The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-18
NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION.
A Hard Money and General Reform
Platform Acknowledgements
Tilden Indorsed.
The Eist OF Nominations for estate
- - Officers, szA8 ~
Nebraska Democracy Sound on the, Money
Questlon.

SYRACUSE, n Y, Sept. 1.-THE Dem
ocratic state convention reassembled this
morning, whea the following report from
the committee on resolutions was read and
adopted: =
The Democratic party Of New York re-
new their pledge Of fidelity to the princi-
| piles adopted and affirmed unanimously by
| delegates repr ssenting the Democrats of
all the United States together assembled
| in their latest national convention land
since reapproved and indorsed, by Demo
cratic majorities in fifteen states, compris-
ing more than one. half of the total popu-
lation of the Union.
From the National Democratic platform,
adopted at Baltimore, July 10, 1872
81. The public credit must be sacredly
| maintained, and we denounce Tepudiation
in every form and guise." Applause.
g. A speedy return to specie payment
is demanded alike by the highest consider
alton of commercial morality and honest
government" Applause
To these emphatic declarations of Dem
ocratie principles and policy, time gives
proof that the present depression of busi-
ness is caused by the reaction from the un-
healthy stimulous of an excessive, depre-t
ciated and irredeemable currency, by
an enormous and ili-adjusted municipal,
state and federal taxation, and by extray-
agance, waste and peculation in the ad.
miuistration Of public affairs, The rene
dy for this evil is not to be found in the
renewal of any of its causes. In the face
of the fact that the existing volume of cur
rency is greater than can be absorbed by
business; in the face of the fact that re-
cent falls Of prices have followed repeated
mutations, any attempt to increase the cur
rency would be worse than Intellectual to
revive prosperity, for it would interrupt
the leading processes of industry. 1t
would be worse than futile to restore scon-
fidence, for it would create distrust and
new uncertainties in business, paralyze the
beginnings of enterprise, rob labor of its
too scanty employment, and while sitting
the progress of administrative reforms.
would infict lasting dishonor upon the
credit, the intelligence and the character
of the country. Applause
The Democratic party of New York also
reafirm the principles set forth in Il cir
lpiatform adopted last year at Syracuse, in
dorsed by $4,000 Democratic majority lap
plausel at the election following, in poll
Of nearly .800, 900 votes, and vindicated be-
fore all the people of this Republic by the
ilustrious administration of Samuel j.
Tilden. lGreat applause. .r .r..
From the New York Democratic plat
form. adopted at Syracuse September l6,
1874:
81. Gold and silver-the only legal
tender; no currency convertible with coin.
-. Steady steps toward specie pay
ments; no step backward.
"3. Honest payment Of the public debt in
coin, and the sacred preservation Of the
public faith.
"A. Revenue reform, federal taxation
, !, for revenue only; no government partner
! ship with protected monopolies. LAp-
piause.
IS. Home rule to limit and localize, most
= jealously, the few powers instrused to pub
hc servants, municipal, state and federal;
no Capitalization.
'6. Equal and exact justice to all men;
no partial legislation; no partial taxation.
Il u. A free press; no gag-laws." lAp-
Iplause.
? 'S. Free men; uniform excise law; nc
t sumptuary law.
''9 Official accountability enforced by
better civil and criminals remedies; no pri-
! vate use of the public funds by public off
GERS.
10. Corporations chartered by the state
always supervisable by the state in the in.
terest of the people.
> III. The party in power responsible fol
: all legislation, when in power.
J ''l2. The presidency public trust moi
private perquisite; 40 third term Ap
plause.
. "l3. Economy in the public expense tha
;. labor may be lightly burdened. -
The Democrats of New York, in conven
tion assembled, pledge themselves, thei
|. nominees and their representatives ia thu
J, senate and assembly, to follow where al
q honest and fearless chief magistrate ha
dared to lead in reforming the a5ministra
tfon Of thesgreat canals so long despoilet
: in their construction, maintenance
II repairs and revenues, to carry On will
2 lunwayering purpose and fidelity the wis
measures to increase the efficacy of all de
, partments of the ublic works and service
q and to persist in reducing cur state tax, il
, which burdens have already been light
II ened by the retrenchments and reforms Q
/ a single year, to the amount of neatl
. $4,000, 900; and upon this, paramount, i'm
/ mediate aud practical issue of admInistra
!, tive reform, we cordially invite the cooper
70 atlOQ OI6N6Fy O1tQUCTdC, GF6fy lxlUCL
i al Republican, and all our fellow citizens
# of whatever party name, who are williD
IS in the coming state election to unite wit
Il us in supporting reform candidates upon
N reform platform.
d NOMINATIONS.
$; Nominations were then made, as fol
"a lows:
1t John Bigelow, by acclamation, for secrt
D. tary of state; Lucius Robinson. for comT
10 troller; Charles s, Fairchild, for attorne
general; Charles N. Ross, for state treaI
&c urer; John D. Van Buren, for stat
re engineer; Christopher FL. Wolrath, ft
n. canal commissioner; Rodney r. Crowle,
for state prison inspector. -.
off za.o1 THANKS
ne The usual vote of thanks, and cheers Fl
Us the ticket, were then given, and the CO.
ns vention adjourned.
Go OMAHA, Sept. 17--At the Democrat
u state convention, held at Fremont yeste
Iday, resolutions were adopted favoring r
In trenchment and refrom in the manageme
by of government affairs; sound currenc
ry coin or its equivalent; deprecating the 0
ct, tempts to commit the Democratic party
'er system of paper money based upon Il
'y unconstitutional exercise of Federal powe
ng Hon. G.. B. Sco6eld, of Ottoe, was elect
%. permanent president, and Louis May,
Fremonts secretary. For judge of the $