Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-06-13

serri'ire party o. M.rgl.l.4 as
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n tSts STATE iIon the questions 7o~ osf'1S a
people OF the Uutei States
Flrst That Ne adhere SIth rrnesrl Eee q
the ae l-considsrri declaration. of The N.sinu
al Democratic Conventions Of $50 and EsSa
.ni We demand reform in every Department %
the NsiIoaaI Government hat siisG ths
no reform i possible 30 long ~ the gorrrn
meat - directed by party which : under ihr
iOmjaioa Of false doctrines and animated hy
normous 9scuni,ry Interests IN the perpe,aa.
tisn Of existing abuses The first Elf, nal s,.l
n tn reform Of our gorernue1: must ne ian
damsntd change ia tbs policy Of is admins
iration
Sseoai That every branch Of the Na,iona
Government shall be conducted upon pria, ip.c.
OF the slriciest economy sud 10 more fryenu,
shall lie raised ia "A - actually required for the
proper expenses Of the government aHi fsi the
gradual extinction OF the p4blic debt. aai
therefore We insist upon revision sad slepli-
fcation OF the present tariff aud such rcdR.lion
10 the taxes which are levied upon an oyeFbur.
deued People as " i'll relieve the treasury d the
large surplus which now annually aoCumaAies
lheyein and is standing temptation 10 extra
vagAace aud corruption that duty should
be imposed upon anv article above the lcNrs;
EtNt utNA W lt itiI Rlit iai EtSh b4tf'
enue that the mailman revenue duty Should
be imposed upon lnxuries that The dafls be
So imposed to operate as equally as po,,i Die
throughout every part OF the Union, and not
discriminate either Tor or against any clas or
section.
/ Taird That We denounce any scheme which
proposes to distribute the surplus revenue the
treasury among the States a. utterl, rrpug ant
i TO the Constitution.
| Fourth. That We are opposed TO the sstem
of subsidies by the General Government nier
which, during the period of republican scsn-
dancy, political combinations aud corportiOns
profled al the peoples expense.
/ Ftuh. That the democratic conSsryAtiv par
/ IS is ih- friend of labor aud of the labring
mar and il pledges itself to every proper Hort
TO protect him in his just lights, and to aiance
his material interests.
| SiIth That the recent financial d-slOp-
! ments in New York and other cities have so n
! that additional and more effective legistiou
| is required, or a more faithful administration
of the national bank department at Washington
| is necessary, 10 the end that the manages of
the mpneyed in titutous of the countrymay
be held to a more rigid accountability &c the
execution Of their great trust.
SepsHti. That the Interests ofthe wholpeo-
pie require that the civil-service system tlr
r
the appointment and continued service othor
est and capable men.
| Eighth. That the great fraud of lS76-'7
which, on the false count Of two States all
through the to 7poitirsl jnggle-ihe elcto.
| al commiSsion-the candidates defeated "A. II
polls were declared TO be the President an
Vice President, instead of ) ,mueI J. Tides an
Thomas A. Hendricks, who had been trul
elected, struck deadly blow at our system {
Republican Government, and the Democracy 1
the United States will never cease the asittiS
through which that gross wrong shall VT ,
righted by majority of the electoral votes
the American pe0pls."
/ Among the nominees for Delegate
Large was Mr. Thomas NJ. Lanahan,
Baltimore ci y. Mr.. John Gill, Sr stat,
that Mr. Lanahan had tod him that Il
had voted tor Garfield. This stateme
caused considerable excitement Mr.. La
ahan, not being in the convention, was i
formed by telephone of Mr.. Gill's sat
ment, when he at once ordered his name
be withdrawn.
With the excep ion of this incident
Convention was entirely harmonious, al
there was a universal sentiment for
nomination and election of the old tick
-Tilden and Hendricks.
The Convention adjourned sine die.