The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-21
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Letter from the Hon. John II. Haskin.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
FORpHAn Sent 10 106b

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
FoRpnAM, Sept. 20, 1885
The platform Of principles adopted at the late Demo-
cratic State Convention having met with general av or,
and the portion Of the article in which my
quoted in your paper Of to-day from the World of the
day previous having been designed to convey the i'm
preston that the PLATFORM adopted the work Of
many distinguished "cooks," and not Of the
committee of which l had the honor to bo
chairman, in their behalf, and for the facts,
state that just before the organization OF tho
committee, in my at the Delavan House,
Mr.. Calvert Comsock, of the committee formerly Of
the Albany Argus requested me, the chairman invite
Mr. Marble Of the World and Mr. Cassidy OF the Aryu',
to attend and participate in their proceedings replied
that they not members Of the committee; that the
committee would first organize and after they had
sdered and dgested the resolutions proposed he might
invite Messrs Marble and Cassidy before them for their
suggestions and views These gentlemen did not how.
over, come before the committed Upon the oaganiza.
ton Of the committee read for its consideration
eleven resolutions, handed to me by Mr..
Comstock, and which had been printed upon
slips in the Argus office. Eight Of these after
beng discussed in tho committee and amended, were
adopted and three OF them-one arbitrary arrests
military courts. suspension Of habeas corpus, &c;
another in favor of dsbanding the army aboshng mil
itary bureaus, &C. and another In favor OF aboIshng
United States revenue collect and assesors and OF
comforting the performance Of their duties upon State
officials and still another endorsing the Ohio Pcnnsyl
vania and New jersey platforms-he committee had the
good sense 10 reject foreign to the living the
anproaclng State campaign. The ninth resolution of
hS scr-. adopted tbs one heartily endorsing President
Johnson had the sesnre tc nrcnose and ask TO be IN
corporaed the platform, aud which, Ter some oppo
siton, adopted. Bat with this resolution the dis
tinguishcd gentleman named in the w rid article had
nothing whatever 10 do. Indeed, Mr. Calvert Com
stock before the platform submitted and voted upon
by the Convention, desired me TO omit this from the
| Susp(Ctcd
opposed 10 H. know he urged In the committee that
poicy contained IN The Fourth resolution was sucent
aQsQp 10 and endorsement Of him differed with him.
aud advocated giving President johnson cordial ana ma
future constitutional measures and with the assistance
Messrs. Jones and Childs Of your city delegation
ried the committee with m, and thus this resolution was
adopted.
During the night the resolutions adopted by the
committee Mr. Marble dropped into my room and exam
ined them; after doing which he desired know what
tho committee had done with the other resolutions sub
mitted, prepared jointly by Mr.. rldcn and himself
Tas aa q fS are entitled to cred. for
amending the resolutions submitted, and for cropping
out OF them those which unnecessary for making
| the platform symmetrical, comprehensive and strons,
and for the last resolution, frankly and honestly en-
al adcrs,n socalcd, desired simple endorsement OF
him, ''to divide and conquer the enemy but with me
the paramount dcaand II induced me to go to the Con
vcnon in view OF the OF the Chicago platform
was 10 avoid the Bourbon vaand ghansm Of the Ohio,
''S Pss essde nS 2msSy e the sp p'nHss Ssn
winkicsm Of the Now Jersey democratic platform,
aud TO give President johnson sincere and heart
endosem mt to make him the great leader OF the people
and Of the democratic party, as his gr'at prototype
Andrew Jackson, was of old My association with and
knowledge of President johnson during the thirty 1f
and thirty sixth ssoLs OF Congress opportunity
TO know that he was democrat, conservative, as
statesman able, and true union patriot as lives
With the United states Senate controlled by New Eng
land ianaticsn, and scconalism against him (as II was
against Jackson felt and know that IL Is the duty OF
tho democracy OF this State and OF all the states TO come
| generously and manfuly TO his support, IN his Brea
| work, the pacitcat0n and restoration OF the unon
| I have thus given you In reply to your call ful
statement In relation 20 the PLATFORM and am happy tt
say fully accords with all my principles and act
both be ore and since the rebellion commenced, and
proosticat that the candidates will be unanimously
supported by the gallant boys in blue and by pro
| gressve democracy
The ticket headed by Generals Slocum and Patrick
bound 10 win in November by thirty thousand majority
| thereby dismayng Sumner, Wilson, Phillips and othe
conspators the PRESIDENTS constitutional policy
| Your obedicnt servant, JOhN b. hA-kiN
General slocum Resigns His CommissioI
In the Army.
: SYRACUSE, Sept. 2O-11 so p NJ
letter was received hore TO day from General socum
stating that he had resigned his commission in the army
would Immediately for home, stopping few day
with General Sherman and reach here In about hftee
days.
Judge Joseph A. Mullen Nominated 70
Judge OF the Supreme Court.
SYRACUSE, Sept 20, 1885.
Judge Joseph A. Mullen. OF Jefferson, has been nom
mated for Judge Of the supreme Court for the Fin
' Judicial district.