Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-07-09
Democratic Ticket in Pennsylvania.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED,

THE PLATFORM ADOPTED,
The Pennsylvania democratic State con-
vention met last Wednesday in Scranton
and nominating the following ticket:
Robert Emory Pattison, of Philadelphia,
for Governor.
x Chauncey F. Black, of York, for Lieuten-
ant Governor.
William H. Barclay, of Pittsburg, for
secretary of internal affairs.
The following platform was adopted
The democracy of Pennsylvania BY their
representatives in State convention assem-.
bIed, renewing their former pledges of fidel.
ity and devotion to the reserved rights of
the people and the State do declare:
First-That ballot reform is necessary.
and to this end we recommend the adop.
ton of such system as the Australian bal
lot law.
Second-That tariff reform is necessary in
order that both producers and consumers
may be relieved from the burden of unneces-
sary taxation.
Third-That State and local reform is
necessary in order that the taxation for
county, municipal and township purposes
may be equitably adjusted and the unjust
dSdlu6b ldUu I6m6QleO.
Fourth-That the law requiring that the
surplusi in the State treasury shall be invest.
ed in State or United States bonds must be
observed and executed.
Fifth-We invite comparison of the cour-
age, fidelity and integrity of the admins
tration of Grover Cleveland with the du-
plicity, vacillation and corrupt surround.
ings of the present federal administration.
Sixth-The silence OF M. s. Quay under
the charges which have been made against
him through the public press can only be
interpreted as confession of his guilt, and
his retention of a seat in the United States
Senate while refusing to demand legal in
vestigation of these charges is national
scandal. We accept the issue of Quayism
as now rendered by the republican State con-
vention and committee.
Seventh-We arra1gn the republican par.
ty for its usurpation of power in the ad-
ministration of the federal government; for
placing in the chair of the House Speaker
who has been enabled by them to become a
dictator and to usurp the power of legislat-
ing for the representatives of the whole peo-
pie; for its open disregard of the provisio ms
OF the civil service law, which the President
of its own choice was solemnly pledged to
support; for its ceaseless efforts to promote
sectional strife and disturb the business
tranquility of the country; for its lavish and
reckless expenditure of public moneys; for
its passage through the House of Represen-
tatives of a tariff bill which increases the
taxes on necessaries, reduces only those
laid upon luxuries, and is calculated to
promote and foster trusts; for its failure to
enforce the laws against the Importation of
contract and pauper laborers; for its at
tempt to pass federal election law design
ed to excite race war: for its discrimina-
ton and legislation against the agricultural
interests, which has greatly reduced the
value of farm lands; for its indifference to
the rights of labor, its defeat of the labor
bills in the last Legislature and its failure
to enforce articles 16 and II of the constitu.
tion by proper legislation.
Eighth-We sympathize with the rela-
tives and friends of the victims of the appal-
ling disaster at the Hill Farm mines, and
demand of the Legislature the prompt en-
actment of additional measures for the more
efectual protection of the lives of miners.
Ninth-We commend favorably to the
consideration of our Senators and Represen-
tatives in Congress the claims of the citi-
zens of our border counties for losses sus.
tanned during the rebellion.
Recalling with pride the glories of our
party's past, rejoicing in the majesty of its
present strength, and looking forward to it's
steady triumph throughout the country, we
confidently appeal to the intelligence of the
people of Pennsylvania for their active and
enthusiastic support of the political reforms
this day inscribed upon the standard of the
united, progressive and aggressive democ-
racy.