The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-22

proved by the voters of the people of the empire
state and endorsed by the democracy OF ILL
nots, Michigan, Maine and other States of the
Union:
1. Gold and silver to be the only legal tender,
and no currency inconvertible with coin
2 Steady steps toward specie payments and no
step backw
3. The honest payment of the public debt in
coin and the sacred preservation OF the pu olic
faith.
4. Revenue reform, federal taxation for reve-
nue. only and no government partnership with
5. Home rule to limit and localize most jeal-
wants, municipal, State and FEDERAL. No CEN
traliZatioL,
8. Equal and exact justice to all men. No par
tial legislation and no partial taxation.
z. Free press. No gag laws.
s. Uniform excise law. No sumptuary laws.
civil a, d criminal remedies No private use Of
public funds by public officers
10. Corporations chartered by the State to be
always supervisable by the Stale in the interest
of the people.
IL. The party in power to be held responsible
for all legislation while in power.
u. The presidency public trust and not pri-
H. Economy in public expenses that labor
| The democrats OF New York in convention,
assembled recognizing independence and
ferring principles to party shall unite with them
in opposing the present State and nationsl adj
the approval of all honest and Independent per-
sons the foregoing platform and the nominees of
this convention.
The report OF the committee on resolutions
was unanimously adopted, and the convention
balloted for candidate for governor. The first
ballot resulted as follows: Samuel ]. Tilden,
252, Amasa J. Par ker, l26 scattering, TO- On the
motion .of Mr.. Parker Mr.. Tilden was then
MAZE the unanimous choice Of the convention
VIM. Dorsheimer, Liberal republican, was nomin-
ated for lieutenant governor.
The remainder OF the ticket is as follows: Canal
commissioner, Adm Thayer, of Rensselaer, coun-
ty; State prison inspector, George II. Wagner, of
Yates county; judge of the court of appeals,
Theo. Miller, OF Columbia county. The State
ton adjourned. Samuel j. Tilden was serenaded
tonight.
TILDEN's SPEECH.
Mr.. Tilden, in reply to the serenade, male a
speech, predicting that peaceful revolution is
going on to a sure contamination. The
people must have retrenchment in pub
lie expenses, reform In public administration,
slmplificaiion and reduction in tariff and taxes,
accountability of public officers enforced by
government is drifting into greater dangers an d
greater evils. rushing onward in a career
OF centralism, absorbing all gov
all asfs of a human Soeety
individuals by tariffs not intended for
legitimate taxation, by granting special
at the expense of the people. II has acquired
control of all the banks, has threatened TO seize
the telegraph, is claiming jurisdiction of all
of all schools and colleges and is suhje citing the
free press of the whole United States for criti-
cism of the administration TO trial by creatures,
and under the eye Of. the administla-
before we know 1T or the whole character OF our
government wilt be changed. Mr.. Tilden
claimed that the democratic party Is the neu-
cleus of opposition which will remedy all these
evils.