Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-16
STATE ISSUES
will Be the Pennsylvania DEM
ocrats' War Cry.
r'a''orm Is an Unusually Bitter A.
ralgnment Of Republicans.
o'' 'of All That. Repu vi ian Ticket wit, coo.

Inc last Legislature is condemned for
'"e passage of rapid transit and erin
per bilis and pronounced the most
corrupt legislative body that ever
convened in this country. All friends
soI good government are invited to ioin
WITH the Democratic party in it's efforts
10 s"save the state from further dis
hopor.''
MNlge Harmon Yerkes of Bovlcs-
town. was the only avowed candidate
ior supreme court judge and his nomi-
nation was conceded. Representative
Andrew w. Palm of Meadville. and
representative l.. A. Coray, Jr., of
Luzerine. are named as candidates for
state treasurer.
RepeGted attempts before the con-
vention assembled to bring about har-
mony between the discordant elements
of the. philadelphia Democracy were
made. but without result, and when
state Shairman Grassy called the dele
gates to order at II o'clock. the signs
indicated sharp fight on the floor
over the admission of delegates certi-
fled you the Young Democracy of
Philadelphia. The names of delegates
certified by the regular city commit
tees ssOf which eX-Gov. Pattison is
chairman. were placed on the roll by
the state chairman in advance of the
convention and they had advantage of
occupying seats on the floor. Follow
ing is the platform adopted.
Waving all questions and PROPOSE
tions upon which the people of the ma
ton divide into political parties we call
hon Sifiv IN. V,,,if xx-is y,
us for the redemption of our common
wealth from the political freebooters
who now control it.
We invite all political parties. all or
CARNATIONS of men heedful of the pub
lie welfare to join us in crusade for
the publication of the polluted chan
nels of public authority.
We deplore. with all good men. the
need of making the question of COM
mon honesty and decent administra-
ton an issue to divide the people of
great state. but to this necessity we
have been brought by the outraGes of
Republican machine government.
With incredulous amaZement, the
people of our sister states turn their
eyes upon the spectacle presented by
our commonwealth. Every department
of our state government is honey
combed with prOfligacy. dishonesty
and 4 reckless disregard of constltu-
tional and moral obligations. the
mowers of government are prostitutes
tn the purposes of public thieves. Con-
stitutional restraints and commands,
tho sanctity of law. the obligations of
official oaths and the demands of COM
substitutions Of a higher law the de-
mands of an insatiate greed "t Pup''
plunderers for money, money 'ho'e
money
ShamcIessIv and openly the votes OF
legislators are bought and 50 persist
emily and constantly that market
values for legislators have peeh es'ap-
lisbed nv settled custom. The appa'
ont indifference of our peopi" I" thes.
.,ros cmh,oden the Corruptionlsts
10 srcb an extent that the last session
of orr Legislature out-Heroneo ii'i""
in its infamies.
An mon pronounce it the most cor
80. ,.,iclatiye body ever convened III
,, ,,,te of the Union. It's very organ
,,,t:ou was founded on the purchase
- o,,,, LEGISLATORS with money ana
,,I,o and II closed it's session with the
'.,,,rin, infamy of that most stupen-
aous franchise steal. shocking inc MOI
- $500, Of tho entire country. The Sc
1a,,;or of y United States senator was
ACCOMPLISHED in ca;niNci ~ ''i w
tion and bribery. In the reckless u"
nination to punish enemies anu
ward subservicnt tools. estap'S''"
,,,,nicipal governments were r"thiess-
" overturned and tie CHOSEN SCI wants
or tn, people expelled from their vi
Fl, 90 10 make place for the creatures "a
= corrupt machine.
The faith of the people In the SAINT!
Of the judiciary was broken ny '''
,,o,,;nc efforts to find plausible excuse
for tho crime. Fooled in its eHorts 10
,ah ,ho state of millions of dollars OF
,.,Iu,h,o coal deposits. the Legislature
,,.o,oadod to that other and greater
,.,h,,.r,, Of the railway franchises Oh
no st,to worth millions to the pun
dcrcrs and stripping every ci'!' ~"
md township in the commonwealth Oh
Tho proper control of its stree's io'
trolley Improvement .o..
E-ven the public charities OF the state
its hospitals and asylums. anu '''e
comfort Of their unfortunate inmates
were made the subject of poiiticai
greed and their appropriations meas,
ured and determined by their use ana
services to the macnine.
No possible field of corruption was
loft uncultivated by the crew OF puoi'c
rlunderers who have seized upon our
state: plunderers who in the name o,
a great political party have prostituted
ali the purposes and powers of govern
ment to their own enrichment. FOR
these crimes we indict the Republican,
party of Pennsylvania as 1t IS ho" 'o"
| troileG.
OF the participation and assistance
of unworthy Democratic legislators IN
these wrongs, this convention declares
it's strongest denunciation. They nave =,
he travcd their constituents. inflicted
lasting. irreparabl injury on their par
ty and proven themselves unworthy vi
| - We lava RI their