The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-08-03
IBIAN AND DEMOCRAT BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, pa
The Platform,
AN EXCELLENT ONE FOR THE DEMOCRACY
TO PRESENT TO THE PEOPLE.

Tbo plo.fox..
Az pv,.,,
Wv" ron ihb phMoChACf
~ rhhShNr TO THE PEOPLE.
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The following is the platform which
was ,lpauimouslv adon,ad
Tho ,or,ooro,,,. :, =. pseu
damon,o, ,",,', y, .ennsyiNsniu, ,rue 10 tne run
,o, a., ,v'' y, o.o,r pors, 'easser. ,heir DC
., , ,o,o, anu rs'u
a.. ~. .,a, , .ne' upnoiu ,he se',c
,.' o', .h' 'oOu'iS Vi p'NaVo
~ ,s,,s. - -, ~, ".s VI 'o0ai son-eo'ein'nehV
snvy oonv'o in VnaV eenu'ne ana ueep reaohing
,eioln winch consists III the eiecuioh
Voo''e y, nonesV' inociigch'' capaole ana coura-
stou' puono se'N"h,s' Wno VIII Iaithiuily aumlh-
n, 9.o' .n,, uus. unu VINO WIN DC neio 10 s.rict
~, aunOap''y ior sucn u'scnarge Oh w. ana VINO
ora, so'u"N ano purse .he department oi .he gen
oia, government iroih thao corruption ana rraud
~ WHICH, 'ney ha'e peeh perinea'eu uhuer re-
pvnoan ,u'o, anu "h,cn tnat party mas SHOWN
No. a., a,,", anu unwn,i.s'o crauica,e ,hey De
~ VI .io peope as is requisiVe
..v y, .ne government economically
"s,.,n.n, -, an' 'nav import uu'ies shouiu oe 30
'l, 80 , :. V'ion "pphoaV'on as 10 prevent uh-
-. nv. ouiuso piouuo'Ne INDUSTRIES u.
~ JUG. po,isa''oh W iaoor, ou'noe
.o' 'ooVeI honopolesi ,hey uenounce the
,,,o .,,a..,, ~, " .no PN'oy 'haV ."o peo-
-, " VeAou W ia'Se surplus iuho iof 'he
" government 10 uistrioute among the
ov".e' % .ne peopic snouiu only DC taxed so muoh
% .o.oiu'og 'iiuispensaoie ior the irugai con'
uooo VI 'neir anirs-hoV one cent 1or surplus ana
~, ,' eoea's .aaa'on' me eAis'ing surplus III
,'...l, snouiu W iaieh'uliy appheo 10 ehe
.no puo.'o uepv' inc money hot need
,oo,n ~ ,0o y, ,.e sosernen. snouu re-
=, .no pooho.s VI one peopie' iothis ehu we
,,,on,o, Y, 'ho piesch. ss SUM vi
n ,no ,,oo,,a - y, ienoi uei'aiiuou
hrraon tno,, ,o, o. "''u
eaeon, an ~, ov,,saa U.v sno"iu
to tho co,nas,o a., a. ~, - a.
the d,on,tv 90 ,r,oroa ,anon ,s ,s anu uea'nu
American c,,,1ens a, nan,a ~ u -, WV ,sn.o VI
e,st on re,er,,,n,, Tho ,,rh,,o ,a,,,a o..
tIers-not ono,nor ooro ,ar oo,,,,a..,Iau 80
,,,r,hor aoc,or, thot ""' '"''
Tno o,,.,,s',a,., .aa. ,,-
hoe v,n,,o.,o, ,,,o .,o,,,.a. :, -, - 80
~ ,vos o,ootaa "a ~, ,,,,u,.,,. ,,,.e,,,,-..e
co,roooo,s o~aro,ao -, ,,,o a.'aa1,.' ".u
eervs 1ho unnna,,ao, ar,uosa,,o -, w
and M ,be neon,e a, tho nono,non,,a,,,,, r''
q The romantics en,orced hv tha ,or,ooro,,
bouse of ranroSont tive, a na d, ,,o ,o,au.. :,
state oovernment which have nas.od ,n,or 49,
cratic control ond tho oho,,,io ~, ao,. n,.as.
that were a burden 10 the people, give assurance
that the extension OF That control to other DEPART
meh's Oh the state government VIII be accompani-
ca py real reforms OF the extravaganza and irregl-
larltles which have prevailed under the republican
public ,nonevs ore for nr,,,o rsos ona ou
Appropriations sbou,d he the suh,ects ~ r,oId
scrutiny, TO the end that these uses may be served
WITHOUT personal or local favoritsm waste or pecu-
latlon
4. The long continued abuses and spoliation OF
the state treasury, and the defiance Of law by its
management make essential radical reform, so
that large funds shall not be accumulated by tax.
alton OF the people, to be distributed among the
favored repositories OF state officials but that all
surplus in excess of the immediate necessities OF
the state government shall be invested in interest
bearing state or federal securities until 1t may be
applied to the extinguishment OF the state