American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24
The New York Democracy.

The Tilden and Kelly ings Of
the New York Democracy held two
State conventions in Syracuse on
Tuesday. The irregular" organiza-
ton elected State Senator Jacobs
chairman. and adopted resolutions
commendatory of Tilden, and de-
claring that the reversal of the will
of the people by the false electoral
count of 1876, compels the next con
test to turn on a single issue. which
precedes and dwarfs every other
issue. sit imposes more sacred
duty on the people of the Union
than ever addressed the conscience
of a nation of freemen; that duty is
to vindicate the rights OF the people
to an elective self government; that
is, whether this generation shall
condemn or sanction the wrong of
the Republican party leaders which,
four years-agO, frustrated the peo-
ple's deliberate will and cheated
them of their vote; whether we
shall preserve and transmit to COM
ing generations our own glorious
political heritage, or paralyze the
cause of popular sovereignty>thrO-
out the world"
The TammaDy or Kelly conven-
ton, composed mainly of delegates
from New YORK City and Brooklyn,
chose Lieut. Gov. Dorshei.ner chair
man. On taking the chair, Mr..
of every Democrat in Syracuse to
do all in his power to bring about
union and the consolidation OF the
party, to the end that some Demo
crat might be named in the national
convention who would secure the
united support of the Democracy of
New York. Let those who wish to
keep the party disunited take the
responsibility. 1t should not be
upon him, and he did not believe it
would be upon those present. 1t
there was wisdom enough to recon
mend the nomination of HoratiO
Seym our wild cheers that would
unite the party, and il would move
forward to victory with the resist
less current of the waves" The
Kelly committee OH resolutions de
clared that sin view Of the powerful
opposition to Samuel j. Tilden, i'll
this and ether states, his nomination
for the presidency would be an act
- 90 N, IN,
We protest against the nomination
of Samuel j. Tiltlen for the presi-
dency, because he is unfit for the
office, and his election to it would
he a national calamity; aud because
his nomination would defeat and
disgrace the party beyond recovery,
and because his nomination would
deliver the country to another four
years Of Republican extravagance
and misrulc. We protest against
his nomination because his record
is not clear; because his political
career has been mar ked with selfish
ness, treachery and dishonor; be-
cause he has lost the respect, conf
dence and friendship OF many of the
best men in the party, to whom it
looks for guidancr; because he has
damaged the Democracy more than
any man in the countryj because his
name is irrevocably connected with
attempts to bride cleo ors, and the
scan dals brought to light by cipher
dispat Giles, because hundreds of
thousands Of Democrats cannot
conscientiously vote for him, aud
his nomination would sound the
knell of Democratic defeat"
Kelly's convention sent to the
other a proposition for union and
reconciliation. on the basis that
Tilden should be thrown over, to
which the regulars replied: "This
convention reciprOcates every ex.
preston of the desire for the success
of the Democratic party, and we are
persuaded that the deliberative
wisdom of the national convention
will result in such action AS will Sc
cure triumph of the Democratic
party in the state of Now York and
in the Union, in the ensuing presi>
Dental election"
Each body then elected delegates
to the Cincinnati convention. Both
delegations go uninstructed, except
to cast the vote of the state for the
choice OF the majority.