Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06

convention, an prepared to receive
anv motion looking to the proper dis
patch OF your business" Ills speech
was frequently applauded.
The usual committees on resolutions,
creden tials and organization were then
appointed and recess was then taken
until 3 o'clock, p. NJ.
| The committee on organization met
afterwards, Colonel Duff in the chair,
and agreed to make the temporary
chairman permanent. They also de
cided TO have vice president and sec.
retary from each senatorial district.
The temporary secretaries are also TO be
| permanent.
THE PLATFORM.
| The report from the committe on
resolutions was then read and adopted,
as follows:
Resolved. That we, the Democratic
party of Pennsylvania, in convention
assembled, declare:
| First-For the preservation of the
constitution of the United States home
rule, freedom of election for resistance
TO revolutionary changes, tending to
consolidation or empire against the
election of any person to the presidency
TO the third time against the presence
OF troops at the polls against the ap.
preparation of public moneys for any
purpose but the support of the govern.
ment; and class legislation. which de.
spoils labor to build up monopoly.
Second-That the Democratic party,
az of old, favors constitutional cur.
rency of gold and silver, in all forms,
and coalition with repudiators merit
the condemnation of honest people.
The refusal of Republican admins.
| tration TO accede to the Democratic de.
mand for q further reduction in the
rate Of interest on the national debt
subjects the government to needless
expense of half a million dollars annu.
ally.
-Third-In view of the exposure Of
extensive frauds in the postal and treas
ury department under the last federal
administration, the people demand
prompt and unfaltering prosecution of
the thieves their successful operations
prove that there will be no real reform
in the management OF the departments
of the federal government, without
sweeping change therein. Sincere civil
service reform will begin with a return
to the Jeffersonian tests for Office hold.
ers of honesty, capability and faithful.
ness to the constitution.
Fourth-ThAt in the administration
OF the government of Pennsylvania the
Republican party has encouraged, prac.
ticed and shielded spoliation of the
State treasury and misuse of the public
funds. bribery of legislators, undue
favor to corporations and monopoIies,
an unnecessarily high rate Of interest
on the State loans. n shameless prosti
tuition OF the pardoning power, a system
of wholesale waste and peculstion in
the ordinary expenditures Of the gov.
ernment, ard an harassing and plunder
ing exercise Of municipal franchises
and abuse of local trusts.
Fifth-That the arrogant, corrupt and
personal domination controlling the
| Republican party in this State. and sup.
| pressing honesty and independence in
| that organization, dictated the policy.
the platform and the candidate of It's
last State convention. In view OF these
facts we hereby reaffirm the following
resolution of the Democratic State con.
vention OF 1879: THAT the recent al
tempt under the personal direction Of
ruling Republican leaders to debauch
the legislature by wholesatvasibery and
corruption, and take from us asg,ep.
wealth four million OF VI
which its liability has never 6zcn e.
certaised, is fresh and alarming evi,
dence Of the aggressiveness of corporate
power in collusion with political rings.
and should receive the signal condens--
nation Of the people at the polls.
Sixth--That the Democratic party OF
Pennsylvania, regardful of the States
honor and its interests, pledges itself to
the just application of the public mon.
eys TO the public service to economy
in governmental expenditures, that the
people may be lightly burdened and
the purity OF the administration pre-.
served to the abolition of all useless
Offices and the looping off of all super.
numary officials TO the lowest practi
cable rate of interest on State loans,
without regard for the advantage OF
syndicates or spectators 10 sleepiess
vigilance against the growth and exac.
tions Of monopolies to watchful guard
of the public interests against tke pre-
| teualOus oH the great transportation
companies 10 be above the fundamental
Law governing all else within the bord.
ers of the State to Q vigorous collec.
ton OF all the taxes lawfully laid upon
corporation chartered or doing business
in Pennsylvania aud to investigation
into, correction OF and punishment for
/ the frauds and wastes which have for
years permeated various departments Of
the State government under Republican
control.
Seventh-That no monopolies Of ex.
elusive right in the forces of nature. in
grants of eminent domain, in the diff.
fusion of information among the people
by telegraph and associations for fur
nishing dispatches 70 the press, or grant
OF privileges affecting the daily business
OF The citizen can or ought rightfully TO
exist under our form of government
These are at all times TO be subject to
such legislative regulation and control
| as the rights and interests of the neonla