The Portland daily press., 1877-10-05
NEW YORK DE MOCRATS.
A Victory for TammaDy.


from Albany, the Mclaughlin delegates from
Brooklyn and the regular Tammsny delegates
from New YORK, were all reported as entitled
to seats. At this there was spplause and hiss
es. An amendment was offered to the renort
admitting the Whitbeck instead of the Corn,ng
delegation, and that "a ant-Tammany and "a
rammany delegates be admitted. The motion
prevailed that none Of the deegat 8 whose
seats are contested shall vote on the adontion
of the amendment to the report The ma.
jjority report was then adopted A short recess
was taken that the delegations might agree up-
on the names OF the committees on organiza-
ton and resolutions.
The convention re-assembled and the COM
mittees on organization and resolutions an
nounced recess till afternoon.
On the re-assembling of the convention the
following was offered:
ReSol0ed, That the Democracy of New York,
In convention assemble d, send greetings to the
Democracy of the sister state of New jersey
and congratulate the voters of that state on the
nomination of the patriot and soldier, Gen.
Geo. B. Mcclellan.
The resolution was adopted by the convention
rising and giving three cheers
Mr.. Brooks, from the committee on perma-
nent organization, reported list of officers,
including Clarkson N. Potter for President.
which was agreed to. Mr.. Potter was greeted
with applause and addressed the convention.
Mr.. Clinton, chairman of the committee on
resolutions, read the following, which were
adopted:
Inc Flut10fm.
The people having, in the last Presidential
con test elected by an overwhelming majority
the Democratic candidates for President and
Vice President, and the will Of the nation thus
constitutionally declared having been wickedly
and boldly!nullified by means of the grossest
usurpations and frauds of returning boards.
protected and adopted if not instigated by the
party in possession Of the government and rem
dered practicable by threatening array of
military force,
Resoiued, That at this the first convention of
the Democrats of this state held since the con-
summation of this great crime, it is not only
just and fit, but its duty in the interest of con-
stitutional government and in vindication and
preservation of the sacred right of the majority
to choose their rulers, to denounce with the
warmest Indignation this stuperdous wrong
and hold it up to universal execratiop.
ReSolUed, That this duty of setting mark of
infamy upon this trar sacti0n, and preventing
any quick forgetfulness or easy conformation of
it from raising tempting precedent for failure
outrages. rests especially and peculiarly upon
the Democratic party of this state one of
whose most illustrious leaders was the Presi-
dent actually chosen by the nation.
ReSolUed, That the late House of Representa-
tives deserve the thanks of all patriots and
lovers of liberty for their just refusal in the
exercise of the most ancient and valuable
privilege belonging to the representatives of
the people in all constitutional governments to
appropriate money for the support of soldiers,
to be used in the illegal and despotc oppression
of citizens in any portion of the republic.
Resolved, That the present national admins
tration, by Its withdrawal of the troops from
the South and its cessation from the mis-
chievous, un constitutional and oppressive inter-
ference with the internal affairs of states, has
in that respect reversed the vicious precedents
of the Republican party, followed the course
marked cut by the federal constitution, and to
which Democrats stand pledged, and it is there
fore entitled in that particular to the approval
of all good citizens.
The Democratic party of New York reafirm
the following principles, set forth in their plat
form adopted in 1874, now thrice endorsed by a
large majority OF voters OF this state:
Gold and silver the only legal tender.
No currency inconvertible with coin.
Steady steps towards specie payments. No
step backwards.
Honest payment of the public debt in coin.
Sacred preservation of the public faith.
Revenue reform, a tariff for revenue only.
No government partisanship with protected
monopolies.
Home rule to limit and localze most jealous
ly the few powers intrusted to public servants,
municipal and state and federal
No Capitalization. equal and exact justice to
all men.
No partial legislation, no partial taxation
Official accountability enforced by better
civil and criminal remedies.
No private use of public funds.by public Off
GERS.
supervisable by the state in the interest of the
people.
Economy in public expenditures that la
Dor may be lightly burdened.
ReSotOed, That we are opposed to the grant
ing of subsidies by the government to corpora
tions or individuals for the construction of
railroads or other internal improvement as IN
necessary, beyond the scope of federal power
and inevitably producing corruption.
ReSotUed, That we congratulate the whole of
the state that notwithstanding the suffering to
which the laboring classes have been for years
subjected, in spite of their failure to obtain re-
munerative employment and the bitter priva-
tions which have been imposed on them
thereby they have endured these caamties for
the most part with patience, without disorder
or violation of the public peace, and we declare
that it is through the benefcent operation of
equal and just laws favoring no one class at the
expense of another, stern refusal on the part
of legislative bodies to yield to the schemes of
grasping monopolies, and the decrease of pub
lie expenditures and taxation to the lowest
practicable point, that the laboring classes of
the country with whom the Democratic party
has always strongly aud intelllgently sympa-
thized, are mainly to find effectual and per-
manent relief
Resolved, That we favor an uniform and
equitable excise law having regard for, and
protective of, the rights of all the people, ac-
companied by stringent provisions furnishing
its violation.
Resol0ed. That we demand more complete
protection for the savings of industrial classes
by the stricter supervision and control of saw
lngs banks, insurance companies and other
institutions in which the peoples money may
be invested, and the enactment of laws pro- id-
ing severe and certain punishment of all Off
cial neglect. extravaganza or fraud by which
the peoples earnings may be endangered or
lost.
Resolved, That the deliberate refusal of the
Republican majority in the state legislature
during two sessions in open defiance of the
plainest and most perempto1y mandates of the
constitution to apportion the representation of
the people of the state in the Senate and As
sembly in accordance with the census, is reck-
less disregard of duty hitherto without prece-
dent in our history and aims blow at the very
root and foundation of the representative gov
eminent; that this act. the most revolutionary
and lawless ever ventured upon even by that
revolutionary and lawless party, renders it in
dispensable to the preservation of the rights
of representation that the legislative power
should be wrested from its hands at the coming
election; that the hypocrtical promise of ap-
portionment appearing on the resolutions of
the recent Rochester convention is upon its
face mockery and insult to the constitution.
1t boldly calls for direct violation of the or.
ganic law in demanding that the amount of
population should be disregarded and system
of rotten burroughs maintained to prevent
preponderance of the inhabited over the unin-
habited portions of the state.
The Democracy of New York, in convention
assembled, again pleuge themselves, tnelr NOM
inees and other representatives in the Sena to
and Assembly to follow where an honest and
fearless chief magistrate has dared to lead in
reforming INSTRUMENTATION of our canals, so
long despoi,ed in their construction, mainten-
ance, repairs and revenue, to carry on with un-
wavering fidelity and purpose the wise measures
to increase the efficiency of all departments of
the public works and service and to persist in
reducing the state tax. AS proof of their de-
votion to this work they point to the illustrous
administrations of Cows. Tilden and Robinson;
the civil service of the state has been purified;
economy and prudence have been introduced in
every department; offenders against the law,
defaulters in the public funds, embezzling coun-
ty treasurers, profigate boards and trustees,
swindling contractors and those who have de-
bauched legislation and political justice have
been relentlessly prosecuted.
After the adoption of the platform the con-
vention resolved to proceed to the nomination
of state officers. The names of Allen G. Beach,
John Bigelow and Abraham Weaver were pro
posed for Secretary of State, and speeches
were made in favor of each, some of which
partook of the general characteristics of the
convention, viz, the Tammany- anti-Tammany
contest over its control.
The ballot for Attorney General resulted as
follows: Augustus Shoemaker of Ulster, 225;
Chas S. Fairchild, ia; Artemas b Waldo an