The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-30
The New York Convention.

THOSE who have hoped and predicted
that the Democratic State Convention of
New York would not endorse the policy
of currency redemption, and would have
II bitter contest over the question of the
ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment,
must have been sadly disappointed on yes
terday when reading the proceedings and
resolutions of the Convention. In its or
ganization, and in nominating State Off
GERS, and in its platform, there was a una
nin.ity of action and opinion such as few
State Conventions Of either party have
shown during the present year.
This will be gratifying to the Demo
cracy of the nation, because the press of
the Republican party in that State has
lately been jolly in anticipating serious
trouble in the Convention. Now that the
Convention has, in plain terms, declared
for the payment Of the public debt accord
ing to the contract, and for taxation of
government bonds, we may expect that its
action upon these questions will be re-
ccived by all the Democracy of the State
as authoritative.
In the platforms of all the Democratic
State Conventions of the present year,
there is a substantial agreement upon
financial questions. They do not seek to
array workingnen and men of the middle
and poorer classes against capitalists They
simply declare that capital shall pay its
just share Of the taxes, and that Federal
legislation III the interests of the rich, ex-
clusively, must not only be repealed, but
that there must be no repetition of it.
In making war on the protective pol
ICY on gold payment of the tive-twenty
bonds on the policy of exempting the
no JHn1 4 nd ,f,o.
alton, and on the policy of making cnor-
nous grants of lands to railroad COM
panics, the Democratic party is true TO- its
history and its constant policy. 1t has
always been the determined foe of mOnOp-
olies and monopolists 1t has always OPP
posed legislation for the benefit of few
classes at the expense OF the whole body
of the people.
The New York Convention has been
Obedicnt to the Democratic teachings and
doctrines. There are many members of
the party in that State who are heavy cap
italists, owning large amount of govern
ment bonds, and who have political
power and influence which enables them
materially to affect the fortunes of politi-
cal parties there. These facts did not in
tluence the Convention. 1t placed the
Democracy of that State alongside of the
Democracy of the Western States and of
the nation on the question of currency
redemption.
Ii followed the example Of the Demo-
Gratis of Ohio in condemning the Fifteenth
Amendment. In this it was both polite
and right. Whatever of expediency or
justice may attach to the extension of suf-
frage 20 the negroes, it is a question with
which the general government ought not
to be permitted to NEEDLE. The Southern
States have acted on this question under
duress. They have accepted the Fifteenth
Amendment because they prefer it To a
continuance of military despOtism.
For the last month, Republican stump
speakers and newspapers have derived
much consolation from imagining that the
Democratic State Convention of New York
would do something which would injure
Mr.. Pendlctons prospects in Ohio. The
result is before them. If it affords them
any encouragement, they are welcome to
t.-ChicdgO Times, jStpt. "a.