Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-23
r. The osuss of thrift reform has lately

made great practical advance.
Secretary Manning, in his lest REPORT OF
1886, advieed Congress t, begin prat cal
tariff reform by single &C an act Ior Tree
wool; en- ait uplaxipg the clothing OF aocut
so 600 600 people Oas yesr ateI,'o 1881 the
| Secretarys report was writ issee" 10
message of the President. Now, hVs Seara
letter, one OF our most en!igoteoeo ecooo.
nists, David A. Wels. writes to the cnair-
man Of the wsys and means committees AZ, ne'
ths path Of progress which Secretary Man
ming bIszad frst and alono is tia true path
II is 8 maxim OF sound policy. better lifted
to via elections shan TO loss them, better
dividing into easy chapters the lessoua OF a
long cempsigu of education, to abolish
whenever YOU can, ona after another, OF 9
indefensible tax at a time. This ia true PFC
gross.
ecutiye may noS ref1es the least. IS they
rs.nsad the Ia gsst. measure OF tar'h reform,
but OF the future of our cfuaa We may now
feel bet er assured.
THE PLATFORM.
1.-The democratic part7 of The State Of New
York, in convention assembled, Ienews the pledge
of its fidelity to the crest csuso OF tsrif reform
and to the whole democratic faith and iraolt1on:
| as sffirmed in Gu National latorms from 1910
to 1888, as well ss in our Stet, Platforms concnf.
rent W tn tbs opening of Governor Tildsn's brief
and rhe c oso Of Governor hiPs long thrlce-sp.
| prov and alike ii!ustIio1s service In the chlei
mseistracy of the Empire State =,
F! "a ew York state platform, 1874: Flrs', golo
ard silver the only legal tender; 10 currency IN
| itible with coin. secord stesdy slepa TO-
! ward epecie psymsn s; no step Backward 1niro,
| honett payment OF the public debt IN COLE sacreo
preeerva lon OF he public faith. Fourth reVe' us
| reform federal taxation !or revenue only no
government partnership with projected moSopo-
lies Fifth home 1ule, to limit end localizs mfss
jeaously the few powers intrustcd 10 u6ilc S,r-
vaults, municipal and federal; no ceniraiization'
SIXTH equal and exact justice to all man, no par
tial legislation; no psstisl ia1atoa. seventh tne
Or. sidency public trust not pirate POD llte
no tbiri term. Eighth, economy in tho public
expense that labor may be lighils turdt ned.
New York stets platform, 1881: We now, az
Their, steadfastly adhere to principles OF sound
| fnsnce.
I'VE are against the coinage of shy silver dollar
which is not Of the intrinsic value OF every other
dollar OF the United Sites
| 1--WE therefore dsnoance he new Sherman Sill
YER law, under which one-tenth of cur geld stock
has been exported and sill cur Eilver output ID
damned up ct home, false pretense but actual
bindrance OF return to free bi. IN tillic coinsge
and ss tending only to produce change from one
kind o; monometalism to another.
I'VE tt erefore uuite with tho friends Of honest
money every here in stisn sizing the Sherman
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gold and silver question al fit appendix TO the
sub 10y and tounty swindle, the Mckinley worse
than var tariff, tho aine reciprocity humbug.
the eq1andered surplus tho advancing dehcit tho
defective censua and 1a'sihed representation, and
the revolutionary procedures Of the billion Con-
gross, all Justly condemned By the peoples great
upl ising last November, (1S91,) verdict, which
rer ew d next year, 1892 will empower demo-
crstc statesmen to guioe the peoples councils
and to execute The peoples will.
The democrats of New York recall with proud
memory the inf sxibe sound finance Of Governor
Tilden who not only administered The State gov
eminent with frugslity, but who also, with uu-
equal ability AID unHssging resolution, manded
thorough reform of tariff taxation, and Likewise,
with ststemsn's energy and foresight, assaiied
the shameless degradation OF our greenback cur.
rency and led the democratic party in pushing on
the compulsory republican advance to current coin
redemption, il not also to that coin payment Of
Il the same whereto as we'll the faith of the United
States |, tolemnly pledged
THE dem !crats of New York refer with CRATE
full pride to the il flexible sound finance of Gov.
Hill, who by Efficient ,onomy throughout his
long sduinislranvo career, has accomplished
thu practical extinction OF our Stae debt,
ha, faithfully urged with powerful
and prscticed advocacy the Datlons' relesse
from the bondage OF unequal, unnecessary
and uDju taxation inn oscd by the tariff OF 1888,
| and the repeal OF the superadded impostions Of
| statesmsn's energy aid true foresight OF the IO-
cent dollar pushing for lirth In the body OF tho
Sherman oliver law, hiss taken up the peoples
cause, sstal!ed the republican degradsiton OF the
peoples silver money end led tho advance OF ihe
4 democratic party CT New York with unfsteriDg
| steps 10 that lid ground Of hish justice and
| equity upon Wh ca hey staId today absolutely
! without diecord or division, in THIS behalf de-
| mandirg with him that ev ry aolisr coined III
| the United sta;es shall be the squ'l o! every
A. All. mad md Il n n nd n
| OF their rre,ent shameless inequality.
| he democrats of Rev York with propd hopo,
yet with perfect deferencs 10 their trethren OF
| other s;ates anu cordial estimation of their ro-
nowned leaders as worth standard bearers OF
| peoples cause, poi to ihe nom LA III OF David
T. II ii to the etiice Oh President ti5 expression
| of the whole democratic firth ma tradition and
OF our settled purpose to rescue Thu perverted
government from tho clutch of tu ocra's and
| plutccrats, from speadthrift administration, 0oi-
| Lustsye and debased NOR ey.
''ln ut ediepce 10 The mandate OF the democratic
| voters of New York the deessteG selected by this
convention are instructed to present. 10 the
National democratic convention the name Of
David B. Bill as ths Candidate for PRESIDENT OF
| the United states democrat who has | d his
lert7 from victory to victory for seven successive
| years and who nss never known defeat.
The esid de egates sre further Instructed to
| sct as unit in ell matter, intrG5sd 70 their
charge, said action to be determine0 by the vote
| OF a majority Of delegates"
THE KICKEns
AS t.tsd yesterday, tao prct at again
The early convention adop cd by he Cuopsr
Union msss meeting vas presented &c the
BIZ t. coma Lice ~ deieg. ton beaded by
William r. Grace and promptly laid on he
table. The kickeTs then held meeting
and calle1 convention to meet at SYRIA
cpse on May 81 t, ae!e, delegates TO repre-
sent the New YORK democracy In the ma
tionaI convention In Chicago. This ac,ion
foreshadows two &c egations from New |
York Sts ia In the national convention.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
The second ttlal OF Dr.. Baker, charged |
with the murder OF his wife, begun ct Alb
bingdon yesterday.
Dr.. z. W. Flnney, Of spotsyivanis, after
a lingering IlInaei died on ThlradaV laat.