The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-19
LEVI p. MORTON.


set in Republican favor. Continuing.
he said: I'VE have not only the record
Of our own party to appeal to. but the
record of the Democratic party to
point to. When we yielded up the
reins of government we left the gov
ernment with sufficient revenue for all
its public affairs
A little more than ninety days after
the Democratic party came into power
the country was in the throes Of
money panic, the like Of which had
never been experienced in this or any
other country. After this had gone on
for some time the Democratic presi-
dent called congress together to devise
means to save the nation. The people
have had an object lesson, the effect Of
which will last for a generation.
Mr.. Miller then described the pro.
longed fight to obtain tariff legislation
and said that it finally passed tariff
bill carried through by treason. He
said the long promised boom of pros
perity had not arrived in this country
but that paens of joy could be heard
from all over the line in Canada and
from the shops and factories in Ger
many.
When Mr.. Miller finished his re.
marks the Hon. Serene Payne SUBJ
mitted the report of the committee on
resolutions
THE PLATFORM.
The following is the platform re-
ported by the committee on resolutions:
The Republicans Of New York, in con-
vention assembled exchange heartiest
greetings to the Republicans of Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, Oregon, Vermont and
Maine for their prompt and just judg-
ment on an incompetent Democratic ad-
ministratlon. They voice the verdict OF
the people that the path Of protection is
the path Of prosperity and we congratu-
late the Democratic sugar planters of Lou
isiana on their courageous declaration of
independence of party trammels that en-
danger 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 indus
tries of the country has just begun. and
that it ia to be prosecuted to the bitter
end. On behalf Of the wage Garner, the
agriculturist, the business man and every
sacred interest in the Empire state of the
union. the Republican party of the state Of
New York in convention assembled ac-
cepts this challenge and pledges it's faith
to defend against all assault the rights of
the workingman and his employer, both
wantonly invaded by reckless demagogues.
We invite the people to- compare the
pledges Of the Democratic party with the
performances of Democratic administra-
tion. The fitness and capacity of the
Democrats to govern must be judged by
its record. Its most important achieve
ment thus far has been fitly characterized
by the CHIEF executive of its choice as one
of "perfdy and dishonor." Denouncing
political corruption, it has rewarded the
largest contributors to its campaign funds
by the bestowal of foreign missions; de-
nouncing trusts it permitted one of them
to formulate its tariff bill, promising
continuance of the vigorous foreign
policy established by the lamented James
g. Blaine, it substituted policy of in
.amy' when Hawaii was freely offered us;
denouncing the Sherman act as q cowardly
makeshift. 1t was enabled to repeal the
silver purchasing clause Of that act only
" the help of Republican senators; ar
raigning protection as "a fraud upor
labor" it passed mongrel protective
measure so tainted with scandal that II
barely escaped the veto OF Democratic
president: advocating free raw materials
and an extension Of our foreign trade, il
destroyed all the profitable reciprocal
agreements made by Presiden
Harrison; pedging itself to tn
payment of 'just and liberal PENSIONS
It treats the Union soldier as if the Grant
Army badge were the badge of beggar!
and brigandage; pledging retrenchment
it exceeded, at the last session Of congress
the expenditures Of the corresponding ses
sion Of the last Republican congress b
s27, 100000 in the face of decreasing reve
nues, and after it had added $50 OOO, 900 t
the public debt while pretending to be !
favor OF individual freedom it has hastene
to enact an odious income tax force bill
empowering deputy collectors to enter tn
homes of citizens and compel them b
threats Of official summons and heavy pen
alties to disclose their private affsirs.
We denounce northern Democratic con
gressmen for permitting southern men