Daily globe., 1883-08-02

cratic state convention assembled at 1O:IE
this morning and was called to order by
| Chairman Hensel in a few remarks. a
list of delegates was called, and for the
| hrst time in many years no contested seats
were announced. Robert E. Wright, OF
| Lehigh county, was chosen temporary
| chairman by acclamation. together with
the necessary officers for the transaction of
! preliminary business. A resolution that
committees on credentials, permanent or
| ganlzation, and credentials, consist of one
| delegate from each congressional district,
| to be named by delegates was adopted, and
the covention adjourned until o. m. The
| convention was very harmonious, and indi-
| cations point to the transaction of busi-
ness with dispatch. Robert E. James. of
Northampton, will be elected as perma-
nent chairman
The following is the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions: The Democracy
of Pennsylvania, true to fundamental
faith OF their party, reassert their belief
IN strict construction and rigid enforce
ment of the federal constitution. They
uphold sanctity of personal liberty, the
security of private property and the
rights of local elf-government. They be-
lieve in that genuine and deep reaching civil
servic reform, which consists in the cleo
tlon to office of honest, intelligent, capable
and courageous public servants,
who will faithfully administer their
trust and who will be held to strict account
ability for such discharge of it, and who
will redeem and purge the departments O. f
the general government from that corrup-
ton and fraud with which they have been
permeated under Republican rule, and
which that party has shown itself unable
and unwilling to eradicate. They believe
in such taxation of the people as is requi.
site for the necessities of the government,
economically administered, and that i'm
port duties should be so operated 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 monopoly. They denounce the
proposition of the Republican party that
the people should be taxed to raise a sur
plus fund for the federal government to
distribute among the states. The people
should only be taxed so much as is abso-
lutely indispensable for the frugal conduct
of their affairs one cent for surplus
ing surplus in the treasury should be faith
fully applied to the payment of the public
debt, and the money not needed for the
expenses of the government should remain
in the pockets of the people.
To this end we favor the entire abolition
of the present system of internal taxation,
as measure of relief demanded by the
people from an unnecessary and unequal
ment should redeem all its express and i'm
piled obligations as to coinage. That it
shall maintain and defend the dignity of
the American and the rights of American
citizens at home and abroad. They insist
on the reserving of public lands for actual
settlers-not another acre for corpora
tions-ahd they further declare that from
the first the administration OF Governor
Pattison has indicated the pledges of re-
fo-m. upon which it was elected, and his
upright, Intelligent and courageous exer-
else of the executive power, deserves'the
unqualified appreciation of his party and
the people of the commonwealth.
Second-The economies enforced by the
Democratic house of representatives in
the departments of the state government
which have passed under Democratic con-
troll and the abolition of useless offices that
were burden upon the people, give as
surance that the extension of that control
to other departments of the state govern
ment will be accompanied by real reforms
upon the extravaganza and Irregularities
which have prevailed under Republican
administration.
Third-Public moneys are for public
uses and all appropriations should be sub
ject to rigid scrutiny to the end that these
uses may be served without personal or
local favoritism, waste or peculation.
Fourth-The long continued abuses and
spoliatlon of the state treasury und the
defiance of law by its management, make
essential radical reform, SO that large
funds shall not be accumulated by the tax
alton OF the people and distributed among
favored depositors by state ofici is, but
that all surplus in excess OF the immediate
necessities of the state government shall
be invested in interest bearing state or
federal securities. We commend the gov
ernor for convening an extra session to
enforce obedience 10 the law. We counsel
the Democratic members of the legisla-
ture TO insist upon that obedience. The
cost in money is not to be weighed against
the cost of broken constitution, violated
duty and denial Of the rights of the people.
Sixth-The long continued immunity
from punishment for political and other
crimes, which offenders have enjoyed under
the Republican control of the pardon
board have been terminated by the seIec-
ton to that body of Democrats who have
a regard for their oaths and duties and
who exercise their responsible Office with
out fear or affection.
Seventh-The sixteenth and seventeenth
articles of the state constitution regulat-
ing private corporations, railroads or
canals are the supreme law of the COM
monwealth governing them and these pro-
visions of law should be enforced intheir
full vigor and meaning by appropriate
legislation. ExtortioDs and fraudulent
DETERMINATIONS are crimes and should be
punished as such.
Eighth-That the action of the leoisla-
ture in passing laws to protect honest
workingmen from being brought into COM
petition with convict laborers, is to be
commended, and that the Democratic
house of representatives is deserving of
special approval Tor originating measures
looking to that end
Ninth-Every legitimate effort of labor
to better It's condition, enhance it's reward
and protect its rirhks commands the svu