St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-04
WRIGHT And TiLDEN.
Strong and Sterling Hen
Nominated By Keystone
Democrats.
The Campaign to Be Made on
State Issues Of Living
Interest.
A Platform Adopted That
Speaks Truth in Every
Paragraph.
COnppnSSman Oates DoaS Mot
Congressman Oates Does Not
Fear Enmity Of the Alli-
anee.

OihO3 dss pCpbs w III
Robert E. Wright, of Allentown, for
auditor general, A. L. Tilden for state
treasurer and a platform that will ap-
peal to the party generally, the repre-
sentativeS of the Democracy of Pen n
sylvania assembled in convention to-
day feel that they have accomplished
something worth eXulting over. The
proceedings of the convention were
characterized by the greatest harmony,
and nothing occurred to disturb the
programme as outlined in last nights
dispatches. William F. Harrity, secre-
tary of the commonwealth, assisted by
Attorney General Henzel and others,
conducted the preliminary work, aud
so wisely that there is no show of oppo-
sition to anything that was on the slate.
All signs of faction were obliterated,
and, so far as possible, anything that
would engender discord was carefully
eliminated. not only from the platform,
but the convention proceedings. Cleve-
lands name aroused the most enthusi-
astic applause, but that of Gov. Patter-
son elected a demonstration scarcely
less hearty. There was a pronounced
sentiment in ia vor of constitutional
convention pure and simple, but the
qualified Endorsement declaring for re-
vision Of the fundamental law limited to
ballot reform, was gracefully accepted
as compromise. The severe arraign-
ment of the Republican officials for
dertliction in the charge of their duties
is causing considerable comment. but it
is regarded as the keynote of the cam
/ paign and the signal for more of the
same sort of hot shot.
Promptly at 10:30 o'clock Chairman
Kerr. of the state committee, called the
convention to order, the opera house
being filled with representative gath
ering OF the Democrats of the state.
For temporary chairman IL. Willis
Bland, of Reading, was unanimously
chosen.
Scoring the Unfalthful.
In his speech Mr.. Bland said: "Never
in the history of the party has cam
paign been begun under more aus
pIcious or promising conditions; never,
as now, was the public heart and the
public mind so deeply wrought upon;
never before did the public so deeply
feel the necessity for change in the
administration Of public affairs; never
before was the feeling so strong that
the ticket put in nomination would be
duty to the people that we turn out the
republican vampires who are now
prostitutlng the public offices all over
the state. 1t is a shameful thing
that the state treasurer, auditor general,
mercantile appraisers and great news
papers of Philadelphia should join in a
conspiracy to plumber the treasury.
The offices must be wrenched from the
grasp Of the spollsmen of the Repub-
lIcan party, who have for the last twen-
| ty-five years held them through prosti-
| tuition and abuses.
AT the conclusion of BANDS speech
the business Of the convention was be-
gun. Congressman William Mutchler
was made chairman of the committee on
resolutions, and committee to select
delegates at large to constitutional con-
ventions was also appointed. Commit
tees on credentials and permanent or
ganization were also appointed, and the
convention at IL o'clock took recess
until 1880. The afternoon session of
the convention began at o'clock Hon.
| George w. Skinner, of Fulton county,
was made permanent chairman, and
when conducted to the platform made
telling speech on state issues. unmerci-
fully scoring recalcitrant Republican
offlclals, and presenting complete and
|. damnlng review or official unfaithful-
ness to duty. MFR. SINNERS speech
! thoroughly aroused the audience, and at
its conclusion Congressman Mutchler,
| chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions, presented to the convention
The Platform.
First-We, the representatives of the De-
mocracy of Pennsylvania, IN convention as
sembled, renew our pledges of devotion to
the principles of our party in the country at
large, as declared in the platforms of the
national conventions of 1854 and 1855 and an.
proved in the election of those years by
majority of the American people. We are
as we have always been, in favor of honest
and economical administration of public af-
fairs; of limiting expenses and reducing tax
alton to meet the actual necessities of gov
eminent; of sound aud equable currency,
based on gold and silver, coined and cir
culated III such proportions as will keep
them on parity; of a reform and revision
of the tariff: of liberal but just pension laws
and of all weil-considered legislation tending
to increase the rewards and tighten the bur
dens of labor
Second-We realize and affirm that the
state election of 1891 in Pennsylvania in-
wolves no issue of federal politics; we appeal
to honest and patriotic citizens regardless of
| past party affiliations, to unite in vindicat-
ing the honor of this commonwealth and re-
deeming the fiscal and auditing departments
OF its government from official abuses and
corrupt practices
| Tbird-We arraign and condemn the Re-
publican legislature for having refused TO
enforce the constitution by appropriate leg
islation; for having failed to pass honest
and equitable apportionmeDt bills, as re-
CURED by the constitution; for having
| ignored the demands of labor for relief by
laws; for having denied the righteous, popu-
lar demand for such laws as would distribute
the burdens OF public taxation equally upon
oil classes OF property, and for having re-
fused 10 reform long existing abuses in the
! mercantile appraisement laws as recon-
mended by the Democratic executive of 1885.
FouIth-We arTaign and condemn the Re-
| publican legislature for the enactment of
| vexatious. oppressive and vicious legislation,
| against which the executive veto was inter
| posed for the protection of the people.
Bardsley's Steal Roasted.
| Fifth We arraign and condemn the Re
| publican party, of Pennsylvania, for electing
| men 10 state and municipal Offices, by whose
neglect of duty, completely in fraud and