Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-28
THE NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.

On Wednesday, the second day of the
Democratic convention at Saratoga,
Senator Hill was nominated to run
against ex-Vice-P President Morton for
the governorship of the Empire State.
The nomination was offered to Judge
Gaynor and he refused, VIM. G. Whitney
was importuned to accept it and he
would not, finally, in dramactic scene,
during which Mr.. Hill refused point
blank, the convention nominated him
unanimously, in spite of himself. Of
this last proceeding the Troy Times of
yesterday, says: "On Monday and
Tuesday, various other names were
talked of, but when the convention as
sembled yesterday for its second ses-
sion, it was stampeded to Hill, and both
nominations were made by acclamatlon.
1t was pretended that Senator Hill
would not take the place, and a brave
show was made of seeking another man,
but the later proceedings warrant the be-
lief that the nomination of Hill was the
machine purpose from the beginning,
and the theatrical demonstration of yes
terday was made purely for effect"
The Times is probably correct in it's
surmises. Hills opening speech was
used as basis of the platform, which
crowds into the space of paragraph
the largest medley of misstatements and
perversions it has ever been our fortune
to read. To give our readers an idea of
what subterfuges were necessary to
make any kind of showing for the
Democracy, we copy:
"Unsound financial legislation, driving
out our gold and threatening a single
silver standard; a worse than war tariff,
unnecessarily adding to the cost of liv-
ing, diminishing federal revenues, and
overstimulating favored industries at
the general expense; prof1igate expendi-
lures, converting an assuring treasury
surplus into an alarming deficit-these
were the ill-fated products of Repubi-
can partisanship, which brought the
country to the verge of financial and in
dustrial ruin, which wiped out private
fortunes, reduced incomes, turned tens
of thousands of men out of work, closed
factories, destroyed business, brought
thousands of deserving poor face TO face
with starvation, and inflicted general
distress upon the American people.
The complete transfer of the govern
ment to the Democratic party was too
late to avert these terrible evils-it could
only remove the causes and repair the
injury"
Until the Democracy came into power,
pledged to tariff for revenues only,
everything was prosperous, for 80 years
a soup house had been unknown, and
people unemployed also, or since the
Democracy were hurled from power in
1860. They have re-enacted war tariff
in the income tax, that Mr.. Hill is total
ly opposed to, and yet they talk of the
Mckinley law as ''war tariff" when
everybody knows that under the tariff
of 1890 an era of prosperity was inaugu-
rated, the like of which has never been
seen before in any country. In the face
of these facts the perversions of the ex-
tract from the platform is its own best
refutation. This is Republican year
and we think the people will reply to the
platform challenge by rousing majori-
ty for the Republican ticket. Daniel N.
LOCKWOOD was named for lieutenant
governor, and Judge Gaynor for the
court of appeals,