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

Pennsylvania Democratic Convention.
HARRISBURG. April 29.-The Democratic Con-
| vention was called to order at halfpast 8. The
| special Committee on Credentials shortly ap-
peared and made q report through Mr.. Dill
The committee reported that q decision had been
| arrived at unanimously in each case, and in CAGE
of contest in Philadelphia, each delegation is
| to be admitted to seat in this invention, 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. III. Dill for temporary Chair
man. He 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 he had
been similarly honored by the Convention which
assembled at Lancaster. Tilden and Hendricks
were prevented by stupendous fraud from oc-
cupying the positions they were elected to, but
the great Democratic party, true to its history
and principles, couseled peace rather than con-
fusion, and are waiting until November next,
when the people of the United States will ap-
prove their course by electing Democratic can
didates, when they shall and they must be inau-
gurated. The future is bright one for the
Democracy, and gives brilliant promise Of hap
py results.
The Committee on Resolutions reported as
follows:
RESOLVED, 1st. That we, the Democratic party
of Pennsylvania, ia Convention assembled, re-
Of fidelity to the fundamental
principles proclaimed and practiced 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-
TEN, and to save each part in whole constitu-
tional vigor is to "save the life of the nation"
3D.. That the Democratic party maintains, as
it ever has maintained, that the military are and
ought to be in oil things subordinate to the civil
authorities. 1t denies as it has denied the right
of the Federal administration to keep on foot
at the general expense q 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 free ballot is
right preservative of oil rights, the only
means of peacefully redressing grievances and
reforming abuses. The presence at the polls
Of q regular military force and Of a force
of hreling 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 sef-government.
We call upon all good citizens TO 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 n safe distance when the people assemble to
and in securing PlseseEe % at ths R9ls,
gally expressed by their votes.
9th. That Rutherford Is. 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 ntimidate and obstruct
electors, and his unprecedented use of the veto
to maintain this insult is q menSce 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.
7th. That we are opposed to system of sub
sides by the general government, and to sppro-
priations of public moneys or credit to any oh.
ject but the public service
9Th. That the Democratic party renews its ex-
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 1873
in good faith they should remain objects of the
utmost vigilance and jealousy by both the Leg
islature and the people.
llth. That the great fraud Of 187G-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 more So
cred duty upon the people of the Union than
ever addressed the consciences of nation of
free men.
a DANGEROUS PowER.-Kellogg is an apple
of discord among the Democratic senators in
Washington. Some are in favor Of kicking him
out summarily, while others, among whom ore
Bayard Hampton and Gordon, hold that he
should be left undIs:urbed. lie was seated on
prima facie title, and afterwards the Senate
seated him Oh the merits Of the case. Although
he was not elected senator any more than Hayes
was chosen President, still the Electoral com.
mission cured all defects in the atters title, and
by the same train Of reasoning the vote Of the
Senate made Kellogg senator, just as Butler was
seated AT the time at which this contest was
progressing and parties were claiming that if
Corbin was admitted the Democrats would kick
him out, the NeUS and Herald raised the point
that vote on the merits might be conclusive
To hold that the Senate has the right to vote on
any members seat as often as it pleases, is to
give the maj jority dangerous power. Although
Kellogg is deeply dyed villain, and though his
first title to the seat is utterly worthless, il is
much better to allow him to remain few years
longer than to set up any such dangerous prece-
dent as is proposed by ousting him now on q
majority vote. He should be expelled but this
requires two-thrds vote, which cannot be Sc.
cured. 1t is hard on Louisiana, we admit but
the matter cannot be helped WmnsbOro News.
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