Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-09
nANTLsNAP- DEMOCRATS.

The Mfd-Tlnter Convention Condemned
BY the Delegates at Syracuse.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, june Exactly
at noon shout went up from
near the doors of the Alhambra rink,
which was crowded, and soon ex-
Mayor Grace, of New York, and John
D. Herman came down the aisle, side by
by side, amid rousing cheers. Ex-
Secretary of the Treasury Fair
child and E1lery Anderson greeted
them Then Mr.. Fairchild, as
chairman of the state commit
tee, arose nd-called the convention to
order in a brief address
John d. Herman, of Oneida, who was
introduced as presiding officer, in his
opening words sounded the keynote of
the whole address. He said in part:
This convention is halt on the march to the
national democratic convention at Chicago of
an army of 100000 New York democrats. and of
as many more enlisted sympa thizers. They 20
to wage against their Acknowledgement IN
that convention by leaders who have made un-
wise and crafty use of party machinery for per
sonal ends, and who have overridden time
honored customs and usages of thedemoeratic
party.
The committee has selected as dele
gates at large: Alex Orr, Brooklyn;
Frederick s. Coudert, New York; c. E.
Bishop, Buffalo; David C. Robinson,
Elnira
The resolutions presented open with
vigorous declaration for reform and
denounce the republican party for
abuse of power and mismanagement in
the past four years. In reference to
Mr.. Cleveland's administration it saws:
Contrasted with the history OF extravaganza
and oppression we recall with ever increasing
satisfaction the wise and prudent democratic
administered Of Grover Cleveland He point
ed out in his message Of December Il the true
mission OF the democratic party and through
temporary defeat brought 1t to the magnihc cent
victories of 1899 and 1891. All this has been re-
membered by our brethren in other states from
the Atlantic to the Pacific and New York, we
emphaticallv declare, shall not be blank
space upon the democratic man.
The Mckinley tariff is denounced as
excessive and as enacted in the interest
OF the few for the oppression of the
masses. as an ineXhaustible source of
corruption, a constant menace to free
government, which has Slapped the in
dependence of industry and induced
men to seek to grow rich by official
favoritism rather than through their
own exertions. An inevitable conse-
quence, it is declared, is that the class
in receipt of these vast favors should
seek to perpetuate their grasp upon the
government by supplying, in practic-
ally unlimited amounts, the money
with which an electorate may be cor
| rupted and popular government des-
troyed. The democratic party has no
| more urgent mission than to destroy
a system productive of so much evil, in
a spirit of moderation, with due regard
to the interest of capital now invested
and labor now employed in protected
| industries.
The resolutions declare for gold and
silver money, but against free coinage
of silver by the United States alone at
| the present ratio.
just before the convention adjourned
the following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, The object of this convention Is &c
correct the wrong done to the demoera IS of New
| York by the convention at Albany on February
% last in the selection of delegates to Chicago
and
Whereas, We realize that the action Of the
| electoral college clearly registers the will Of
| the party as proposed at the national conven
| better to assure the democratic party that we
| have no other wish than that the viii OF the
party shall be fairly ascertained and registered
| by the electoral college, we hereby nominate
electors for president and vice president Of tbs
| United States
Mr.. Fairchild read the list of electors
named at the Albany convention in Feb
ruary and the resolution was adopted
and the nominations were thus in
| dorsed. Adjourned sine die.