The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-30
THE pESNsYLyANIA DEMOCRATS.


What the Morning. brought Forth-Har
monixing the Inharmonious-The Res
oIutions and Proceedings Of the Con
yentIon in Detail.
| HARRISBURG, April 20. - The Demo
State Convention was called to order a
hali.past nine o'clock.
The special Committee on Credentials
reported through Mr.. Dill that their deci
sions had been unanimous in each case
and that in the case Of the contest in Phil
adelphia, while the vaux delegates were
admitted, the McGowan delegates were
regularly elected under the established
rules Of the party; yet, for the sake Of
having united party in Philadelphia,
both sides were anxious TO secure harmony
and concerted action. The Committee will,
therefore, meet in Philadelphia at some
future day and make such rules for
the organization OF the Democracy in
Philadelphia as in their judgment may be
deemed necessary. They will determine
what the regular organization shall be and
how 1t Is TO be made up. Each dele.
cation Is to be admitted to seats in the
Convention, and each delegate to cast
one.hali OF one vote through its Chair
man. The report was adopted and the
roll Of delegates called.
On the nomination OF R. E. Monaghan,
A. H. Dill was made temporary chairman,
and when the preliminary work oil the
Convention was disposed OF, Monaghan
was chosen permanent President.
When the chair announced the dele
gates to Cincinnati, from the Twenty
sixth district, wrangle took place as to
who were the nominees made by the dele
CATION from this district. This dispute
lasted nearly an hour, and before it was
decided the Committee on Resolutions ap-
peared and made their report. The reso-
lutions are as follows: .'
THE PLATFORM.
Rssolred; First-That we, the Demo.
cratic party OF Pennsylvania, in Conven.
ton assembled, renew our VOWS OF fidelity
to the fundamental principles proclaimed
and practiced by illustrious men who set
tied our free institutions and founded the
Democratic party, to protect and preserve
them
second-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 system, and to
save each part in its whole Constitutional
yigor is TO save the lie OF the nation.
Third-That the Democratic party main
tains, as it has ever maintained, that the
military are, and ought to be, in all things
subordinate TO the civil authorities. II
denies, as It ever has denied, the right OF
the Federal administration to keep on foot
at the general expense standing army to
invade States for political purposes, with
out regard to Constitutional restrictions,
to control the people at the polls, to pro-
tect and encourage fraudulent counts OF
votes, or TO inaugurate candidates rejected
by the majority.
Fourth-That the right to a free ballot
is the right preservatiye OF all rights, the
only means OF redressing grievances and
reforming abuses. The presence at the
polls OF the regular military force aud OF
the host claiming power to arrest and i'm
prison citizens, without warrants or a
hearing, destroys all freedom OF elections,
and ruptures the very foundation OF self
government. We call upon all good citi-
zens TO aid US in preserving our institu-
tions from destruction, by these imperial
methods Of supervising the right Of SUI
frage, and coercing popular will; in keep
ing the ballot. box open and free, as 1t was
10 our fathers; in removing the army to
safe distance, and permitting the people TO
assemble TO express their sovereign pleas
ure at the polls, and insuring obedience to
their will when legally expressed by their
votes.
Fifth-That Rutherford B. Hayes, hav-
ing been placed in power against the well
known and legally expressed will OF the
people, Is the representative OF a conspir-
acy only, and his claim OF the right to
surround the ballot boxes with troops and
deputy marshals to intimidate and OBJ
struct electors, and his unprecedented use
Of the veto TO maintain this insult is
menace to the country.
Sixth-That the Democratic party, as OF
old, fayors the Constitutional currency Of
gold and silver and OF paper convertible
into coin.
seventh-That we are opposed TO the
system OF subsidies by the General Gov
ernment under which, during the period
OF Republican ascendancy, political rings
and corporations profted at the peoples
expense, and to any appropriations Of
public monies or public credit to any OBJ.
ject but the public service. The reforms
and economies enforced by the Democrat
ic party since its advent 10 power in Con.
gress have saved to the people many mil
liens OF dollars, and we believe that like
result would follow It's restoration to pow
er In the State Of Pennsylvania.
Eighth That the Democratic party
being the natural friend OF the working.
men, and having throughout It's history
stood between him and oppression, re-
news its expressions OF sympathy with
labor and It's promise OF protection to its
rights.
Ninth-That we look with alarm and
apprehension upon the pretentions Of the
great transportation companies to be
above the fundamental law OF this COM
monwealth, which governs all else within
our borders, aud until they accept the con-
stitutional act OF 1873 in good faith, they
should remain the object OF the utmost
vigilance and jealousy by both the Legis-
lature and people.
Tenth-That the recent attempt, under
personal direction of the ruling Repub.
tican leaders, TO debauch the Legislature
by wholesale bribery and corruption, and
to take from the State four million dollars
for which It's liability bad never been as.
certained, Is fresh and alarming evidence
of the aggressiveness OF the political ring,
and should receive the signal condemns.
ton Of the people at the polls.
Eleventh---That the great fraud oil 1916
n, by which, upon tho false count oil the
electoral votes OF three States, the candi-
date defeated at the polls was seated In the
Presidential chair, and for the first time
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