New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-03
CAUTIOUS DENUNCIAIION.
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES TO THE CON.
sTITUTIONAL CONVENTION SPEAK.
THEY ATTACK THE APPoRTIoNMENT ARTICLE
But THE WORST SINS WITH WHICH THEY
CHARGE THE REPUBLICANS ARE

But THE WORST SINS WITH WHICH THEY
CHARGE THE REPUBLICANS ARE
THOSE OF OMISSION.
Albany. Oct. 2.-The minority delegates to the
Constitutional Convention have issued an address
to the people OF the State setting forth their dis
approval OF the proceedings Of the majority OF the
convention The address denounces the new ap-
portonment a partisan measure, ana charges
that all the actions Of the convention were gov
erned by Republican caucuses.
Following is a portion Of the address attacking
specifically other alleged defects of the proposed
constitution:
1t is fair Say that one principle OF the original
bill was adopted not. however as a part OF me
Cities Article. Municipal and State elections have
been divorced but the convention permitted this
only in the great Demoeratc cities me minority
the State. Thus the convention has failed 10 solve
the problem Of city g tH but To the aes
intention We are convinced that the majority
purposed to afford any home rule to cities
advanced them only for a time and Killed them In
the end When we consider TINS course ana r.
vents the cities of New-York and Brooklyn. how
iS hs h nsS we 4
that the convention disregarded the crying need Of
LEGISLATURE and the State must have. OF yore,
full freedom to dabble with, to Interfere with and
TO rule over the affairs Of the municipalities OF
Some OF the other measures finally adopted BY
convention
tuition relate to subjects not in themselves partisan.
Many OF them are meritorious. and deserve the
serious consideration OF me electors LAR, ARE
the province of the Legislature Many OF them
s4 G Se Of
They have been fully discussed during the sessions
Of the Sy h n nna Tsey are susmed
separately from the Appointment Article
whats hae It Ss ed to DO as for
The address OF the majority states tnat OUT OF W
en ado,ed But it does not state
that among the amendments neglected; eyadsd or
great corporations were vitality interested and
several others which were unanimously deInahaea
by the laboring classes of the State. Among me
former was the proposed antitrust measure which
designed to strike blow at crimihal o eEm'
ton and 10 regulate the necessities OF HE me
proposition to preserve for al time ahE a rsr vas
defeated on the floor by the direct representstyss
OF corporations now engaged in dyer,lns r Nm:
poses The amendment providing that no fran ,s,
should be granted for the use OF any Oh tne ~ ~
local authorities. and upon payment OF compe a
ton pursuant to general laws was aedment that
no railroad telegraph telephone or express co, ns
pany shall make discrimination In rates ad on
Among the latter was the proposal tG nero ne Of an
employee of a corporation snail not De deniel "
cause such injuries were occasioned oy me nes hs
Of sOlempoye the ne am men Of
a Board OF Arbitrators between employer ana en-
ploye affecting public interests; and the an1-con
spiracy proposal No opportunity even 70 uisOuS'
any OF these measures in the Convention was al,
lowed by the Republican caucus. While part or
the majority voted on the final passage OF me
amendment preventing the competition OF prison
and free labor at the very last moment tney de-
MED the earnest and unanimous request or the LABOR
organizations for separate submission OF 'h's
proposition. H.. III. -.
Without wholesale condemnation OF its work We
regret that the Convention yielded whenever parry
interest was weighed against the welfare OF t,s
Commonwealth. The Convention was for the people
who do not consider that party questions nave
place In the organic iaw OF the state II nov re-
attempt OF the Republican majority to use the Con-
s,itutional Convention for partisan ends.