Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-10
NEW YORK.
Liberal State Conventional Adoption
Of Platform.

Liberal State convention ADOPTION
Of Platform
Albany. Sept. 9.-1he Liberal State
Convention met in Tweddell Hall to-day,
and was called to order by Gen. Cochran,
who made a long address, criticizing the
Republican management Of public affairs.
He also argued that the Democrats had
affiliated with corrupt Republicans in
Congress to carry out disreputable mea-
sures, and claimed that a new party was
demanded. After a temporary organiZa-
ton was effected and committees appointed
the Convention took recess.
The Convention re-assembled at z. NJ
and completed the permanent organization
pending the arrival of the Committee on
Resolutions. Isaac Hunter, cOlOred, of
New York, was called for and spoke at
length, declaring it their duty to nominate
ticket, naming Sanford L. Church and
ThOs. L. Stewart as his choice.
Gen. Merrill, from the Committee on
Resolutions, reported the following:
l. Resolved, That the Liberal Republi-
cans of the State of New York stand for the
defence of constitutional liberty; for the
right of local self-gogeTnment; for a rstO-
ration of the delegated power; for a strict
accountability on account of public OIL
| GERS; for the realization of a constitutional
currency; for the rights and interests of the
masses of the people.
,. Resolved, That the administration of
| President Grant has failed to fulfill the
reasonable expectations of the people, that
| it has pursued a vacillaIing and imbecile
| financial policy, which has plunged the
business of the country into disaster and
bankruptcy; that it has invaded the rights
of sovereign States, by imposing upon them
| Governors by means of the bayOnet whom
the people had re iected at the ballot box;
that it has employed spies and infOrmers
to plumber our merchants, aud establish a
system Of terrorism, paralyzing enterprise;
that it has conspired with corrupt men and
mOnGpOlies to prey upon the community,
and has kept in existence in the District OF
Columbia an infamous ring in whose thefts,
although carefully screened by their con-
federates in Congress, igh.Oficers of the
government have been proven to be partici-
pators.
3. Resolved, That the liberty of the
press is essential to the security Of free
dom: that the sedition law of 1918, abridg
ing the freedom of speech and the press
was an infT1ctiOn of the constitution
which Justly exasperated the nation, anC
was resented by exilingforever from power
the party responsible for its enactment; thai
the Poland-Frelinghuyse bill Of 1874, un.
der which an immediate attempt was made
TO procure the indictment of an obnoxious
editor, was a measure of like character, in
volving even great peril to our liberties
depriving us in many cases of the benefi
Of trial by jury, and transporting the citi
zen way from his home, and from witneSse:
by whom his innocence might be estab
lished, to a distant place TO be tried for pre-
tended Ofienses; that if precedent is to b
sought in tyrannical acts, that of Grea
Britain as enumerated in the declaration o
independence is a case in point, and that it
enactment can only be effectively met b.
eXpelling from power both men and part.
guilty of treason.
4. Resolved, That while we believe tha
sound policy requires that no Presiden
should be reelected, we further declare on
uncompromising hostility to every preten
sion toward peTpetuating power In tn
! hands of the same person beyond secon
: term: such pretension deserves and shoul
; receive the indignant condemnation Of th
peope, who should demand OF any part
! | expecting their votes an explicit declari
tiOn against the claim of any man TO bC
1
third term, or against the conduct OF an
man tOlerating the use by others of hi
name for such candidacy
! ). Resolved, That a return of the couI
\ try to a specie basis is an object OF par;
mount Importance; that as the great pu
pose of money is to serve as medium
exchange, national integrity demands
speedy return to the common standard
the world, and the business interests Of Il
1 l country require that a free banking systeI
u should be established.
6. Resolved, That the acts of COngre
proyiding for supervisors of elections al
! oppressive, and should be amended or T
: pealed.
: Z. Resolved, That experience demon
y strates the injustice Of governing cities
States by legislative commissions, and v
advocate the restoration to them of sci
q government.
: Resolutions were adopted declaring il i
. expedient to make any nominations.
State Central Committee was appOinte
!, and the convention adjourned TO me
Sept. 20, at noon.