Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-01

obligations az to tho coinage, that it shall
maintain and defend tho dignity Of Ameri-
can labor and the rights of American citi.
zens at home and abroad,
They insist in reserving the public lands
for actual settlers !; not another acre for cor.
porations, and they further declare that
first, the administration of Gov. Pattison
has vindicated the pledges of re-
form upon which it was elected,
and his upright, intelligent and
courageous exercise of the executive
power deserves the unqualified appro.
baton Of his party and of the
people of the commonwealth cd,
the economy enforced by tho Democratic
House of Representatives and in the
department of the state government
which have passed under Democratic
control, and the abolition of useless
offices that were q burden upon
the people, give assurance that
tho extension of that control to other
departments of the state government
will be accompanied by real reforms upon
the extravaganza and irregularities which
have prevailed under tho Republican ad-
ministratiOn 3rd, the public moneys are
for public uses and all appropriations
should be the subjects Of rigid
scrutiny to the end that these
uses may be served without personal OR
local favOritism waste Or peculation
4th, The long continued abuses and
spoliation of the state treasury, and the
defiance OF law by it's management make
essential a radical reform, SO that large
funds should not be accumulated
by taxation of tho people to be distributed
among the favored repositories of state
officials, but that all surplus in excess Of
the immediate necessity of tho state gov
ernment shall be invested in interest bear
ing state or federal securities, until it may
be applied to the extinguisEment OF tho
state debt: 5th, The demand of the dem.
ocratic senators and representatives for
an honest, just and true apportionment
is in accord with tho letter and
spirit of the constitution and with tho
rights and interests of every section aud
of all tho people OF the state. The shame
less determination of the Republicans
over tho Legislature to maintain tho
the present dishonest. unjust and untrue
apportiOnment of tho state by their
refusal to accede to any fair pre-
position. is denial to the people
of their right to a fair aud equal represen.
tation. We commend the governor for
convening tine extra session to enforce
obedience to the law. We coun-
sci the Democratic members Of
the Legislature to coptihAe to insist
upon that obedierce. The cost in money
is not to ha weighed against the
cost of broken constitution
violated duty Of the denial Of the
rights Of the people G:h, The long
continued immunity from punishment
for POLITICAL ard other grimes
which offenders enjoyed under Re
publican control of tho pardon hoar,i
has been terminated by tla election
to that body Of Democrats who have re-
gard for their Oaths and iaties, AMI
who exercise their responsible oflica
without fear, favor or affection 7tb,
tho 10Th and 17th articles Of the
state constitution regulating private
corporations, railroads and canals, arc
the supreme law of the commonwealth
governing them, and these provisions
of the law should she enforced within full
meaning by appropriate legislation
Extorti0rs and fraudulent Determinations
Are crimes aud si'r;!d I'u pnnisha' ~
such.