Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-18

ment in the business of our country,
we declare it to be the duty of Con-
gress to adopt such legislation as will
insure its full redemption and conver-
sion into other coin for circulation
FOURTH That we protest against
the practice of foreign governments in
aiding or enforcing the emigration of
their pauper or criminal classes to this
country and we call upon the general
government to take proper steps to pre-
vent the same
FIFTH. The Republicans of Penn
sylvania most heartily indorse the wise
and conservative administration of
President Arthur and believe that his
administrative policy has, under the
circumstances, done much to secure the
present happy and prosperous condition
of the country, and thus we recognize
in him a faithful and worthy successor
to our lamented martyr President JAS
A Garfield
SIXTH We heartily approve of the
provisions made by the Republicans in
Congress for giving the patriotic SOL
diers of the late war preference ac-
cording to qualifications for position
under the government The soldiers
and sailors, their widows and orphans,
have a first claim on the care, protec-
tion and gratitude of the American
people.
SEVENTH We commend every effort
to inaugurate thorough and correct
civil service reform in all the depart
ments of the National and State admin
istrations.
EIGHTH We require that all Offices
bestowed within the party shall be up
on the sole basis of fitness; that COM
petent and faithful officers shall not be
removed except for cause, and that the
ascertained popular will shall be faith
fully carried out by those holding office
by the favor of the party.
NINTH That the Republican party
is unequivocally committed to an econ
omical administration of the affairs of
the Commonwealth; the abolition of
all taxes not required for the necessi-
ties of the State Government; that all
laws to prevent fraud and waste should
be rigidly enforced and faithful care
given to the multifarious interests en-
trusted to the executive departments of
the government.
TENTH. That the Republican party
of Pennsylvania hereby pledges itself
to secure the passage of such legisla-
tion as will tend to the reform of the
government of the State and its munich
palities, and more particularly pledges
itself to provide for cities such reform
charters as will correct existing abuses
and promote good and economical gov
ernment.
ELEVENTH That the Democratic
party in the Legislature of Pennsyl-
vania is responsible for retarding the
legitimate and necessary business of
the Legislature, causing the calling of
an extra session at an expense of more
than 5000, 600, and preventing a fair
and just apportionment of the State
into Congressional, Legislative and
Judicial districts, and we hereby hearth
ly commend tho action of the Republi-
WHEREAS, 1t is the sense of the con-
vention that the freest and fullest ex-
preston of Republican sentiments
should be encouraged and sought in the
primary meetings, which are the foqn-
tain of party action and source of popu-
lar rule, and that this object will be
promoted by holding the primaries for
the election OF delegates to State Con-
ventions throughout the State as far as
practicable on some convenient day not
remote from the convention therefore,
Resolved, That the State committee
be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency of fixing uniform day
throughout the State for the holding of
primaries for the election Of delegates
to the State Conventions.
THE EVIDENCE OF REFORM.
Hon. John Cessna, upon taking the
chair as President of the Republican
State Convention last Wednesday,
spoke as follows regarding the future
of our party, and which illustrates the
effects of the reforms battled for and
lately won by the people of the party.
He said:
Gentlemen of the Convention-For
the mark of confidence just bestowed,
please accept my hearty thanks l
congratulate you, and the people you
represent, upon the spirit of harmony
manifested in the preliminary proceed
ings of the Convention, and earnestly
invoke its continuance until our labors
shall have been concluded A grave i
responsibility rests upon the gentlemen
now before me. The action of this
Convention, if wise and judicIous, will
result in triumph of the principles of
Republicanism in November, 1888, and
prove the forerunner of a national
victory in 1884. Mistakes or blunders
to-day will be political crimes and cause
difficulties and embarrassments to the
party of the whole nation in the presi-
Dental struggle of next year
Pennsylvania has long been recog-
nized as the keystone OF the federal
arch. BY calm, careful and judicious
action at this time we may and will
secure for her the acknowledged title of
chief supporter of the great political
highway over which the whole grand
army Of Republicans shall march to
victory in the presidential battle Of
1884. Let all Stalwarts prove them
selves Independents, let all Independ-
ents show themselves to be Stalwarts,
and henceforth let us have neither Stall
wart nor Independents, but only Re-
publcans. In order to secure this re-
snlt let every delegate be and remain
free and uninfuenced by any consider
alton other than desire for the success
of his party, TO be achieved by the
selection of the strongest candidates,
whose election will secure the welfare