The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-04-16
pENNsrLKANIA DENooRA rs.
Ringing Res0latioRs Ad0pfed IA lrhieht the
RepH6licdR Party Is ReATrGigRed for
ne Frauds o. 1876 hiDlited Tariff
and the Abolition Of Internal


ALLFNTowN, Pa, April 9.-The
Democratic State Convention met
here this morning A permanent
organization was effected, and the
Convention proceeded ut once TO
the business before it.
No instructions was given or
preference expressed, other than
are contained in the platform, al
though every mention of Randalls
name by the speakers was hailed
with cheers. The following is the
platform:
L. "The Democratic party of
Pennsylvania in State Convention
declars its unalterable determination
to maintain those principles of the
Government ordained by the feder-
al Constitution and their interpre-
tation which the founders of the
party settled and made known"
- We arc against centraliza-
ton, monopoly, eXtravagant eXpen-
ditures. subsidies and dcbi sement Of
the civil service to PARTISAN spolia-
ton.
"3. We believe that the elector-
al fraud of 1S7G-77, by which Sam
uel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hen
bricks were cheated out of the of
fees Of president and vice presi-
dent to which they were fairly
elected. was the most deadly blow
ever aimed at our system ofrepre-
sentative government, and the duty
of driving from power the men and
the party who made that fraud
triumphant is the most sacred obi
cation ever imposed on the con
science of freemen."
-. We favor the tariff for revenue
liminted to the necessities of the
government. economically admins
tered and so adjusted in its applica-
ton rs to prevent unequal burdens,
encourage productive Industries at
home and afford just compensation
to labor, but not to create or foster
mOnopOlies; and to this end we
favor the abolition Of the internal
revenue system Of taxes, and such
an adjustment of the existing tariff
duties as viii be consistent with
these principles.
Every legitimate effort of labor
to better its condition, enhance its
reward and protect its rights COM
mands the sympathy and support
of the Democratic party. Imperta-
ton under contract for foreign pau
per labor is an evil which should be
remedied by just legislation. The
sixth and seventh resolutions relate
to State matters. The eighth and
and last is as follows:
"Resolved, That Samuel J. Ran
dali is the choice of the Democrats
of PENNSYLVANIA as the candidate of
their party for President. By long
and faithful public service he has
illustrated his unfaiterlng devotion
to high political principles and feal-
ty TO the Democratic party, and his
honesty and honor, his capacity and
courage, his faithful labers and his
signal abilities have mcrited and
won for him the confidence and sup
port of the people Of the United |
States
After the adoption of the platform,
a committee was sent to invite Ran
dali to address the Convention. He |
soon appeared and briefly thanked I
he Convention for the honor they /
mad done him in their expressions
n his behalf saying 81 do not at
ribute this action in any degree in
ny personal merits. On the CON
rary l recognize and realize it as
IN approval of the resolute and
course which l have pur-
ued in Congress in the advocacy
md defence of those cardinal prin-
.iplcs, advocated by Jefferson Jack
on, Polk and Buchanan. As that
las been me in the past, so it will
&c TO the end.