New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-29
MR.. COCKR1N WAS OTERRULED
HIS INCOME TAX PLANK WAS THOROUGH
LY REVISED.
SOME INSIDE HISTORY ABOUT THE sESSi"N or
THE COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS OF THE
,,,,o.p ,rtf. CONVENTION


DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Tho publication by The Tribune Thursday of
some OF the secret history of the Democratic State
| Convention furnished The Sun yesterday with ma
terial for reading lecture 10 Controller AshDeI T.
Fitch who 1t Is alleged. caused the substitution OF
| n tame and harmless plank against the income TAX
for a strong and forcbe resolution on that subject
| which had been prepared by the subcommittee 10
| which the Committee on Platform turned over the
work Of preparing the document. The original reso-
! luton was said to read as follows;
The Democrats of New-York oppose. either as
transitional and inadequate income tax, under WhiSh
New-York would pay at least one-ihrd OF an tie
| revenue collected: and reiterate the declaration
of the Democratic National platform oil iSs INA;
taxes collected at the 81 sH9 Fers rev
enue, they have been from the foundation Oh 'ie
Government
But after the full committee had acted on the
| recommendations of the subcommittee the income
tax p,ank was found changed into the following
language and in this shape was reported TO the con-
venon and adopted:
We commend the efforts made by the senators ani
Representatives in Congress from this state TO avert
the imposition Of the present income tax ana we r.
which all Democrats were committed Wa en. va.
raised by ENGRAVING on its provisions uleIt 'aA'
to which many Democrats were srehuouS'S OPP
posed
"Thc Sun" Is much disappointed in Controller
Fitch 1t said yesterday that he held an office when
made him 'in sense the representative Oh ~"
Yorks immense interests assailed by TINS fopuiS'c
scheme to tax the for the benefit OF the many.
More than that. it had supposed that he was no
man to mince words over an odious ana ihdeirhs'
Bile measure to which he nhexibly opposed
From a member OF the Platform Committee VINO
represented OF the interior counties lr!"u' ~
porter yesterday learned some additionai d''S "'"
the executive session Of that body which have not
vet appeared in print. The subcommittee r"'er'eu
to was made up Of Congressman W Bourk s, COX ,F
ran and Congressman Perry Belmont OF ms cry;
Daniel G. Grimm. OF Watertown. Governor Fiowers
personal champion and two other country men MN ,
The members of the subcommittee IL - si1u ~
up all Tuesday night haggling over adjectlyes ana
phrases which NJ C@ckran VA np action in
which IL was couched when IL reached them from me
hands Of the original Trainer some OF IN Seh''Se,r
Mr. Cochran insisted on wholly no rec@s ,r9 Roman
candle-like style As the member from tiie r'rm ~
rot line and when they came to make their report
to the whole committee they were IN Is,,~IIin III =;
When the hsome plank was read c9 %g9cs.
Itself at all times gently sugsescr thus 70 and that
the cutting out Of some Of ts mniiia ht from
jectves might improve IT, rms poIIe mi,H' Nh NJ
Cochran ripping tearing mad" as the eye,wii-
expressed 1t. ana he attack 'ns ,,h bn,i
man without mercy, jumping on MN VII" "''"
The belligerent attitude Of Mr. Cochran IT Is re;
back in his chair crushed and helpless, bur 'on1,
troer Fitch promptly came ,d 20 s n1d nut on
the gloves with Cochran. Mr.. Fitch advised the
elimination of the superfuous polysyllabes' not
only in the Interest Of effective statement, Dut
also eXpostulated with Mr. Cochran in the inter,
est OF the English language, which ne sara hah
been shockingly abused in an EFFORT 10 MAKE the
arraignment of the income tax oVerwhelmihe'
Mr. Cochran made a strong hght, Dut lhe con-
mittee took SIR. FItch's views and reduced me
resolution a simpler form. MT. fitcn aiso
went for another resolution. for which, 1t was
said Mr. Griffin responsible. rms praise,
Governor Flower "for his unccasing vigilance anu
patrlotic and unselfish labors IN behalf OF the
honest harness makers OF the state IN securing
the abolition of the manufacture OF horse-coilars
in the prisons Of the Empire state or "orns 10
that effect. 1900, ~,
When the "horse-collar' plank was read, ar.
Fitch made a sarcastic remark In reference 10
it, and asked Mr.. Cochran If he really could not
Tspense with II, for this campaign at least Mr.
cochran. who continued TO be In serious ihooi'
resented Mr. Fitch's levity with considerable as
perty but when he found that the laugh WaH on
him and his colleague. Griffin, Mr.. Cochran yieideI
&c era cefulIy as circumstances would admit, ana
mention of the laurels which Governor floWtr
won as the champion OF horse-coiIafs Was reservoir
Tor some future Democratic State Convention;
Controller Fitch asked yesterday Tor MS
version Of the details relating to the WORK OF me
Committee Platform, but he refused TO tak
on the subject , --,. /, 81, .ror
ri would be manifesty Improper" he said Tor
sions ~ the committee. AS to my changing
resolution against the income tax go as 10 weaken
IFS force ] do not think the imputatioh can pe
Justly made. ! furnished Senator Hi with me
data relating TO the effect OF the income TAX upon
Tho taynayers Of New-York. which he based
that part Of his famous argument AS TO the reSo,
luton which has been given as the Original piMhk'
never saw II until II was published IN The IT'D
mo Yesterday No resolution in that form was
brought before the committee