The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-05
THE STATE CONVENTION
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DEM
OCRATS IN SESSION.

Edward A. BiGler Nominated for
state Treasurer, and a strong
and vigorous Platform Adopted
with Hearty Cheers.
HARRISBURG, Pa, September 4.-Thc
Democratic State convention assembled
here this morning.
After recess J. B. Riley, of Schuylkill
county, was made permanent chairman.
There were no contests. The platform
was read and adopted, the different planks
being greeted with hearty cheers.
Foran, ofPhladelphia, presented reso-
luton which was unanimously adopted,
commenting the course of Gladstone in
his attitude toward the Irish people.
Edward A. Bigler, of Clcartield county,
was nominated for State Treasurer on
first ballot and the convention adjourn
ed.
The platform declares:
/. That all powers not expressly
granted to the general government are
withheld and sacred; the observance OF
the rule of the construction contained in
he tent h amendment to the constitution
itself is essential to the preservation OF
the principles of home rule and of pure,
honest, and economical government,
to the end that labor may not be rob-
bed of the bread it has earned.
2 We applaud the action of President
Cleveland and our Democratic repre-
sentatives i'll Congress looking to tariff
tax reform and we reaffirm the declara-
ton of principles made by the Democracy
of the Union at st. Louis in 1888,
especially, that demanding the revision
and reduction of tariff taxes for the re-
lief at once of American labor, Ameri-
can industries, and American taxpayers
by the repeal of such tariff taxes as now
invite and protect monopoly; greed
that lessons production, lessons the en-
ployment of labor decreaStS wages, and
increases the cost to consumers; and by
the admission of raw material free of
duty i'll all cases where it will enlarge our
product, multiply our markets and in
crease demand for labor.
3. We regard trusts in whatever form
organized, as the result of the existing
monopoly tariff and we demand a re-
peal of such tariff taxes as will enable
them to control domestic production by
unlawful combination, and to cXtort
from the people eXorbitant prices for their
products.
A. We accept the decision of the people
of Pennsylvania rendered by the ballot
on the proMibitory amendment, as a de-
claratIon in favor of reasOnble, Just,
and effective regulation of the traffic in
ardent spirits. We hold that the agree
ment OF the Republican party through
its representatives in the legislature to
the proposed prohibitory amendment to
the Constitution, and it's defeat at the
polls in spite of a Republican majority of
$4,000 votes, are facts that establish,
beyond doubt, the hypocrisy of the Re
publican leaders i'll their treatment of the
question Of prohibition.
5, 6, and 7, condemn the Republican
administration Of State affairs.
8. Favors the Australian ballot sys-
tenn.
0. That sufferers by the recent floods
have our sincere sympathy; and that
while we dcprecate and condemn the
on the part of the State
by which relief to our sorely
afflicted tellow-citizens has been un-
delayed, we urge our repre-
in the legislature to take such
action as will give sub
stantial relief to the stricken COM
munitics.
10. While we favor liberal system of
pension to such veterans of our late war
as have been honorably discharged, and
who, from wounds or other physical in
have been rendered unfit for
or other labors, we deem it un-
ust to that large class of those faithful
soldiers of the Union, who take just pride
n the heroic achievements of their com
aides in arms, that there should be added
10 the pension roll the names of any who
are not qualified therefor by reason of
and faithful service in the line
of duty.