Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-01
rhE CONVENT!ON.
Getting In Order all iTcund

Getting In Order all areund
Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Aug. 1.-Thela is appaE~
emily moro interest taken in the Demo
cratic convention than at the one held by
the Republicans last month. There is :.
large attendance, due to the fact that the
number of delegates is much larger than
in previous conventions.
The Convention Assembled
The convention assembled st 1915 and
was called to order by Chairman Herss'
in few remarks. Tho list Of delegates
was called and for the first time in many
wears no contested seats were announced.
Il. r. Wright, OF L.high County. .enporaIy
Chairman.
Robert o. Wright, of Lehi:h county,
was chosen temporary chairman BY &C
clamation, together with the necessary
officers for the transaction Of tho pre-
llminary business. After being conducted
to the chair and returning his thanks for
the honor conferred, Mr. Wright stated
that this was the first time in quartz o. q
century that Democratic: convention III
when all the state officers, with but i si'i
gle exception, were filled by Democrats.
He further said that all the promises Of
reform made presumably by tho party had
been faithfully carried out. He paid i
high tribute to the governor, alluding 10
him as " superb executive. The speech
was received with continued applause A
resolution that the committee of cTe,ien-
tials, permanent organization aad rssoIu-
tions consist of one delegate from each
congressional district, to be named by the
delegates, was adopted and the coivar
ton adjourned until O'Clock.
Harmonious Convention.
The convention is very harmonious and
indications point to the transaction of
the business with dispatch.
Robert E James, Of Northampton, viii
likely be selected DIS permanent chairman.
Tho Platform.
Tho committee on resolutions presented
the following report, which was un;.li
mously adopted as the platform.
The Democracy of Pennsylvania, tr:.
to the fundamental faith of their party, reaa
sert their belief in q strict construction an!
rigid enforcement of the federal constitn-
ticn. They upheld tho sanctity of person
al liberty, the security of private property
and the rights of local self government.
They believe in that genuine anil
deep reaching civil service reform. which
consists in the election to Office "i
honest, intelligent, capable and cour
ageous public servants, who vii!
faithfully administer their trust, and who
will be held to strict accountability
for such a discharge Of it., and
who will redeem and purge the de
partments of the general government
from that corruption and fraud with which
they have been permeated under Repubii-
can rule and which that party has show n
itself unable and unwilling to eradicate
They believe in such taxation of the peo
pie as is requisite Tor tho necessities Of
the government economically administer
ed, and that import duties should be so ad-
justed in their application as to prevent
unequal burdens, encourage productive
industries at home and afford just com
pensation to labor, but not to create or
foster monoplies.
They denounce tie proposition Of the Re
publican party, that the people should 10
taxed to raise a surplus fund for
the federal government to distribute
among the states. The people should
only be taxed so much as is absolutely
indispensable for the frugal conduc:
of their affairs not one cent for
surplus and no unnecessary taxation.
The existing surplus in the treasury
should be faithfully applied to the
payment of the public debt. The
money not needed for tho expenses
of the government should remain
in the pockets of the people. ''To this
end We favor the abolition 0i
the present system of internal taxation as
a measure of relief demanded By the peo-
pie from an unnecessary and unequal bur
don."
They demand that the government
should redeem all its express and implied