Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-08-25
RESOLUTIONS.

RESOLUTIONS.
The following are the resolutions
that were passed by the Convention:
FIRST. The Democracy of Pennsyl-
vania in convention assembled do de-
clare that we reaffirm the Chicago
platform of 1884 approved by the
people in the election of Cleveland
and Hendricks. That we favor a Just
and fair revision of the revenue laws
in accordance with the letter and
spirit of that declaration of Demo
cratic principles and in such revision
care should be taken that such
changes shall be made in spirit of
fairness to all interests and without
depriving American labor of the abil
ity to successfully compete with for
eign labor and without imposing low
er rates of duty than viii be ample
to cover any increased cost of pro-
duction which may exist in conse-
quence of the higher rate of wages
prevailing in this community.
SECOND. That we indorse the Dem
ocratic reform administration of Pres
ident Cleveland 1t has given con-
fidence to the business industries of
the country, purged the departments
of corruption, checked extravaganza,
discouraged class legislation and mo-
nopolies, elevated the civil service
from the partisan debasement to
which it had been reduced by previ-
Gus administrations and has made
the people of the United States feel
assured confidence in the perpetuity
and safety of the nation.
THIRD. That we indorse the Dem
ocratic reform administration of Gov
ernor Pattison. 1t has rescued the
Commonwealth froIn fragrant corrup-
ton, vigilantly guarded the public
treasury, scrupulously protected the
rights of the people, economically
administered the government, ear
nestly endeavored to enforce every
provision of she Constitution, reform
ed the management of State institu-
tions, exposed and corrected abuse
in the soldiers orphans schools, re
deemed the Pardon Board from scan
dals and executed all promises made
by the candidates and party in 1882.
FOURTH. That we sympathize with
labor in its efforts to make industrial
and moral worth, not money, the true
standard of individual and national
greatness, and to secure to the work
ers the full enjoyment of the wealth
they create and sufficient leisure in
which to develope their intellectual
and social faculties, and to this end
we desire the enlargement of the bu-
reau of statistics, the abrogation of
all laws that do not bear equally
upon capital and labor, and the pre-
vention of the hiring out of convict
labor, the adoption of measures pro-
viding for the health and safety and
indemnification of injuries of those
employed in mining, manufacturing
and building industries, the enact
ment of laws by which labor organi
cations may be incorporated and ar
bitration extended and enforced, and
a suitable apprenticeship act for the
purpose OF creating better class of
artisans and mechanics: the prohibi
ton of the employment of children
under fourteen years of age in work
shops, mines and factories; the strict
and exact enforcement of the laws
relating to pluck-me stores and store
orders and those relating to the ac-
counting of industrial works; the
appointment of inspectors to carry
out these provisions and rigid en-
forcement of existing emigration laws
to exclude pauper, contract and as
sisted emigration.
FIFTH. That we pledge ourselves
to the enforcement of articles sixteen
and seventeen of the State Constitu-
ton relative to private corporations,
railroads and canals by appropriate
Legislation.
SIXTH. That the State and local
tax laws should be SO altered and
amended as to relieve farms and real
estate from its present unfair and
large proportion of taxation, and
equalize the same SO that personal
estate would be made to pay its Just
part.
RESOLVED. That we lament the
death of the Democratic leaders who
upheld their political principles
through years of distrust injustice
and wrong. Death does not dissolve
the tie with which their virtues bound
US. Our party inspirations and hope
come from the memory of lives and
labors given to the service of our
country. We lament the death of
him whose life was happily prolonged
until the wrong done in 1876 was
made right, the Vice President,
Thomas A. Hendricks. From Dem
ocratic councils has been taken the
presence, but not the influence, of
the purity of character, the lofty pa
triotism of the beloved soldier and
citizen, George B. Mcclellan. We
mourn the loss of the venerable
statesman, who elevated his party
with the wisdom and integrity of
Horatio Seymour. We know how