Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-10
BALLOT REFoRM.

law by the substitution for the unofficial
'paster" ballot Of the blanket official ballot,
upon which the names of candidates shall be
compactly grouped. rendering the voting duly
easy. treating candidates with equal justice,
| lessening opportunities for fraud. bribery and
corruption and largely reducing the expense OF
elections
20. We approve the principle that the gov
ernment OF citizens is positively matter Of
business administration, and the enactment of
laws to secure for all the cities OF the state
genuine home rule; the enactment of a law to
require general and uniform system O. NUM-
| ciPal accounting, and the adoption of an
| amendment to the constitution requiring the
passage OF q general bill for the government Of
| citizens.
q. The passage Of the direct tax refunding
bill by republican Congress and It's approval
| by the republican President returned to this
state SZ.2i3, 600, which would have been dis
tributed to the several counties as their, just
due but FOR democratic opposition in the fegis-
! lature.
WORLDS FAIR.
~. We denounce the unpatriotic effort Of
| David B. Hill through the last democratic as
! sembly to place this state in an unfriendly at
titude toward the worlds Columbian exposition
to be held in Chicago in 1898; that we recognize
the necessity for an exhibition by the state in
keeping with its commercial and industrial su-
] premacy in the nation, and that we favor early
actio my the next legislature providing for q
| proper exhibit for the state.
%. 1t is fundamental principle of the re-
publican party to reduce taxation and to re-
! trench the expenditures OF public money
wherever it can be done: therefore, in the pro-
motion OF that policy the next legislature is
requested to adopt an amendment to section 10
| of article of the constitution of this state,
expunging there!rom the provision made for
the payment Of the salary of any judicial
oticer after the expiration Of his term OF
office.
CHEERS FOR rAssErr.
The platform was adopted without dissent.
AT this point the committee escorted Mr.. Fas-
sett to the platform amid tumultuous applause
The band played Hail to the Chief" Mr..
FAssett spoke as follows:
What you want from me is work. not words.
We're l, however, not to express to you how
deeply am touched TO my Utmost heart by
this exhibition of confidence should be above
human nature or beneath it. Applause l
have been republican all my life. tApplause.]
The fundamental principles Of repubiicanism l
learned III my mothers lap and at my fathers
Knee. With the passing years, with ripening
experience and deeper knowledge of human
life l have come, year by year, to esteem
higher the party of Fremont and Lincoln,
OF Chase and Seward, OF Harrison and Blaine.
believe that that party affords the best means
OF good government in the country, IN the
state, In the city. L ask 10 warmer indorse-
AiASAe tHoh suht Va representative
no higher tribute than your applause. You
have bestowed it. l can only accept your con-
1dence and devote my best efforts to prove the
wisdom Of your choice. l regard your call al
u command to undertake this fight against the
democratic party and all that 1t implies OF
Hiilisnl and Tammanyism, to say that pro-
pose to devote all my strength and skill. But
that Is not success. We can win. but you must
do it. tCries of I'VE will 1t is not enough
that you have an enemy with record not only
hlf yalv had ,,n$
enough that this state has depended on the
republican party for its remedial legislation for
ten years-not enough that you deserve to win.
That is one half the victory.
TO the other half is 60 and get it. My ac-
ceptance means my immediate retire
ment from place of honor and
preferment bestowed by your choice of
1888. One thing at a time. When my Presi-
dent commanded l obeyed. When my party
commands that edict is supreme. under
stand this invitation to come not from one
from two or from three, but from all the repre-
sentatlves OF the republican party in this state.
III this is true will lead where you dare fol-
low. The principles OF democracy repre-
sented in two centers in the state-two cyclone
centers, the New York and Albany. What is
the triumphant democracy 1t is the perpetual
persistent effort to prostitute to political, in
diVidnai and party purposes the great powers
of public office.
Time and again our protests have been met
has come to the attack and We have wrested
from an unwilling executive-what! The lowest
tax IN years; rapid transit for New York: a COM
pieted aqueduct that is not going to crumbie;
ballot reform-not yet perfect, but 1t remains
for you to help me TO complete it.
Il ask your permission now and hereafter to
go everywhere as the accredited represen tative
OF the entire party. Municipal reform should
be one OF the slogans of the campaign. ADJ
ministrative reform should be another.
The significance OF this campaign is to be
interpreted not by the platform alone. but by
the track OF the party-by all that it has done
in the past. 1t Is not q fight for any man, but
struggle for the predominance Of principle,
which always characterizes the republican
party and which is written all over our plat
form The republican party has always been
greatest and never defeated when its eyes were
fixed on principles.
THE democratic party is always quarreling
about the leadership. 1t has written over its
halls No farmer need apply 1t has written
above its halls No workingman need apply,
and sundry other legends. When find myself
In such happy family as this it appears that l
am a monopolist. l want monopoly OF ali
your loyalty.
Friends fellow republicans as said before
we can win. Shall we? l'Yes.l Then we will"
Mr.. Fassett received frequent and prolonged
applause.
OTHER NoMINATIoNs
At the conclusion Of the speech Mr.. Sloan Of
Oswego nominated John W. Vrooman for lieu
tenant governor. He asked that the nomina-
ton be made by reclamation. vote was taken
and Mr.. Vrooman was declared nominated.
Mr.. Bnrts OF Kings placed in nomination for
secretary OF state ex-State Senator l.. L. O'Con-
nor. The nomination was made by acciama-