Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-02

the Republican party that the people
should be taxed to raise q surplus fund for
the federal government to distribute among
the states. The people should only be
taxed so much as is absolutely indispensa
bic for the frugal conduct of their affairs
not one cent for surplus and no unnecessary
taxation, the existing surplus in the treas
ury should be faithfully applied to the
payment of the public debt; the money
not needed for the expense of the govern
ment should remain in the pockets OF the
people to this end we favor the entire
abolition of the present system OF internal
taxation as a measure of relief demanded
by the people from an unnecessary and un-
equal burden they demand that the gov
eminent should redeem all its express
and implied obligations as to the coinage; {;
that it shall maintain and defend the Dig
nifty of American labor and the rights OF
American citizens at home and abroad they
insist on reserving the public lands for
actual settlers-nOt another acre Tor cor
porations; and they further declare, that
1. The administration of Governor Pat
tison has vindicated the pledges OF reform
upon which it was elected, and his upright,
intelligent and courageous exercise OF the
executive power deserves the appreciation
of his party and of the people OF the COM
monwealth.
2. The economies enforced by the DEM
ocratic House of Representatives, and IN
the departments of state government whlch
| have passed under Democratic control, anu
the abolition of useless offices that were
burden upon the people, give assurance
that the extension of that control to other
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be accompanied by real reforms upon the
extravagance and Irregularities which have
prevailed under Republican administration.
3. Public moneys are for public uses {;
| and all appropriations should be the sub.
jects of rigid scrutiny, to the end that these
uses may be served without personal or
local favoritism, waste or peculation.
4. The long continued abuses and spoil
alton of the state treasury and the defiance
of law by its management make essential
a radical reform, so that large funds
shall not be accumulated by taxation
of the people to be distributed among the
favored repositories of state officials. but
that all surplus in excess of the imme-
diate necessities of the state government
shall be invested in interest-bearing state
or federal securities until it may be ap-
piled to the extinguishment of the state
debt.
5. The demand of the Democratic sena-
tors and representatives for an honest, just
and true appOrtionment is in accord with
the letter and spirit of the constitution,
and with the rights and interests of every
section and of all the people of the state.
The shameless determination of the Re-
publicans in the legislature to maintain
the present dishonest, unjust and untrue
districting of the state by their refusal to
accede to any fair proposition, is denial
| to the people of their right to fair and
equal representation. We commend the
governor for convening the extra session
| to enforce obedience to the law. We
counsel the Democratic members of the
Legislature to continue to insist upon that
obedience The cost in money is not to be
weighed against the cost of broken con-
stitution, violated duty and the denial OF
the rights of the people.
| 6. The long continued immunity from
punishment for political and other crimes
which offenders enjoyed under Republican
control of the pardon board, has been ter
minated by the selection of that body of
Democrats, who have regard for their
oaths and duties, and thus exercise their
responsible office without fear, favor or af-
fectiOn.
z. The 10th and 18th articles of the
state constitution, regulating private cor
porations, railroads and canals, are the
supreme law of the commonwealth gov
erning them, and these provisions of the
law should be enforced in their full vigor
and meaning by appropriate legislation.
Extortions and fraudulent determinations
are crimes and should be punished as such.
8. The action of the Legislature in
passing laws to protect honest workingmen
from being brought into competition with
convict laborers is to be commended, and
the Democratic House of Representatives
is deserving of especial approval for origi-
mating the measures looking to that end.
9. Every legitimate effort of labor to bet
ter its condition, enhance its rewards and
protect its rights commands the sympathy
and support of the Democratic party,
which is the natural foe of monopoly and
the natural friend of the workingman ;
the present unprecedented and unsatis-
factory condition of the relations of
labor and capital demands the careful
thought of legislators; due regard should
be had to the vested rights of capital
and the claims of private enterprise
legal arbitration is proper and commend
able means of settling disputes between
employers and employees.
10. The tax laws of the state should be
carefully revised and so changed as to
make them more equal and more just, and
bear equally upon all classes of property.
RESOLUTION.
RESOLVED, That the rules of the party
be so amended as to fix the time of the an.
nual meeting of the state committee at q
p. M, on the Wednesday after the third
Monday of January, instead of the third
Monday as now provided.
| The Auditor General.
Tho following persons were placed in
nomination for auditor general !: W.
Hayes Grier, of Lancaster John Swan,
of Allegheny George r. Guss, of Ches.
ter Jacob Ziegler Of Butler Robert Nc.
Cachran, of Cumberland Capt. Robert
Taggart, of Warren J. X. Duff, of Ale.
gheny J. L. Brown, of Elk Robert J.
Nicholson, of Jefferson VIM. N. Hirst,
Philadelphia J. F. McKernan, of Arm
strong.
Three ballots resulted as follows
lst ballot. I'd ballot. 3D. ballot.
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