River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-04
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
They open war ON the Administration


The New York Republican State Con
vention was held at Rochester on the 26th
and 27th of Sept T. C. Platt was chosen
temporary chairman, and in accepting
made a speech bitterly hostile to the adj
ministration. Senator Conkling was
named for chairman by the committee on
permanent organization, but he declined
and moved that Mr. Plat be retained.
This " Is opposed by some owing to Platt's
attack on the administration, but Senator
Coakling urged his motion and it pre-
vailed by 81 to 10.
The report of the platform committee
was then read, the following being the
portion referring most directly to the
policy of the President.
The Republicans of New York, true to the
achievement of an unequalled history and
faithful to the demands of an uncompleted
mission make thefollowing declarations: The
Office OF the government is to conserve order
and peace, and satisfy and protect every citi-
zen in the enjoyment of every right implied
by tn. constitution and laws The unity and
fraternal relations in all States and sections
and between all States and all sections is Of
the first and highest importance. andthe Re
publican party of New York will heartily sup
port every measure authorized by law adapt
ed TO establishing and maintaining CONNER
cial and industrial prosperity, tranquility, JUS
tce and obedience TO lawful authority. The
constitution Ordains that the United States
shall guarantee TO every State in this union
republican form OF. government. The only
republican government known to the constr
tuition of any American State is q government
chosen by the people. The question whether
a case has arisenrequiring the president TO en-
ploy military forces to protect State authority
against domestic violence is by the constitu-
tion committed to his decision and to his re-
sponsibility. Taking no issue with any de-
cison Of this kind which has been made by
the national executive i'm respect to the en-
ployment of troops, and expressing no opin-
ion in regard TO methods and attendant pro-
ceedings employed in any instance, we cher
ish the hope that the action taken in relation
to the Southern States will result in peace
tranquility and justice, and no act of the Re
publicans of New York conducive to its good
effect shall be withheld.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
We insist on purity, frugality and efficiency
i'm every branch of public service, national and
State. To that end we hold these require
ments practical and JUST First, no needless
Office, officer orpublic agent should exist; sec
ond, compensation for official service should
be fair and just, but in no case excessive;
third, fit men and no others should hold pub
lie trust; fourth, every official, high and low,
should be required at all times, faithfully to
perform his duty and the whole of it,; fifth, no
official or oflice-hOlder Should be subject to
political partisan assessments or to interior
ence in any way with his political rights or
action, and plain laws should forbid and pun
| ish all attempts to make or enforce such as
sessments or to control or abridge in any re-
| spects the absolute freedom in political action
which in this country belongs To all voters
| alike. In connection with this subject, we
recur with satisfaction to that portion of the
| letter of acceptance of Mr.. Hayes wherein he
declares that the founders of our government
meant that the officer should be secure in his
| tenure as long as his personal character re-
manned untarnshed and the performance of
his duties satisfactory. In turtherance of this
view, we commend as worthy of considera-
ton, the legislature making officers secure in
a limited fixed tenure and subject to removal
only as officers under State laws are remova-
| BILE i'm this State, on charges to be regularly
\ and openly preferred and adjudged. We hold
honest service or labor the best and highest
/ exerton for American citizens and those who
/ labor for others whether for the govern
| ment or for private employers, are as fully
/ entitled as any citizen can be to absolute
/ freedom in all political, civil and religious af-
/ fairs. They owe full service; they agree to
/ render it TO their employers; they owe moth
| ing more. The constitution of the United
/ States and of the State of New York are the
laws to establish equa | rights for all citi-
/ Zens and all voters, and we deprecate as UNI
/ Warra0taDlc ana nufilul All allcmDlS DN ell
ployers, whether representing capital or polit-
/ ical power, to encroach upon or coerce Others
/ in the enjoyment of any of the rights
/ or the exercise of any duties of citizenship.
! In the state of New York the whole number
of national officehOlders including clerks and
! subordinates of every degree, is 1865. This is
/ one national official or subordinate to To-
votes OF the State. county and town officials
1 there is in this State 1888. This is one
/ State, county or town official to every ol12
voters. When the potential functions oflocal
| officers are taken into account, their nearness
/ to the citizen and their power over lis
property taxes and interest their
relative influence becomes even greater than
! the numberindicated. The exclusion of pub.
| lie servants from political action would dis
| franchise great body of our fellow citizens
/ The laws mean no such exclusion, and even
deny as an imputation upon the people OF
/ New York, that they are or have have been
4 dominated by the nations subordinate OFF,
cials, and we can conceive of no condition OF
affairs, short of the extinction of manhood
and patriotism in which postmaster or clerk
could subdue to his partisan will l52 other
electors or exert any other influence beyond
! such as his character might give him.
As substitute for the civil service
plank Geo William Curtis editor of Hdr-
1 per's Weekly, offered the following:
The lawful title of Rutherford B. Hayes to
the presidency is as clear and perfect as that
of George Washington. We gladly recognize
his eminent patriotism proved in the field and
| in civil life. We heartily commend his
| efforts in the permanent pacifieation
/ of the southern section of the
union and for the correction of evils and abus-
es in the civil service as strictly conformed to
| his own pledges and to the declaration of the
convention that nominated him, and as tend
| ing to the promotion Of the public welfare.
/ Recognizing that the work is but begun, we
shall hail with satisfaction its prompt and
vigorous prosecution in which the president
may confidently rely upon the cordial support
Of the country.
After a protracted debate, during
which Senator Conkling advocated the
adoption of the original platform, Mr.
Curtis amendment was defeated by a
vote of los to 295, and the platform as re-
ported was adopted.
The remaining resolutions favor re-
sumption of specie payment and"a sound
currency of cOin;' oppose land grants
and subsidies of all kinds and favor
American industry.
On the morning of the 9th, the con-
vention reassembled and nominated the
following ticket: John G. Churchill,
con- ptroller; Francis Sylvester, State
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