The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-25
GRACE is SULKY.
One Fifth Representation
Rejected by the State
Democracy al
Syracuse.
A RINGING PLATFORM
Federal and State Issues SquarelY
Faced-No Hypocrisy and
No Blue Laws.
RINGING PLATFORM

SYRACUSE, Sept. .45, 1S95.-Matters were
I'M chaotic condition this morning when
the Democratic statesmen got out of
bed. Many of them had been up nearly
all night wrestling with the Excise and
Sunday law plank, or with the contest OF
the Grace-Fairehild men. Others had
been log-rolling for candidates by provid-
ing such entertainment as the town af-
fords for delegates from other parts of
the State.
The Tammany' men and the Grace
Fairchild Democrats from New York
city had bad night of it. They fought
their fight before the Committee on Con-
tested Seats until after midnight and
then when the committees verdict was
learned, both We're dissatisfied. OF the
two the contestants were the most put
out, although they had won victory.
Instead of being thrown out bodily, as
they were last year, they had been ac-
corded one-fifth of the New York city
seats.
WILL FIGHT TO THE END.
1t was 9:45 o'clock before the Grace
Fairchild Democrats got together at
their headquarters. Before the meeting
Everett p Wheeler said:-"I am for war.
What is the use of going into the conven-
ton under such terms? We would prac-
tically have no voice, They gave us
nothing If this convention refuses our
demands, all right. There will be other
conventions. The Shepard men. held out
until they got what they desired. We can
afford to do the same"
Resolutions declining to accept the
terms offered by the committee and de-
claring that the terms on which they
would accept admission to the conven-
ton, must include recognition of their
right as loyal Democrats to representa-
ton in the councils of the party were
unanimously adopted. The meeting then
adjourned.
General Horatio c. King has at last
succeeded in getting Kings county
man to place his name in nomination
for Secretary of State. James ID. Bell
Chairman of the regular Democracy
will present the name and Kings county
delegates will vote solid for King.
This practically assures Kings selec-
ton The rest of the ticket as it now
stands is.-For Attorney-General, Damei
G. Griffin; for Comptroller, Augustus +.
Scheu; for Treasurer, John j. Judson;
for Engineer, George c. Ward; for Judge
of the Court of Appeals, A. B. Parker
At the hour set for business all the
snectators' seats were taken and most
of the delegates were in their places.
The band in the gallery had things all
their own way for half an hour At
1870 there were over 1900 people in the
hall.
The subcommittee OF the Platform
Committee appointed last night to draw
UP the excise plank finished their labors
early this morning and met the whole
committee at $3.50 in the Yates Hotel.
They presented their report, which was
adopted. The platform committee then
adopted the platform entire and ad-
journed to present their report to the
convention. Their report was as follows:
The Democratic party of New York in
convention assembled, makes the follow
ing declaration of it's principles and
policy
1. Home rule-the first essential condi-
ton of good municipal government. To-
cal jurisdiction and control over purely
local affairs. no legislative maddling
2. Economy in public expense; no public
money for private purposes or political
Jobs; strict audit of official expenditures;
a low tax rate.
2. Honesty in public oficc-no tainted
legislators; NO corrupt traffic in leg1sia-
tion; clean men and free agents; no
hypocrites.
4. Equal and honest enforcement OF all
the laws; a proper observance f@a day
of rest and an orderly Sunday; rnodifica-
ton or repeal of laws unsupported by
public opinion; no unjust sumptuary
Laws no, blue laws; recognition OF the
fundamental American principle OF free-
dom of conscience; home rule in excise
as in other matters within reasonable
limitations established to protect the
interests of temperance and morality,
and an amendment of the excise ana
other laws by the Legislature OF the
State which shall permit each munlc1-
pality expressing it's sentiments by
nonular vote of a majority of its citl-
gems to determine within such proper
legislative restrictions as well as IN the
interests of the entire State, what may
be required by its necessities and con-
ditions.
5. The attempts of prominent Republl-
can politicians in the large cities III the
State in repudiating their own platform
are renewed evidence of their hypocrisy
and dishonesty on the excise question
and Of their desire to deceive the people.
6. Equal taxation; no unjust discrlmln-
alton: no favored interests; no partial
legislation.
7. Individual liberty; the right OF all
citizens to equal opportunities before the
law; equal and exact justice to all men.
s. Honest election; compulsory ofhclai
accounting of expenditures by pohticai
committees as we'll as candidates; per-
sonal registration of voters as a SAFE
guard against fraud.
9. Practical and honest reform in the
civil service.
10. Intelligent and liberal promotion OF
agriculture.
ii. Improved highways of travel
throughout the State in the interest OF
our citizens and particularly OF the
farmers and bicycle riders.
r. Beneficial and needed legislation IN
the interests OF labor.
FEDERAL ISSUES.
13. Federal taxation for revenue only
no government partnership With pro
tected monopolies: no meddling with the
present reformed tariff to the injury ane
unsettling Of business and industries.
IA. Sound money; gold and silver the
only legal tender; no currency is con
yertible with coin; gradual retirement
and extinction of the greenback cur
rency; no free and unlimited coinage q
silver.
Is. Strict construction of the Fedora