Evening journal., 1892-02-23


ments which the Democrats OF New York have |
won, kept and win guard. I do not shirk |
deadly grapplo with the Republican revolution |
lists whose banners no longer fly tho tariff OF |
lsS3, but now hy the mad Mckinley laws and |
the wild sherman laws and mock US from the
citadels of power.
Secretary Manning In his late report Of 1855,
advised congress 10 begin practical tariff re-
form by single act, act for free wool, an
act untaxing the clothing Of about 0l0oOO
people. One year later, IN 1887, the secretary'a
report was writ large" In n message Of the
president Now Ave years later, one OF our
most enlightened economists, David A. Wells,
writes to the chairman Of tho ways and means
committee that the path OF progress which Sec
retary Manning blazed, frat aud alone is the
| true path. 10 Is a maxim Of sound policy, bet
/ ter fitted 20 win elections than 20 lose them,
| better dividing into easy chapters the lessons
( of a long campaign Of cducation-aholiHh when.
/ ever you can, one after another, one indeiens
bic tax at a time. This Is true progress.
The sherman Law Denounced.
And now, over and above the undiminishod
wrongs Of war tarin schedules, let US also file
our protest against novel subsidies FOR the few
| and bountios FOR the rich taken by taxation
from the labor of the many and the savings OF
! the poor. Suporadded 10 the sacrifice OF our
merchant marine, for which the best war
navy is paltry compensation, let us also protest
| against the last extension of government part
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top OF the old wrong Of treasury purchases OF a
money metal disparaged aud demonetized out
OF its ancient historic hmctallic parity, t2hold
this greater wrong the pouring floods Of paper
debt made legal tender concurrent with an
actual decrease Of it, gold redemptive basis
The sherman law, worse than the old green
back law, increases monthly our promissory
paper debt payable in gold. but does not at all
increase our gold resources SO that treasury
officials are actually preparing the public mind
for an increase Of gold bonded debt 20 guard
us against coming dirhonor and disaster. Un'
der Secretary Fosters Interpretation Of tho
the Sherman assignats as a gold debt tho very
silver bought and buried by the treasury IA
mere measure of the food Of asagnats, not o
means Of their payment, such as every silver
certificate has In the coined silver Of the Bland
Allison law. The sherman law cannot hl
omitted from the Democratic party's indict
ment Of the hillou congress. IL was not omit
ted from tho peoples verdict In 1880. IL viii
, not be omitted from the peoples reiterated
verdict In lsl2
: Let us advance 20 relentless war against the
whole immense revolution In our money, N
the sum and methods Of federal taxation
wrought IN reckless desperation with whicl
chicane and fraud 10 escape popular reversa
4 and repeal
= y New York will lead where Democrats vii
= follow, or New York viii follow where Demo
Gratis lead
The chief points Of the senator's pape
N were applauded. At the conclusion OF th
r: reading the delegates began to leave tn
y hall In great numbers. The chairma
le raped the assemblage to order and Seer,
20 tary De Freest proposed three cheers fo
I, Senator Hill. They were given A motto
~ to adjourn WINS then made, and with a ye
"a the convention adjourned sine die.
ID The Revolt Against HIN.
al The conference Of objectors TO tho earl
n. convention met in Union hall and O
y gani7ed. Among those present who wei
y prominent were Congressman Tracy,
u Ellery Anderson, ex-senator Chase, el
Secretary Fairchild, W. d. Locke an
scores OF others. Ex-Superintendent Of II
,s suranoe William II. Maxwell was anon
nj the delegates Mr.. Fairchild called n
%. conference to order, naming as permanei
IN. chairman Assistant City Counsel W.
Il Locke, Of Buffalo. Mr. Fairchild said thl
&c the conference was 10 express dsapprov
la ln Of the methods prevailing at the other Co
y, vention, and he hoped that action would
Id taken of a forcible character Near
Re every city in the state was represented, ~
oI by paid politicians but by men interests
aN IN the welfare OF the state and nation.
pa William d. Locke, upon taking the chai
pc. said:
~ GENTLEMEN oP THE CONvENTION- There n
~ times in the history OF the party and men wh'
il Is necessary to assert their rights. The "
~ Of the majority Of the party has been seized
~, a small faction OF tho party who wish 70 use q
~ party for their own personal benefit or VIII
a H benefits they may receive from ono man, al
~ that man is David B. Hill I understand tn
~ the members q the committee Of fifty Of Ne
- York do not know what 10 is 10 have an hone
- primary. This Is also found TO have been q
~ case IN other sections of the country. VIII
~ remedy have We against this order Of things
- we are not protected by the law What rel
~, ~ edy again ask Il it Is not In rovolationi VIII
~ =. is the duty Of self respecting delegates und
~ such conditionsY We believe in tariff refori
~ honest money, honest public administration
~ ~ the public good; we believe ert the ON
~ should seek the man, not the hn the of3,
~ ~ and Il is such man "a this who should go
-, y, fore the Chicago convention with the indorl
y. ment Of the representative Democrats Of
~ state.
"a On motion Of Mr. Fairchilds, Charles
,ut Canda and w. J. MacFarlane were elect
J ] secretaries. The latter read the list Of de
b / gates, large number Of whose names we
loudly applauded Thirty-six Of the six
20 counties were represented.
"a Another Convention Ordered.
er- Secretary MacFarlane then read an q
are dress 10 the Democratic electors Of Ne
ew York, which concluded as follows;
no Pursuant, therefore, TO tho demands Of ma
eo thousand Democratic voters In the city Of M
lhe York who gave formal expression TO th
mo wishes at public meeting held at the Co0T
nto Union on tho nth day Of February and OF
ing similar expression from many thousand Den
err Gratis In Kings county and Of a similar dema
No. made by Democrats IN the counties Of AlbaI
ess Cattaraugus, Chautauqua Dutchess, Erie, G'
feo esee. Greene Herkimer Livingston. Madis'
yer Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara. Oneida. Onl
nte daga, Ontario Orange, Orleans Oswego, OF
lth 90, Queens, ROckland, Schenectady, Scholar
tn Westchester and Wyoming
ese Resolved, That the Democratic electors
o each assembly district in this state are here
requested 20 choose three delegates and TN
alternates at assembly district conventio
the which shall be constituted by primaries held
an no case earlier than May l. and on not less th
the i've days public notice Of the time and place
inc holding the same. to form state convent
ced TO be held on May 3l at the city of Syracuse
ltb y o'clock noon, for the purpose OF choos
All seventy-two delegates and seventy-two al,
ler- mates to represent the Democratic party Of {
raj state at the national convention 10 be held
in. Chicago on June "a.
old Resolved That the chairman Of this meet
yer appoint q committee of fourteen members
cry which the chairman shall be one, which 81
low have power 10 an vacancies and add 10 its O
lole number 50 az to constitute and bo known a
l-p2 provisional state committee, consisting Of
has member for each congressional district, accC
noe ing 20 the present apportionment Of the ST.
rtu- 10 take such action as may be needful TO ca
the purposes Of these resolutions into full ef
the The resolutions were unanimously ado
can ed, and the members Of the provisional q
re mittee were announced by the chairman
Of follows: Charles p. Fairchild, e. Ellery
n