The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-23
contest was withdrawn. Thereport was

and adopted. Gen. Daniel G.. Sickles
was made permanent chairsaan, and
when he was introduced by Judge
Beebe he received an ovation. Gen.
oickies made brief address,, during
which he spoke il the highest terms of
J. Senator Hill,
James w. RidgeTay, OF Kings couaty,
next handed up tho report of the com
mittee on resolutions, which was read
SY Secretary Defreeot:
~ Inc Democratic party os the State Of
New York, in convention assembled,
renewS the pledge of SIS fidelity to the
greet cause CT tariff reform and to the
whoie Democratic faith ancs tradition,
| as aidrmed in our nationaf platform
] fro7a 1875 to 1883, as we'll IS in our
State platforms, concurrent with the
opeSuG os Governor Til1en's Erief and
the eiosc Of Governor Hills LONG thrice
approved and alike il1nstr:cus sezyiee in
the chief mSgistracy of the Empire
State.
"As'in' 1874, We favor, first, go,a' and
silver the only legal tenCer; no our
rency ireontvovertiSle with coin.
Second. Steady STEPS toward specie
payments; me- step Backward
"ThirN Honest payment OF, me public
debt in ooins sacred preser 7ction OF
public faith
FOURTH Revenue reform. federal
taxation FOR revenue only; no Guv6ln~
ment partnership with protected qnonopr-
lies
Fifth. Home rule; to lin IL anda
iocalize most lealously the few powers
instructed TO the public servants, NUM- 1
clpal and federal;; no centralizati.,ni
sixth. Equal and exact justice. TO als
men; no partial legislation, no Partial
taxation.
Seventh. THO presidency is a ,,nblic
trust, not private perquisite; no third
term
Eighth. Economy in public expenses.
that labor maybe lightly burdened.
I'VE now,as iriS0i. steadfastly adhere |
to principles of sound finance We are
against tho coinage OF any silver dollar
which is not of the intrinsic value of
every other dollar of the United States.
I'VE therefore delounce the new
Sherman silver law, undcr which
one-tenth OF our gold stock has been
exported and all OF Our silver output is
damned up at horne, as false pretense.
out actual hindranoe of return to free
bimetallic coinage and as tending only
to produce change from ono kind OF
monometallism to another.
1--WE therefore unite with the friends
OF honest money everywhere in stigma
tizlng tho Sherman progressive silver
silver question and as q fit appendix to
the subsidy and bounty swindle. The
Mckinney bill is worse than tho war |
tariff. Blaine's reciprocity humbug to |
squander the surplus, advancing do |
melt, defective cenSgs and falsified re-
presentation, AMI the revolutionary
procedures of tho billion dollar Con-
gress were all Justly condemned by the
peoples great uprising last November
The verdict, which. renewed this year,
Will empower Democratic statesmen to
guide the peoples councils and 10 exc
cute the peoples will.
Tho Democrats. of New York recall
with proud memory tho infleXibly sound
financial policy of Governor Tilden, who
not only administered the State govern
ment with frugality, hut who also, with
unequaled ability and untlagging reso-
luton, demandeda thorough reform of
tariff taxation, and likewise, with state
mans energy and foresight, assailed the
shameless degradation Of our greenbaci
currency and led. the Democratic party
In pushing on the compulsory Republi-
can advance to current coin redemption,
If not also to that coin payment of the
same, whereto, as we'll, the faith OF the
United States is solnnly pledged
Tho Democrats OF Nsw York refer
with grateful pride to the inflex-
ible, sound financial policy of Gov
ernor Hill, who, by effecient economy
throughout his long administra-
tive career. has ccomplished u
practical extinction of our State debt;
has faithfully urged, with powerful and
practiced advocacy, the nations release
from the bondage OF unequal, unueces-
sary and unjust taxation, imposed by
the tariff OF 1888, and the repeal OF tho |
superadded impositions of two of the |
Mckinley laws, aDd likewise, with |
statesman energy and true foresight, |
of the 70-cent dollar, pushing for |
birth in the body of Sherman's sill |
yer law. has taken up the peoples |
cause, assaulted Republican degradation |
of the peoples silver money and |
led the advance Of the Democratic |
party in New York with unfalter
ing steps to that solid ground o.
high justice and equity upon which
they stand to-day, absolutely without
discord or division, in this behalf, de-
mandlng with him that every dollar
coineo in these United States Shall be
the equal of every other dollar so coined,
and demanding redress of their present
shameless inequality
Tho Democrats of New York, with
proud hope, yet with perfect Difference |
TO their brethren of other states, and IA |
cardinal estimation OF their renowned |
leaders as worthy standard bearers Of |
tho peoples cause, point to tho nomina-
ton Of ID. Ii. Hill to the oiii:e Of Presi-
dent as it expression of tho whole |
Democratic faith and tradition, and of |
our settled purpose to rescue this per-
verted government from the clutch of
ausocrats and plutocrats, from spend
thrift administration, from odious taxes
and debased money.