The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-17
ROANOKE VA, THURSDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER r. 1891

o"' c@huiuatc LOT governor, and the next
governor of the great Empire State
flnall y the demonstration that greeted
Flower had abated. so that he could be
heard, and he spoke briefly, SAYING he
was willing to have the light turned on
! ms record He accepted the nomination
ana promised to lead the party to vic &.
tory.
The applause that allowed Flowers
address did not die away, but was
merged into growing shouts, mingled
with the name of "Sheehan, Sheehan. =
AS the young Erie candidate for lieu
tenant governor came up the aisle
on the arm of Herrick, of Albany, the
scene was dramatic. As the rosy-faced
Sheehan mounted the platform, where
Flower advanced with outstretched
hands to meet him at the threshold in
fuls view OF the convention the leaders
OF the ticket shook hands and engaged
IN a few words Of hearty greetings.
Shechan then addressed the convention.
at the conclusion of Shcehan's address
the convention amid great cheering adj e.
journed sine dic.
The following is the silver plank Of
the platform:
The Democratic party of the State OF
New York, in convention assembled.
renews the pledges OF it's fidelity to the
Democratic faith and as regards
national issues and reaffirms the doe
trines of tho national platform of 1881
ana 1855, Endorsed by popular vote in
thosc years and so overwhelmingly
ratified by popular verdict in the
congressional election of 1890 Wo
now, as then, steadfastly adhere TO the
principles of sound finance. Wo are
against the coinage Of any dollar which
Is not of tho intrinsic value of every
other dollar Of the United States.
we therefore dcnouncc the now Shcr.
man silver law under which one-tenth
OF our gold stock has been exported and
all OF our silver output is damned up
at home as false pretcncc and by an
artful hindrancc of tho return to a free
bl-mltalic coinage and as tending only
To produce change from ono kind OF
recommendation to another. We there
lore unite with the friends OF honest
money everywhere in stigmatiziug the
Sherman progressive silver basis law
as no solution of the gold and silver
question and as a fit appendix to tho
subsidy and bounty swindlc of McKin-
ley, worse than was the blaine reel
proclty humbug, the squandered sur
Plus and advancing deficit, defective
census, falsides representation and
revolutionary procedures Of tho billion
congress, all OF which arc Justly con-
demncd by the peoples great uprising
last November, verdict which re-
moved next year will empower the Dem
ocrauc statesmen to guide the peoples
councils and to execute tho peoples
will
There is no other declaration in the
PLATFORM upon national poHtics. phc
greater portion of the document, which
do
to setting forth tho unhappy condition
OF tho State growing out o; the circum-
stance that the Republican senate
stands in way OF everything, that moth
ing can be accomplished in spite Of il by
the Democratic assembly and executive.
Declaration is made in favor of pro-
vision for a proper exhibit from the
state 1T Chicago exposition, and also OF
sympathy with TIC oppressed Russian
Jews. The concluding paragraph is a,
follows:
1--WE heartily iniorsc tho able and
statrsmaniiiir administration OF Cover.
nor ID. Is. Hill. During his scvcn years
as chief executive of the State he has
resolutcly maintained the principles Of
the Democratic party and has faithfully
contcnded for the interests of the peoplr'
Ito has only resisted the aggressions Of
successive Republican legislatures,
whose object has been only partisan adj
vantages, and he has been firm and un-
rclcnting to vicious and corrupt legisla-
ton in his administration OF State
affairs.
''lic has received tho intelligent and
conscientious cooperation of his Demo
cratic associates in the State depart
ments. Their joint efforts have put the
State practically out of debt and left a
generous surplus in tho treasury. Eli
cheney and economy ave marked their
Official records. We respectfully sub
mt that this faithful discharge OF re-
sponsihility iustiics continuance of
the trust imposed in the Democratic
party of which they have been true re-
representatives."