The age-herald., 1901-08-16
Platform Declares Republicans Leave No Possible Field for
 Corruption UncuItiVated
NOMINEES FOR STATE OFFICE
Declaration of Principles Is Silent as to Bryan and Silver, Adhering Strictly to a Discussion of
 State Issues.

I1drT1SDuTK, August 10.-In6 Oe1nOCTaLfC state convention today nominated Judge Herman Yerkes of Doylestown for Su- preme Court judge and Representative Andrew J. Palm of Meadville for state treasurer. Resolutions were adopted with out debate, and by a practically unani- nous vote, which will have the effect of blocking any effort that may be con- templated looking to the withdrawal of the candidate for state treasurer and the substitution of an anti-Quay Republican on a fusion ticket
 Following the ratification of the Phila- delphia harmony programme an effort was made by J. O. Ulrich of Schuyhll to expel the Philadelphia delegates. An assistant sergeant-at-arm tried to force Mir. Ulrich to take his seat and there was almost a riot The police interferred, and after much excitement, the Ulrich resolution to expel the delegates was re- jected.
 The campaign for the ticket nominated today will be entirely on state issues No mention is made in the platform of the name of William J. Bryan or free silver, imperialism and other national issues. The last Legislature is condemned for the passage of rapid transit and upper bills pronounced the most corrupt legis- lative body that ever convened in this country.
 A Remark ole Document.
 The platform was prepared at a con- ference of party leaders which lasted un- til daybreak, and in one of the most re- rnarkable declaration or principles ever issued by State convention in Pennsy1- vania. Those Democratic legislators who joined with the Republican majority in passing the bill is condemned by the platform and left to their immediate con- stituents for the 'infiction of political punishment"
 ''The Democracy in Pennsylvania, in convention assembled, waiving all ques- tions and propositions upon which the people of the nation divide into political parties call upon all honest citizens to unite with us for the redemption of our commonwealth.
 Every department of our State gov- ernment is honeycombed with profigacy, dishonesty and a reckless disregard of COnSt1LuIlOIldl ODhbdtiOios 'C powers of government are prostituted to the purposes of public thieves. Shame lessly and openly the votes of legislators are bought and so persistently and con- stantly and continually that market val ues for legislators have been established by settled custom.
 Indifference of People.
 Indiaarapoa of n,,r r,aopIa to these outrages emboldened the corrup- tionists to such an extent that the last session of our legislature out-heroded Herod in its infamies. All men pro- nounce 1t the most corrupt legislative body that ever convened in any state in the union It's very organization was founded on the purchase of venal legisla- tors with money and it closed It's ses- sion with the crowning infamy of that most stupendous franchise steal.
 '-The election of a United States Sem ator was accomplished in a carnival of corruption and bribery In the reckless determination to punish enemies and re- ward subservient tools. established muni- cipal governments were ruthlessly over turned and the chosen servants of the people expelled from their offices to make place for the creatures of corrupt ma chine.
 Nothing Left Untouched.
 'No possible field of corruption was left uncultivated by the public plunderers who have seized upon ourstate and who in the name of a great party have prosti- tuted all the purposes and powers of goy- ernment to their own enrichment. For these crimes we indict the Republican or ganization of Pennsylvania as 1t is now controlled.
 "We commend and thank those Demo- cratic members of the Legislature who stood faithfully by their party against the perpetration of these wrongs.
 "In our effort to save our state from further dishonor we ask all friends of good government to join. We make this fight not as a political organization seek ing partisan advantage, but in the in- terest of all Pennsylvanians. and will well come a closer union with all political or ganizations honestly pledged to the same purposes.'