The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-04
Pennsylvania Democrats In Conven-
ton Assembled Indicate Their
Presidential Choice.
The Platform Adopted Denounccs
Quay and Calls for a Clean
State Government.
Now York Prohibitionists Nominate Full
state Ticket and Declare for tho
silver Dollar.

morning the Democratic State convention
was called to order. -Four hundred and
sixty-one delegates were present. II. Will
lis Bland, OF Keading, was chosen tempo
rary chairman. In his speech Bland said
never before did tho public so deeply fecl
the necessity for change in the admins
tration of public affairs. Never before was
the feeling 60 strong that the ticket put in
nomination to-day will be overwhelmingly
elected. 1.-THE campniRn," he declared,
twill be fought on local issues, not on ma
tional. Nobody doubts that the people OF
Pennsylvania love the teachings OF their
prophet, Grover Cleveland. Tremendous
applause His defeat in the last campaign
has been more glorious to him than any
victory would have been, for no thinking
man can help feeling that the lessons taught
in the democratic victories all over
the country since his defeat
are tribute to the gran
deur of Grover Cleveland and the principles
he SO nobly represented. [Applause.] But
We are not going into national issues. 1t is
our duty to the people that we turn out the
republican vampires who are prostituting
the public Offices all over the state"
i
tion reported in favor of George W. Skin
ner. of Fulton county, for permanent chair
man. He madesan address, in the course OF
which he said: "We are assembled hefe to-
day, take it, not for the purpose of giving
expression to our individual views upon ma
tional candidates and questions and ma
tional policy, but as representatives of that
class of citizens of tho state whose hands
are unshackled by bossism, and whose man
hood must ever rise high above the arts and
practices of the mere selfish politician, and
who now say to us that if we shall deliver
ourselves with wisdom today and boldly
confront the deep and erievous wrongs e1-
| listing in high places in the government OF
| the state, that the candidates Of our choice
to- day shall receive their cordial endorse
ment and support
The platform renews the pledges of devo'
tion to the principles of those of 1884 and
| 1888 and continues: 1--WE are in favor OF
an honest, economical administration OF
| affairs; Of limiting expenses and reducing
expenses to meet the actual necessities OF
1 the government; of sound and stable cur
rency bassd on gold and silver coined anc
| circulated in such proportions as Will Keep
them on parity; of reform and revision OF
the tariff; of liberal hut just pension laws
and of all we'll considered legislation tend
ing to increase the reward and Tighten the
| burdens of labor"
The republican auditor general is ar
raipned and condemned "for permitting
Bardsley to embezzle million and half
of state taxes. for permitting Bardsley tt
embezzle $3.50, 900 state license money, TO
conspirin9 with Bardsley to appoint cor,
rupt mercantile appraisers who abused
their Office for private advantage ant
robbed the state of it's just revenue, TO
having conspired with Bardsley. to specu
late in public advertising, and receiving
bribes from publishers. The republican
state treasurer is al raigned and CONDEMNED
for wilfully and knowing permitting Bards
ley to retain in hls possession over mllllol
dollars collected for. and owing to thf
rejection a large part of the money ha
been lost to the people; for having con
spired with Bardsley to secure to him tn
payment of $42b,U00 public school fund
in advance of the usual time. ana whel
Bardslev was already known to the treas
urer to be defaulter for over half mil
lion. The republican treasurer and aud
itor general are jointly condemned for hav
ing conspired to pay Bardsley, Dec. 30 last
S15O, 600 ostensably on account of Phlla
delphia county's share of the persona
property tax, but before that tax had beef
paid in. and then Bardsley was defaulter
The republican party is condemned 10
having fostered. encouraged. protected ane
continued reckless system of official spec
ulation with public moneys, whereby tn
state and city treasu ers hava enriched
themselves, corrupted public morals an
robbed the taxpayers The platform heart
ily endorses the wise, statesmanlike an
patriotic administration Of Gov Pattisor
ana approves his fearless vetoes of parti
san, vicious and ill-considered legislation
sympathizes with the just demands of tn
work,ngmen for such legislation as vii
protect their interests, and for such speed
amendment of the constitution as VII
secure free and secret ballot.
Robert +. Wright, of Allentown, an
James G. McShar ran, of Lancaster, wer
placed in nomination for the office of audi
tor general. Mr.. Tile, who nominate
McSharran. said he. as member OF tn
ste to grange, would give strength to tn
ticket. Tile criticised Wright as lawyer
and said LAWYER candidates would not rs
ceive an enthusiastic support this yeal
However, when a ballot was taken 1t wa
found Wright had an overwhelming ms
iority, and the nomination was made unar
imous. For state treasurer A. l.. lllden. c
Erie, and Charles w. Raymer, of Middle
town, were placed in nomination.. Tide
had about the same majority as Wrlgh
and the nomination was made unanlmou
The candidates came forward and MAD
|. speeches of acceptance. Wright said III
iniunetion, "Thou shalt not steal" Is tt
cardinal plank of the platform, and Q
: that plank the impending battle must ;
, foupht. The convention adjourned ami