The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
NEW YORKS DEMOCRATS.
A TICKET NOMINATED AND A
PLATFORM ADOPTED.

Frank R1c6 IOr Secr6Ldry OF SUaLe-
Edward Wemple Renominated for
Comptroller-Elliot Danford the Can
didate for State Treesurer-Charles
A. Tabor for Attorney General, John
Bogart for Engineer, and Dennis
O'Brien for Judge.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Oct. 1.-About IL
o'clock this morning the Alhambra rink, in
which the democratic state convention was
70 be held, was thrown open. and delegates
and visitors began to stroll in. The hall was
nrettily decorated with flags and bunting,
At 12:l5 o'clock Edward Murphy, Jr., as
chairman of the state committee, called the
convention to order and announced the
action of the state committee in nominat-
irg Edward J. Jones for temporary
c5sirman. The committees action was
unanimously adopted and a committee
was appointed to escort Mr.. Jones to the
chair. On his appearance on the platform
there was loud cheering. When it had sub
sdei Mr.. Jones began his speech. He was
frequently applauded. His allusion to the
name of Grover Cleveland evoked hearty
cheering, which was continued for nearly
minute. At the point in the
sreech where the words, 81 am
wild cheering. The speech Yves listened to
attentively, and at the finish the lieutenant
governor wCs again cordially cheered.
The secretary then called the roll OF dele
gates. The usual committees were then
appointed and a recess was taken until 3
O'clock.
The convention reassembled at 5:45
o'clock The platform was adopted. A
resolution Of sympathy with Gladstone and
Parnel was adopted.
THE NOMINEES.
Ex-Assemblyman Frank Rice of Ontario
county was then made the nominee for sec
retary of state. Edward Wemple, the
present incumbent, was renomlnated for
comptroller; Hon. Elliott Danforth was
nominated for state treasurer; Charles A.
Tabor, the present incumbent, was renomi-
mated to be attorney general; John Bogart
for state engineer and surveyor, and Dennis
O'Bren for court of appeals judge. The
convention then adjourned sine de-
THE PLATFORM.
The platform says:
The Democratic party of the state of New
York, in convention assembled, renews the
pledges of its fidelity TO the democratic faith
and reafiirms the doctrines of the national plat
form of 1888, adopted at st. Louis. we have not
advocated, and we do not advocate, free trade,
but we steadfastly advocate the principles or
tariff reform, b lieving that adherence to the
right alone carries in itself a certainty of
triumph. We heartily indorse the honest,
fearless administration of the national govern
ment by Grover Cleveland.
q We charge that the Republican party at
the last federal election obtained the power in
the nation by corruption and false pretenseS,
by intimidation and coercion OF voters, oy
~ - hDTsffN Cd aV11
deemed. and by shameless traif1cking OF the
cabinet and other Offices in its gift to the
highest bidders; and, though its candidates by
these unscrupulous means received more than
half the votes of the electoral college, its doc
trines and principles were repudiated by ma
Jorlty OF the voters of the country. We arraign
the Chief executive CT the United States for dis
graceful violation Of the pledge contained in
his letter of acceptance, to-wit: I'm appoint
ments TO every grade and department fitness
and not party service should be the essential
ana discriminating test. and fidelity and efd-
cIency the only sure tenure of Office in that,
not in exceptional instances but with sweeping
hand he has removed hundreds of honest and
capable officers before the expiration of The
terms for which they were appointed.
DOWN ON TRUSTS.
3. Maintaining as heretofore that improper
Combinations of capital which limit produc
ton, fix the price of commodities regardless
OF the cost of production, reduce the
wages of labor and crush out small,
Independent dealers, and thus Strangle
legitimate competition are conspracies. We
demand legislation to prevent such combina-
tons We point to the fact that while the last
two republican legislatures have defeated all
additional legislation aesirable for their com
plete suppression, the legal department of the
state, und mocratic administration, has in
sttuted and carried to a successful issue litiga-
ton having the destruction of such conspiracies
as its aim.
The fourth section arraigns the late re-
publican legislature for imposing the
heaviest state taxes in both rate and
amounts since 1875.
THE LIQUOR PLANK.
o. We do not favor unrestricted sale of in
toSlcating liquors on one hand nor prohibition
on Une other. We believe that the liquor traffic
should be restrained and regulated by Just and
equitable excise laws, rigidly enforced, which
laws, IN their operation, should be substantially
Uniform throughout the state. We be-
fieVe all excise revenues, whether called license
4eeS or taxes, should belong to the local
treasures of the localities under whose author
NY lhe licenses are issued to be applied in
reducng the burden of local taxation. We are
opposed to all sumptuary legislation that need
IesSiy lnterferes with personal liberty or
"a ++SSaSq}haole customs of the people. We favor
eLo largest liberty for the individual citizen
couslstent with the public welfare We
oppoSs the passage of the prohibition
aHenuInent upon which the next legislature
ri 10 lVqglfed to act, and we denounce the hypoc-
~ NAie CJlOlACdn party O1 LUIS state anu
pa fle states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
dehhSY lvania, in submitting, or proposing to
.cOihIU, promotion amendments only to defeat
tuelA at the polls. We arraign the Republican
I"luy Lof us dishonest treatment of the temper
oce question. We point to the fact that an excise
S@olliisslon, @ in its majority largely republican,
vas upon the recommendation of democratic
f,V'ggshor In 1883, appointed by the legislature
's95u TO revise the excise law, and thereby to
secure just and proper solution of the tenn
perance question; that this commission,
Insisting of seven members, five of
t%uon t1o,l were republicans, reported measure
~ t1S%ioMmh wa as the excise commission bill'; that
MS ms u MEASURE was supported by the democratic
Lo4loers or the legislature, but was repudiated
~ Cue republican legislators, who, in its stead
E"eseu a Dill extreme in its character, illiberai
tts provisions and unjust in its discrimina-
eyan ols 9ratted for the sole purpose of securing
taeCutiVe dlSapproval in order that the
iIiperance question should continue to be an
iHsle IN political contests. Such dishonesty and
pSytpocLlsy pyt We denounce as a breach of faith
,u pVu tne people. The Republican party, loudly
feoialinlng itself as favoring higher license
49, ueslgnedly ignores the fact that the excise
Svt @ US n The cities, towns, and villages of five
tls OF The counties OF the state are un Ter re-
snoilcah control, and that with the sanction and
igpIoVal OF the republican leaders such boards
ftaPose scarcely one-thrd of the amount of
is permitted under the existing laws We be-
Ie I,e Ihat IN this matter reform should begin at
CO.; ii' anu anu we denounce their utterances, so in
ofslsIent ~ with their acts. as additional proofs
ns.,,1 tne ulshonesty with which the Republican
Party treats the question.
ELECTORAL REFORM.
to me Democratic party renews its declara-
eHat ~ n laVor OF electoral reform We demand
efSao,ii ilses IN our election laws as will more