Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-29
He Decries the "Growiog Use of
 Money in Politics"
INSISTS ON CIVIL SERVICE
The Convention Hall Was Full of Harmony and Heat-Financial and Tariff PIanks
 of the Platform.

NentloH senator quay then presented the following resolutions:
 Resolved, That we decry the growing use of money in politics and the corrupt control of legislatures. municipal coun- cils, political primaries and elections and favor the enactment of legislation and the enforcement of laws to correct such abuses
 We earnestly insist upon form of civil service which will prevent the achievement of public officers and employees, and the compelling of those appointed to preserve the peace and confine themselves to their duties. which will ensure absolute free dom and fairness in bestowing state and county and municipal contracts, and will punish any form of faVoritism in grant ing them; which will forbid the grant of exclusive franchises to deal in public necessities, comforts, convenience and sanitary requirements. and will insure the recognition of ability and fidelity in the public service, keeping service to the country ever foremost when accom- panied by ability and fitness.
 We demand that public offices should be for the public benefit and the term in subordinate positions should be during good behavior.
 No public employees or officers should be permitted to influence primaries or elections, and all unnecessary positions and salaries should be abolished and eX- penditures and taxation reduced.
 There should be a uniform basis or valuation of property for public pur- poses
 Corporations enjoying public privileges should pay for them, and schools should be divorced from politics and kept abso- lutely free. from political influence and control
 Chairman Eyree of the reorganization committee formally reported that Gov ernor Hastings had been agreed upon as permanent chairman and Senator Quay and Chris Magee of Pittsburg were appointed a committee to escort the gov ernor to the platform.
 The trio were cheered long and loud as they marched down the aisle. A spirit of harmony now pervaed the heated con vention hall, and the already enthusias- tic delegates became noiser than ever. The cheering continued until long after the governor had reached the stage. Upon taking the chair the governor said:
 "Gentlemen of the convention, l thank you most sincerely for this great honor. The weather is too warm. l will not make a speech. 1 may, however say that the recent events in the republican party of Pennsylvania prove the saying that electric storms have the effect of clearing the atmosphere, and we reserve the cyclone for the free trade. debt- creating democratic party.
 The resolution committee not being ready to report, Chairman Hastings called for the next order of business. and Col. Henry Hall mounted the stage and placed the name of Benjamin Haywood of Mercer county before the convention for state treasurer. There were no other nominations, and MT. Haywood was chosen by exclamation.
 Senator Quay, in a brief speech, then presented the names of the six republl- can members for the superior court for nomination. The judges were appointed by Governor Hastings on June 27, and the senator moved that they all be se- lected by exclamation. The nominations were made as the senator requested.
 MT. Gilkeson then withdrew as can didate for chairman, and moved that Senator Matthew Stanley Quay be elected state chairman. The delegates outdid themselves when MT. GilkeSon had con cluded, and the scene was the most lm- pressive of the convention. Men shouted until they were hoarse, and hats, canes and handkerchiefs were waved frantl- cally. The love-feast was now at it's height and the perspiring participants forgot the extreme heat in giving eX- pression to the harmony programme. Quay was elected by exclamation.
 After a somewhat lengthy wait the committee on resolutions reported the platform, which was read by District Attorney Graham of Philadelphia. The financial and tariff blanks are as follows:
 We accept unreservedly the determ- nation enunciated by the republican na- tional convention of 1892, that we demand the use of both gold and silver money, with such restrictions and under such provisions, to be determined by legiSla- tion, as will secure the maintenance of the parity of values of the two metals, so that the purchasing and debt paying power of the dollar, whether of silver, gold or paper, shall at all times be equal.
 Faithful to the republican party and believing it to be the settled doctrine of the party that the honor of the nation and the interests of its citizens require the maintenance of a national currency, every dollar of which, whether in gold, silver or notes, shall be of stable value and of equal purchasing power, this con- vention hereby declares its opposition to the debasem of the national currency by the admission of silver to free and unlimited coinage at the arbitrary ratio 1 of 16 to l. l
 We declare our continued adherance to the protective policy which has been so sturdily championed for 100 years by the great men of our state and of our nation, and to the acceptance of which policy by the republican party the coun- try owes all the prosperity it has en- joyed during the last thirty years.
 We insist upon the passage of such 4 legislation as VIII secure the restoration X and maintenance of this policy without sl qualification or abatement.
 "The democratic party, under MT. Cleveland'S leadership, is charged with the precipitation upon the country in the early part of 1893 of the most disastrous 4 industrial and financial panic in our his tory, which was caused by the open threat of MT. Cleveland to destroy the protective policy, and by the fear that other radical and destructive legislative changes would be permitted under the same leadership" y9
 The final plank was the resolution of fered by Senator Quay regarding civil service.
 The platform was adopted and the con vention at PAS D. m. adjourned sine die
 The nominees for judges are: Ex-Gov. James A. Beaver of Center county How ard J. Reeder of Northampton, John Wickham of Beaver, George B. Orander of Huntingdon, Charles F. Rice of Lu- zerne and F. N. Willard of Lackawanna.
 The seventh member of the Judiciary is Henry J. Mccarthy, democrat, of Phil adelphia the law creating the new court providing for minority representation