New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-13

the Constitution and by the doctrine that all paper
mediums of money must be based on those meIas, ai
at the standard values Of the world We demand the
payment of principal and interest nf every dollar OF
public Indebtedness. "Readjustment rs repudiation'
The Act of the Northern Republican Gaa"ls IN IN
giving the support of that party to repudiaton ~
Virginia Mississippi Minnesota and other states, ~
o National disgrace, dangerous as o precedent ana anu
destructive of the public credit We CAL upon ,ie
Democrats in Congress to maintain the standard OF
retrenchment by which their DemocTatc a pieuv 100
cessors reduced the Federal expenses $lo oooo,oVo
in a year. We demand thorough and immedlal,e
investigation into the Star Route and other frauds
upon the Federal Treasury. and vigorous prosecn-
tion. already too long delayed, of all OF the partc
pants, both high and low, in these grave crimes,
whereby the moneys of the people were stoieh
from the Treasury and the plundercrs were mace
to provide a corruption fund winch was useu 70
carry the last Presidential election for the hepuo
lican party ,oo.
action for Democratic principles and cahillua'gs VI
the ifty-fOur Democratic members OF the list Leg,
islature. They honored their State, their partyahd
themselves. Wcdcnounce the Republican majority
because that majority defeated every nieasuic% % VI
transportation reform at the bidding OF ITS masters
Increasing inc the iS''"f; public burdens By millions
Ii failed to meet the urgent question OF rs,
sessment and taxation reform. IeluSed n"d
the demand of the State for feasible ana
enforcibc Excise law. 1t left the farmers OF New
York where the action of the Governor placed theh
al the mercy OF the OlcOmargarlne ring. III sruck =
hands fo' political greed, with the abettorS M on
disc ase ana cath in the metropolis Ii prolonged the
ses-i,n of e Legislature far into the SIMMER AT an
aa Iegat Expense of 5000 900 % the people IL be-
car in factonal struggle of -placemen the Parllc-
ipg at scandals and crimes which brought dIshohor
HuI grace upon the good name OF our stare heh
Republican Legislature adjourned the peoPio
IIoch a. If delivered from pesulcncG anu rI .n9 ne
officer of the law were Obliged To begin the Work Oh
prosecuting the bTiberes and perjures committed Oy
pt leaders of that party while plying lhcir No-
cat On in the Capitol of the State.
W. are III favor Of such q reform by legislative
enactment as well as by administrative action, ~
the Civil Service OF the country as Will substitute
for the present periodical scramble for spOs wise
system of appointment aud promotion, by when tue
incumbency OF subordinate offices shall be rcgl
lated by law and depend only upon capacity ana
character. and demand that no assessments sbai oe
levied upon public officers for political purposes.
The public welfare demands hat the various
questions relating to chartered mOnOp lies and the
methods of transportation should he met and de-
cidcd aud we are IN favor OF the adoption on
measures 10 restrict the growing power of such mo-
nopolics. They should be suffice. to the suspcrYI-
Sion of commissioners established by public author
ity. a II unjust determinations IN the trdnsDOrta
ton of passengers and merchaIdisc should 1c pro-
hIbited The charges OF corporations when nave
taken the property of private citizens for pubic use
should be limited To the cost of service with
reasonable roht, instead OF the mercenary eAac-
tiOn - of all the traffic will bear"
We approve of the unanimous action OF the DEM
ocratic members OF the last Legislature in proyld-
ing Tor the early submission to the people ot an
amendment to the Constitution III favor OF Tree ca
nails
The Democratic party, now and always unaltcr-
ably opposed to the Capitalization OF powerln either
the state or Federal Governments, hereby requests
it's representatives i'll the Legislature TO provide ana
make eIectlyc an amendment to the Constitution
which shall extend the principle and the powers OF
local selt-gOvernnent TO the cities of the state;
To the record of the Democracy of New-lork we
point with confidence. We challenge compars
of It's record with that furnished by the factions
which were once the Republican party of this state
To the candidates of this COnycn ION we pledge q
hearty support, and We confidently submit our ac-
tion as the representatives OF iIte Democracy 10
the good people of this Commonwealth for their YER
dict at the polls.