Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-25
HILL FOR PRESIDENT.
New York Democrats Start Him in the
Race with q Whoop.

HILL FOR PRESIDENT.
New YORK Democrats Start Him in the
Race with WhOop.
ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 22.-The Demo-
Gratis of New York State in convention
assembled to-day instructed their dele
gates to Chicago to present the name Of
David B. Hill as candidate for the presi
dency. They also instructed these dele
gates to vote as unit, their action on
any given proposition to be determined
by majority of the delegation. SEN
ator Hill, in response to a request, APP
peared before the convention and de-
livered long and carefully prepared
speech.
The delegates-at-large are Roswell P.
Flower, Ed. Murphy, Jr., Gen. Sickles
and Gen. Henry w. Slocum. The prot
est of the Cooper Union anti-early con-
vention conference was quietly tabled
by the committee, and did not reach the
convention proper at all. Following is
the platform adopted:
The Democratic party OF the state of
New York, III convention assembled, re-
news the pledge of it's fidelity to the great
cause of tariff reform and the whole Demo-
cratic faith and tradition, as affirmed in
our national platforms from 1876 to 1888. as
well as in our state platform, cOncurriDg
with the opening of Gov. Tilden's brief,
and the close of Gov. Hills long, thrice
approved and alike illustrious service in
the chief magistracy of the Empire State.
The platform of 1874 favored:
First-Gold and silver the only legal tender:
no currency inconvertible with coin.
secord-steady steps toward specie payments;
no step backward.
Third-HOneSt payment of the public debt in
coin, sacred preservation of the public faith.
Fourth-Revenue reforms; federal taxat ion
for revenue only; no government partnership
with protected mOnOpOlleS.
Fifth-HOme rule. to limit and localize most
jealousy the few powers entrusted to the public
servants, municipal and federal: no centralza-
ton.
Sixth-Equal and exact justics to all men; no
partial legislation; no partial taxation,
seventh-The presidency a public trust. not
private perquisite; no third term.
Eighth-Economy in the public expense, that
labor may be lightly burdened
We now then steadfastly adhere to the
principles of sound finance.
We are against the coinage of any silver dol
lar which is not of the intrinsic value of every
dounce the Sherman silver law under which
the tenth OF our stock has been exposed and all
of our silver output Is damned up at home. not
only false pretense, but an actual him
drance of return to free bt-mettallic coinage
tending only to produce change from one
kind Of monometallism to another.
We therefore unite with the friends of honest
money everywhere in stigmatizing the sher-
man progressive basis law as no solution of the
gold and silver question and as a fit appendage
to the subsidy and bounty swinde, the
Mckinley worse than war tariff the
Blaine reciprocity humbug, the squandered
surplus, the advancing deficit, the de-
fective census and Ialsifed representation and
the revolutionary procedures of the billion dol
lar Congress-all justly condemned by the peo-
pies great uprising last November QS9o)-.-a YER
dict which renewed next year QS92 will en-
power Democratic statesmen to guide the peo-
pies councils and to execute the peoples will.
The Democrats of New York recall with proud
%L1 ;v>a1 nd fpny, Of
Tilden, who not only administered the state
government with frugality. but who also with
unequaled ability and ,untagging resolution.
taxation, and likewise, with states
mans energy and foresight. assailed
the shameless degradation of our greenback
pushing on the compulsory Republican ad-
vance to a current coinage redemption If not
also to that coin payment of the same, Whereto
as we'll. the faith Of the United States is SOL
The Democrats of New York refer with CRATE
full pride TO the infexibly sound finance of
Gov. Hill. who, by efficient economy through
out his long administrative career, has accom-
plished the practical extinction of our state
debt, has faithfully urged with powerful and
from the bondage of unequal. unneces-
sary and unjust taxation imposed by
the tariff of 1883 and the repeal of the super
and, likewise with statesman's energy and
true foresight of the 7O-cent dollar pushing for
birth in the body OF the Sherman silver law,
has taken up the peoples cause, assailed the Re-
publican degradation of the peoples silver
money. and led the advance of the
Democratic party of New York with unfalter-
ing steps to that solid ground of high justice
and co uity upon which they stand to-day, alb
solutely without discord or division, in this be-
half, demanding" 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 shame less Unequal
ity."
The Democrats of New York, with proud
hope yet with perfect Difference to their breth-
rem Of other states and cordial estimation OF
their renowned leaders as worthy Standard
bearers of the peoples cause, point to the nom
ination of David B. Hill to the Office of Pres1-
dent as fit representative of the whole Demo-
cratic faith and tradition, and of our settled
purpose to rescue this perverted government
from the clutch of autocrats and plutocrats.
from spendthrift administration. excessive
tax and debased money.
In obedience to the mandate OF the Democrat
ic voters of New York, the delegates selected by
this convention are instructed to present to the
national Democratic convention the name OF
David B. Hill as the candidate for president OF
the United States Democrat who has led the
party from victory to victory for seven success
sive years and who has never known defeat.
The said delegates are further instructed to
act as unit in all matters Entrusted to their
charge, said action to be determined by the vote
of majority of delegates.
ResOiUed, That we congratulate the people OF
the state upon he suspicious opening OF Gov.
Flowers administ ration and extend to him the
assurance of our most cordial support in his
earnest effort to give the people frugal, hon
est and efficient government OF state affairs.