The Russellville Democrat., 1879-09-25
MANIFESTO OF THE DEMOC-
 RACY OF NEW YORK,


 The democratic party of the state of New York, in convention assem- blcd, profoundly sensible ui the i'm portant consequences depending up on the immediate results of their dehperations, do declare and rcas- sert the principles of popular liberty and rights laid down by Washing ton, Jefferson, and other founders of the republic. We hold to the consti- tuition, with all it's amendments, sacredly maintained and enforced, and to the rights of states under the constitution. The tendencies of the republican party to standardization and consolidation are contrary to tic principles of our institutions The United States form nation, in the sense and to the extent and for the purposes defined in the fed eral constitution, and we will resist every attempt to transform 1t into an empire. We insist on unity, fraternity and concord, and that the issues settled by the war shall not be rivived. We deprecate the ef- forts of the republican managers to revive sectional feuds, and to rckin- dle hopes of the past We demand honest elections, and an honest count of votes. Never again by fraud or force shall the popular will be set aside to gratify interruptions par tisans. Democracy opposes all favorltism; no single interest or class of persons should be protected at the expense of others. Democra- cy means a governments 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 working people, whom all other governments oppress and crush. The rights of the people should be scrupulously guarded from the encroachments of capital and the despotic greed of corpora tions. The democracy believe now, as they have always believed, in gold and silver as the constitutional money of the country. We condemn the speculative methods of the pre-. sent secretary of the treasury; the questionable favoritism he has shown to particular monetary institutions so. called syndicates, and the extra vagancies In connection with his re- funding schemes. We look with shame and sorrow on the disgrace full repudation of their professions of civil service reform by the execu- tive and his supporters. Federal offices have been freely given fol despicable partisan services. The leading officers of the government are making partisan speeches, man aging political campaigns and re qulring their subordinates to contri bute to campaign funds, in deroga- tion of every principle and promise of an honest civil service reform The one hundred and four thousand federal officers constitute an army moving under q single direction to keep the republican party in power and this vast patronage is now useo as q corruption fund against the peo pie. We congratulate the people o1 the state of New York on the results of the democratic administration ir the payment of the state debt, tho reduction of expenses and the dim inished burden of taxation. We con demn the efforts of demagogues tC create jealousy and antagonism be tween the city of New York and the rest of the state when their interests are identical. The growth of the one is the prosperity of the other The people of New York-farmers manufacturers and merchants alike demand they shall have all tho advantages which accrue to them from their favorable position, anc that the railroads they have charter ed and endowed with vast and pro fitable privileges shall be operated for their benefit not for their ruin I've therefore endorse as our expres sion of the foregoing principles tho following:
 First-Honesty, efficiency ant economy in every department of tho government.
 Second--All property should beal it's just proportion of taxation, anc we pledge the democratic party tt reform the laws of assessment to thaf end.
 Third-Lessening the burdens ant increasing the advantages of tho working people.
 Fourth The equal protection O the rights of labor and capital under just laws.
 Railroads to be prohibited by law from unjust discrimination and from favoring localities or II dividends.
 Sixth-The tolls upcn canals te be kept at lowest rates possible con sistent with economical and efficient management.
 Seventh-The maintainance of tho public schools-the pride and hope of free state.
 Prisons for the punish ment and reformation of criminals and not for the injury of honest Ia | lo. ...l,;ob ahan1J ha nrntaetaI as