Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-05

our government is the result of the will of the people. Back of all laws and all forms stand as supreme sovereign the qualified voters. The problem was how best could the people govern? The way to do it was to have faith in the ability of the people to govern and their mental and moral fitness, honestly and truly appealing to their reason and not seeking to make them the slave of passion or the victims of deception. Again the people must govern through their agents, and care should be exercised that there should be fit agents, not installed through fraud or deception
 Thirdly, to sum up, the resolutions define the State platform follows:
 Third-In pursuance of these principles, and ap. plying them to the htef questions at issu in the State and nation, advocate: First, strict economy in the expenditure public money and the restriction of appropriations Treas
 ury to objects of cle rly national caracter second revision of the internal revenue law and of the
 tariff that shall reduce taxation that the
 will not exceed the needs of the government
 and shall establish the tariff upon the only constitu- tonal basis, the production of suficieAt
 meet legitimate expenses giving incidental protec-
 ton to industries that promote the general welfare
 and no protection to mere monopolies third legis-
 lation appropriate to secure the abolition of all
 necessary oces the clearing of the civil service Of
 all retainers of politicians. and the future point
 ef such M m s 9 y as shall hde
 aud open to the free competition of every citizen
 careful selection of ali public otirere b,th State sud Federal by providing all appointing power for each ' Cldbs
 to be performed fifth, legislation appropriate af ford more thorough pIotecti agalnst fraud and tn people. when called upon appoint any public
 officer by bslot the practical power well as the
 right to express their preferences u der the forms [ 2 d protection of law.
 Fourth Willing to recognize in political oppo- nent any act worthy of co1nmendat1On cordially
 the veto by President Arthur of river and
 cratic Presidents heretofore prevented such
 tional legislation by the exercise of the veto power, he has aroused the wrath of h's offered uuprccSd6nted
 perm tti"g the passage of the vetoed bill by two ougress. We ask all citizens of this Stare, opposed
 to such extTavagant and unconstitutional Iegisatin
 to unite with us in defeating the Republican party.
 which has openly committed itself in support of the river and hareor bill well by he obstinate
 sal of it's late convention to approve the veto of the President by it's renomnation of Congressman who supported the bill and opposed the veto. Fifth-The adoption of ar amendment to the State
 Constitution is most important rcise of the \ that power has been wisely guarded by req firing
 such amendment to be first approved by the House of
 R- presentat ves to be then published with the laws
 and submitted the considerati of the pc ,p e. to
 be then by of each branch of the
 deneral Assembly, and then and then ony, to be sub
 mitted to the people for rejection or adoption. No
 member of the Legislatu vote to submit to th. not approve without violating his oath of ofh @ I and destroying one of the guards which the pec-
 the contribution from sudden and iii considered
 changes We denounce the declaration of the Repub-
 tcan pla form favorng the submission to the people of proposed amendment to the Constitution which
 it fails to approve evasve and cowardly We fu y
 recoanize the evis arising from the abuse of ntoxt
 eating liquors we believe these evils may be most
 enectualiy checked by the force of an enlightened
 public opinion they may be partially restrained by
 legislation, but such egsl ation should not be ! oppressive impractical In its provisions to
 tr nch the personal rights and liberties of the ct ! zens and ought not to be made partisal question egslaton so equally affecting everyone in reference ' to subject where all honest seek common
 object, most safely left to the individual con-
 the lash of psry scpne he
 ooration of police regulation relative to the sale of
 intoxicating liquors into the tate Cons tuition to be ! SiLe 1 ment.
 ,1xth-we believe that the true application of Dem
 ocrattc. principles requires that the public lands
 should not be squannered in gifts to great railroad
 corporations that all citizens, foreign born as
 well as native, when travelling abroad entitled and should receive the complete and vigorous pro-
 forced labor of conv1c5s oug bs conhne1 to it's legitimate purpose of oea of pr son discipline
 and should not be permitted to enter into an unfa1r \ competition with free labor
 | ssventh-No healthy political action is possible without full freedom of thought We ask of every
 Democrat loyal adherence to the general principles
 every smoorat full liberty of opinion as to the app-
 cation of those principles and the right determine l his own duty as to his political action.
