Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-25

| DesG possible reason LOT conversion, Dut
in the present case it is necessary to ac-
cept whatever influences tend to move
officials in the right direction. Secretary
| Window will we trust soon have much
better reasons wherewith to fortify MS
present determination, and it is to be hoped
that eventually all the heads OF Depart.
ments may be fatigued, convinced and
persuaded into taking similar reform
resolution.
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THE NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Manifesto of the Minority of the Legis-
iature.
| by Telegraph
ALBANY, July 23i.-The Democratic mem.
| bers of the Legislature, through their Joint
| Caucus Committee, have issued an address to
the Democratic citizens OF the State OF New
York. and to the citizens Of the State with,
out distinction to party.
THE ADDRESS.
The discords and quarrels in the Republican ma
| ior,ty have separated us from our homes and bust
| ness for nearly two hundred days The chief cause
OF this uncaed for dstention quarrel with The
President of the United States on one side and the
Vice President and two Senators from the State on
I the other. The source Of this discord was the
question of official patronage or spoils OF Office
| The Collector of the Port of New York was 10 Ced
| to resign in the midst OF his term from place
where he serving to the general acceptance Of
the public, and appointed to a place abroad uncal
ed for by his friends the public, in which he has
no experience. This change, against which the mer
! chants of New York protested in large numbers
was made in total disregard of every announced
| principle Of
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM,
And was not called for by any principle OF political
duty interest of the public The purpose
| OF the act seemed to be to reward those who had
been personally successful in securing the Presiden
tial nomination, and to punish those who hal re-
| sisted leading member and members OF the Ma
tional Republican Convention, claiming the right Of
term of executive service for previous President
| The unseemly quarrel at Chicago in the summer Of
1880 was transferred to Washington after the Pres
Dental election at the close of the year, and
the same strife has been continued with more bitter
| ness at Albany through the whole of the present
| session of the Legislature. 1t commenced with
great veheence at the Senatorial election in Janu-
airy, when
a THIRD GLASS CANDIDATE
Was nominated and elected over a first class CON-
petto- for the first office in the gift of the Legisa-
ture and hardly second to any office in the git Of
the peops of the Stlte The Office then filed after
great strife, was vacated by voluntary resignation,
and when it had only been held for less than one.
fourth Of the first year Of the full SIX years OF the
| constitutional term Of service. The man who in
spiTed this resignation the senior Senator Of the
| State, who had been three times elected to the
| United States Senate by party of the State,
| whose longer service he now refused and simply
owing TO the fact OF the nomination to the Senate
of one OF the chief offenders who had opposed lis
| ambition and wishes at Chicago and elsewhere.
The useless resignation OF these two men has lost
the State not only large amount Of money, but,
what is more valuable its honor, dignity, and self
| respect Two factions, known by the vulgar but
expressive of st Iwarts aud Half breeds have
| governed the Senate, Assembly, Republican party
| and the State, through the whole session. The
Democratic members have many times asked and
| demanded
AN APPEAL To THE PEOPLE,
| But by force of numbers, in defiance OF public
opinion and in denial OF the opportunity of timeIy
public Judgment upon the fact Of leaving the state
without its constitutional representation in the
| high branch Of Congress- the Republican majority
refused leave the choice Of succession to the peo-
| pie of the State These demands OF the Democratic
| minority, that appeal be made to the people,
were met by the insulting declaration that the pos
sible choice of the Democratic Senators in Congress
would be public calam ty to the State, and this
after just electng Thomas c. Platt the successor
OF Francis Herman, and alter following this sue
| cession with the choice Of man named Warner
| Miller, member of the present and previous
House Of Representatives, where he was only con-
! spic lous and notorious as the direct and personal
beneficiary OF one OF the worst mouopoies IL the
country, and where he has supported that monopoly
b, his voice and influence and with the threat that
other public interests should suffer il his
| SPECIAL INTERESTS IN WOOD PULP
And the manufacture of paper were not protected.
| The most distinguished and capable men of the
dominant party not in public place. apart iron
| Conkling, but including men like Fish, Wheeler,
| Curtis, Rogers, and others, who have served the
| State with ability, have had to give way TO two
| men elected to Congress, and Their nomination
made the excuse for passing q law to fiji the vacan.
| made nv their ole and for
These special elections thus provoked will be
/ timely they unnecessary and expensive. he
whole Senatorial discussion at Albany resolves it.
self into three most discredtable conclusions
First, mistrust Of the people Of the State on the
part OF the Republican majority the Legislature
second quarrel over the spOis of office in two
three Republican factions, with practical contempt
for every principle belonging TO what is known and
recognized rs Civil Service Reform third, the abuse
o-pDwer from Its long and misuse. until two Of
the least capable persons have been drawn from the
| popular branch OF Congress OF the United States
Another and
| a MOST DIsGRAcEFUI TRANSACTION
Belonging to this Republican Legislature, is the
evidence Of bribery and corruption established upon
the evidence OF members of the dominant party,
where leading Republican Senator Of one faction
| IS charged by a member Of the Assembly of the
same party and the district Of The other fac.
ton with Offering and paying him - 600 for his
| Senatorial vote, and the money placed in
possession OF a special committee, and is now in the
4
| is the report IN circulation that large sums OF
| money were paid out by prominent Republicans
| pending the Senatorial election. and as many be-
eve intended to control the result of the election.
The State Of New York. with its five million people,
| has been deeply wronged and dsgaeed both by
| the Republican Senators in Washington and by
| the action Of the Republican party in power at
Albany. In one pl CO the Chief Magistrate Of the
Government for daring to put In practice the prin-
cipes OF executive right and authority in the choice
OF public officers, nearly lost his life This sad and
| terrible crime came, not alone through personal
| madness Of single man, but from that personal
| fanaticsm which was and is the
FRUIT OF GREED FOR PUBLIC OFFICE,
And of the false and dangerous political education
Now il ever, is the time to teach all that pub.
lie Office is the property OF the people, and that the
places OF official trust only be rightfully dis.
tributed by inen Of noble purpose of pure lives OF
wise experience and of unqualified fitness for the
work 70 be performed. The Democratic party of
the State OF New York desire to incucate and en-.
force the doctrine with which the Democratic party
came into existence, when Jeff rson declared
that the only qualifications for office rested upon
the wise, safe and patriotic platform Of personal
capacity and personal fidelity the Constitution AS
members OF the Democratic party serving in Lsgs-
lature where in enc branch there were but seven
Democratic Senators of sixty two members and in
| an Assembly where there were bat forty.seven OF
one hundred and eight MEMBER, we also
FEEL CALLED UPON TO PROTEST
Agains. special, personal and partisan legislation
against the public interests. The ma i0rity In the
Assembly, by combined vote, with the exception
OF single member refused TO even permit refer
ence for discussion Alone Of three bills carefully
prepared and sent TO the Judiciary Committee, and
providing for absolute reforms in primary meetings
OF cities towns and villages OF the State where can
didates are named and made, every officer to be
elected by the people. In the same malignant
spirit where there and are Democratic city aud
local governments, the wishes Of the people were
defeated by the combined forces Of partisan leg Ia
tors. ImnOrtaut clseS awaiting del ion nf State
Courts set aside to satisfy the clam0fs Of par
tsans az home and in the Legislature and this un.
der the ruling upon points OF order and the rule Of
PARLIAMENTARY RIGHT AND PRACTICE