The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS


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l. The democratic party Of the state - New
York IN convention assembled rcnews the
pledges OF its ndclisy TO democratic faith. and
~ regards national issues rcafirm< the doc
trine d the national platforms Of 1884 and Iess
Endorsed By the ropuiar votes In those years
snd 80 Overwhelmingly ratified By the popular
verdict In the congressional elections Of 1870
We now. a< then. >fead:nesly adhere 20 princi-
pies IL sound finance. We are against the
coinage 81 any dollar which IL not Of the In
trinsic value OF every other dollar OF the United
States. We therefore denounce tho new Sher-
man silver law under which one tenth Of our
gold stock has been exported and all our silver
output h damned M y, home. rs : false pre-
tense but arsful hindrancc Of return 10 free
timetable coinage ani As tending only 10 pro-
duce change frcm one kind Of ronometaiIlsm
70 another We therefore unite with the
friends OF honest money everywhere In stigma
thing the Sherman progressive silver basis law
Is no solution 81 the gold and silver question
and - = III appendix 20 the subsidy and bounty
swindies. the Mckinley vorse-than war tariff.
the Blaine reciprocity humbug. the scuanderet
aurpus. the advancing de1cit the defective
census the fAsined representation and the
sevo, utionary proce durcA Of the billion dollar
congress- all just condemned By the peoples
great uprising last Novembcr--a verdict
which renewed next year will empower 5emo-
cratic statesmen % guide the peoples councils
ana 10 execute the reopie's viii
2 W. congratulate the people Of the state
upon the bencrcens results which followed the
election OF a democratic assembly last autumn
That victory secured the election Of
q democrat 10 the United States
senate-a representative In FULL sympn-
ihy with the popular majority On great qaes
tiors Of federal policy II gave the state the
lowest tax rate IN ,hirfy.six years and FOR the
FIRST time in generation freedom from taxa
ton for the general purposes Of government II
gave New York city the means Of securing
rapid tran~it-a boon which republican iesi-ia-
lures had for years denied II gave tho people
the shortest legislative session In seventeen
years. tribute % the fcithful industry o. the
democratic assembly by whom this result vas
achieved In the interest OF economy and good
legislation
3 Our pledges 20 the people contained IN the
democratic platforms o, f<<s. f<H and 1872 were
promptly redeemed By The democratic ASSEM-
bly, In The passage Of the following measures:
% bill 20 enumcrate the inhabitants Of
the state preparatory 70 the rearportionmcns
| Of senate and assembly districts
| districts in pursuance ofshe federal statue AMI
| upon the basis 81 the recent federal census
| s3.) A bill 70 provide for constitutional con
| vcntion in accordance with the wish of the PEG
o.. a. declared by large MAJORITY - the polls
IN 1874.
l ~ A bill n revise ana consolidate the e.
cisc laws-a measure infeIig~ntly and ecri:a-
, bly, framed carefully regulating the sale Of IN
toxica ting liquors. prescribing Just fees fcr
licenses and preserving All needed restrictions
Tor the m in;enance OF order and the good OF
society.
a. Several bills 70 aneiorate the condition
Ct arricu tire ana labor and 70 lessen tae DIT
den OF direct taxation
All those measures passed By The demo
| cratic assembly in obedience ~ the demand q
the popular majority were defeated IN The re.
publican senate BY the representative q the
| minority o. The people: thus has the republican
| party continued 10 bctray the peoples inter
4 esss. II defes the constitution and dca.e< fair
| representation in the Legislature 10 1-Dty,l
new Inhabitants of the state BY refusing 70
! pas~ an cnumeratisr h'ii-thc preliminary step
10 the abolition OF the present nfiQuat~d appcf-
| tionmens % senate and assembly districts
| which Il based on the census 81 sixteen years
| ago II not caIy coaspired with the federal
| census bureau 20 deprive the state OF an a<'ct.
| tional representative IN congress and - the
I, electoral college by fraudulent count o. me
inhabitants q Her YORK sity: ons f6eses 70
| comply with the command q - Own FEDERAL
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