Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-05-24
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS.

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General Hastings Nominated for Gov
ernor by Aeclamation-A Platform
Adopted.
HARRISBURG, May 2s-Ths republican
state convention met here to-day at Ill
o'clock. The roll-call showed the presence
of 257 delegates. General Louis Wsgnel
of Philadelphia was chosen temporary
chairman.
Rev. DR.. Theodore L. Flood of Mead
Vile was made permanent chairman ani
the other temporary officers were mad,
permanent.
DR.. Flood on taking the chair scored thu
democratic party and predicted victory In
November for the ticket nominated to- day
When Chairman Flood mentioned the
name of Grover Cleveland the assemblage
hooted and Missed for about minute, one
individual in the gallery leading off with G
prolonged "whoop." 1t took the perma.
nent chairman half an hour to deliver his
address.
The platform adopted reads as follows:
We, the republicans of Pennsylvania, in
convention assembled, repeat for the regu-
lation and government of the national cur
rency the following principles 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 circula
ton medium of the country until the same
shall amount to $40 per capita of our pop
ulation, and approve the proposition to is
sue to national banks notes to the par
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 main
tained."
We declare our belief to be that no legis.
lstion can make our currency meet the
needs of the American people until 1t con-
forms to the following ut,erancss of our
last national convention:
1.-THE American people from tradition
and interest favor bimetallism, and the re-
publican party demands the use of both
gold and silver "a standard money, with
such restrictions and under such provi-
sions to be determined by legislation as
will maintain the parity of values of the
two metals, go that the purchasing and
debt paying power of dollar, whether ell
yer, gold or paper, shall be at all times
equal. The interests of the producers of
the country, its farmers and Its work
ingmen, demand that every dollar,
paper or coin, issued by the government,
shall be IS good as any other"
The threats and efforts which the demo-
cratic party now in control of the exeeu-
tive and legislative departments of the ma
tional government are making to destroy
the system of protection to American in
dustries have wrecked our manufacturing
establishments, destroyed the value of our
farm products, ruined our employers, beg
CARED our workipgmen and brought dis
trust upon the honesty of their proposed
legislation.
We denounce the democratic attack up
on the American protective system because
it's effect already has been to reduce to
idleness two millions of workmen, and
values to an amount greater than the ma
tional debt created for the suppression of
the rebellion; because 1t enlarges the free
list only upon products which employ the
greatest number of American workmen;
because 1t strikes with equal cruelty the
farmer, the miner, the lumbsrmsn, the
iron, the glass and the textile worker; be-
cause 1t transfers work from our own
mills. mine and workshops to foreign
countries; because 1t ia sectional and aimed
directly at northern industries and fosters
the plantation system and destroys the
farm; because 1t is vicious in its changes
from specific to sd valorem duties, in its
reduction of the revenues of the govern
ment by many millions of dollars, and it
resorts to war taxes and increased internal
and direct taxes to make up the deficiency
1t needlessly creates. We commend and
approve the efforts of our senators and
members of congress to delay and defeat
the passage of legislation hostile to any
American industry, and we denounce the
treatment of our workipgmsn by the dem
ocratic committee of the senate, which, in
violation of courtesy and of all legislative
traditions, denied them a hearing when
they desired In a constitutional manner to
demonstrate against this destructive legis-
lstion.
We denounce the selection of southern
democrat for the secretsryship of the In
terror as deliberate betrayal of the well
fare of our soldiers and sailors and deplore
the needless prosecutions, suspicious and
privations to which they have been sub
jected under that hostile administration.
We denounce the unpatriotic and uE-
American management of our foreign re-
lations by the democratic national admin
istration, which surrenders American
treaty rights in Samoa, and which has I'M.
justifably planned and lsbored to uphold
and restore an odious monarchy In Hawaii
and prevent the establishment there of q
sister republic, in conflict with the princi
pie of self-government upon which our re
public was founded. We demand the en-.
actment of such legislation as will proven,
the immigration of paupers, criminals and
persons incapable physically or mentally
of self.support.
We demand such changes in our nstur
alizstion system as will deny the rights o.
American citizenship to anarchists and al
others hostile to our government and to tina
liberty of law upon which 1t Is based.
The Cleveland administration has real
lied the worst spprehensions of thote WHIT
opposed the election. 1t has shown inca
pacity to govern alike in foreign and do
nestle affairs, incspacity to wisely advis
even Its own party followers, so that dem
ocrAtic congressman are sdrift upon al
questions where the power of public pa
tronage does not compel them to thipl
alike.
Immediately upon Its accession b
power the democratic party repudiate,
the principles which Its platform an
| nounced, betrayed the confdence.whichth