New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-17
SYRACUSE. CONVENTION.
Continued from First Page.

inclusive. blank: NTH District Abraham O. Whsle
Hn BroSn xvS p.re Charlie. Holmes With
District blank XvIIth District. James r Fc.,da
Charles Anthony: xxth District. Isiah Fuller; XtIst
District Milton Betwick XxIId District, Isaac B. Reh
District pSf no nomination. XVII District ] b Potter
XVIII District, George Franklin XXvLIth District
District Jacob Iarve; XXXth District, Horatio g.
Warner; XXXIst District, NJ. II. Peck XXXlld Dis
Morse.
Seerstaries-wm. D. Woodward. Michael cofey. L
Kurth b. Silverman, VIM. g. Hammond. Edwin c. Terry,
A. Brown, Isaac Longead Joseph Mcneil e. D. Fer
%sv e r. a 6raO sc tGa william
HSs nm Jsnh II hur B.
Chambers and Charles L. Gallagher.
! The report was agreed to-
The Chair appointed Dewitt c. Littlejohn and
Rufus W. Peckham to conduct Judge Sturges to the
| chair.
TIE SPEECH OF JUDGE sTURGEs.
| On reaching the platform Judge Sturges was re-
ceved with great applause and be proceeded to adj
dress the Convention
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: I accept the position
to which YOU have designated the permanent pre-
siding officer of this body with profound gratitude ior
the marked expressions m VI total nexpenence IN
presiding over deberative assemblies necessitates me to
rely upon your Kindness aid in the proper discharge
OF the responsible duties OF that position We are CON
vened gentlemen. as the representatives OF the
| the component part OF one that encircles
our Cnion-an organization had its n when the
foundations OF temple OF constitutional liberty were
being laid There is not brace IN that vast edlnce con
tributng strength but what organization mas
been foremost in placing there. Applause. Assembled
under these circumstances 1t behooves us " act
worthy the high vocation wherewh We are called mat
conduct this Convention that We enuncate such
PLATFORM that we nominate such ueke una. even ~, r
who holds himself aloof from pOitlca .o
that he thereby thinks he may better dcarse
DIS aut az ccou Of the action Of this Conven-
ton that his country in no better way IMAM
by adopting platform and supporting the candidates
nominated at the Democratic convention nSu IA - in
cuse in 1875. lGreat applause l Know gen
o ogif party S IN these days is tenderfooted
the currency question, but was no Democratic con
and called them money Applause ana IL vas
no court with Denocrfne procnfs Tna ,vnr
power Congress to coin money AMI regulate th Vau
money Great spplause.l 1t was no court of Demo
cratic procliyes that turned suInneTsaqlt on 'Iis
this question the history OF the Democrat Ssd4rn
aud when the party shall take up that
question at a proper time, man need fear that we
shall falsify our record Applause so far as this que.-
evident proposition that the party now in
power at the helm Of the General covgr I ,i
charge It's duties that behalf Tor the reason that now
promises our Government TO- - and - per cent
below nrd PSr ion AH of The s Of T THIS
Government during that ume there IL no reason why the
promises of the Government, considering H. VaSt
ne much in the Exchange OF New-York or in
the cry Of London to-day the gold dollar
On that question is this You are to bring your
Government promises NJ TO par and you cannot do ny
legislative enactment. You more make paper ana
gold equal value. bring paper - par WITH God by
legislative enactment, than you can convert the article
o paper itself into gold by legislation. Appiause.l
The resources OF the Government curaing expenses
/ and creating confidence IN the Government. ZAP
pause During all these years our Government,
nnder the idea thai they have grown rich in the
7 war %
preparations. many ot them perhaps entirety proper
il the Golfers had been full OF money, nHt
under such circumstances entirely improper IN my Jud
ment And SIN more the extravaganza IN every de
partmcn Of the General Government has run I,ot
+ al that period The states have caught up lnai
extravaSan feeling and the people have followed oil nd
until are Ovorwheimed with National state ana
municipal debls and these debts are Tie sources 81 the
hard times that are now upon us. APpialseI Now;
not much accustomed TO governmental affairs
take the paper Of some " my friends to money lender
and 10 tell him desired 10 raise the money On H. Hc
saws he, your friend bought pair " horses
worth 81 900 the other day, understand Z" Yes.
He il going build mansion 10 live III, under
standl" Yes d" Well don't want his paper unless
I count" Appiause.l II seems To at all times
that the Government-otai National and munlc
lenders ana money changers poor prospect. unless
iutvl our duty is to put men at the helm of the
National and state Governments who will curta these
eyprnses and op off all that are unnecessary until their
rour Legal-tender act That is resumption not by
legislative enactment When YOU have created confidence
in the people that men can pay. all yOu Ii
axiom older than any government on TINS continent
or IN Europe They able because they seem be able
/ and when the Government has the confidence of the
people that il can pay when they want their money the
promises Of your Government are at par But they
think that the Democratic party propose 10 pay
our National debt IN greennacE7 - wh1le rd the
We'll have $3.50, 900 ~ gold III this country
and have not the problem solved how our friends
the way are gong to pay e2ODOOOoOOO win 5000
100000 The truth is. genemcn that that debt If a
upon the agricultural the mechanical the com
mercial interests OF TINS country That dept has go
10 be paid as me farmer pays ., the mort
upon his house by the product Of hs abor What grows
Of earth and what ia manufactured theretrom Is
the OF the currency Is to equalIn exchanges IN
the business OF the commercial world. Applause And
hence entirely impossible for 10 do safe business
bnmiiatin% sneetacle 10 see our Government once a
/ month, yea twice month, gambling in Nallst.
is the duty of the beinocratic party To
see to it that tie proper entered upon Aye,
gentlemen, so FAR concerned in this state We
have entered upon H. We entered upon II by the result
OF the election last Fall great appause and he
who now holds the helm Of Government in this
reducing the expenses Of our state and the people
within very few months will feel the benefit Of it, lAp-
plause And this revolution Is TO 20 on Inc people are
aroused 10 this question We shall celebrate,
1s ne b great n Gsn year Oh the dur dHmn
ton Of leagues, Of denagogues in allowance appause
of ability, OF integrity, Ia quOtc the father
of the Democratic party honest, faithful and
my thanks TO yOu for placing me here viii not detaln
you any longer except 10 ask your pleasure.
Judge Sturgess successive illusions to the cur
Tcncy question were received with dwlndlIng grada-
ti0n applause either because the enthusiasm of the
Convention was ebblng away, or because the under
current of imitation sentiment. which had been
quietly felt here, was rising the surface. His
allusOn to the sOmersault of the Supreme Court on
the leCal-tender question was received with real
, Democratic fervOT.
AN IMPORTANT RESOLUTION
At the conclusion of his remarks Augustus Schel
of New-York suggested an adjournment till tO-mOr-
row ont Of consideration for DELEGATES who had