The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-19
MORTON'S MARTYRDON.
Republicans Think They Can Elect
Him Governor Of New York.

Conventional Platform Adopted-A
Bitter Arraignment of President
Cleveland and Congress and Their
Aots-A Fierce Assault on the Cor
man Tariff.
Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 1S.-The repub-
lican state convention was called to order
at 1920 O'Clock by William Brookfeld
chairman of the state committee, and pro-
ceoded 10 business with despatch Con-
gresham Lemuel Quigg of New York
was made temporary chairman, the usual
| committees were appointed and contests
were referred to the committee on creden-
tials, and at 40 o'clock recess was taken
until 4 80 O'Clock.
! During the recess the committee on Gre
| dentials decided unanimously against the
| Milholland delegates from New York
city.
! In the Albany contest the regular fac
| tion represented by state Committeeman
| Barnes got favorable decision.
The contest between the Haly Moore
factions in the First assembly district,
| New York city, was settled by the state
| committee, by 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 be-
sides.
| At o'clock the convention was called
| to order and Warner Miller was made
! permanent chairman. The platform was
! presented and adopted without disorder
| Upon the question of national politics it
says:
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
The republicans of New York, in conveu-
| tion assembled extend heartest greetings to
I vrNsrfv
| 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 protec-
! ton Is the path OF prosperity. And we con
| gratulate the democratic sugar planters. OF
| Louisiana on their courageous declaration Of
| independence OF party trammels that endan-
! ger 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 OF
! Representatives have announced that the
| war against the protected industries of the
! country has just begun and Is to be prosecuted
| to the bitter end. On behalf of the wage
! eaTners the agriculturiSt, the business man,
and every sacred interest in the empire state
| of the union, the Republican party OF tho
| state OF New York, in convention assembled
accepts this challenge, and pledges its faith
| TO defend against all assault the rights Of the
| Workingman and his employers. both wan
tonly invaded by reckless demagogues
| We invite the people to compare the
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| fOrmances OF a democratic administration
! The fitness and capacity OF the democracy to
! govern must be judged bg Its records. Its
| most important achievement thus far has
| been fitly characterized by the chief execu-
| tive Of its choice as one Of 'pertdy and dis
| honor" Denouncing political corruption, 1t
! has rewarded the largest contributors to Its
campaign fund by the best OF all foreign
| missions, denouncing trusts 1t permitted
| one of them to formulate its tariff
| bill: promising n continuance of the vigorous
| forpigu ppIfpv agtnbliqhnd q 1umanfa6
| James O.. Blaine IL substituted a policy Of
| infamy' when Hawaii was freely offered US;
| denouncing the sherman act as cowardly
| makeshitt, IL was enabled TO repeal the silver
| purchasing clause Of that act, only by the
| help OF republican senator's; arTaigntng pro-
| lection as "a fraud upon labor 1t passed
| mongrel protective measure, so tainted
| with scandal that 10 barely escaped
! the veto Of q democratic president;
advocating free raw materials and an
| extension OF our foTeiRn trade, IL
! DESTROYED all the profitable reciprocal agree
| ments made Oy President Harrison; pledging
! itself to the payment OF Just and liberal pen
| sions,' 1t treats the union soldiers as II the
| Grand Army badge were the badge OF beg
| gary and brigandaRe; pledging retrenchment,
| 1t exceeded at the last session Cf congress the
| expenditures Of the corresponding session Of
! the la st republican congress by S27 000,OOO In
! the face Of decreasing revenues, and after 1t
! had added $50 0O0O 900 TO the public debt while
! pretending to be in favor OF individual free
! dom it hastened TO enact an OdiOus income
| to enter the homes of citizens and compel
! them by threats OF official summons and
| heavy penalties to disclose their private af-
we denounce northern democratic con
| Rressmen for permitting southern members
! to protect the chief products OF their section
! while removing or largely reducing protec-
| tive 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 IL failed to do by Illegal en-
| in time of As pEDpCiallV
] denounce the democratic representative from
| this, the greatest state in the union. whose
| annual manufacturing product exceeds that
| Of the entire south by S6OO00O,O0J for their
| treachery and cowardce in aiding in the pas
| sage OF a sectional tariff bill that has Grip.
| pied industries and reduced the wages Of
working men, and that levies tax on in
| comes which is "a tax on pros SperttY
We ask all who favor a dis ontinuance OF
tariff agitation or who believe in the restora-
tion OF republican protection, TO elect Tepub-
lican members Of The House OF Re Dresenta-
tiYes in every district so that our industrial
interests may be properly represented In the
councils OF the nation, and not, as at present,
left utterly uurepresented in the Leading com
mittess, upon which the framing Of tarin 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 hustandry, and
which has brought the price Of WOOL to the
lowest figure recorded. We denounce the
federal administration for surrenderinR an
annual revenue Of IL 0OO.OO0 on wool and I'm
posing "A burden nearly ten times greater by
levying tax on sugar, the commonest house
hold necessity We protest against the re-
moval Of the protective arrier to the impor-
tation OF Canadian agricultural products.
The farm products OF n ew York deserve pro
lection equally with the rice OF South Caro-.
lima and the sugar Of Louisiana. We de-
nOunce the administration for striking out
the agricultural schedule OF the Mckinley
bill and substituting an agricultural free list
fraught with ruin 10 the farmers.
We favor an honest dollar and oppose any
effort whether by the removal OF the tax on
state bank issues or the free coinage " sill
yer, TO lower our currency standard. and we
result in the use OF both gold and silver as a
circulating medium.
MORTON NOMINATED.
Nominations were then declared in
order Cen. Benjamin T. Tracy, ex-Sec-
retary Of the Navy, nominated Levi =.
Morton for governor. Col. Baxter OF
Chemung nominated J. Sloat Fassett:
Silas b. butcher nominated Gen. Stewart
l.. Woodford h. a. Nash Of Cattaraugas
nominated Gen. Daniel Butterheld, and
r. X. Parker OF ST. Lawrence county
nominated Judge Leslie w. Russell.
IL was :55 y. m when the first roll-call
was finished The result was Morton
532 ( Fassett G9l5, Woodford 40, Butter
field 20, Russell 90, Bliss 40 Arkell J..
The result was not announced but IL
was apparent that Morton had an over
whelming majority, and amid cheers
Eeflaa IlufpHar fUownd that tho upmfnu-