New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
THE RECORD OF THE DEMOCRACY.

/ IeKsidtN' atd cAStuttNt Ptylu VI tlf DcIDcr2cy
through the same period Of time. challenge tSe
Democratic picture ~ vain for feature thit maAss
for righteousness in life or government Applausej
THE RECORD OF THE DEMOCRACY.
Persistent, logged persistence, b-lliant ressars
andacous resistance to the voice Of the people at Ae
polls / sec all through that nine years The eptome Of
Democratic existence. What do We mean BY the true
principles Of Democracy They eXemplihed In two
tentres New-York and Abany-twO cyclone centres d
Democratic influence. What is iIlllsmi What 10
Tammanylsm7 What is triumphant Democracy I
appeal 10 history. / appeal to the record Of your
memory The Republican record Of nine years has been
perpetual protest against the doctrine Of pOsutng
through purely political and partisan purposes. the
great powers Of public Office. Time AID ain We have
been met with the veto Time and again We have
been beaten back by 2lhOrent forces In abhorrent
way. Time and time again, inspired by your vecs
ard your vote, the Legislature has come TO the
attack for good government. We have wrtsted fn,n,
an unwilling Executive The lowest taAraIe for thirty
years The Collateral Inheritance Tax law. thu. ulti.
n.tey will free your nOmcs from the state iax,a'h-
erer,' visits altogether; rapid ta,r st for York
| City: q completed a,ueduct tBat Is not going To
crrimble ballot reform, perfect but i remains FOR
| you u help me 20 complete II. Npplausel
promised yop rot 20 snea TIER , G many tnns;
household in this state and to every intelligent nan
| in the State. Ny strength IS nd sufficient here 10
night in one speech to through i all: but II live
viii try 10 carry ycuf message a. ihdersand IT, into
| every corner IN this state.
BArTLE-cRIEs OF THE CAMPAIGN.
| ! ask your permission row and hereafter to 20
every where 10 70 accredited representative Of
the entire party Municipal reform should be one
of the slogans OF this campaign administrative reform
| in state departments should be another.
| Now Oh, word that Is almost personal and VIII
| not detain YOU longer We have good government
in the cities and counties in tho state as we deserve
! There are moro good men In any CIVILIZED co@muhV
| In this word OF God than there axe ba' men. Tie
Republican party's record Tor what we have donei 0r
what propose to do, Interpreted by the light not Of
hatred OF malice, but BY the light OF what We have
! DONE promises the people OF the state of Ncw-YWk
better government in cities and more quiet In our
homes, lighter taxation, stronger front In the state
against all abhoTcnt forces than the attitude OF the
Democratic party promises the same questions Let
the good IN each community IN each schoothouse
district in each town and county, all over the state,
rally TO the support OF the Republican ticket as such,
for what it represents, not for what ii Is
We are entering upon an important campaign tho
significance OF it is not be interpreted from reading
the platform alone, but from the track our party has
made In its onward march from the monuments which
we hav left on all hands, and which our opponents
have destroyed right and left The fight is NOT hght
| for one man, figkt for two men. not light
| Tor any man but ssrIegie for the prcdomnance OF
| Repubicaa principles, winch . written a!l over this
| platform ! "A n.ey prefer one mall 70 atother' you
that whs VI viii soon be completed.
