Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-12
The following is the platform adopted BY
the convention.

NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
The following is the platform adopted BY
the convention:
The democratic party Of the state of New
York in convention assembled, profoundly
sensible of the important consequences de.
pending 90 the immediate result Of their
deliberations, do declare and re assert the
principles Of popular liberty aud rights laid
down BY Washington, Jefferson and other
founders OF the republic. We hold that the
constitution, with sll its amendments should
be sacredly maintained and enforced and the
rights of the states under the constitution.
The tendencies 0f the republican party TO
centraltzation aud consolidation are contra
nv to the principles Of our constitution. The
United States form nation in the sense, to
the extent and for the purpose defined in
the federal constitution and we will resist
every attempt to transform them into an
empire.
We insist on unity, fraternity and con-
cord, and that the issues settled by the war
shall not be revived. -
We deprecate the efforts Of the republi-
can managers to revive sectional fueds and
to rekindled the passions of the past.
We demand honest elections and an hon.
est count of votes. Never again by fraud
or force shall the popular will be set aside
TO crafty the interruptions partisans.
The democracy oppose all favoritism; no
single interest or class of persons should be
protected at the expense of the other. De-
mocracy means the government of the whole
people for the whole people and by the
whole people |; but if any class is to receive
special consideration it should be the work.
ing people whom all other governments op.
pose aud crush. The rights of the people
should be scrupulously guarded from the en-.
croachments Of cspitalists, and the despotic
greed of corporations.
The democracy believe now,as they have
always believed. in gold and silver ~ the
constitutional money Of the country. We
condemn the speculative methods of the
present secretary of the treasury and the
questionable favorilism he has shown to
particular monetary institutions, so-called
syndicates and the extravagsnces he has
permitted in bis department in connection
with his refInding schemes.
. Wslook with shame and sorrow on tho dis
graceful population of their professions OF
civil service reform by the executive and
his supporters. Federal ofices have been
freely given for despicsble partisan services;
the leading officers Of the government
are making partisan speeches, manag-
ing political campaigns and requesting
their subordinates to contribute to campaign
funds In dsrogation Of every principle
and promise Of honeet civil service, The
104, 900 federal officers constitute an army
moving under single direction to keep the
republican party in power, and this vast
patronage 10 now raised Is corruption
fund sgainst the people.
We congratulate the people of the state
of New! York upon the results Of democratic
administration in the payment Of the state
debt reduction Of expenses and diminished
burdens Of taxation.
We condemn the efforts Of demagogues
70 create Jealousy and antagonism between
the city Of New York and the rest Of the
state, when their interests are identical; the
growth Of the one 10 the prosperity Of the
other. u = @A i1rs3@s, IA,
The people Of New -iarmers, man.
utacturers and merchants-altke demand
that they shall have oil the advsntaeea
which accrue to them from their favorable
posiliou, and thatthe, reilroeda thev have
chartered and endowed With vast and pro-
6table privilege ahall be operated for .heI.
beneht, snd not for their ruin. We there.
fore eudorse 40 our expression Of the fore
going principles the following .
Honesty. efficiency and economy Ia every
department Of the eovernuesl All prop.
erty should bear Ia just proportion Of tag.
alton, and vs pledge the democratic party
20 rssosm the Law Of aasssamenis to that end;
ieessotag lhs besdess asd increasing Tie
sdvantass Of the working people the
eq0al professions Of Tie rights OF labor and
capital under Just Laws: rsilrosds nrnhihi,.