The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-24

presence Of 257 delegates out OF pos
sible 264.
General Louis Wagner, of Philadelr
phia, was chosen temporary chairman,
and after the appointment of commit
tees, the convention, at IL o'clock,
took a recess.
At the afternoon session the plat
form was adopted.
Theodore L. Flood, editor of the
Chatauquan, was elected permanent
chairman In his speech he wove the
names of nearly all the prominent
statesmen from the time of Washing
ton, evoking great applause.
The Platform.
The following is the platform adopt
ed:
THE Republicans of Pennsylvania,
in convention assembled, repeat for
the regulat ion and government of the
national currency, the following prin-
ciples of finance, which were announced
by US at our last state convention, and
which since then have received the
overwhelming approval of our fellow
citizens:
1--WE favor the expansion of the cir
culating medium of the country until
the same shall amount to $40 per capita
of our population, and approve the
proposition to issue national bank
notes to the par value of the amount
of bonds deposited to secure their cir
culation. We declare that the obliga-
tons of the government should be dis
charged 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.
Use of Gold and Silver.
1--WE declare our belief to be that no
legislation can make our currency the
needs of the American people unless it
conforms to the utteranceS of our last
national convention.
1.-THE American people, from tradition
and interests, favor bi-metallism, 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 legisla-
ton, as will secure 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
producers of the country, it's farmers
and its workingmen demand that every
dollar, paper or coin, issued by the gov
eminent shall be as good as any other.
''The threats and efforts which the
Democratic party, now in control of
the executive and legislative depart
ments of the national government, are
making to destroy the system of pro-
lection to American industries have
wrecked our manufacturing establish
ments. destroyed the value of our farm
products, ruined our employers, beg
CARED our Workingmen and brought
distrust upon the honesty of their pro-
posed legislation.
"a Democratic Assault"
We denounce this Democratic assault
upon the American protective system
because its effect already has been to
reduce to idleness 100000 of workmen
and values to an amount greater than
the national debt created for the sup
preston of the rebellion; because it
enlarges the free list only upon pro-
ducts which employ the greatest num-
Der of American workmen; because ii
strikes, with all cruelty, the farmer
the miner the lumberman, the iron
the glass and the textile workers; be-
cause it transfers work from our own
mills. mines and workshops to foreign
countries; because it is sectional and
aimed directly at northern industries
destroyeS the farm, and it is vicious in
its changes from specific to ad valorem
duties; in its reduction of the reve-
nues of the government by many mil
lions of dollars and its resorts to wal
taxes and increased interest and direct
taxes to make up the deficiency ii
needlessly creates.
FiIibustering Approved.
eve commend and approve the eff.
forts of our senators and members OF
Congress to delay and defeat the pas
sage of legislation hostile to any Amer
lean industry, and we denounce the
treatment of our workingmen by the
Democratic committee of the state
which, in violation of the courtesy
and of all legislative tradition, denied
them a hearing when they desired in a
constitutional manner to demonstrate
against this destructive legislation.
I'VE denounce the selection of a
southern Democrat for the secretary.
ship of the interior as a deliberate be.
trayal of the welfare of our soldiers
and sailors, and deplore the needless
prosecutions, suspicious and privGtions
tc which they have been subjected
under that hostile administration
1--WE denounce the un-patriotic ano
un-American management of our for.
eign relations by the Democratic ma.
tional administration, which surrenders
American treaty rights and vital inter.
ests in Samoa, and which has unjustly
planned and labored to uphold and re.
store the odious monaEch in Hawaii
and prevent the establishment there
of sister republic as in conflict with
that principle of self government upon
Which our own government wa:
founded.
No Pnuper Immigration.
1--WE demand the. enaction of such
legislation as will prevent the immi.
grafton of paupers, criminals and per.
sons incapable, either physically OF
mentally, of self-support. We demand
such change in our naturalization sys.
tenn as will deny the rights of Ameri.
can citizenship to anarchists, and tc
all other persons hostile to our govern.
ment and to the liberty of law upor
which it is based
THE Cleveland administration has
verified the worst apprehensions of
those who opposed its entrance into
office. 1t has demonstrated its inca
pacity to govern both foreign and do
nestle affairs. It has showed itself
powerless to counsel, wisely, even its
own party followers, so that Demo.
cratic congressman are adrift on all
questions where the power of public
patronage does not compel them to
act alike.
Immediately upon it's accession tc
power the Democratic party betrayed
the confidence the American people had
reposed in it. and since then it has
continuously shown itself so thor.
oughly unequal to the discharge Of
the high trust committed to it's care
that its history excites the contempt
and distrust of every thoughtful citi-
zen
Hero of Johnstown
General Beaver excited great enthu.
siasm by speech nominating Genera