The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-27

7 vice, public policy OF
! tMr. WARD claimed thai the platform contained no
attack on the President or ms policy Tue propo.
stion OF the gentleman from Richmond was that
the Convention shall lndorso the entire course oil inc
President without reservation Tee committee had
before IL tbs examples of Maine, Pennsylvania ana
Ohio aud thought 1t wise, like them. 10 oe silent
! We arc asked to irdorso policies which are as yet
nero experiments IL remained Tor tho great peace
maker (lhe gentleman from Rcnmond) TO throw
Ibis lrebrand into the Convention, and bong here
we wii take II up and throw II out lie referred 10
the nxirty OF the country ON the night after the
PRESIDENTIAL election, when 1t announced that
Samuel j. Tdcn was to be counted into
! the Presidency and the grea. re,Ioa winch
ates had beea saved and the election oil hayes
secured Was there republican anyw where tnen who
doubted that these Southern repuDl cans were deserv
| ing OF earnest, constant support Applause
There another side TO thus question, other views
w. There not word IN the platform which look
issue with the President Then, Why does that gentle
INSIST upon the adoption VI his resolution when
he knows thai TO incorse policy only IA US infancy
will result iE disruptlng the pArlyY He ONT Ward
mad taken counsel oil the larmers VINO ociieve that
principle is above party, thai the mea who stand at
the head OF parties must pass away and they expressed
no such desire as this.
Mr. Horcuxiss strenuously opposed what no termed
tbrustng down The throas OF people the experiments
now being tired in Washington. He did not believe
Tho President TO blame Tor tho state oil affairs in
Washington IL was The men by whom ne was sur
rounaed who responsible. He criticised with con-
siderable severity the civil service Order ana said he
would 10 take an Office with a condiion whicn
deprived him OF his manhood, OF tho right TO partlc-
pate in public AFFAIRS He cocnseled courage aud bold
less Ia meeting ali such issues
SPEECH OF MR.. PLATr.
Mr.. PLATT OF Duchess followed MS member OF the
Resolution Committee. He said although the resolu-
tons reported unanimously they were tue result
OF compromise Of different views ~ the committee
He had but one rue-io VIII, that OF dong what was
right II Tho President mas done what ought to have
been done he believed he should be commented; 1t
hc has done what we had not expected and what
ought TO have been done then we should condemn
MIN. He (Mr Platt) had introduced in tho committee
"A resolution which was voted down because u was
thought 10 60 TOO tar IN censuring tho admlnIstra
ton, and yet II contained not word that
States and An opinion OF the Supreme Court. In ac
ccptng this platform he had come just as lar as he
could, for ne con not support ana approve tho &C.
ton Of the President relative 10 the southern States
Suppressed applause ana many hisses
Mr.. sropDAKD, OF Kings, follower, expressing the
hope that The question would soon DO reached he was
u supporter OF tue Presiuents policy throughout
Mr. DAxrEE, oil Cnemuug, called attention. To State
issues SAID that while members might disagree
to the Southern civil policy Of the President
they could disagree ON ate issues aud that they
voulo 20 INTO the coming cam solluy II was an
important mission OF Inc republican party to promote
unity OF sediment throughout the land, and when The
President went lorih with the olive branch 70 the
South in his hand no should be uphelt. Great and
hearty appIauscl Ho was glad the leader
OF the Black Horse cavalry. Wade Hampton,
Carolina mad treated him with distinguished honor.
(Grea, appiause) II the republican party was 10 win
coming campaign II must be upon high grounds.
Let have and bring the country back 70 pros
perity Applause
member announced tn " when the Chairman OF tho
Platform had Concluded MS remarks no would move
the previous gu stion.
Mr. CoNKLiNG SAID that as he had been requested by
the Committee on Resolutions to speak when all had
spoken wished TO 40 the otaer side he would
address tue Convention and then move the previous
question.
General MARTiNDALE took the platiO saying he re-
grottea the turn the debate had taken. A stranger
entering mere would think that reform was au EVIL.
