The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-26
EMPIRE STATE DEMOCRATS.
TAMMANY HALL GOT ALL IT
WANTED FROM THE CREDEN-
TIALS COMMITTEE.
1T GETS FoUR-FIFTHs OF THE
CONTESTED SEATS.
The Platform Agreed Upon Favors a
Single Standard-The Government
Should Go Out of the Banking
Business-Cleveland Endorsed.

OF candidates for State offices before
the State Democratic convention, which
met here today, have been pushed this
afternoon with q persistency that il
is amusing. There are at least half q
dozen men who are sure of the nomina.
tion for comptroller
General interest centers about the
meeting of the committee ON resolutions,
where the excise plank was being dis
cussed in executive session, and about
the committee ON credentials, where the
New York and other contests were to be
decided. 1t was voted to reserve the
matter of the New York and Kings
county contests until the settlement of
the others. The chairman announced
that the contests in the First, Second
and Third districts of the County of
Queen was before the committee
| Senator Hill moved that the sitting sets
of the districts be declared entitled to
| their seats. The motion was adopted.
| When the committe on contests took
up the New York State Democracy CON
test Charles S. Fairchild spoke for the
| contestants. 1t had not been the pur-
pose of the State Democracy, he said,
| to fight for admission at this convention,
but rather to abide by the decision of last
years convention. The underlying prin-
ciples of the party were now in need of
support and he would propose plan for
| proper distribution of party senti-
| ments. The question for this committee
| to consider was whether the sentiment
of their people was entitled to represen-
tation at party councils. The Democra-
cy did not come to enter into any discus
nj n re IF hn fNoY hol
organization. 1t was to decide whether
the principles represented by him were
worthy of consideration as against those
of political machine.
Mr.. Thomas o. Grady, for the Tam
manyites, said the independence insisted
upon by Mr.. Fairchild only existed when
they were in the minority. "This is not
a contest as the term is commonly under
Stood" said Mr.. Grady. 1T simply pre-
sented 105 delegates of New York city
the proposition that they may have the
State Democracy strength in return for
representation. This Independent spirit
worked viciously some times.
"Amos j. King had been nominated for
congress. He was defender of the flag
and had twice helped in the election of
Cleveland. The vote had been of the
Independent sort and man out of job
had been elected.
'They say we Tammany men came
here to have our own way and to insist
upon discriminating representation"
said the speaker, but look at those In
dians who come here clamoring for rec
ognition with the scalps of such men as
Cummings in their belts.
$50 back to your constituency" shout
ed Mr.. Grady, pointing his finger at
Messrs. Fairchild and Wheeler II. Peck
must have one party organization that
will stand by party decrees; that will
support party tickets and not set up the
clamor of individual judgments in de-
fiance and demand it's recognition in par
ty conventions. If you persist in the
course you are now pursuing you will
bring perpetual disaster upon the Dem
ocratic party. Stand by the eXpedient
rules and principles of true Democracy.
Stand together; stand for the right. Your
consciences speak for you and we shall
find 100000 voters of New York waiting
patiently and untrOubled for the decision
of this committee"
A perfectly deafening roar of applause
followed Mr.. Grady's speech. The
hearing was declared closed and the
committee went into executive session.
While the committee on contests was
hearing the cases there was curious
crowd about the door.
eve favor a sound currency and q
safe banking system, which can be based
only on an honest dollar or a single
standard of value, the standard of the
civilized world.
"The government should go out of the
banking business and should limit itself
to safeguard banking methods which
shall extend throughout the country the
many advantages of the cities The le-
gal tender notes should be withdrawn.
1--WE believe the people will permit no
steps backward in tariff reform. Reck-
less Republican legislation left to the
Democratic administration legacy of
ills, eliminating just as Republican
president left office and long before any
Democratic law had been passed, in q
disastrous crisis, now happily disap-
pearing as q result of Democratic Ma
tional administration becomes evident.
Returning prosperity, reviving industry
and increasing wages prove that tariff
meagre though it has been,
and not the nostrum cheap money is
the true cure of the evils which eXtor-
tionate taxation has brought upon our
nation, and we congratulate the country
that it has a Democratic president who
will veto reactionary measures and will
enforce for the next two years truce
in tariff issues.
"We commend our Democratic presi- |
dent for his wise steps to restore the |
public credit and to maintain the Ma
tional honor for his pioneer work in
tariff reform, for his steady improvement |
of the civil service, for his firm stand in |
the maintenance of law and order when |
the public peace was in danger, and for |
the dignifed policy which secured Amer
lean rights abroad without yielding to |
the clamor raised by the selfish adyen- |
turers from embodiment in foreign re-
lations. The State of New York rejoices |
in the honors paid to its first citizen,
twice president and thrice upheld by a
majority vote of the people, and we be-
lieve her electoral vote can be assured
for a successor who will show the out
spoken courage and firm fidelity which
have made him honored and trusted by
the people"
The committee on credentials adopted
a resolution by a vote of 80 to II making
the representation fOur-fifths of a vote
for Tammany hall and one-fifth for the
State Democracy.
Judge Patterson of Brooklyn first Of
fered a resolution giving the State De
mocracy one-third representation, but it
was defeated. /.