The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-02
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
MEETING OF THE STATE CONvEN-
TiON IN SYRACUSE.
Cleyeland's Administration Endorsed
Nominations Made and Platform Adopt
ed-Msryiand Republicans Adopt the
Uusua1 Party Resolutions.

SYRACUSE. y. Y, October 1.-The Dem
ocratic state Convention was called 10 or
der at noon to-day. Lieutenant-G0yernOl
. Jones, temporary chairman and afteward.
/ made permanent chairman, made the opening
| speech, in which he said: "Ihc unsold crops
and the freless forges. the idle mechanics
and the hungry iaborcrs, the embarrassed
manufacturer and the bankrupt merchant,
all testify 10 the falsity Of the decciNing
promises OF the Republicans in the last
campaign. We need no better evidence of
their hypocrisy that even thus early lead
ing Republican manufacturers are petition
ing for relief, and asking that raw material
be placed on the free list. which was the
foremost principal embodied in our platform
Of revenue reform"
THE PLATFORM
adopted renews the pledges Of its fidelity
10 Democratic faith and rcaiirms the doe
trnes Of the National platform Of lsSS,
adopted Mt -. Louis. ave have not nd
y0cated,- IL saws, "and do not advocate
free trade. but we steadfastly adhere TO the
principles of tariff reform. We heartily
endorse the honest and fearless administra-
tiOn of the National Government 10y Grover
Cleveland"
I'VE charge that the Republican party.
at its last Federal election. obtained power
in the nation by corruption and false pre-
lenses; by intimidation and coercion OF
voters; hy promises unperformed ana
pledges unredeemed. and 10y shameless
traffic i'm cabinet and other offices in its gift.
to the highest bidder; and, though its can
didates by these inscriptions methods re-
ceived more than half Of the votes OF the
electoral college. its doctrines and princi-
pies were repudiated by majority 0i the
voters of the country.
1--WE arraign the chief Executive of the
niied states for "A disgraceiul violation oil
the pledge contained in his letter of accept
ancc. tO-wit: In appointments 10 every
grade and department. fitness and not party
service should be the essential and dis
eliminating test, and fidelity and efficiency
the only sure tenure of Office i'm that. mol
i'm exceptional instances, but with sweep
ing hand he removed hundreds Of honest and
capable officers before the expiration Ot the
terms for which they were appointed. Main
tanning. as heretofore, that improper COM
binafiOns of capital which limits prOduc-
tion. fiN the price Of commodities regardless
OF the cost of production. reduce the wages
of labor and crush ont the smaller indepcn-
dent dealers. and thus strangle Legitimate
competition as consplracles. We demand
legislation 10 prevent such combinations.
4 resolution was adopted endorsing the
achievements Of Gladstone and Parncll. in
behalf of home rule I'm Ireland.
NOMINATIONS.
Hon. Frank Rice. Of Ontario. WAS mani-
mOusly nominated for Secretary of the state
Chaeles +. Tabor, of Erie was renominated
for Attorney-General. Edward Wemple'
the present comptroller was renominaied.
Hon. Elliot Damforth. of 'henango. was
nominated for State Treasurer 10y ac'lama-
iion. John Bogart. of New York, the pres
ent engineer and surveyor was rcnominat-
ed Denis O'liricn was nominated for
Judge of the Court of Appeals 10y acclama-
tiOn.
\ resolution was adopted authorizing The
state Committee i'm lis discretion To dis
pensc with the state Convention next year,
In view of the fact that there viii bc but
one vacancy on the state ticket.
The convention then adjourned sine die.