Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-10
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
RANDALL THE DEMOCRATIC
CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT.

He Thanks the State Convention for the
COmpliment-A Revenue Limited to
the Necessities of the Government the
Text of the Tariff Plank
ALLENTOWN, PA, April 9.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention assembled here
to-day, and discharged its mission with
entire harmony and good humOr, and
with complete unanimity, and adjourned
sine die at $3.50 O'Clock this afternoon.
No instructions were given or prefer
ences expressed, other than are contained
in the platform, although every mention
of Mr.. RandalPs name by the speakers
was hailed with cheers. The following is
the platform:
First The Democratic party of Pennsvl-
vania, IN state Convention, declares its un-
alterable determination to maintain those
principles OF government ordained by the
which the founders of the party
settled and made known, and de-
nounces the late attempts by agents of the
federal government to Overturn these princi-
pies by judicial legislation and executive
usurpaticns.
Second. We are against Capitalization,
monopoly, eXtravagant expenditures, subsi-
dles and debasement Of the civil service to
partisan spOliatiOn.
Third. We believe that the electoral fraud
Of lSs6-77, by which Samuel J. Tiiden and
ThOs. a. Hendricks were cheated ont OF the
offices OF President and Vice President, to
which they were fairly elected. was the most
deadly blow ever aimed ut our system of
representative government. and the duty of
driving from power the men and party who
made that fraud triumphant is the most sacred
obligation ever imposed upon the consciences
OF freemen.
THE TARIFF PLANK.
Fourti. We favor tariff for revenue. linz
tied 10 the necessities of the government eco
nomically administered and s. adjusted in its
Application as 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 will be consistent with
these principles.
Fifth. Every legitimate effort of labor to
better It's condition, enhance its rewards and
protect Its rights commands the sympathy
and support of the Democratic party The
importation under contract of foreign pauper
labor Is an evil which should be remcdied by
just legislation.
The sixth and seventh resolutions relate to
State matters.
RANDALL FOR PRESIDENT.
The eighth and last is as follows:
Resotced, That Samuel J. Randall is the
choice of the Democracy of Pennsylvania as
the candidate of their party for President
By long and faithful public service he has
illustrated his unfaltering devotion TO high
political principle, and his fealty to the Demo-
VI dSAC pditAf MS uOutSby anu nOnOf, nIs
capacity and courage. his faithful labors and
signal abilities have merited and won for him
the confidence and support of the people of
the United States
After the adoption Of the platform the
committee was appointed to invite Mr..
Randall to address the convention. He
soon appeared, and briefly thanked the con-
ventiOn for the honor they had done him
in their expressions in his behalf, saying:
do not attribute this action IN any degree
to my personal merits; on the contrary. /
recognize and realize it as an approval of the
resolute and aggressive course which / have
pursued IN Congress in advocacy and defense
OF those cardinal principles advocated bv
jefferson, Jackson, Polk and Buchanan AS
to the end