Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-01

unlteu peOple anu hHoW no nOTtn
no south, no east, no west, Cheers
They had put in nomination here TO
day a man who had given his blood foI
the union. II was national candidate
whose name they put out to-day in the
name of the democratic party. Ken
lucky always voted the democratic
ticket, but he asked what say the doubt
full states. He asked New York, Penn.
sylvania, Ohio, Connecticut, New jersey
Illinois and Indiana if they could carry
this ticket in triumph and each re-
sponded aflirmatively amid applause
In conclusion he invoked the God oil
battles to give the democratic party q
triumphant victory. Great applause.
At this point the Tammany men, led
by Kelly and Schell, entered the hall
amid great cheering, and were greeted
with music by the organ. The confti.
sion and excitement continued several
minutes beforct could be quelled. Mr.
Kelly proceeded to the platform and
was greeted with lively Irish air by
the band, and there were great calls for
him. The said it gave him great pleas.
ure to announce to the convention that
its action to-day had united the great
democracy of New York also, that the
contestants from that State had come
here to give in their allegiance. He in.
troduced Mr.. Kelly, who was received
with great applause and some Kisses.
Kelly said it was true that Hancock s
nomination had united the democracy
of New York. Though they had been
fighting bitterly for five years, let past
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Cheers . Never again would he refer
to what transpired in the past, either
here or in New York. Ie disowned
ever having been actuated by personal
feeling, though in the anxiety of polit.
ical contests they sometimes said OF
each other that for which in more sober
moments they were ready to ask for.
giveness of each other. New York
could not be carried except by unity in
the democratic party, and now that this
had been secured he felt it safe to
promise that New York would give her
electoral vote to the ticket made here.
Hancock was not only "A great soldier,
but II statesman as well, gentleman
against whom nothing can be said
lcheers In conclusion he said to the
New York delegation sitting in conven.
ton let us return TO our homes, organ.
i2e our party, and let him who shall first
refer TO the troublesome and discordant
past be denounced as traitor. Great
applause. For himself he promised to
do all in his humble power for the sue.
cess Of the democratic ticket. turning
to the New York delegates, he said let
Us once for all take each other by the
hand. We have a great duty to perform
together. Let us do it with one heart
and voice. Applause.
Mr.. Fellows (N. y. came forward in
response to calls, but was so hoarse as
to be very indistiuct. lie commended
to.days action as superb. They had
healed all the distractions existing here
tofore in the democratic party, and they
were now united to fight one common
foe. Applause. But they had done
still more in Strengthening the discord
ant strife which had for years dominat-
ed the whole country. They had re.
strained Us all to "A common country. At
the conclusion he and Kelly shook
hands formally amid great applause,
the band and organ playing "Auld Lang
Syne."
At this point Susan Il. Anthony press
ed forward and assembled the platform,
presenting a paper to the chairman.
who handed it to the reading clerk. IL
proved to be printed appeal by the
Women's Suffrage association and was
read by the clerk.
the Platform.
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in convention assembled declare:
FIRST. We pledge ourselves anew to
the constitutional doctrines and tradi
tions Of the Democratic party, as illus.
trated by the teachings and example of
a long line Of Democratic statesmen ard
patriots and embodied in the platform
Of the last National Convention of the
party.
SECOND. Opposition to Capitalization
and to that dangerous spirit of en-.
croachment which tends to consolidate
the powers Of all the departments in
one, and thus to create-whatever be
the form of governmental real despot.
ism. No sumptuary laws separation
of Church and State for the good of
each; common schools fostered and
protected.
THIRD. Home rule; honest money,
consisting of gold and silver and paper
convertible into coin on demand; the
strict maintenance Of the public faith,
State and national, and tariff for rev.
enue only.
FOURTH. The subordination of the
military to the civil power and gen.
eral and thorough reform of the civil
service.
Firth. The right to a free ballot Is the
right preservative of all rights, and must
and shall be maintained in every part
of the United States.
SIXTH. The existing administration is
the representative of conspiracy only.
and its claim of right to surround the
ballot.boxes with troops and deputy
marshalS to intimidate and obstruct the
electors, and the unprecedented use OF
the veto to maintain its corrupt and
despotic power, insults the people and
imperils their institutions.