Tue Cnaitman's speech ana tho platform pre-
scented here were IN effect declaration that
there should pc no change concerning appointments
They should DC in the future Just what they nad been
In the past He referred to The resolution winch, he
said required the President 10 determine who and
who not the Governor OF State, and he denied
Neither the constitution nor the supreme Court main
tanned any sucn doctrine.
Mr.. FOSTER moved to amend the resolutions by add
ing the resolution offered by him At the morning SEES
sion relative 10 The constitutional amendments
Mr.. CoSKLING suggested that that was covered by
the resolutions reported. fsIts t1aa
Mr. FOSTER asked L have an understanding that he
should have the opportunity to offer MS amendment
before the previous question was moved.
Mr.. CoNKLiSG saiu that the gentleman could have
with him no other understanding than that which he
had publicly stated here
MR. CURTIS AGAIN.
Mr. CURTIS said:-Ay intention. SIR rs TO occupy the
attention oil the Convention but Tor one or two mo-
Can Convention by moro than gentiem man. Ny
eloquent friend from Broome has charged me with
throwing "s.:., nrs0r'na mo our council SIR
1rebrand IN this Convention was thrown when tho
presiding officer in 'he organization, with, may say,
sublime audacity, spoke Of the administration OF
the republican party as. funk, no republican
occupying similar position mad ever spoken
before, and when, IN the most unspar-
log terms, he denounced ng.accr,ed
cardinal rncple OF tne republican partyths lrinc
pie OF civ service reform say that whom that gem
tieman elected 10 the permanent presidency Of
ms Convention a nalaing brand was thrown among
US. ana every man VINO honestly respected tue Pes
uent of The Ublted states and ms Lawful constitutional
auvsefs was az once put upon bis honor here
before the state and before the country to have well
Of elevation. (Appause.) sir, II not
1rebrand that | brought here; II was a torch
by which every republican in mis- coun
try Can SEQ precisely where the republicans
OF New York are willing to declare that they stand in
the presence Of the republican administration. Tho
gentleman from Broome, my honorable friend, was
anxious that he should be under no dictaton. He
entirely msrcpresents the spirit OF the substitute in
troauced and the remarks have secn iii TO submit
Ny friend from Albany Mr. Iremain) distinctly SAID
ia the hearing OF all the Convention, an authority
when was at least satisfactory 10 him. that tho Prcsi
dent OF he United States dd not ask, dd not rcqure
am not that he DID not "expect" approval
oil his administration o the affairs Of the republican
party N the country. The gentleman from Broome
cannot accuse the rresde.t, directly Or indirectly of
wishing 10 coersc any mans sentiment or the express
vi any honest opinion he may entertain and
tempofar, President in the remarks he made upon tho
CONSUL utona advisers of the President, seems TO
to take course which is Inconsistent with the true
policy OF any party.
Why We here? Why, sir, nv friend from ALLIE
gany spoke OF the ht despatch coming up from
ONO III October. Another gentleman spoke o. the
Southern states, when al the last alter the
election declared themselves Tor the republican
CANDIDATE. The whole difficulty in tho South
poicy has arisen upon the question Of
Two States Why Is II that the republican
party which held The whole nountry IN It's power, WHY
1t that to-aay the republican party iral before
the country In 1872 with 900 popular majority,
We swept the Union. In 1916. after long delay
aud open threats Of cvil war by ono
disputed electoral VOTE, the republican President
comes into powery Now then, am / welding fire.
brand IN great body OF the rcpubi ans when ask
them Tor momcat to inquire why 1t 10 that the
parry IN which we siory has lost so great ascend
ancy rs II has throughout enjoyed. believe that
one OF tue great reasons is the fact that
that year alter we have come TO conventions
and declared among other good tnings for civil
re.orm. And now when the President At our cleo
ions Initiates measures satisfactory TO him
in his executive discretion, wnen lie mi
tlhtcs measures 10 carry out our cardinal
doctrine vi civh service reform, and l ask
this representative body Of republicans to decide
whether they VIII or VIII not approve A. approve tho
eDdcavor, approve The Efforts Of tho President OF
The United states, acting Ia his
tive discretion, 10 carry out the principles
OF the republican party. charged
WITH DESTROYING Tue pence and harmony of Tho