, 1875-09-19
THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY ON THE CUR
RENCY

THE NEW YoRK DEMOCRACY ON THE CUR.
RENCY.
The proceedings of tile New York Demo
| cratic State Convention On Friday last were
Of the deepest Importance, not only to the
Democratic party but are destined to have d
serious effect upon the organization Of nn
parties in the Presidential election of 1876.
The action Of that Convention forces aud
compels both parties to take decided position
on the great Financial question The New
York Democratic Convention not only made
declaration Of its own views, but did SO in
. manner that amounted to bold defiance to
the Conventions OF the same pnrty in Ohio
and Pennsylvania The party in New York
has simply declared to the party in the coun-
try: ave stand on the platform of honest
money, honest Government, md honest pay
ment of debts; and ve will not follow OF
affiliate with those who hold the opposite
doctrine" The New York Democracy pro-
pose to stand on the hardsmoneY platform,
whether the party generally does 50 OF not.
Gov. TnpEs and Mr. CHARLES O'CosoR
were conspicuous leaders Of the Democratic
party, and brayely and ably led in tho
exposures and prosecutions which led to the
detection and punishment of the robberies by
TWEED, SwEKNY, CONNOLLY, and their asso-
ciates. Gov. TnDEx devoted his time per-
sonally to the investigation, and appeared in
court as q witness to prove the guilt Of the
oonspirators. He took high ground in favor
Of official honesty, and by his influence was
able to carry the City Of New York against the
TvEEp-SwKEsY party. In due time the
Democratic party nominated T1DEN for Gov
ernor, and, though his opponent was the pop
ular Cen Dr. TnpES was elected by over
sc, 600 majority. As soon as he got in Office
he addressed himself to the investigation Of
the chronic abuses aud robberies in the man
agement Of the State canals. His proceed
ings produced ns much CONSERVATION in his
own party as few years before he had pro-
duced in the Democratic TWEED business. He
was appealed to by the party leaders to for
bear, but he was reso1ute. The Democratic
did not dare to denounce
him, but it sought to defeat his ex-
by appointing Legislative Com
mittees TO do the work. Gov. IT,
DEN was not thus to be defeated, and,
taking the responsibility, be appointed Com
missionars outside Of the Legislature to pros
ecute the Investigations and bring the rob
bers to justice. At the head Of one Of these
Commissions was JOIN B1oE1ow, In former
is, before 1854-B1aE1ow YVES q
Democrat. He WAS then editor of the New
York Eoensng Post, and, with that paper, left
the Democratic party on the slavery question
In 1861 hr. LINCOLN appointed him Consul
at Paris. When Mr.. DAYTON died, B1oE1ow
was appointed Charge d'AGaires. Subse-
quenuy he returned, and for time edited
the New York 1Imes, but remained Repub-
hcan, voting, however, for GREELEY in 1872
HI was m anti-GRAsr Republican. Though
there were number Of Republicans inter-
ested in the canal frauds, the party generally
has supported TuDE in all his efforts
to root out the corruphonists. There is
not dishonest Democrat in New York
we mean one who has sympathized with
the TWEED gang or the canal thievos-who is
not opposed to TuDEN. These, and That
portion Of the party who favor imitation,
propose to make var in the party. This fac
ton VAS however, powerless in the State
Convention, which at once, with great unan-
unity, placed at the head of the ticket Joua
B1oR1ow, the radical Republican of twenty
one years standing. The unanimity with
which this act WAS done, and the defiant tone
OF the platform, leave no doubt whatever
TINT the Democratic party in New York is
already prepared to form the nucleus OF q M
tional Hard Money party in 1875, should one
be necessary, which will be mado up without
Is solemn warning to the Ohio and Penn
sylvania demsgogues that if BEN Bur1zR,
WAsH MCLEAN, Bill ALLEN, and Bill KELLEY
are to control the Democratic party they will
control it alone, and with the hard-money
Democrats left out. In this broad declara-
ton of devotion to honest money, to honest
Government, and honest payment of debts,
the New York Democracy are sustained by
ths latest declarations Of the Demo-
crats of all the New England States,
New jersey, Delaware, Maryland, 1dich-
igan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Nebraska, Ne4ada, Oregon, California, and
Texas, or nineteen States Other States may
agree with them in their declarations next
year. It is not probable that these States
will al bolt if ras-money PLATFORM bo
adopted by the National Convection; but
there will be an immense bolt of individuals.
and under such circumstances and in such
numbers as will divide the party in twain.
The Republican party has in no State Con-
vention declared for imitation or currency de-
f,assment; shll, ita rank1 contain man7 i,,~
dAaordkts who ~ wi1d u hawka Oh ths NIB.