The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-26
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS
The Platform as Adopted on
Friday.
FLOWER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Conclusion of Harmonious
Session-rhe state Ticket
Nominated.
Nav York Democrats.

ammo luCed Itself rtaQy 10 present Inc
report. Before the IT port was read the
chairman asked unanimous consent for
tbe presenimenI of special resolution.
IL was granted. aud General Roger A.
Pryor. VINO was ON the platform, was
Recognized by the char. He said:
nave Tie honor 10 submit The following
re,u luton for acceptance by the CON
vention: 49,,
h1sy,v, d, That with profound sorrow
the democracy vi the State of New
York lament the death of the infiexible
uatrIut and luvincible soldier, Ulysses
8. Grant (applause). OF whose illustrious
career Lney recognize fitting crown
ami consummatiOn,l in his dying invoca-
ton oil peace and good will between the
heroes he led and the heroes he con-
quered. (Applause.)
The resolution was unanimously
adop.ed, every delegate rising TO his
feet.
lows:
The Democrats of the State of New
York congratulate the people of the
whole Union upon the election and
Inauguration OF Grover Cleveland !, s
President of the United States. We
cOnHleuu luc Wise anu SLdl6SIQdUllke
tone of his inaugural address, and the
significant public recognition in the
Sc ection of his Cabinet advisers of the
fact that the union of these thirty-eighU
indestructible States. is at last thor
oughly established. His firm, consider
ate and conscientious conduct, as Pre-
sident, has already proven falsity to
| the prediction oil national calamity
with which his enemies and the enemies
of the democratic party endeavored to
| alarm the public mind during the can
vass. We hereby tender to him our
hearty appreciation OF the public policy
which has governed his official action,
ana We especially emphasize, in our APP
probation, the effect he has made to
eradicate corruption and incem-
potency from the public service
Oy the appointment, of honest and cap
able democrats in order that there shall
ne thorough and wholesome reform of
the methods condemned by the people
who 0nfided to him the administration
of nigh official tIust.
fhe platform next heartily endorses
| Governor Hill and the administration
of the State government, and continues.
We affirm the declai afiUns of The Dem
oeratic national convention of 1876, 1880
reforming the civil Service, but we con-
denim the admi 1istratiOn of the existing
Civil Service law as the same has been
executed by the Republican party
They have abused its provisions for
the purpose of keeping Repu blIcans in
Office; thew havethreugh the machinery
of law formulated lists of eleglbles, COM
posed almost exclusively of Re
publicans; they have extended the
period, during which, by the provis-
ions of law, those eligible ior
appointment to Office should remain on
the registers so as to exclude Democrats
from all offices within the rules OF the
civil service. We ask that the Com mis-
sion at Washington be reorganized so
that its majority shall be in sympathy
with the administration that both
parties be- fairly represented OH the
examining board; that the present lists
of persons eligible for appointment be
annulled. Therefore, while proclaim
ing our appreciation of the general
spiritwtich inspired the recent legisla-
ton of the federal government and the
State of New York, to promote needed
reform of the civil service, we must at
the same time place on record our wish
and purpose that proper officers of each
government, charged with the ex-
ecution of that legislation and
empowered to make suitable rules
and regulations to carry it il into effect,
shall take care that the constitutional
power of the executive and heads of de-
partments, to make appointments. shall
mot be impaired, and that the ma
lchinery whatever it may be, for the
testing of eligible candidates, shall not
be prostituted to unworthy purposes.
At this point, Chairman Herrick
said: II am requested to state tn t
this provision was adopted by ma
jorit. of this committee, but the MINOR
ity, in the interest of harmony, decided |
TO make no minority report"
The convention believes that the ex-
pertinent of coming the standard silver |
dollar in the hope of maintaining |
fixed ratio, with gold has gone far |
enough and cannot be continued longer !
without great danger to the business |
interests of the country. The loss in !
interest alone on silver dollars stored |
up in the Treasury is over $4,000 QUO |
per anRum, and this accumu-
lation of silver purchased at cost of |
$3.50, 000,0e0 is worth to-day not more |
than Sl66, 900, 900. with every prospect of |
further decrease. We, therefore. de- |
mand the repeal of the actunder which
the compulsory coinage of silver goes
on; but we will welcome any practical
measure of agreement with other
nations by which the ratio of value be-
tween gold and silver may be made less
fuctuating, but to this end the first
step must be the stoppage of any fur
ther compulsory coinage of silver dol
lars. 70 ~ nf,79.a
The platform, after citing that
the national Democratic plat-
form pledged the party to revise
the tariff in a spirit of fairness. to ali
interests. demands modifica Tor of
existing laws to this end. Tie nlatforT1
declares against con 7ictlabor. and that
priority be given to al Union soldiers
applying for positions. The platform
concludes as follows: =
We oppose all sumptuarv laws that
interfere with the constitutional rioht
of personal liberty, and favor The en- en-
aetnent OF such excise laws as SHAH he /
alike just to all considering the claims |
OF all. and protecting their jnd;v;5naI
rights. The platform was adonted With
out a dissenting voice
i r swell 2. Flower was Nominated kv
reclamation for lieutenant !. poverno- \
Frederick Gock,W OF Rochester vas
nominated on the first ballot Tor score
tary Of State; a.. a. Chaplin inresent
incumb bent, was Nominated bv acclen,a-
r