| These are subordinate matters. The Republican
Hreates and has never been defeated when it had
| It's eye liked upon its principles. II was not ths
names Of the generals ~ the War Of The Eeeelh99
that moved forward to victory; The party eoes
not stand for anything good when II Is net atsesSve
| The Democratic party has been rlyen rom one
end TO the other by qlarrels for Ie;NsIShp Ih s
have written over The entrance I" thelf nals; 30 ~
farmers need apply They have written over inc
| ply They have written supdIy ard o.ler issues
] which will discuss on some future ocr.sOn
when find myself in such - happy family as this
appreciate that am mcnOpoli,t ! want to mon0p'
ton. and. rou have observed desire to mohopohLe
all the conversation. Friends, fellow Republicans, as
said before, We can VIM We shall win yea, We Will
| (UproarOns applauseJ
Mr. Fassetts brilliant and able speech so cleo
! tTiAed the entire convention that 1t was many
minutes before the rest OF the business coIM "
! started its way toward completion Mhlle
the delegates were shouting and cheering and tfo"
! ing their hats high in the air, the man for whom
they were showing SO much enthusiasm ran 10 his
/ wife and mother, who were on the platform, anu
! kissed them. Tears stood in the eyes OF the Two
! ladies, and Mr. FaSsettS were damp For MS VIE
and mother they were tears Of joy, but for the
/ Republican candidate for Governor they were
caused by the loyal and royal welcome wmch nc
! had received. Colonel Narnum used his gaVeI
with great vigor, but II did not for consideraoe
! time, have the slightest effect. Alter Wille the
! delegates remembered that there was more Dus-
J EesS before them, and quieted down. Al lDtet-
/ walls, however, the applause would break OUT again
50 that it was almost impossible Tor anything 70
! he done until II had SEbsiGcd. The chairman man
aged to make the delegates quiet down after time
/ and announced that the nomination OF LlettenanF
! Governor was next IN order. state Senator
| George b. Sloan mounted chair in front OF TIC
| platform, and III few wel-choeeh Worue guV
| the name Of John W. Erooman III nOhnnatlo ION
| IL seemed 10 he true, as Senator Sloan said, that
the man whom he would name was too wei
! known to need any introduction: for the cheerlns
was almost equal TO that gwen Nj sasseSI. lr
| Senator $50 moved that the nomination be maze
| hv acclamation This was carried with Wild
/ shout, and there was more cheering when Mi;
Vrooman was sent for TO come to the nall ana
! l.. hftf hn
| THE OTHER CANDIDATES.
| Ey-Assemblyman Buris amid the con-
/ fusion following the nomination Of Mr.. Nrooman
J 70 nominate a candidate for Secretary Of State
I His candidate was ex-senator Eugene f. OCon-
nor. of Brooklyn. lie paid a high tribute TO MI
| O'Connor's army record and 10 his ability as
| lawyer. This name, too, was received WIN steas
! enthusiasm, ana the nOnnna JiOn was mduo ~
! accamatiOn A.,
state senator Vedder was recognized by the
convention when lie mounted chair 10 place ~
! nomination Arthur {. Wade, OF Jamestown 'ot
! Controller lie said that Mr. Wade was not 70
well known III the State Is Senator OCohhoi'
| but in Western Ncw-YOrk, where the Dig mdJolit'
ties came from, he was known 70 ne a t9ofoSWT NJ
lawyer, an upright and brilliant man. i 1.'
| Wade was unanimously nominated Tor ControheI'
There was much more cheering when Clarence
I. Low. OF Rocsand Tonnty named % sc ,be old
! goldiens in the convention shouted 70 the luz
, extent Of their lung power for him. Inc motion
"a make his nomination unanimous was carfieu
with q shout. Ia
The Rochester people in the hall set up loud
shout when Judge William l.. Werner Oh
, that city was seen standing on a
| chair and calling for silence. On
| behalf of ~ Monroe County delegation
he named William A. Sutherland for Attorney.
General and promised the convention that the en-
fire ticket would have the ardent and earnest s
support of every Republican in the county. Tue ~,
name proposed and the sentiments expressed ny
the speaker set the delegates TO cheering again
Mr.. Sutherland was nominated with wild ana GU
thusiastic cheering. BY this time there was nIue
order in the room. Men were cheering ana wonen
waving handkerchiefs and fans. -, ..,.s
| Andrew ). Draper, OF Albany, mlSed MS Noios
above the confusion and asked for the nomlnatt%n
! of Verplanel Colvin, Of Albany. for Stale In,
pineer and Surveyor. Mr.. Draper saw thae any
attempt at speechmaking would be useless, 80 no
merely made the motion TO make his nonllhhaatI.o
! unanimous This was done, and the kepupnI0A"
C,ata .;eirat for this year had been nominated