Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-09-24
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Leaders Chosen for the Coming
Political Struggle.
Work Done by the State Convention at
acknowledgements Roswell p.
Flower Chosen for Governor
The Platform.

business OF the convention was done
UP in short order aud the following is
the list of officers nominated;
Cover 1or Roswell P. Flower
Lieutenant Governor William +. Sheehan
Secretary OF State Frank Rice
Treasurer --...-.... Elliott T. Danforth
Attorney General Simon Rosendale
Comp roller Frank Campbell
Surveyor and Engineer Martin Schenck
TIE platform as adopted is as fol-
bows:
l. E1e democratic party of the state of New
York in convention assembled, renews the
pledges of its fidelity to democratic faith, and
as res ards national issues reafirms the doc
triBe IF the national platforms of 1884 and 1888.
sndorsed by the popular votes in those years
=aHd s., Overwhelmingly ratified by the popular
verdict in the congressional elections of 1890.
We NV, as then. steadfastly adhere to princi-
pies IF sound finance. We are against the
Coiuas:e of any dollar which is not Of the in
IinSic value of every other dollar of the United
Ssat6S- We therefore denounce the Sher-
man Liver law under which one tenth of our
gold s.tOCk has been exported and all silver
o0tpI t is damned Up at home, as q false pre-
tense but artful hindraace of return to free
bjme> allie coinage and as tending only to pro-
duce } change from one kind of recommendation
to aLotber. We therefore unite with the
frienES of honest money everywhere in stigma
cizin., the Sherman progressive silver basis law
nc solution CT the gold and silver question
and fit appendix TO the subsidy and bounty
swirSles. the Mckinley worse than tariff,
the L iaine reciprocity humbug, the squandered
surplus, the advancing deficit, the defective
censI :, the falsified representation and the
revOl Ltionary prOce dures of the billion dollar
cong-css-all just condemned by the people 5
lsrea. uprising last November-a verdict
whol renewed next year will empower demo
craft: statesmen to guide the peoples councils
and 10 execute the peoples will
2 We congratulate the people OF the state
upoI. the bene1cent results which followed the
elcc ion of u democratic assembly last autumn.
Tha. victory secured the election of
= democrat to the United States
SEM ga representative II full sympa-
thy 9Th the popular majority on great ques-
tiou- of federal policy 1t gave the state the
lowe st tax rate in Lhirty-siX years and for the
first tim e in generation freedom from taxa
tior for the general purposes OF government 1t
gate New York city the means of securing
raEid transit-a boon which republican IegiSla-
Luce had for years denied. II gave the people
tho shortest legislative session in seventeen
years. tribute to the faithful industry of the
democratic assembly by whom this result was
achieved in the interest of economy and good
legislation.
9 Our pledges to the people contained in the
democratic platforms OF 1857, 1888 and 1889 were
promptly redeemed by the democratic assem-
biz in the passage of the following measures:
o. A bill to enumerate the inhabitants of
the state preparatory 70 the rear portionment
OF senate and assembly districts.
C2D A bill to reapportfon the congressional
districts. in pursuance of the federal statue and
upon the basis of the recent federal census.
81 A bill to provide for a constitutional con-
-ention in accordance with the wish of the peo-
pie as declared by large majority at the polls
IN 1896
"a, bill to revise and consolidate the ex-
else lawS-a measure intelligently and equi.a-
oily framed. carefully regulating the sale of in
soxica ting liquors. prescribing Just fees for
licenses and preserving all needed restrictions
-'or the maintenance of order and the good Of
society.
G., Several bills to amelorate the condition
of agriculture and labor and to lessen the bur
den of direct taxation.
T. All those measures passed by the demo
cratic assembly in obedience to the demand of
the popular majority were defeated in the re-
publican senate by the representative of the
minority of the people; thus has the republican
party continued to betray the peoples inter
4eStS. 1t defieS the constitution and denies fair
representation in the legislature to 1900 900
new inhabitants OF the state by refusing to
pass enumeration bill-the preliminary step
20 the abolition of the present atiquated appor-
comment of senate and assembly districts
which is based on the census of sixteen years
ago 1t not only conspired with the federal
census bureau to deprive the state of an addi-
1ional representative in congress and in the
electoral college by fraudulent count of the
Inhabitants of New York city, but it refuses to
comply with the command of its own federal
congress to rearrange the thirty four congress
Sioual districts of the state that all contain
Eas nearly practicable an equal number of
inhabitants"
II ignores the emphatic declaration of the
people who by plurality of 32S 900 votes re-
corded themselves in favor of q constitutional
convention. 1t insists upon a passage CT Sumpt
uary laws which needleSsly interfere with the
personal liberty of law-abiding citizens 1t
demonstrates the hypocrisy of it's professions
by twice recording itself in the legislature in
favor of prohibition amendment and tn en- re-
fusiug to make provision for it's submission to
the people except at special election not
desired by the prohibitiOnists and at unnec-
essary expense of over $780, 0Jo to the taxpay-
1t refuses to ameIiorate the condition of
wage earners by enacting just laws in their
interests. 1t shows it's SubSeryency to the
moneyed interests by ignoring the demands of
the agricultural and working classes for re-
Gorms in methods of taxation. 1t covertly
lends its influence to the restriction of man
mood suffrage 1t indicates its hostility to
home rule by its efforts at meddlesome legis-
2ative interference with the affairs of large
cities 1t encourages expensive legislative
investigation committees whose Investigations
degenerate into strikes for political patronage
upon the official authorities of democratic
municipalities.
1t inflicted a hostile blow on the best welfa re
Of the state by depriving New York of the
WOTlu ldlr, because Ine republican leader
could not control its board of directors. By
that act New York was deprived of the benefit
of expenditures of hundreds of millions of
dollars within Its borders. BY that act
the interest of every wage Garner, every
merchant, every farmer every maniac
1urer, every householder, every railroad
and transportation company were cruelty sac
rihced. The people will not forget shat the
most conspicuous agent in this partisan crime
Is now the candidate Of his party for governor.
>. Against that record of misrepresentation
and betrayal the democratic party most earn
sstly protests. We reafirm the principles and
pledges contained in state platform of 1889
and preceding years. We oppose needless
special legislation We favor home rule for
counties and municipalities. We believe in
low taxes and in economical administration.
We demand a revision of the various statutes
regulating the sale of Intoxicating liquors and
enactment of just. equitable and comprehen-
slve excise law framed in accordance with ex-
listing public sentiment as repeatedly mani
Tested. We believe that all excise revenues
should belong to the treasures of the localities
Under whose authority licenses are issued
We are opposed to all sumptuary legislation
that ueedlcssIy mterferes with the personal
liberty or reasonable customs of the people.
We favor the largest liberty for the individ-
slal citizen consistent with the public welfare.
We demand extension of electoral reform
with a view to preventing the profuse expend-
ature of money by candidates and political
committees, but we resolutely oppose any eff
fort to hamper or restrict the constitutional
privilege of manhood suffrage. And we CON
graduate the people Of the state that. by the
persistent efforts of democratic governor
sustained by the democrats in the legislature
IN defeuse of this principle, there has been at
last wrested from republican legislature by
for n nuhllC sentiment electoral