The morning call., 1894-05-24
1T IN EVERY ACT.
Pennsylvania Republicans Ex-
press Their Opinion.
HOKR SMITH IS SCORED ALSO.
His Selection for the Cabinet Was an
Outrage Upon the Whole
Country.


| State conventio1, held here to-day, was
the largest in the State in many years. the
rollcall showing the presence OF 257 dele
gates out of possible 264. General Louis
| Wagner of Philadelphia was chosen tenn
porary chairman, and after the appoint
ment of committees, tho convention at
| 1910 p. NJ. took a recess.
At the afternoon session Theodore
L. Flood, editor of the ChautauQuan.
was elected permanent chairman.
In his speech he wove the names of
nearly all prominent statesmen from the
time of Washington, eyoking great ap-
plause.
The following is the platform adopted
by the Republican convention:
THE Republicans of Pennsylvania, in
convention assembled, favor, for the regu-
latiOn and government of the national
currency, ths following principles of
finance, which were announced at our last
national convention. and which, since
then, have received the over whelming
approval of our fellow citizens: We
favor the expansion of the circua-
ting medium of the country until the
same shall amount to $40 per capita of our
population. and approve the proposition
value of the amount of bonds deposited to
secure their circulation. We declare that
the obligations of the Government should
be discharged in money approved and cur
rent in all civilized nations, to the end
that a largely increased reserve of gold
should be gradually accumulated and
maintained.
I'VE declare our belief to be that no
| legislation can make our currency meet the
| needs of the American people unless it
conforms to the utterances of our last
national convention.
"The American people from tradition
and interest favor bimetallIsm, and the
Republican party demands the use of gold
and silver as standard money with such
restrictions and under such provisions to
be determined by legislation as will Sc
! cure and maintain the parity of values of
the two metals, so that the purchasing and
debt-paying power of silver, gold or paper
shall be at all times equal. The interests
of the producers of the country, its farm
ers and its workingmen demand thar
every dollar, paper or coin. issued by the
Government shall be as good as any other.
THE threats and efforts which the Demo-
cratic party, now in control of the execu-
liV6 anu l5RISIdJlN0 departments OF the
national Government, is making to de-
stroy the system of protection to Ameri-
can Industries have wrecked our manufac-
turing establishments, destroyed the value
of our farm products. ruined our en-
ployers, beggared our workingmen and
brought distrust upon the honesty of their
proposed legislation. We denounce this
Democratic assault upon the American
protective system because its effect already
has been to reduce to idleness 1000. 900 of
workmen and values to an amount greater
than the national debt created for the sup
preston Of the rebellion; because it en-
larges the free list only upon products
which employ the greatest number of
American wOrkmen; because it strikes
with all cruelty the farmer, the miner, the
lumbeTman, the iron, the glass and the
textile workers; because 1t transfers work
from our own mills, mines and workshops
to foreign countries; because it Is sectional
and aimed directly at Northern industries
and fosters the plantation system and de-
stroys the farm, and II is vicious In Its
changes from specific to ad valorem du-
tieo, iE Its reductions of the revenues of
the Government by manV millions of
dollars. and its resort to war taxes and in
creased interest and direct taxes to make
up the deficiency 1t needlessly creates.
I'VE commend and approve the efforts
Of our Senators and members Of Congress
to delay and defeat the passage of legisla-
tion hostile to any American industry, and
we denounce the treatment of our work
ingmen by the Democratic committee of
the State which, in violation of courtesy
and Of all legislative tradition, denied
them a hearing when they desired in a
constitutional manner to demonstrate
against this destructive legislation.
"We denounce the selection of Southern
Democrat for the Secretaryship of the In
terror as a deliberate betrayal of the
welfare of our soldiers and sailors. and
deplore the needless prosecutions, sUs-
picions and privations TO which they have
been subjected under that hostile admins
tratieu.
1--WE denounce the unpatriotic and uu-
American management of our foreign
relations by the Democratic national ad-
ministration. which surrenders American
treaty rights and vital interests in Samoa,
and which has unjustifably planned and
labored to uphold and restore the odious
monarch in Hawaii and to prevent the
establishment there of a sister republic.
in conflict with the principle of self
government upon which our own Govern
ment was founded.
1--WE demand the enactment of such
legislation as will prevent the immigra-
tion of paupers. criminals and persons
incapable. either physically or mentally,
of self-support. We demand such change
in our naturalization system al will deny
the rights of American citizenship to
anarchists and to all other persons hostile
to our Government and TO the liberty of
law upon which 1t is based.
"The Cleveland administration has veri-
fed the worst apprehensonS of those who
opposed its entrance into office. It has
demonstrated its incapacity to govern in
both foreign and domestic affairs. 1t has
shown itself poweriess 10 counsel wisely
even its own party followers. so shat
Democratic Congressman are adrift on ali
questions where the power of public
patronage does not compel them to act
alike. Immediately upon the accession to