Year: 1871




| tor-General, and Robert b. Beath, O
Schuylkill for Surveyor G eneral, both or


the first ballot. The following resolu
tions were adopted


The Republicans of Pennsylvania, as
sembled in State Convention declare
that


First. They demand of the Legislature
the immediate passage of an act calling a
State Convention to revise and amend
the Constitution, for the purpose, among
other things, of abolishing and prohibit
ing special legislation, securing the elec-
tion of all State officers by the people,
establishing judicial system that will
make justice prompt and sure, and pro.
vldiDS for the passage of general laws
that shall so encourage industrial enter.
prise that Pennsylvania shall be enabl ed
to take her just place in the front rank
of all the States


Second. They demand of Congress that
the credit of the nation shall be faithfully
maintained, home industry encouraged
and protected, an adequate civil service
system established for regulating appoint
ments to Office, to reduce taxes to the low
est possible limit consistent with the
steady but not too rapid extinction of the
national debt, the honor of the Republic
sustained at home and abroad, the rights
Of every man protected in all the States,
and every man entitled thereto secured
in the polling of one vote, and no more,
at each election.


Third They declare their unalterable
attachment to the principles of protection
to home industry, in the levying of tariff
duties in accordance with the wise policy
which has existed from the foundation of
the government to this time.


Fourth. They commend the policy of
retrenchment and the wholesome enforce
ment of the laws which have prevailed
since the election of General Grant to the
Presidency, and which has resulted in
the first two years of his administration
in reducing the national debt over two
hundred millions and in curtailing the
taxes to the extent of eighty millions an
nually. They commend also the similar
policy which has prevailed under Repub-
lican rule in Pennsylvania, resulting in
paying off the war debt of three and
half millions, reducing the State debt
from forty to thirty millions, and abolish
ing the State tax on real estate 1t is the
fact that since both the State and nation
have been in Republican hands we owe
the accomplishment of such gratifying
results, and it is to the continuance of
that party in power the people must alone
look for the continuance of this policy.
The return of the Democrats to power in
either the State or nation must inevitably
be attended with return to extravaeant
expenditures, to the Impairment of the
State and National credit, and to the
abandonment of that protection to free
labor under which our industry has
thriven and our people been made pros
porous.


Fifth. In the judgment of this conven-
tion the time has come when the State
tax on personal estate may be safety
abolished, and the other taxes imposed
by State laws may also prudently be re-
duced without injury to the credit of the
Commonwealth.


Sixth. That, as an indication of what
the people may fear from return of the
Democratic party to power, we point to
the criminal waste of the time and money
of the people by the present Democratic
majority of the State Senate. The LIE.
gislature has now been in session nearly
five months, and is not yet nearly through
with its legitimate business owing to the
obstinate policy of that party In all this
time scarcely measure of public inter-
est has been perfected, aud the time been
wasted in their efforts to force on our
State an unjust apportionment and to
break down the Registry law against H.
legal voting, that they might thereby
pave the way to their return to power
violence and fraud.


Seventh. We commend to the people
of the State the candidates we have this
day nominated for State officers they are
honest, capable and faithful to the Con-
and in every way worthy the
public confidence We ask for their elec
ton as an Endorsement of the State and
national administrations, as an approval
of the time. honored principles of the Re-
publican party, which We reafiirm in their
nomination, and as fting rebuke to the
Democratic party for its destructive na-
tioual policy, for its adherence to the side
of violence and wrong in the South, and
for the spirit it has betrayed in the SEN
ate of this State this winter, where it has
made everything bend to the promotion
of partisan interest, defeated the holding
of State Convention to amend our Con.
wasted the public time in child
ish trifling, and entailed upon the State
a huge bill of expense for session pro-
longed beyond endurance and which has
the accomplishment ofany pub
lie good.


Eighth. That our confidence in the
irmness, wisdom and integrity of our pre-
sent worthy Governor, John w. Geary,
remains mistaken, and that we believe
his qualifications for the Office he now