The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-13
BARMONY In pennsylvania.
The Keystone State Democracy Mako
Ready for tte Fray.
ftAhKfsbuRa. Pa. April %

HAhfsisBURd, PA, April 20.
| The. Democratic Cor. sntion was called
to order at halfpast o'clock. The
special committee on credentials shortly
appeared and made their report.
Tie committee on resolutions reported
as follows:
Resoiued, First. That we the Demo.
cratic party Of Pennsylvania, in Conven-
lion assembled, renew our vows of fidelity
to the fundamental principles proclaimed
nnd practiced by the ilustrous men who
settled our free institutions and founded
the Democratic party to protect and pre-.
serve them.
Second. That the Just powers of the
Federal Union, the Fights of the States
and the liberties of the people are vital
parts of one harmonious system, and TO
save each part in its whole Constitutional
vlgor 10 to save the life of the nation.
Third, That the Democratic party
maintains, as it ever has maintained, that
| the military are and ought 10 be in all
things subordinate to tho civil authori.
| ties. IL denies, as il ever inns denied, the
right of the Federal Administrator to
keep on foot ut the general expense a
standing army to invade the States for
political purposes without regard to Con-
stitutional restrictiUns, to control the
paoplo at tho polls, to protect and en-.
courage fraudulent count of votes, or
Insugurate candidates rejected by the
majority.
Fourth. Thnt the right to free ballot
IS the right preservative of all rights, and
Is the only means Of peacefully redress
ing grievances and reforming abuses.
The presence at the polls of q regular
military force and of host of hirCling
ofhcials, claiming power to arrest and
imprison citizens without warrant or
| hearing, destroys all freedom of elections
aud upturns the very foundation of self
government. We call upon all good cit
izens to aid lis in preserving our institu.
tions from destruction by these imperial
methods. by supervising the right Of suf-
irage and coercing the popular will, and
in keering the way to tile ballot box
open and free rs it was to our fathers, in
removing the army TO cafe distance
when the people assemble to express
their sovereign pleasure at tho polla, and
IN securing obedience to their will when
legally expressed by their votes.
fifth. That Rutherford B. HAYES hay.
ing been placed in power ageinyt the
well-known legally expressed will of the
! people, Is the representative OF O couspi-
! racy only, and his claim OF right to sur.
round the ballot boxes with troops and
deputy marshals to iptimiiate and OBJ
strnct electors, and his unprecedented use
of the veto TO maintain this claim, is ain
insult and menace to the country.
Sixth. That the Democratic party, as
of old, favor, constitutional currency of
gold and silver and of paper convertible
into coin.
Seventh. That we are opposed to the
system of subsidles by the Genernl Gov
ernment and to the appropriation of pub
lie moneys or credits to any object but
the public service.
Eighth. That the Democratic party
renews its expression of sympathy with
labor and its promise of protection TO its
rights
Ninth. That we look with alarm upon
the pretentions of the great transporta.
tion companies, and, until they accept
the Consultation OF 1878 in good faith
the. should remain the ekiscks n9i the
utmost vigilance and jealously by both
the Legislature and the people.
The tenth resolution relates To local
anairs. y.
Eleve:;thl That the great fraud OF
ls76-g7, by which, upon q false count of,
the electoral v>.es Of three Etatsy. the
candidate 9efeated at the polls was seated
| in tho Presidential chair was the mnat
deadly blow ever aimed at our systen Of
Representative government. Tie neces
| sity OF Yebuking that great wrong imposes
a moro sscred duty upon the peopole Of
the Union than over addressed the con.
Beiences of o nation of freemen.
d supplementary resolution, instruct.
ling the delegates to Cincinnati to vote
against and TO oppose the abEogation OF
the two.thirds rule led to a acane of much
excitement.
Mr., snowdon, of Lehlgb, offered an
amendment striking out the unit clause
aud iasoring the abFogation of the two
"a thirds n sss Tfiio. 4
Senator Wallace spoke emphaticaliy ia
favor Of che resolution as reported from
the committee.
Mr. Randall hoped that the i1struc.
tiens TO vote as O unit would not b6 given.
The question was then put to tho vote
and Snowlien's amendment was carried
it,y 30 i.es Tsfitu great cheering from
the Randall party. & rs. ttfl 6 q
ghe resolutionS as amended were then
adeptsd. 80 81 ..s37
Altar the election of tho State electors
| and delegates to Cincinnati and nominn.
fious OF seyafai State officers, the Con-
yentlon adjourned.
The delegation to Gincihnati viii prob
ably stand 3S Slgainst and 20 for Tilden's
nomination. These are Ssnat6r Wai-
laee'e iigurcB, and they arc not contr0.
vefsed by the Tildeh men.
q GuRioue ExpERrMESr IN oLEo-
| SfARaARIN "A curious experiment
| upon o large scale was made IN this
vicinity with the Y Margarine, and the