The New York herald., 1879-09-04


yading much OF the South, trampling on human
rights and liberty and paralyzing and driving out
te soSr wnc M ID tne a ine ohng ., es nch now
- to be saved from Congressional medding ana
tampering. Despite the depression caused ny an
exhausting war and paper in addition We have re-
gained much lost ground, and entered anew on
career Of sure and stable prosperity general
dance Tor time to work hardship
in some instances. Overproduction depresses
particular Industries and localities the dairy inter
III this State. example. Dut time and sense
and justly regulated frelghts will set all tins oien
ana tinLering tho currency will only aggravate the
evil What need is that Congress. conventions
ana politicians shall keep hands OF. while industry
enterprise and business march OH. Tho turning
point Of financial safety passed Ave years ago.
RESUMPTION.
In 1874 an act of Congress made its way through
both houses under which should have driftcd on
shoreicss and soundless soa OF irredeemaole paper
The death OF this nation act was the birth OF tho
resumption act and OF actual resumption of specie
payment. After it had passed both houses the act
WAS stranged by quiet man. man quiet alike
President Grant. Immediately after this veto a
committee. composed wholly OF republican Sena-
their enterprise industry and integrity have estab
lised unrvallcd credit throughout ali lands aud
made every paper dollar as good as gold. This law.
drawn by republicans received every republican
vote in the Senate. Every democrat who voted
voted against it, republican President signed it.
Tho democrats deridod and denounced It, The Ma
tonal Democ cratic Convention aud the candidates it
has barely escaped repeal It fixed the lst OF January
as the day when every paper dollar should be- re-
deemablc and redeemed Ill money-hard money.
Universal and unanimous democratic assertion pro-
nounced it absurd and impossible There were no
end OF why it never would or could be donc
The day came, and without strain. jar or harm or
any kind resumption of specie payments came as
easily and noiselessly as night .nelts into day.
Vast savings of interest tho national debt
and settling down to tho confidence Of
business interests everywhere are the Incl
Is fair and in viewing this matter to view it as
test between the two partiesa test OF the capacity
and wisdom IN affairs. II let alono by politicians
md mo
currency and finances will be safe and better from
this time on than they have been for many years
Republican ascendancy will assure this. ana VIC can
assure republican ascendancy. Could all the voters
in all tho States vote and be counted republican
cendancy would be and very sure but al voters
cannot vote and be counted.
RIGHTS.
The dogma OF State rights, the samc hercsy which
has once drenched our land in blood and buried it
taxes again uplifts itself and grasps ut dominion
1t declares that the national authority has no
right to protect national election. This means
that several Statos there shall be no free election
or count. To bring this iniquity to pass. tho dono
cratic party has shrunk from nothing The major
ity in Congress took the government by the throat
and threatened to CHOKE it to death unless the presi
| dent would give up his judgment. his conscience
and his oath and forswear himself by signing bills
to overthrow laws which he know to be just and
needfu. Despite all resistance serious and alarm
! ing progress made in this plot Of null
LITIGATION and destruction. Jury laws eighty years
old were prostrated and the jury box is hereafter
! to bo subject TO tho methods of political
Until the recent jury legislation is corrected we are
! not likely to punishment fall in tho South on
any crime done violation of the thirteenth. four
tceuth OF fifteenth amendment, against tho laws
enforcing them This gives violence new i'm punity
and pc on election day and every day. and it
becomes o political engine. Tho army has been
manacled and ancient laws providing for the prescr
yation the have been nulllicd. and yet all
tho rio clubs white leagues and banded desperadoes
been left FREQ to surround and earrotc the polls
and turn elections into y brutal farce. Amendments
curbng such lawess forces wore oferod and voted
down by the vote of overy democratic Senator.
| A REpUDLIcANIsM IN TdE SOUTH.
Four of the Southern States republican by
large majorties. Two more arc probably repnb-
providing civil police officers to protest che citizens
election day has been and will DO nuliIned so rs
TO give free course to violence tissue ballots and
fraud South OF tho Potomac thero will be no con-
! tested Presidential election next year. Some man
may contest the Office of sheriff. though this
sional district may SEQ a boltins democrat
strive against the regular nominee. but no
Presidential election worthy the nanlo will be al
lowed in tho Southern republican States. Whoever
may DC the democratic nominee every electoral voto
in the South will DO registered for him.. This done.
Northern States. from sea to sea- Now York has
thirty ave Of these hoped for votes aud it for
! been 4prostracd and are to be- further prostrated
next winter Now York thus stands ,. in the lore tore
opportunity. New York will decide the great contest
OF lsso. Her action this year viii go far to decide
decide whether the next Congress to be governed
by the taxpsying or the non-taxpaying States. and
of the national Treasury and the financial safety
and stability of the country. Not to speak of state
|
terest or the nation hinge largely the action
! of this State In tho coming election. IL there
| republican, be his preference for one man or ono
candidate or another. who will not ut such crisis
! stand by the foundation stones OF his faith! Is
there republican who will connive at tho rupture
! OF the national government by solid SOUTH domn-
mated by the same men who. In the name OF State
rights draped the land in mourning. and who now
seek to make State rights rise again and tranpe tho
graves of our heroic dead. ls there republican
who, between his country and his creed on one side
aud trivial prejudice ON the other, wou turn
I his back creed and country? Thero is no such
republican. and therefore no one have l offended.
| A UNITED PARTY.
Tho party united every essential. In
deed every living issue. Last year and the year
| before this was not so true it is now. Time
makes us all wiser. aud things we have differed
about heretofore have been settled by events No
matter who was right or who was mistaken or de-
ceived--if any was-iaith and experience have
! made us whole. Many who have opposed us
in the past have become convinced that
domination now, IL not wise or sale.
l speak not of managers or contendine leaders,
but of level heads who thiuk and look beyond
the present. With such ticket and such platform
shall present fail to carry tho state only
by inacton and neglect. There Will be no inaction
or neglect this year. The duty Is too high and too
urgent the occasion Is too great and too vital The
| The people who fought sad. devastating. lancnta-
| BILE war and gave up their bravcst and thcir best.
will fold their hands i'll gnobc supinencss when
all they in battle IL in peril OF being snatched
away. Now YORK must stand this year ut the head
OF the republican column to this end let us pledge
ourselves aud each other. tAppause.I
| COMMITTEES ArrosrEp.
General SHARPE. of Ulster. offered q resolution
authorizing q committee credentials to be ap-
pointed by the Char. to consist OF three from each
Judicial district. Adopted
Mr.. KNAPP. Of Cayuga. offered resolution ap-
pointing ten porary secretaries. Adopted.
Mr.. ARTHUR, of Now York, moved that the Chair
appoint 70 Committee on Permanent Organization.
to consist OF three from oach Judicial district.
Adopted
Mr.. q. Il. SMITH. of Albany. moved the appoint
ment OF q Committee Oh RESOLUTIONS. to consist Of
threo from each Judicial district. Carried
Mr. t. NJ. JOHNSON moved tho adoption of tho AS
sembly rules for the government OF the Convention.
Carried.
On motion of Mr. FIruIAS, it was ordered that tho
roll of delegates bo called.
| TpfuUTE To MIR CURTIS.