Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-22
THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.
A Compromise with Tammany
and Other Factions.
Address OF the Permanent
Chairman.

Chairman.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, September 22.--
In connection with the settlement Of
the New York contests the Committee
on Contested Seats adopted the follow
ing:
Resolved, That this Committee re-
cognize the County Democracy as the
regular Democratic organization of
the City Of New York.
As the Tammany delegates fled into
the hall they were received with
cheers, and a few Kisses. The con.
vention was called to order, and the
Chairman Of the Committee on Con
tested Seats reported the Committee
recognized the County Democracy as
the regular delegation from New York
City, but with a view to the success of
the party at the polls and for the
purpose Of securing entire harmony,
they recommended that the New York
representation be divided as follows.
County Democracy, 38 members; Tam.
many, "a; Irving Hall, 10. The
report was unanimously adopted amid
vOCiferous applause.
A resolution from the State Com.
mittee was adopted recommending
that in future primary elections shall
be held by the election districts for the
election of delegates to the convention
in the city Of New York under tie
auspices and direction of the State
Committee, until such time as the
various factions in that city may agree
as to a proper mode of electiug dele
gates.
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization reported for Permanent
Chairman Lester B. Faulkner, who
said on taking the chair that neither
of the last two Democratic Governors
used their Office for enriching them
selves or for questionable purposes Of
any nature. What is the record Of
the Republican administration in
this State2 The Republicans have
squandered millions, and have filled
the public Offices with men whose aim
is not torender efficientpublic service,
but to use the power for perpetuating
the. Republican party.
After the address of President
Faulkner, General Pryor presented the
platform, which arraigns the Republi-
can majority in Congress for failing to
reduce taxation, and favors such a
tariff as shall best serve the interests
Of all classes; condemns the River and
Harbor Bill; declares that in the
nomination Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury for Governor we see the
alarming power of the government to
controls State elections" holds the
Republican Administration response
bls for the unredressed wrongs
upon our foreign born citizens; charges
that the Republicans of this State
refused to nominate its Governor
because he dared to use veto power
against the demands of the dangerous
monied element of the State, who
favOrs local self government of cities,
and who fsvors the passage Of general
laws providing for security against
frauds at elections; declares that
monopolies and corporations should
be held subject to the laws of the
State, and corporate property should
pay fair proportion of public bur
dens, support constitutional amend
mentS, enforce free canals, reafirms
the policy of the Democratic party that
labor should be held free; condemns
convict labor, and declares that labor
has the same right as capital to COM
bine for its own projections declares
that the government, National and
State, should be restored to the con
dition it was in during the primitive
days of the Republic.
John Kelly, in a speech, moved
that the platform be referred back tC
the committee for the insertion of .
plank, cOndemning the enormous
grants Of public lands to private cor.
porations. Adopted. The lists o.
delegates, as agreed upon, from New
York, we're then added to the roll.
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