Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-05
THE POLITICAL FIELD.
Three State Conventions Held Yesterday
and the Work They Accomplished.

At the Pennsylvania democratic convention
at Harrisburg yesterday Congressman J. B.
Riley was made permanent chairman and Ed
ward A. Bigler was nominated for state treas
urer. The platform contains ten planks, the
most interesting Of which is that upon the tariff,
as follows:
ave applaud the action Of President Cleve-
land and our democratic representatives in
Congress looking to tariff tax reform and we
reafirm the declaration Of principles made by
the democracy of the Union at st. Louis in 1888,
especially that demanding arevision and reduc-
ton Of tariff taxes for the relief at once Of
American labor. American industries and Amer.
lean taxpayers by the repeal Of such tariff taxes
as now invite and protect monopoly, q greed
that lessons production, lessons employment of
labor, decreases wages and increases cost to
consumers, and by the admission of raw mate
rial free of duty in all cases where it will enlarge
our product multiply our markets and increase
demand for labor"
The republican party is arraigned for deeds
OF omission and commission, the Australian
ballot system is advocated, sympathy is ex-
tended to the flood sufferers, Mr. Gladstone's
course is commended and the following was the
resolution as to pensions:
while we favor a liberal system Of pensions
to such veterans of the late war as have been
honorably discharged and who, from wounds or
other physical infrmities, have been rendered
unfit for manual or other labor. we deem it I'M
just to that large class of faithful soldiers of
the Union who take just pride in the heroic
achievements OF their comrades in arms that
there should be added to the pension roll the
names OF any who are not qualified therefor
by reason of honorable and faithful service in
the line of duty.
speeches.
Prohibition Conventions.
The Massachusetts prohibition convention at
worcester yesterday nominated DIR. John
Blackman of Springfield for governor, and B.
+. Sturtevant Of Jamaica Plains for lieutenant
governor. The committee on resolutions re-
porte d the platform, which upon the subject of
local option says: "While we sustain local
option in town, county and state, we also
recognize its inadequacy to contend with O
trafnc aggressively organized throughout the
nation. We look to state and national prohi-
bltlon anticipating the sale of intoxicating
drinks by preventing their manufacture as the
only sound method" Upon the subject Of high
license the platform says: 1--WE heartily reject
high license as opposed to experience and
utterly misleading in its promises. 1t extends
mercenary Inducements it puts the business
in the hands of the most efficient and increases
with them the motives of sale"
The attendance at the New York prohibition
at Syracuse yesterday was not so
large as year ago. Prof. Hopkins, chairman,
IN his speech, said the democratic party was as
much the liquor party as it ever was, and
the republican party more SO. The COM
mlttee on finance reported through Dele
gate c. III. Mead that there was a deficiency
Of -, 300 last fall Counties which pledged to
support them had failed in their contribution
SIX thousand dollars is needed to pay defcien-
cies and meet expenses of the coming cam
palgn. Over $4,000 was subscribed.