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ILLS HOWLERs Do THEIR DUTY
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HILL L5HUWLERSDU lHElR UUlI
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tariff reform, aud to the whole Democratic
| faith and tradition as affirmed in our ma
| tional platforms from 1876 to 1888, as well as
In our State platforms concurrent with the
opening of Governor Tilden's brief. and the
close OF Governor Hills long, thrice ap-
| proved and alike illustrious service in the
Chief Magistracy of the Empire State.
New York State Platform, 1874.
First-Gold and silver the only legal ten
der; no currency inconvertiDle with coin.
second-steady steps toward specie pay,
ments; no step backward.
Third-Honest payment OF the public debt
in coin, sacred preservation of the public
| faith.
| for revenue only; no Government partner
ship with protected monopolieS.
Fifth-Home rule, to limit and localize
| most jealously the few powers intrusted to
public servants municipal and federal; no
Capitalization.
Si1th-Equal and exact justice to all men;
no partial legislation: no partial ia xation.
Seventh-The Presidency a public trust,
not private perquisite: no third term.
Eighth-Economy in the public expense,
that labor may be lightly burdened.
New York State Platform, 1891.
We now, as then, steadfastly 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
silver law, under which one-tenth of our
gold stock has been exported, and all our sill
yer output is damned up a hOme as a false
pretense but actual hindrance of return to
free bi-metallic coinage, and as tending only
to produce change from one kind of mono
metallism to another
We therefore unite with the friends Of
honest money everywhere in stigmatizing
the Sherman progressive silver basis law as
no solution of the gold and silver question,
bounty swinde; the Mckinley worse than
war tariff; the Blaine reciprocity humbug;
the squandered surplus, the advancing
deficit, the defective census and falsifled
representation, and the revolutionary pro-
cedures of the Billion Dollar Consress-alI
justly condemned by the peoples great up
rising in November, 1S9O-a verdict which,
renewed this year (1s92), will empower DEM
oc1atic statesmen to guide the peoples
councils and to execute the peoples will
The Example of Governor TiIden.
The Democrats of New York recall with
proud memory the inf1e1iDly sound fin ance
of Governor Tilden, who not only admin
1stered the State Government with frugality,
but who also, with unequaled ability and
unf1agging resolution, demandeda thorough
reform of tariff taxation, and likewise. with
a statesman's energy and foresight assailed
the shameless degradation of our greenback
currency, and led the Democratic party in
vance to a current coinage redemption, if
not also to that coin payment of the same
where to, as we'll, "the faith of the United
States is solemnly pledged"
The Democrats Of New York refer with
grateful pride to the infieXibly sound finance
OF Governor Hill, who, by efficient economy
throughout his long administrative career
has accomplished the practical extinction
of our State debt, has faithfully urged, with
powerful and -practiced advocacy, the
nations release from the bondage of I'M
equal. unnecessary and unjust taxation i'm
posed by the tariff of 1888 and the repeal of
the superadded impositions of the two Nc
kinley laws; and likewise, with statemans
energy and true foresight of the 70-cent dol
lar pushing for birth in the body of the
Sherman silver law, has taken up the
peoples cause, assailed the Republican de-
graduation of the peoples silver money, and
led the advance of the Democratic party of
New York with unfaltering steps to that
solid ground of high justice and equity ppcn
which they stand to-day, absolutely withor.
ing" with him, "that every dollar coined in
these United States shall be the equal of
every other dollar so coined and demanding
the redress OF their present shameless in
equality"
Delegates Instructed for Hill.
Inc democrats OF New YORK, with proud
hope, yet with perfect Difference to their
brethren OF other States and cordial estima-
tion of their renowned leaders as worthy
standard-bearers OF peoples cause, point
to the nomination of David B. Hill to the
Office of President as fit expression of the
whole Democratic faith and tradition, and
of our settled purpose to rescue this per-
verted Government from the clutch of auto
Gratis and plutocrats, from spendthrift ad-
OdiOuS taxes and debaSed
money.
In obedience to the mandate of the Demo-
cratic voters of New York, the delegates
selected by this convention are instructed
to present to the National Democratic Con-
vention the name of David b. Hill as the
candidate for President OF the United States
n Democrat who has led his party from vic
tory to victory for seven successive years,
and who has never known defeat
The said delegates are further instructed
to act as n unit in all matters intrusteo to
their charge, said action to be determined
by a vote of q majority of delegates
Resolved, That we congratulate the people
of the State upon the auspicious opening of
Governor Flowers administration, and eI-
tend to him the assurance of our cordial sup
port in his earnest effort to give the people
d frugal, honest and efficient government OF
State affairs.
The National delegates at large chosen
are Roswell p. Flower, Edward Murphy,
Jr, General Daniel T. Sickles and General
Henry w. Slocum. Alternates-Manton
Marble, John Bigelow, Sidney Webster and
Alfred c. Chaplin.