The New York herald., 1873-10-09
General Cochrane Calls the Con.
vention to Order.
REP PUBLICAN HISTORY
The Celebrated Platform Of '72 Re-
peated-w with Additions.
A Hall-and-HaIf Ticket Nominated for the
November Contest.


at the opening OF the State Liberal Convention.
At twelve O'Clock General John Cochrane, Chair
man OF the State Committee, called the Convention
to order and delivered the following address,
GENERAL oocHRANE's ADDRESS.
S n % me to in nt5Sduee with few words
have assembled at critical time in the history Of the
s State IS sonass @ shor sa
,15s special lsg.aipn sSssnsng soRps
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public are Isen on ne evil daSs VS. Psca
Not alone the HSeeaiiSe d The laws is eharseabie With
dnase The public service through all It's grades Il In
wh M lust q 5 Even
faith was recklessy invaded when Congress- with their
sa
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The whole body polite is shriyeling IN in the conag9n
either gTsa day sI The on sasHhs Wl
wish b
to be to the G task % The remedy obS
know that pubic issues no Longer divide them may be
she condition Of the eountry ana BY their public
sonal merit and demerit to exhaust their action within
m% They need mot be Hd that have oen
oblivion every sentiment OF patriotism With no disn-
s hs7 nothing
se ey IN aT Sp 20 % %
masters Of the people. Their aspirations are born and
en M wSensVer the Initiation the e
70 q single term will have reduced party patronage
cple Withdrawn there win be hope ioT. Their
present ef nadeaaaey to pressing exisence and
their agency are equally confessed Even
the success with which they are exhausting the energies
v ens1ea BY ars
sslzs and hold sas 6anas labor the srIgs
adjusts he eqapsise The entire trade
are srady Rns in
he BODIES sy %
question s 1i Srmda6e f.
u hser me the Of Of e M Mkvsh
snaS that nG
ayorns 1W shan emPoweT the cs1rer to to deprive the
his labor y ssssrilns rom rsisntag
s5arssa Prize S1Ss
q the labor q .he producer and in obedisnee
widely separated are moving against local sSpses the
farmer the craftsman and the trade pursuing each
PROCEED from the violation Of the fundamental prlnci
om o his e
is one Of the first duties government
! FRsIGHrs
or cognae interest Is the attainment Of line or in.
most e ae Of I
Of
h wst LONE e M I @ s o.
IN sf. g & Re a
Clinton the western produce 70 the sea-
al and a @ cns q New 1 Ok e
Corrupt hreinss with their dirty scramble for the plum
Ordinary prudence dictates that hese Channels should
M sy ee os 81 Of sn a pe
freight and convenient for its cheapest and most expe
THE MONETARY
mt h TO regard wtnGst @
Of the currency-currency but measuring values-are
. period when every material value was prosperousy
discharge their iuii obligations 10 the public Vas the
natural sequence It is unguestionaby y true that the
railroad projects By which the currency Supply was m
to crafty the railroad with fresh issues OF
legal tender notes though in the strict line q !s duty
the with issue OF six millions indirectly for
financial profgacy, since eliminated in their ruin For
mt thus to At s the speea
to the debtor tor against the sredor By bVD d
n s @ un nna the
Of shall be d By u s law
modities corrupt will continue periodically
the Gara sm in Of which ins ars hsa fur
twenty-five centuries Plato bears this testimony
riches ssh men honorsa and cultivated
that last instead Of loving contention glory men
become lovers of trade and money and they honor and
hs % ss 5S { s% and Ne !.
And this which true OF the ernmen of any thing is
i sas and II Us us
this to the 3
the aess hay evsn e limits S Of
public honors challenges our wonder. Fools and the
temple 'st but ts gold @ only money % Ell "a at the
springs OF legislation, It conamnates the ballot, and,
constable
every elective dignity in the and i Is easy 10 ioresec
lis outlay and @ SS
discredila0e wealth Thus modern esis has be
modern legislator cppurse OF the empire and the rule
though not Useless Contest they naturally subjected
the conduct various public men 70 vigorous and severe
s the CHARMS have a. ese eeen bs saa s
OF the Leader that contest time has nevertheless
n, his IT g S @ ama
ton people whose rulers riot unrebuked IN the anu.
here Of our sss seaHr
aud back pay grabs and them TO present
and hsr s n to the
the people and on Providenee that shapes their at
pec tha, constant purPose and anremtting effort win
the establishment their representatives in the
public rule Then, pedeing exerons tins end let
on @ paorm SW laws pure an
economical government administered by capable faith
F.A. CosKLING ELECTED CHAIRMAN.
After General Cochrane had concluded his ad
dress Mr.. Charles Hughes, OF Washington, nom
mated Colonel f. A. Conkling, OF New York, for
Chairman OF the Convention. Mr.. Conkling was
warmly received and made lengthy speech TO the
Convention. He sad:-
Representing as do the original republican party
and participating did in its early struggles, when
such men as Horace Greeey James WadswoTtlf John
A. King Henry X. selden, Robert Campbell and William
Curtis Noyes its standard bearers, esteem il no
ordinary compliment to be chosen to preside your
deliberations. Ihe republican party not into
stence at the beck caprice OF set of II
inspired by great vital principle. The conviction had
been burned deep into the minds hearts of
thoughtful men all over the tree States that the
country, tbongh spanning 4O degrees latitude and 100
degrees OF longitude, was not large enough freedom
and slavery 70 coexist within Its borders. These
gathered their churches and public halls the groves
and the broad prairies declaring their
old party associations that they ALL wings and demo-
Gratis alike, might cooperate In resisting the aggre
Of the slave power They who think alike should act