New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-14

GENEEIL TLloE lis IHh IAOOH
General Roger \. Pryor has the reputation OF
hriug a brave man-a man mat Is not 10 he I'll
0cd with with IMMUNITY. Has he been mis-
Judged If not, then It strikes us II Is hlgh
time lie called somebody ont, ol knocked some
body down. or blew somebody up"r at least
came out in a card severely rejecting upon
somebody. Nou see II Is just here, General.
Last Scptcmbcr the Democratic state Convcn-
uon appointed you Chairman OF It's Committee
ON Resolutions. Nou accepted the position,
and at the proper time reported Platform.
Naturally enough you were proud OF your work
ard tie Convention gave YOU TO understand
that your pride was iustiiiable by applaudmg
Won to the Syracuse echo as you submitted your
r.port. But how have the chosen representa-
tiyes of the Democracy treated your Platform,
General They have utterly set II at naught.
Not moro than two OF three cut of tie thirteen
,Iaul,- Of which il is composed remain intact All
thc others have been made meet for service rs
lIpdling-wood. Perhaps, General, Jou have
NOT looked at the Platform lately and therefore
viii bc inclined to disbccyc that SO great An
inliruity has been offered the Chairman OF the
Committee on Resolutions. Suppose, then, we
devote few minutes to inspecting 1t.
FLANK one. rcatiirmug the Platform OF 1871,
c,us for ECONOMY and honesty" III the gov
eminent of the state. But Democracy in
the Legislature Of 1853 made a mock OF econ
oniy 10y sending up the tax rate from > l1-lOO
mills to 3 2j-lOO mills and cyinced its dlsie-
card of the claims OF honesty by deliberately
stealing a scat in the Assembly from Mr.
Sprague.
p,ank $40 urge, the relief OF an oycr-taxcd
pcoplr from all unnecessary burdens But
Democracy III the Legislature Ol 1853 imposed
q tax Of S0.OIG,96S 81, whereas the tax OF the
urercding year was only So N20,022 20.
Plank three protests against " the dangcroiS
oower Of public patronage" and insists upon
the reform and pullicau0n of the Civil Service
But Democracy IN the Legislature Of 1883
made patronage its chief concern, and to-day
finds your party, General, split in twain bo-
c,u.c OF the inability Of Democratic Sen
ators to agree III reference To the dis
r..al OF the patronage OF the lmmigrd-
non Commissioner. As for Civil Service Re
form, it j, only necessary to remind you,
General that OF Tie many worthy measures
designed TO conserve that Object which were III
troduccd at tie last scs ion, only one, and that
hungling, inadequate one, was permitted 10
20 through 10y the Democratic majority.
Plank iour glow, with Indignation excited at
the unredres -ed outrages on our reign-born
citizens" But, General, has not Governor
Cleveland shown his contempt for tie most
distinguished folcign-horn member Of his
party, even a gentleman 10y the name OF Kelly &?
Plank five laments the lowering OF the
" standard of public service But Democracy
in the Legislature of 1883 contained among It's
prominent members such distinguished ex-
ponents of the high standard a. "TOmmy'
Grady, mike Murphy, Frank Spnoa and
TIM Campbell, while It's career was marked
bv such choice fruits Of the high standard as
| Jill-stealing, gerrymandeIing, and free rum.
Plank six demands " the restoration of
| the National Guard to the efficiency of
which it has been deprived But the
National Guard was just a efficient for all
practical purposes when the Legislature met
| in January as it is to-day.
Plank ten declares that "the laws should be
revised that taxation may be reduced so far
cas- possible and that personal and cor
"porate property may pay their fair proportion
" of taxes But Democracy in the Legislature