troll the people at the polls, to protect and en-
courage fraudulent counts Of the votes, or inau-
gurate candidates rejected by o majority.
4th. That the right to q free ballot is
right preservative of all rights, the only
means of peacefully redressing grievances and
reforming abuses. The presence at the polls
of regular military force and of force
of hireling officials claiming power to arrest
and imprison citizens without warrant or hear
ing, destroys all freedom Of elections and up
| turns the very foundations Of self government.
We call upon all good citizens 10 aid US in pre-
serving our institutions from destruction by
these imperial methods Of supervising the right
Of suffrage and coercing the popular will in
keeping the way to the ballot-box open and free
as it was to our fathers, in removing the army
to safe distance when the people assemble to
and IN securing oRlssSsEs @ II ths R9ll
| gally expressed by their votes.
9th. That Rutherford B. Hayes, having been
placed in power against the well-known and le
gally expressed will Of the people, is repr esen-
tative Of conspiracy only, and his claim of
| right to surround the ballot-boxes with troops
and deputy marshals to intimidate and obstruct
electors, and his unprecedented use of the veto
TO maintain this insult, is Q menace to the coLn-
try.
9th. That the Democratic party, rs of old, fa:
Vors the constitutional currency Of gold and
silver, and of paper convertible into coin.
1th. That we are opposed to o system Of sub.
sidies by the general government, and to appro-
priations OF public moneys. or credit to any OBJ.
ject but the public service.
9th. That tho Democratic party renews it's OK.
preston of sympathy with labor and its prom
ise Of protection to its rights.
9TH. That we look with alarm upon the pre-
tentions Of the great transportation companies,
and until they accept the Constitution Of 1878
in good faith they should remain objects of the
utmost vigilance and Jealousy by both the Leg
islature and the people.
The 10th resolution relates to local affairs
l1th. That the great fraud OF IS76-77 by
which. upon false count Of the electoral votes
of three States the candidate defeated at the
polls was seated in the Presidential chair was the
most deadly blow ever aimed at our system of
representative government. The necessity of
rebuking that great wrong imposes q more sa-
cred duty upon the people Of tho Union than
ever addressed the consciences Of nation of
free men.
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