Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-19
Named on the First Ballot by the
 New York Republicans
AS CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
A Set of Resolutions Adopted DenounCing Everything That
 Looks Like a Democrat.

SARATOGA, N. Y., Sept. lS.-1ne re- publican state convention was called to or der,at 1920 o'clock by William Brookfield, chairman of the state committee, and pro- ceeded to business with dispatch.
 Congressman Lemuel Quigley of New York was made temporary chairman, the usual committees were appointed and con- tests were referred to committees on cre- dentials and at 40 o'clock a recess was taken until 4:30 D. m.
 During the recess the committee on ere dentials decided unanimously against the Millholland delegates from New York city.
 In the Albany contest, the regular fac- tion, represented by State Com mitteeman Barnes, got favorable decision. The contest between the Healey- Moore factions in the First assembly New York district was settled by the state committee giving each side half the representation. As both sides are for Morton this does not alter the vote for Morton and makes peace In the family besides.
 At 5 o'clock the convention was again called to order and Warner Miller was made permanent chairman. The platform was presented and adopted without discuss sion. Upon questions of national politics 1t says:
 The republicans of New York, in con- vention ascent bled, extend hearty greet ings to the republicans of Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Oregon, Vermont and Maine for their prompt and just judgment on an incompetent democratic administration. They voice the verdict of the people that the path of protection is the path of pros perity. And we congratulate the demo- cratic sugar planters of Louisiana on their courageous declaration of independence oi party trammels that endanger the material prosperity of their state.
 The democratic president of the United States and the democratic chairman of the ways and means committee of the house o1 representa- have announced that the war against the protected industries of the country has just begun, and that It IS to be prosecuted to the bitter end. On behalf of the wage earner, the agriculturist, the business man and of every sacred interest in the Empire State of the union, the re- publican party of the state of New York, in convention assem bled, accepts this chal- lenge, and pledges itself in faithful defense of the assaults upon the rights of the work ingman and his employer, both wantonly invaded by reckless demagogues.
 We invite the people to compare the pledges of the democratic party with the performances of democratic administra- tion. The fitness and capacity of the de- mocracy to govern must be judged by its record. Its most important achievement thus far has been fitly charactized by the chief executive of it's choice as one of the s'perfidy and dishonor.o Denouncing poll icai corruption, it has rewarded the largest contributors to its campaign fund by the best or all foreign missions; de- nouDcing trusts, it permitted one of them to form ulate it's tariff pill; promising con tinnance of the vigorous foreign policy es- tsblished by the lamented James Gillespie Blaine, 1t substituteda a "policy of infamy" when Hawaii was freely offered us; de- nouncing the Sherman act as cowardly makeshift, it was enabled to repeal the purchasing clause of that act only oy the help of republican senators; arraiguing protection s1as a fraud upon labor, ' it passed mongrsl protective measure so tainted with scandal that it barely escaped the veto of democratic president; advo- eating free raw materials and an extension of our foreign trade, it destroyed all the profitable reciprocal agreements made by President Harrison; pledGing itself to tbe payment of "just and liberal pensions it treats the union soldier as if the Grand Army badge were the badge of beggary and brigandage; pledging retrenchment, 1t ex- ceeded at the last session of congress the expenditures of the corresponding session of the last republican congress by $27 ,O0O, . 0O0 in the face of decreasing revenues, and after it had added $50, ,000, 900 to the public debt, while pretending to be in favor of in dividual freedom, it hastened to enact an odious income tax force bill, empowering Q deputy collectors to enter the homes of citizens and compel them by threats of official summonses and heavy penalties to 01ScIOSe Inelr prlVaIe aualr6.
 We denounce northern democratic con- gressmen for permitting southern members to protect the chief products of their sec tion while removing or largely reducing protective duties on the products of the north, thus permitting the south by legal enactment in time of peace to destroy our prosperity and accomplish what 1t failed to do by illegal enactment in time of war. And we especially denounce the democratic representatives from this, the greatest man ufacturing state in the union, whose annual manufactured product exceeds more than that of the entire south by $500, 000, ,000, for their treachery and cow ard.ce in aiding the passage of sectional tariff bill that has crippled the industries and reduced the wages of workingmen and that levies Q tax on incomes, which is tax on prosperity.
 We ask all who favor discOntinuance of tariff agitation or who believe in the restoration of protection to elect republi- can members of the house of representa- tives in every district, 80 that our indus trial interests may be properly represented in the councils of the nation, and not as al present lett utterly unrepresented in ths leading committees upon which the fram- ing of tariff and financial legislation largely depends.
 On behalf of the farmers of New York we protest against free wool, which means the destruction of our sheep husbandry, and which has brought the price of wool to the lowest figure recorded.
 We denounce the federal administration for surrendering an annual revenue O S8 ,000, 900 on wool and imposing @ burder nearly ten times greater by levying tax 0I sugar, the commonest household necessity
 We protest against the removal of pro-