Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-09
THE pLAIFO Bsi.

The Resolutions Adopted by the Convention
SPECIAL Dispatch To the lSrgLLIaEFCSR.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, April 0-The resolu-
tions committee adopted the following
/. The Democratic party of Pennsylya
MIA in state convention met, declares its
upalterable determination to maintain
those principles of government ordained
by the federal constitution and their true
Interpretation which tho founders of the
party settled aud made known, and de.
nounces the late attempts by the agents
of the federal government TO oVerturn
these principles by judicial legislation and
executive usurpation.
2. We are against Capitalization,
monopoly, extravagaLt expenditure, sub
sides and a debasement OF the civil service
to partisan spoliation.
8. We believe that tho electoral fraud
ID 1876 II, by which Samuel ]. Tilden and
Thos. A Hendricks were cheated out of
the Office of president u vice president,
to which they we're fan j. elected, was the
most deadly blow ever aimed at our sys
TEN of repres ntative government, aud the
duty of driving from power the men and
party who made that fraud triumphant, is
the most sacred obligation ever imposed
upon the oonscences of freemeD.
4. We favor a tariff for revenue limited
to the necessities Of tho government
economically administered and so ad.
justed in its application as to pre-
vent unequal burdens and enoour,
age productive industries at home and
afford just compensation to labor, but not
to create and foster monOpOlies and to
this end we favor the abolition of the iu
ternal revenue system of taxes, and such
adjustment Of the existing tariff duties as
In or xpif nrn nj
8. Every legitimate effort of labor to
| better its condition, advance it's rewards
and protect its rights, commands sympa.
Thy and support of the Democratic party.
The importation under contract of foreign
pauper labor is an evil which should b.
remedied by judicious legislation.
| Q We favor the enforcement OF the con
stitution of Pennsylvania in its every arti.
Gle and section, and especially demand the
regulation by law in accordance herewith
of the corporations of tho state,
the equalization of the tax laws, the ap
preparation of public money to public uses
only, an honest management of the state
treasury and rigid enforcement of the laws
governing it.
7, The refusal of tho Republican mem.
bers of the Legislature to agree to just
apportionment OF the state was a iiagrant
violation of the constitution, for unworthy
partisan purposes. We denounce their
course ; we approve the determination
of the Democratic governor, representa-
tives and senators to insist upon an hcnes
and iair appoTtionment, and We commend
tho present Democratic state administra
tion for its maintenance of the oonstitu
tion, its enforcement of the law aud it
honest and ca pablo discharge of publi
duties.
Indorting Randall.
Res0lUed, That Sam'l j. Randall is tn
choice of tho Democrats of Pennsylvania
as the candidate of the party for presi
, dent. BY long faithful public ser
, vices he has illustrated unfalterin
devotion to high political principl
and fealty to the Democratic party. Hi
: honesty and honor his capacity and cour
, age, his faithful labors and signal abilitie
have merited and won for him contidenc
a and support of the people OF the unite'
States. w. U. IL.
r All for Randall.
: ALLENTOWN, April Gas the thir
resolution was read tho conventiO
broke into cheers. The planks relating
tariff, labor and state administration, wei
= applauded, but the most hearty chez
D were given and repeated again and aga
+ when the last resolution referring to RAJ
4 dali was read.
. The platform as read was adopted an
!, loud cries made for Randall.
/. motion to appoint a committee TO call upC
II that gentleman and invite him to appei
d before the convention was quickly mac
and es quickly adopted and pending Il