Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-09-25
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS:

SARATOGA, N. T., Sept. 18th
second day of the New York Stat
Republican convention opened col,
and stormy. During the night Their
were many conferences.
The committee on resolutions hear
several delegations during the nigh
and were held till a late hour.
The chaplain of the senate, Rev
DR.. S. Y. Leeche, urged the COMMITTEE
to take a square and bold stand on thu
temperance question, and recommend
a constitutional amendment regulat
inc or prohibiting the liquor traffic.
Some Members of the COMMITTEES
favored the proposition, but the grear
majority were opposed to formulating
any temperance plank.
The hour of assembling appeared tC
be rather early for the majority of tn,
delegates. They strolled in the hal
very slowly, and it was not until half
past 10 that the chaplain offered {
prayer. The committee on resolutions
then reported the platform. When the
clause was read relating to preference
for office to be given e%x'soldiers, Cor
poral Tanner, of Brooklyn, inquired il
that meant that if the soldier passed an
examination that proved his compe,
tency, he should be appointed, ever
if the college graduate of yesterday
should pass at a higher figure.
ut does" quickly rejoined Col. Bliss
IF the soldier passes 80 and the dude
stands 100, the soldier gets the place
(Great applause and laughter.
Many passages in platform were ap
plauded, notably the one referring tt
convict labor. The platform wa
unanimously adopted.
1880 am, a ballot just been takeI
in the Republican convention. Daven
port 2l5, Carr 1876, a loss TO
Carr of about ten votes. Drexel'
friends are said to be sure to 20 t.
Davenport.
1l:55 a.m.-Davenport has beef
nominated for governor.
The ticket vas completed as fol
lows: State treasurer, Major Charlie
Ulrich, of New York, Encouragement
Edward B. Thomas, of Chenango
State engineer, VIM. P. Van Rensselaer,
The convention then adjourned sin
die.
TIE PLATFORM.
The Republican party of New Yorl
in convention represented declare:
First-That the provisions Of tn
existing civil service laws Of the Stat
and nation should be strengthene
and extended to all grades of publ
service to which they may be al
plicable, so that the selection Z
administrative officers in the civ
service shall, as far as possible, b
governed solely by capacity and fines!
We insist upon the inforcemen
Of these laws by all publ
officials, not only in the Iette
but in the spirit. Honorably discharge
soldiers and sailors, who are shown b
competitive examination to possess tn
necessary requirements. should b
given the preference in appointment
Second-That the laws affecting Lh
government Of cities should be sim
pli6ed so as to enable the people to fl
responsibility with ease and certainty
Third-That we demand of congress
the passage Of an act putting an en-
to the enlargement of stock by none
formed of silver or based on silver; tn
maintenance of the gold stand
ard. and the purity with gol
Of all kinds Of money in use is essen
tial to the prosperity of our countr.
and the restoration Of silver to th
former position as good none,
though equality with gold before tn
law, in a majority of commerce;
nations must remain, until accomplish
ed, the chief aim of our monetar
policy.
Fourth-That we emphasize the de
mand of the last National Republica
convention "that the imposition c
duties on foreign imports shall
made not for revenue only, but Tho
in raising the requisite revenue for tt
government such duties shall be S
levied as to afford security to our d
versiled industries, and protection
the rights and wages Of the laborer, I
the end that active and intelligel
labor, as well as capital, may have i
just reward, and the laboring man b
full share in national prosperity. II
persistent threats of Democratic lea
ers to overthrow this policy add to Il
present troubles Of trade and Il
paralysis of industry.
We are opposed to the i~ntroductiC
of.any system of free trade, the inevi
able effects of which would be to d
stroy our mills and factories and car.
down American wages to the standaI
of the old world.
That while we endorse the sen
ments Of the great soldier and citize
Ulysses s. Grant, in favor of harmon
and good feeling between the Nor
and South, we insist that an end shs
be put to the criminal evasion Of t
equal civil and political rights promis
, by the constitution to every freema
> The right of suffrage must be mai
tanned free and untrammeled, and
that right is unlawfully denied to a.
, part Of the people of any State,
representation in congress and t
electoral college should be reduced.
That the leOia1atnra having nj