 Eighth-The life and character of the candidates
 f political party ought to be in themselves state
 ful execution if they not defeat rather par
 benefit than an injury To this test we confident The resolutions pleased the convention and ! were frequently applauded Peter Dorsey, of New London, expressed himself particu- larly pleased with them and moved their adoption. They were adopted emphatically. Now came the balloting. It was decided to appoint tellers, one from each county, who should go about and collect the ballots They were Charles D. Hart. for Hartford county B. Zacher, New Haven Charles Young, Holland J. A. Mcdonald, Windham; w. B Young, Litchfeld; W. H. Glover, Fairfield; H. A. Hull, New London; J. l.. Phelps, Middlesex.
 MT. Hunter wanted delegates should come forward and vote as their names were called, \ but the teller plan prevailed.
 \ The convention now settled itself to hear the special talking Mr. Williams, of Ston- ing5on, presented the name of Thomas M Waller for Governor, man who was the ar chitect of his own fortune, and who as Mayor of New London and in the Legislature and as @ platform speaker had covered himself with honor. Both the Old Guard and the young Democracy would rally around him. Mr. ! Walters name was warmly applauded. | A. N. Baldwin, of New Milford, said he de- ! sired to present the name of an old friend, 8 man of unassuming character, but who has merits of his own. true man, who would do 1 credit to the State as we'll as to himself, if you choose to make him Governor. take 1 great pleasure in presenting the name of ] Luzon B. Morris, of New Haven, to the at tention of the convention. The speech was heartily applauded.
 Mir. Hunter said: After having heard the l name of the brilliant Waller mentioned here Tapplause] and of Luzon B. Morris, of New ! Haven, man of integrity, of principle, it almost shocks me to state at this convention that I have been delegated here by that be- nighted section of our State, Windham and Holland counties, to name Edwin A. Buck ! Applause. MT. Hunter now briefly eulo- gized Mir. Buck.
 Mir. Youmans Of Andover, seconded the nomination of Mir. Buck in behalf of Holland county.
 Judge Boughton, of Waterbury, said desire to say that New Haven county, in eau GUS assembled, has indorsed the nomination of Hon. Thomas M. Waller [applause], and on their behalf I again present his name for your consideration.
 Peter Dorsey, of New London, seconded the nomination of Thomas M. Waller and pledged the Irish American vote to his SUD- port.
 Mir. Gallagher called to the chair Hon. A. D. Burr, editor of the Hartford Tunes, and then addressed the convention, saying One of my nelghbors has been placed in nomina- tion. The New Haven delegation are deeply grateful for the honor that it is sought to place upon Judge Luzon B. Morris. In the days gone by the Democracy of the State lected and honored one of New Haven's citi- zens, James E English. Again Charles R. Ingersoll was chosen; you have showered your honors upon us. We are here now in- structed to present the name of a man as brilliant can be found in the State of Con- nectlcut, and we young men think the entire North cannot present a name equal to that of Thomas M. Waller. Applause You see our predicament, friends. You come to us now and present the name of one of our most honored citizens. If Luzon B.
 Morris gets the nomination he will take it but he told me personally that he desired to create no antagonisms, and if he were here I know he would withdraw it and present the name of Thomas M Waller Aye, even if my name were here and I sure of an election by 10000 majority I would obey the will of this convention and withdraw in favor of Thomas M Waller. I feel as you all feel that the success of the Democratic party is success aud perpetuity of Democratic prin ciples. I must obey the voice of the people of New Haven, and they have instructed me to present the name of MT. Waller, much as esteem MT. Morris. The name of Mr.
 Waller is household word in this State It will not do to disappoint the young Democ- racy.. Applause You have been pleased to call me the Old War Horse of Democracy. Let the Old War Horse implore you to pre- sent the name of Waller and he will lead us