Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11
HANCOCK NOMINATED For CONGRESS

Meeting of the Pennsylvania Democratic
State Convention Mt Harrisburg, Yestsr-
day-The Platform Endorses the Wilson
Bill and Demands Its Enactment by
Congress.
United Press Dispatch by Special Wlrs..
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 10.-The re.
convened Democratic State convention
of September 10Th last was called to
order in the Opera House at 1890
O'Clock this afternoon, by ex.Congress-
man Il. +. Gillespie of Mercer county,
the permanent chairman.
The auditorium was we'll filled and,
while the delegates freely admitted that
the prospective nominee for Congress
man-at-large would not stand much of
a chance, If any, Of being elected, yet
the attendant enthusiasm was not lack
ing. At the beginning of the convention
II was everywhere manifest that James
Denton Hancock of Franklin, Venango
county, would be the nominee.
National Chairman William f. Harrity
has given out Hancock" to all INQUIRIES
from delegates for instructions, and this
is paramount to nomination unless
something unforeseen should occur.
AT 12.46 o'clock the committee on
resolutions retired for the purpose Of
forming the platform. All the business
was then dropped until the return Of
the committee
The committee, on its return, reported
the following platform, which was
adopted:
1T ENDORSES THE WILSON BILL.
The reassembled representatives of the
democratic party of Pennsylvania renfiirm
the declaration of principles adopted In
state convention on September 18th, 1893.
They again declare their faith in the plat
form OF the Chicago convention, upon
which the Democratic party gained con-
troll of the legislative and executive
branches of the government in 1892. They
renew their hearty expressions of conf
dence in the leadership of President
Grover Cleveland; they cordially endorse
ms administration, and commend the
courage, hrmness and uprightness with
which it has maintained the faith of the
government ut home and uphold its honor
and dignity abroad. They again endorse
and approve the wise, economical and
honest administration of Governor Patti
son, which has kept its pledges and has
been true to every interest of the COM
monwealth.
Recognizing the issues involved in the
nomination made to-day to bedirectly and
the Democracy Of Pennsylvania declare
that:
First-The present disturbed condition
of the business and finances of the coun-
try is the natural and inevitable conse-
quence OF long years of Republican NAL
administration and vicious legislation. In
equitable and oppressive tariff laws. waste
fulness and profiigacy in public expendi-
lures and cowardly financial makeshifts
are responsible for the prostration of
American industries, the arrangement of
the currency, and the deficit in the Federal
revenue.
;. Second-The extravaganza of a Repub-
lican Congress, tolerated and abetted by
Republican administration of the execll-
tive departments, wasted surplus of more
than $lOO, 900. 600 which had been gathered
into the public treasury by Democratic
administration, and left deficit of over
$50, DOC, 900 in its stead.
Third-Evasive legislation on the cur
rency by successive Republican Congresses
debased the public moneys, rendered the
standard of values shifting and uncertain.
disturbed confidence and wrought finan.
cial disaster, from which the slow but
sure recovery of the country is mainly due
to the courage, fidelity and consistency of
a Democratic President.
Fourth-Three years experience of the
Mckinley Republican high tariff bill has
resulted in general business depression
and in wreck and ruin to manufacturing
and commercial interests. This result has
fully justified the Democratic opposition to
that measure and the demand for its re.
peal which found expression in the over
whelming Democratic victory of 1892.
tlfth-Every consideration Of political
honor, fidelity and expediency demands
that the pledges upon which that victory
was won shall be faithfully and fully
kept, and that the Democratic Congress
shall revise the tariff by promptly passing
the wilson bill, reported by the WAYS and
means committee, TO the end that the raw
materials necessary to American industries
shall be admitted free of duty; that tariff
taxes shall be lowered on the necessgries
OF life; and import duties shall be dis
tributed with view of tightening the
burdens OF the many instead of protecting
the interests OF the favored few.
Slxth-We denounce as a crime against
the business interests of the country
against the prosperity of the people,
against the welfare of the workingmen,
the efforts OF the Republican minority in |
ment of the tariff question. We call upon |
our representatives in Congress so to act |
and vote as to promptly determine this |
issue on the accordance with Democratic |
promises and Democratic professions.
Seventh--A speedy and thorough re. |
VISION Oh Vne tuflH, on the lines OF Demo- |
cratic policy emunciated by the last Demo- |
cratic national convention, and adopted by |
the Democratic President, will revive the |
industries of the American manufacturers, |
enhance theprolits Of the American farmer, |
increase the wages of the American me, |
chanic and enlarge their purchasing power,
our export trade and restore our |
supremacy in the commerce of seas.
Eighth-To these principles and policies
we pledge the candidate for Congress this |
day nominated; to their support we invite
all the electors OF Pennsylvania who would |
record the whole of their seat in Congress
for an enlightened, liberal and progressive
system that must quicken the prosperity
of our commonwealth and promote the
general welfare of the country.
HANCOCK NOMINATED.
Chairman Gillespie having announced
that the nomination for the Congress-
was in order, Z. r. Cotter
Of Mexican, in an address largely de.
voted TO the tariff, placed the name of
James Denton Hancock before the con.
vention. Hancock was nominated by
acclamation.
Tenth Anniversary Celebration.