New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-19
MR. WHEELER'S PLATFORM.
GROUNDS OF THE DEMOCRATIC OfFo-
SITION TO HILL
THE Tu1RD.TrcKEr CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
ACCEPTS HIS NoMINATIoN-HE CALLS THE


ACCEPTS HIS NoMINATIoN-HE CALLS TIE
SENATOR a TRAITOR
A, meeting of the Executive Committee OF tho
Democratic Party Reform organization d. w
y,,r,orst Yesterday a Finance Committee was
Amounted consisting of Char es D FaircHilu' h
Windmullor Francis s Bangs Ben1amlh r hu'e
and Robert S Mirturn Cooper Union has peeh So
cured for mass meeting on the evening OF oc'oD',
% at which Carl Schurz. Edward NJ Shep''" anu
probably John c. Milburn, of Bunao' VIII spear"
Mr. Fairchild will preside. II.
At the meeting yesterday the forniai ie',e' Va
accep,ancc from Everett p. Wheeler the candidate
~ Tho Marty for Governor was read. 1t is as
follows: 80 son.
To Hon Charles s. Farchd and others uGm-
gentlemen: / have received your notihcatiOWtio c %.
my nomination for Governor OF me or done me.
You tender the nomination and | accept acc, 81, II
because believe that the PRINCIPLES OF tn@ be-
elected Governor he state administration might
be Democratic in FORM but woqd no p Do6 so SUP
port upon the basis OF MS statemeI those worls
Would be no OCCASION for Your action ana for
my acceptance But he ha5 oPpo;STli r or in every
way that his familiarity with p9 pol. lic5ns
coud suggest. He has combined WIN p,o. l
10 defeat nominations for the tnltea states ou
prone Court which every ground OF personnt
character or party allegiance he ought 70 h Ert
:" last and. in Violation Of his repeated pledges
joined with the Republicans IN yotlns ag%,i'
basest trcachery. 1t would have been better LOT
the party If a Republican had filled MS place ii
the Senate.
TREACHEROUS DEMOCRAT.
The Vice President Of the United States had
Just publicly stated that "at one critical moment
of the struggle the bill only saved By the cast
ing vote Of the presiding officer o. the senate
Why was not Mr. Hill there to save the BILL ana
how can he excuse himself to the Democrats 5, a OF
New-York for his failure? Who can endure a man
who has thus broken every party tie yet no" ap
peals to party discipline for support ~ ,Soo
This contest Is not Of our own seeking IN ~
we co-0peraed with that portion OF the party VIZ
were headed by I'LL ana Murphy. and we mac
most from schooihouse to schoolhouse. we spent
our time our money our energy' Wl,a ri He rsfaIm
purpose OF promoting the cause OF arm t,,dc ~
and Of electng senator who Wou.i au'O' ~,
had a Damocratic majority on joins ballot and we
conceded 10 Mr.. Hi the Senatorsnp' hs
carried the Nationa. Convention for Cleveland
ard were naturally entitled TO recognition III Hotlii-
@nces on 10 hs rubject with hardly murmir
democratic LEGISLATURE was az an e.e'l ~, e;nna
tor who should fifty represent the Empire state ~
directing the great economic changes maj Wei
ION OF th1 mo bai h~en active throughout
the state i'm the Of tariff REFORM al our leii-
INK Democrats were passed BY ana uhder MI,
HI. ieadership man wHs e''cs rc 10 i"V function
therr has been to procure increase OF the duty
on sellers ana cg' b n wn na WAS ns one Who had
qro%n noQreiy and gained office ana "ea ,er
by reason OF his connection with Il corrupt fhe'-
cenary AMI NUMEROUS ring IN Troy.
THE BEST TINE TO STRIKE.
Parties exist. not chiefly to gain Offices. but to
enforce po,cies /. is for the enforcement OF these
nolo,4s thu, they selec: and elect thor candidates
When the organization that has gotten controi
Of party machinery noninates men VINO are iA'Se
20 its principles and disgrace It's fame us peFiiH-
d.date s1''''' 10 - u.u, o,-,.
pei party reorsanlzation ana tnat WIZ Ds IN in
now ,aan to defer tn contest till then. o,,,onoo
This is especially true because OF the close alliance
PGYesn T5mw3"y i' ari crokcr nave taken adj
yan,age Of the parry loyalty Of Dem3cr,ats 10
Strt' X tht ely and STAT Of New York
The government Of the city OF ~ bccorn 1e
,nantioned It cannot be questioned tina, persons
nan,cen,ent in this city have shared in this odious
ana h noor and weak. OF when city officials
have been guilty, have 4rOUS'l "NI l."li' 80.
ba ,5 n ,he fhroats and in he pockets Of honest
men They know that Il never an Dc Pec
ch,no is broken or this machine David &. Hi -
the sklful and alrot engineer
NOT TRUE DEMOCRATS.
Ru, 1t is not in this city alone that party leaders
have been shown TO be aw-breakers The shaiAeiul
election frauds in Buffalo ana Troy. eliminating IN
murder in the city; the hagrant violations OF
the Civu Service law of the state that were brought
20 light By the Investigation conducted last summer
before another Senate committee, snow, u.d' an, ,ne
leaders Of tn Democratic party in TINS STATE cur
ing The last six years. have turned the goNerLi n,
into mere money making inacnlne G':iisnnci ~
advance their own interests and that OF thtlr per
soma t nd hhi.atea to cheat at tn polls and even
sh.I blood. government
Tho norl,rttion OF a third ticket was. therefore.
essential 10 keep within the Democratic ranks
thousands Of voters who could not tolerate the 20,
ntcal crimes that have d.ssracei the party and
We appeal to every Democrat who loves the. prin-
cpes 81 his party ard that they shall pre-
val in the politics OF hi STATE and Nation t. rally
the support OF this movement Whlcn mas 10. lt5
un,ior new auspices and It's restoration 70 that
commanding position in the aHars OF the Na'loh'
which II once occupied
APPEAL To THE STATE DEIOCKACY.
The present leaders must give way to an organI-
zatlon which shall represent Democratic intelli-
Q nee and honor and thus promote those pTin-
cipes OF equal and exact justice to every citizen,
whether rich poor that are dear to every true
Democratic hoar; II the making and enforcement
" the laws of our country continue to be the re-
ward of political favor the subject Of barter
and sale property honor and life Itself will perish
In one common ruin
York State Democracy The platform when they
made in November last truly states that the present
leaders ~ the party In this state have prostitutes
the name Of Democracy to the Nllest ends: Munich
pa.it.es have been ontci and have been denied the
right of s.iC-.ovcrnment Offices have been bestowed
upon unworthy persons a. rewards Tor dsreputabie
political services ana rs tributes - personal irleil
snip Tn. laws of the state nave been violated, the
mandates of its courts dchel. ami common decency
outraged. Al these crimes nave been committed III
the name of Democracy. 10y men whose sole claim
To power and consideration is that they proclaim
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