Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-19
N. Y. REPUBLICANS.
MORTON NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR
AND SAxTON FOR LIEUTENANT
Platform Charging tho South with Trying
TO DO ia Peace What 1t Failed
To DO In War,

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| SARATOGA, n. Y, September is.-The
! Republican State Convention was called
to order at l2.2o by William Brookneld.
chairman of the State Committee. and
proceeded to business with dispatch. Con-
| gresham Lemuel QuIgg, OF New York.
was made temporary chairman. the usual
committees were appointed. and contests
| were referred to the Committee on Gre
| dentials. and at $40 a recess was taken
| until s30
| During the recess the Committee on
| Credentials decided unanimously against
| the Milholland delegates from New York
! city. In the Albany contest the regular
| faction represented by State Committee
| man Barnes got a favorable decision.
The contest between the Healy- Moore
| factions In the First Assembly District,
| New York city, was selected by the State
| Committee by giving each side half the
representa- ton. AS both sides are for
Morton this does not alter the vote for
Morton, and makes peace in the family
besides
AT > o'clock the convention was again
| called to order and Warner Miller was
made permanent chairman. The plat
form was presented and adopted with
discussion.
PLATFORM.
Upon questions Of national politics 1t
says: The Republicans Of New YORK
in convention assembled extend heartiest
greeting to the Republicans Of Pennsyl-
vania, 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 prosperity. And we con-
gratulate the Democratic sugar-planters
Of Louisiana on their courageous decla-
ration Of independence OF party trammels
that endanger the material prosperity OF
their StaJr
THE Democratic President Of the United
States and the Democratic chairman Of
the Ways and Means Committee have an
nounced that the war against the pro-
tected industries of the country has just
begun. aDd that it is to be prosecuted
to the bitter end In behalf Of the wage
Garner. the agricuturist, the business
man. and every sacred interest in the
Empire State of the Union. the Reoubli |
can party Of the State Of New York. in
convention assembled. accepts this chal-
lenge and pledges its faith TO defend |
against AL assault the rights of the |
workncman and his employer, both !
wantonly invaded by reckless dema- !
gOgues.
THE DEMOCRACY.
I'VE invite the people to compare the |
pledges Of the Democratic party with the !
performances OF Democratic administra- |
ton. The fitness and capacity Of the !
Democracy TO govern must be Judged by |
its record. Its most important achievement |
thus far has been fifty characterized by |
the Chief Executive Of. its choice as one |
Of periidy and dishOnor.' DenOuncing
political corruption. It has rewarded the !
largest contributors to its camuaign-fund |
by the best Of all foreign missions: de |
nouncing trusts il permitted one OF them
TO formulate its tariff bill; promising a |
continuance Of the vigorous foreign policy
established by the late-amented james |
q. Blaine. it substituted a policy Of |
infamy, when Hawaii was freely offered |
US; dcnouncing the Sherman act as q |
COwardly makeshift. il was enabled 10 |
repeal the ilyer-purchasing clause Of that !
act only by the help of Republican sena- |
tors; arraiguing protection as a iraud !
upon labor il passed a mongrel pro- |
tective measure. 50 tainted with scandal !
that il barely escaDed the veto Of !
Democratic President; advocating free !
~av materials and IN cXt.lF Of our |
foreign trade. IT destroyed all the profit |
able reciprocal agreements made b. |
President Harrison. piedging itself 10 III, !
payment of Just and liberal pensions II !
treats the Union soldiers as If the Grand !
Army badge were a badge Of begeary and |
brirandage: pledging retrenchment. 1t eX- |
ceeded at the last session of Congress |
the expenditures Of the corresponding !
session Of the last Republican Congress |
bv sg70OoGO in the face Of decreasing |
revenues. and. after il had added 100000 !
10 the public debt while pretending TO |
%, in favor Of individual freedom. IL
hastenal 10 enact an odious income-taH |
forcc-biH empowering deputy collectors 20 |
enter the homes of citizens and compel !
them by threats of official summons and |
heavy penalties to disclose their private |
affairs.
ALLEGED SECTIONALISM
eve denounce northern Democratic con- |
grcssmen for permitting southern mem |
bcrs TO protect the chief products OF their |
section. while removing or largely reducing |
protective duties on The products of the !
North, thus permitting the South by |
legal enactment in time Of peace, 10 de- |
stroy our prosperity, and accomplish what |
ii failed 20 do by Illegal enactment in |
time of war. And We especially de- !
nouuce the Democratic repres 7ntatives |
from this State, whose annual manufac-
turing product exceeds that Of the e. |
tire South by $GoO0)0.J0. for their treach- ,
cry and cOWardice in aiding the passage |
Of a sectional tariff bill that has crippled |
the industries and reduced the wages Of |
workinemen, and that levies "A tax on
incomes. which is n tax on prosperity
1--WE ask all who favor a discontnuance |
Of tariff agitation. or who believe in the
restoration Of Republican protection, to
elect Republican members Of the House OF
Representatives, in every district, so that |
our Industrial interests may be properly |
represented in the councils of the nation.
"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 de-
nounce the Federal administration FOR
surrendering an annual revenue Of $500.
90 on wool and imposing a burden nearly
ten times greater by levying a tax on
sugar, the commOnest household neces- |
sity We protest against the removal Of |
the protective barrier TO the importation |
OF Canadian agricultural products. The
farm products of New York deserve pro-
lection equally with the rice of South
Carolina and the sugar Of Louisiana. We
denounce the administration for striking |
out the agricultural schedule Of the Me
Klnley bill, and substituting an agri-
cultural free-iist fraught with ruin 10
the farmers
THE CURRENCY.
eve favor an honest dollar, and op-
pose any effort whatever by the removal |
of the tax on State-bank issues or the
free coinage Of silver to lower our cur
rency standard: and we favor an interna-
tional agreement. which shall result in
the use of both gold and silver as a
circulating medium"
Nominations were then in order. Gen
eral B. F.s Tracy, ex-Secretary of the
Navy. nominated Levi i. Morton for
Governor; Colonel Baxter Of Chemung.
nominated J. Soat Fassett; Slas l..
butcher nominated General Stewart l..
Woodford Il. \. Nash. Of Cattaragus.
nominated General Daniel Butler. and +.
S. Parker, of ST. Lawrence county, romi-
mated Judge Leslie W. Russell.
Ii was 7:55 L. NJ. when the first roll-call
was finished. The result was:
Morton. 532is; Fassett, 60; Woodford. 40; |
Butterfeld, y; Russell. 20; Bliss, 4Oi2,
and Arkell. ].
The result was not announced. but It