Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29
and made the!c report. The resolutions are

as follows
Resolred-First-Tha the Democrats of
PENNSYLVANIA, in convention assembled,
renew our vows of fidelity of the
fundamental principles proclaimed and
practiced by the illustrious 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 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 vigor
is to "save the life of the nation"
Third-That the Democratic party
maintains, as it ever has maintained, that
military are and ought to be in all things
subordinate to civil authorities. 1t denies.
as it ever has denied, the right of the
federal administration to keep on
foot, at the general expense, a standing
army to invade the states for political pur-
poses, without regard to constitutional re-
strictions, to control the people at the polls,
to protect and encourage fraudulent counts
of votes, or to inaugurate candidates re-
jected by the majority.
Fourth-That the right to free ballot
is the right preservative Of all rights and
the only means of peacefully redressing
grievances and reforming abuses. The pres
ence at the polls Of a regular military force
and of host of hireling officials claiming
power to arrest and imprison citizens
without warrant or hearing, destroys
all freedom of elections and upturns
the very foundation of self-government.
We call upon all good citizens to aid us in
preserving our institutions from deStruc-
ton by these imperial methods of SUPER
visins the right of suffrage and
coercing the popular will in keep
ing the way to the ballot box open
and free, as itswas to our fathers in re-
moving the army to a safe distance when
they assemble to express their sovereign
pleasure at the polls and in securing
obedience to their will when legally ex-
pressed 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 con-
spiracy only, and his claim of right to sur
round the ballot boxes with troops and
deputy marshals to intimidate and OBJ
struct electors, and his unprecedented use
of the veto to maintain this, is an insult and
a menace to the country.
Sixth-That the Democratic party, as of
old, favors a constitutional currency of
geld and silver and of paper convertible
into coin.
Seventh-We are opposed 20 the system
of subsidies by the general government
under which during the period of Republi-
can ascendency political rings and corpora
tons proited at the peoples expense, and
to any appropriations of public money or
public credit to any object but the pub
lie service. The reforms and economies
enforced by the Democratic party since its
advent to power in Congress have saved to
the people many millions of dollars, and
we believe that a, like result would follow
it's restoration to power in the state of
Eig6th-That the Democratic party, be-
ing the natural friend of the wOrkingman,
and having throughout its history stood
between him and oppression, .renews its
of sympathy with labor and its
promise of protection to its liz ghts.
Ninth-1hat we look with alarm and
upon the pretensiOns of the
above the fundamental law Of this COM
which governs all else within
our borders, and until they accept the con-
stitution of 1873 in good faith they remain
the objects of the utmost vigilance and
jealousy by the Legislature and people.
Tenth-That the recent attempt under
personal direction Of ruling RepuE-
lican leaders to debauch the Legislature
by wholesale bribery and to take
from the commonwealth four million
dollars for which it's liability had never
been ascertained, is fresh and alarming
evidence of the aggressiveness OF
political rings and should receive the
signal condemnation of the people at the
polls.
Eleventh.-That the great frud of 1876
II, by which upon false count OF the
electoral vote, a man was seated in the
presidential chair who had not been
elected, and for the first time i'll Ameri-
,an history the will of the people was set
sside under threat of military force,
Was the most deadly blow ever aimed at
,ur system of representative government.
TO preserve the country from the horrors
If second civil war the Democratic party
in firm and patriotic faith that
;he people would peacefully redress the
,reat wrong and signally rebuke the crime
when they should come to vote in 1880.
That issue preoedes and dwarfs every other.
It imposes a more sacred duty upon the
people of the Union than ever addressed
he consciences or a nation of freemen.
Resolced, That in confrmity with The
ime- -honored customs Of the Pennsylvania
and to the end that our great
shall not be deprived of her
legitimate influence, her delegates to the
rational convention are instructed to vote
IS unit upon all questions, and they are
urther instructed to oppose the abrOSa-
ion of the twO-thirds rule.
[As stated above in our special advices,
he proposition that the delegation vote as
unit was defeated by two votes after
much feeling, the resolution being warm
y espoused by Mr.. Wallace and opposed
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