Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-07
THE NEW YORK NOMINA-
TIONS. ~ 4-s@4

1t is rather amusing to read the
comments of the New York press
on the nominations made by the
Republican Convention of Wednes-
day. The EUening Post, Conserva-
tive Republican, says, "the plat
form is stronger than the ticket"
The World, Democratic, says it is a
ssstrong ticket and a weak plat
form, - and that "the triumph of
Mr.. Cornell makes the renomintion
of Governor Robinson necessity"
The Star, Democrat, says Cornell is
doomed to defeat except son the
improbable hypothesis that the
Democratic Convention could be
fatuous enough to renominate Rob-
inson. The Times, which strenu-
ously opposed the nomination of
of Mr.. Cornell, says: "a
F.
IF the State can be carried on q
strict party vote, there ought to be no
question about that vote being forth
coming. The good qualities of the
nominees may be chiefly negative, but.
there are at least no points of positive
/. badness about any of them. The
character of most Of them may be that
of men trained to habits of partisan
servility, and able chiefly in the sense
of being thoroughly proficient In the
use of the methods of the ordinary
working politician. But protracted
as has been the public career of nearly
every man on the ticket, we know of
no accusation of corruption or faint of
peculation which can be alleged in
regard to any one Of their number.
The Tribune say of the ticket
'sThe sum of the whole matter is
this: Mr.. Cornell is not an aspiring
candidate, but he will prove a good
one. He is old, as tried and true q
Republican as any Of his opponents. He
is better organizer than any of them.
And those who suppose, from the tenn
porary pother raised in this city, that
the son of Ezra Cornell is going to
prove unpopular in the State of New
York will find their mistake on cleo
ton day. Like President Hayes, too.
he will go out of Office more popular
than when he entered it,"
The following is that part Of the
platform relating to National af'
fairs: SIRE +.
'sThe Republicans of New York
pledging ourselves anew to NatiOna
supremacy, equal rights, free elections
and honest money, declare these prin
ciples: @ a. So
"First-The Republic of the United
States is Nation and not league
The Nation is supreme within its owl
constitutional sphere. It is girdeC
with power 10 guard its own life, t.
protect its own citizens, to regulate 1T
own elections and to execute its owl
laws. The opposite doctrine Of Stat
sovereignty is the baleful mother o
notification, secession and anarchy
supremacy in National affairs, an,
State rights in State concerns
Democracy standO for State sovereign
ty, with its own twin heresy, that tn
Union is q mere confederacy of States
"Second-To refuse necessary sup
plies for the Government, with tn
design of compelling the unwillin
consent of a coordinate and indepen
dent branch to odious measures,
revolution. To refuse appropriation
for the execution of existing and binC
ing laws is notification. We arraig
the Democratic Representatives
Congress as guilty both of revolution
airy attempts and multiplying schemes
aud we reprobate their action as calcu
lated to subvert the Constitution an
h. vinkA ~ft o.
eminent itself.
"Third-The safety of the Republi
demands free and pure elections. Tn
Democratic Congress has attempted b
dlctation, by caucus, by threats {
starving the Government, and b
months of disturbing agitation, I
break down the National election law
We denounce this effort as q conspirE
cy to overthrow the safeguards of FIRE
suffrage and to open the baiiot-box I
the unchecked domination of th
rifle clubs of the South and the repea
ers of New York. We declare our ur
compromising opposition to any ri
peal of these just, protective laws
and the Republican Senators an
Representatives in Congress, for the
resistance to this attempt, and Pres
dent Hayes, for his veto messages. d,
serve ana receive our nearly Rpprova
"Fourth-The Republican part
neither justifies nor tolerates militar
interference with elections. It seel
only to protect the ballot box from Il
interference of force and fraud. Itrepe
the false charges and denounces Il
false pretences of conspirators. VIII
while protesting free elections ever,
where, sustain mob law in the Sont'
while lnveighing against troops at ii
polls to protect citizens, refuse to prt
hibit armed clubs from surroundil
the ballot.boxr to intimidate ther
and, while affecting that the soldier
bsyonet VIII overawe free electors.
main silent when the assassin,s bull
seals the fate of political independent
"Fifth-We call upon the people
remember that the Democratic mar
forced the extra session of Congre
without warrant or excuse; that
prosecuted It's partisan purposes
revolutionary. methods; that it ps
sistentlyi obstfucted resumption al
still constantly presses disturbil
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