Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-02
PENNSYLVANLA
The Democratic COnventfOn-FrEncipI
 Of the PIatform-The Candidates Put in

The Democratic COnventfOn-Frlncipls
 Of the PIatform-The Candidates Put in
 Nomination.
 HARRISBURG, Aug. 1.-The Democratic con- vention assembled at 1o:15 a. m., and was called to order by Chairman Rensel. The list of delegates was called, and for the first time in many years no contested seats were announced. Robert E. Wright, of Lehigh county, was chosen temporary chairman by exclamation, together with the necessary of- ficers for the transaction of the preliminary business. A resolution that the committee on credentials. permanent organization and resolutions consist of one delegate from each Congressional district, to be named by the delegates, was adopted, and the convention adjourned until ? o'clock.
 The convention reassembled at o'clock. when the committee on permanent organiza-
 ton presented it's report. Hon. R. B. James, of Northampton, was named for permanent chairman, while the temporary secretaries were continued. Mir. James upon taking the chair delivered an enthusiastic speech which awakened considerable response. The com mittee on resolutions reported the annexed platform, which was adopted:
 The Democracy of Pennsylvania. true to the fundamental faith of their party, reassert their belief in strict construction and rigid enforcement of the federal constitution. They uphold the sanctity of personal liberty, the security of private property and the rights of local self government. They be- lieve in the genuine and deep reaching civil service reform which consists in the election to office of honest, intelligent, capable and courageous public servants, who will faith. fully administer their trust and who will be held to strict accountability for such 8 dis charge of it and who will redeem and purge the departments of the general government from that corruption and frau1 with which they have been permeated undb Republican rule and which that party has shown itself unable and unwilling to eradi- cate. They believe in such taxation of the people as is requisite for the necessities of the government economically administered, and that the duties should be so adjusted in their application as to prevent unequal burdens, encourage productive in- dustries at home and afford just eompensa. ton to labor, but not to create or foster mo- nopolies. They demand that the govern ment should redeem all it's express and inn piled obligations as 70 the colnage, that It shall maintain and defend the dignity of American labor and the rights of American citizens at home and abroad. They insist on reserying the public lands for actual settlers, not another acre for corporations, and they further declare that the administra- tion of Governor Pattison has vindicated the pledges of reform upon which he was elected and his upright, Intelligent and cour- aeeous exercise of the executive power de- serves the unqualified approbation of his par ty and of the people of the commonwealth. The economies enforced by the Democratic House of Representatives and ID the depart 1 ments of State government which have pass ed under Democratic control, and the abo- lition of useful offices that were l a burden upon the people. give assurance that the exten- sion of the control to these departments