New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-26
STRUGGLING WITH THE PLATFORM.

N-ARGUMENTs BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUEE.I
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Sept. 25.-The important CON-
mittee on the Platform met Immediately after the
adjournment of the convention this evening, and
elected Erastus Brooks who is decided hard money
man, as its chairman.
Tarmany had thought it wise to put as one Of
its representatives on the committee, Timothy j.
Campbell, who was a trusted agent of William NJ.
Tweed during the rule of the Ring. Judge Camp
bell advocated the appointment of a subcommittee
of five to draw up platform and with orders to
report to the full committee in the morning.
s. w. Russell, of Washington County, a member
of the committee, said that IN view of the Green
back resolutions already presented he thought 1t
best for the platform to be considered by the entire
committee and not by a section OF It.
The committee took this view of the case and re
solved to meet half an hour later at the Vanderbilt
House.
When the committee reassembled F. HSeymour Of
fered platform which had been prepared by himself
and Erastus Brooks and which it was soon discoy-
cred WAS the platform of 1874 only slightly modl-
fed 1t was as follows:
The Democratic party of the State Of New-York.
reaffir1ns the following prime pies set forth III Jus
nIatform adOpted in 1874 and in 1877, and Endorsed
by a large majority of the people OF this STATE;
Gold and silver coin and paper conVertlDe lnlg
coin at the Will OF the nolOeIs, Ihe OuJ OuiAO"NJ "a
the country. Steady steps towards specie payments
The honest payment Of the pubhc deDI IN con- OK
currency of com value. We CONGRATULATE the otatS
and country upon the pTactlch relative Naiuo ~ ~
tbe oreenbac currency of the Government with gold
and silver. The preservation of the pubic iMth'
tariff for revenue. ...o.od ,,o,o.
poles. ,... ;.,1o,sIr, tbs
powers ntrusted to public servants whetner mum
cipal State or Federal no Capitalization
Eoual and exact Justice to all men.
No partial legislation; no partial ta2allon' =,
Official accountao, lily Iissu No nTpvate use of
CoTnoTations chartered by the State always sub
iect TO State supervision in the interest OF Ine
The party in power responsible for all legislation
"R Fnen 10 in public expense that labor may be
lightly burdened and the IaDorer Iuly pau iOi "'
work
Uniform and equitable Excise laws. No sumptu'
airy |" laws
ITpon the motion ofMr. Hertzberg Of New-York'
n subcommittee of seven wasthen appointed to draw
nm platform and to report it to the full commit
tee tomorrow morning. The committee was
"a follows: Erastus Brooks, of Richmond
r. ". Peckham. of Albany Patrick G. Duffy, OF
New-York; s. w. RUSSELL Of Washington; J's.
Seymour. OF Oneida c. p. Collier, OF Coumbla, and
II. s. Cutting, OF Erie. The sub-commit
ia hard money ono anu HAoI "N'P'
the platform drawn up by Messrs. Brooks
and Seymour: but the entire committee on the plat
form has very largo soft money spot. All OF the
New-YOrk City men upon 1T may, safely i5dS
ne mt down as advocates OF the lHes
~ AZ groenbacks should be substituted for the Ma.
tiona bank currency. Several of the members o.
the committee from the interior also synPa'niA'
with the ideas of the Greenback party. =,
The sub-committee the platform , hsIened e Ie
of fine convention respecting their ideas on tne na
cial plank of the platform Nearly all who appeared
were soft-money men, but there were also presenl
hard-money delegates who defended nard-mon nS
principles The soft-money mems last ana n l,os
powerful argument apparently IN their opinion wa
That il is necessary to have soft money
plank in the platform, so as 10 retain a,; VA
snnnort of those Democrats who are lnehneo
to Vote for the Greenback candidates Against TINS
argument the hard-mOney men placed the assertion
that Democrats of haTd-money belief Will DC
so shocked by s9tt-m tinro+ P t1e Re
publican platform is clearly hard-m0ney one. ihs
COMMITTEES finally declined TO listen to any IuItnei
argument and went into executive session TO ara"
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