The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-23
THE PLATFORM

New York's Delegation 60 Chicago Instruct
ed to Vote as Unit for Hin.
James w. Ridgewsy, of Kings county,
next handed mp the report of the commit
tee on resolutions which was read by Secre-
tary De Fresst The paper constituting the
conventions platform is as follows.
The Democratic party OF the State of New
York In convention assembled renews the pledge
of its fidelity to the great cause of tariff reform,
and to the whole Democratic faith and tradition,
as affirmed in our national platforms from 1876
to 1888, as well as in our State platforms con-
current with the opening OF Governor Tfl6en's
brief, and the close OF Governor HiPs long, thrice
approved and alike illustrious service in the
chief magistracy in the Empire State
New YORK. State Platform. 1874
First-Gold and silver the only legal tender;
no currency tnconvertible with coin.
second-steady steps toward specie payment;
no step backward.
Third-Honest payment of the public debt in
coin; sacred preservation OF the public faith.
Fourth-Revenue reform; federal taxation for
revenue only; no government partnership with
protected monopolies.
Fifth-Home rule; to limit and localize most
jealously the few powers intrusted to public
servants, municipal and federal; no centraliza-
ton.
sixth-Equal and exact justice to all men; no
partial legislation; no partial taxation.
Seventh-The presidency public trust, not q
private perquisite; no third term.
Eighth-Economy In the public expense that
labor may be lightly burdened
Ne,o York Slate Platform, 1891.
We now, as then. steadfsstly adhere to the
principles of a sound finance.
We are against the coinage of any silver dollar
which is not OF the intrinsic value of every other
dollar OF the United States.
We. therefore, denounce the new Sherman sill
yer law, under which one-tenth Of our gold stock
has been exported and all our silver ou.put Is
damned up at home, as false uretense but
actual hindrance OF q return TO free 0imetallic
coinage and as tending only to produce change
from one kind of recommendation 10 another.
We, therefore, unite with friends OF honest
money, ever stigmatizing the Sherman progress
i've silver basis law no solution OF the gold
and silver question and as a ut appendix to the
subsidy and bounty swindle, the Mckinley worse
than tariff the Blaine reciprocity humbug,
the squandered surplus. the advancing deficit,
the defective census and falsified representa-
ton and the revolutionary procedure OF the
billion dollar Congress-all justly condemned by
the peoples great uprising last November (ls90l
"a verdict which, renewed next year tlo92), will
empower Democratic statesmen to guide the
peoples councils and to execute the peoples
will.
The Democrats of New York recall with proud
memory the infexibly sound finance of Gov
ernor Tjlden, who not only administered the
State government with frugality, but also with
unequaled ability and unfiagging resolution. de-
manded q thorough reform of tariff taxation and
likewise, with n statesmaE's energy and fore
sight, assailed tho shameless degradation of our
greenback currency and led the Democratic
party In pushing on the compulsory Republican
advance to "A current coinage redemption. If not
also to that coin payment or the same, where TO,
well, 1.-The faith of the United States is solemn
IL pledged"
RECORD OF THE SANITY HILL
The Democrats OF New YORK refer with CRATE
fui pride 10 the infiexibly sound finance of Gov
ernor Hill. who by efficient economy throughout
his long administrative career has accomplished
the practical extinction OF our State debt, has
IContinued on Third PAgel