Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-10-02
The New York Republicans.

SARATOGA, Sept. 23-The second day of
the State Republican Convention opened
cold and stormy. During the night there
were many conferences. The Committee on
Resolutions heard several delegations dur
ing the night and worked until late
hour. The Chaplain Of the Senate, Rev.
DR.. Leech. urged the Committee to take .
square and bold stand on the temperance
question, and recommended cOnstitu-
tional amendment regulating or prohibit
ing the liquor traffic. Some members of
the Committee favored the proposition,
but great majority were opposed to for
mulating any temperance plank.
1t was not until 10 80 that the Chaplain
offered prayer. Immediately thereafter
ex. Assemblyman David Healey, of NOnro,
was voted permission to address the Con-
vention in behalf of the labor interests.
He warned the convention that mere
promises were useless. The Democratic
Convention that meets tomorrow will out.
bid the one that adjourns to-day. Gen.
Sharp arose at the close OF Healey's ad-
dress and moved that the Committee on
Resolutions be instructed to consider
the points raised by Mr.. Healey, and if
they deemed advisable to embody them in
the platform. The chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions replied that the
platform had been already agreed upon
He believed that the labsring men would
find, on reading it, that points raised by
Healey had been fully recognized.
The Committee on Resolutions then re.
ported the platform. Many passages in
the platform were applauded, notably the
one referring to convict labor. The plat.
form was then unanimously adopted.
THE PLATFORM
Says that the Republican party of New
York, in Convention represented, declares {:
First-That the provisions of the exist
ing civil service laws of the State and Ma.
ton should be strengthened and extended
to all grades of the publicServicc to which
they may be applicable, and so that the
selection of administrative officers in the
civil service shall SO far as possible be
governed solely by capacity and fitness
We insist upon the enforcement of these
laws by all public officials, not only in
letter but also in spirit. Honorably dis.
charged soldiers and sailors, who are
shown by competitive examination to pos
sess the necessary requirements, should be
given the preference in certifcation and
in appointment.
Second-The laws affecting the govern.
ment OF cities should be simplified so as to
enable the people to fix responsibility
with easy and certainty.
Third-That We demand of Congress
the passage of an act putting an end to
the enlargement of the stock of money
formed by silver or based on silver. The
maintenance of gold standard Of purity
with gold in all kinds Of money in use is
essential 10 the prosperity of our country
and the restoration of silver to its former
position as good money through equality
with gold. The law in the majority of
the commercial nations must remain until
the chief aim Of our monetary policy has
been accomplished.
The platform affirms the protection
plank in the Republican National plat.
form. While it indOrses the dying senti.
ments Of General Grant, it insists that IAN
end shall be put to the criminal evasion
Of guarantees of equal civil and political
rights promised by the constitution TO
every free man. The right of suffrage
must be maintained free and untram-
mcled, and if that right is denied to any
part of the people Of any State, its repre-
sentation in Congress and the Electoral
College should be reduced. The platform
demands the strict enforcement of the law
prohibiting the importation of contract
labor.
Concerning tho civil service the plat.
form says: We denounce the hypocrit.
ical practices under which faithful Re.
publican Off1cera are removed on the Dlea
of offensive partisanship, while such men
as Higgins, Thomas. Throop, Chase, Pills
bury, Aquilla Jones and others, some OF
whose names appear upon the prison rec
ords of the country and whose recon-
mendatien is political partisanship, arc
appointed in their places. While remov