The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-02
The New York Democracy.
The Platform That was
Adopted by the State
Convention.

me DemOcfatlC Otate COHseutioA
of New York adjourned yesterday
after nominating ticket aud adopt
ing a platform. The Tammany ele
meat vas in the majority and there
was considerable friction between
the various factions Of the party
There was talk of a bolt by the
Grace -Fairchild element, but this Is
by no means certain.
The platform adopted is strong and
explicitly stated. 1t is as follows:
The Democratic party of New
York in convention assembled. makes
the following declaration of its prin-
ciples and policy:
l. Home rule-the first essential
condition of good municipal govern
ment local jurisdiction and control
over purely local affairs /; no legis-
lative meddling
2. Economy in public expense
no public money for private purposes
or political jobs; strict audit of Off
cial expenditures /; low tax rate.
8 Honesty in public Office; no
tainted legislature !; no corrupt traffic
in legislation clean men and free
agents; no bypocrites
4. Equal and honest enforcement
of all the laws; proper obsbserv-
and of day of rest aud an orderly
Sunday !; modification or repeal of
laws unsupported by public opinion );
no unjust sumptnary laws; no blue
laws; recognition of the fundamen-
tai American principle of freedom of
conscience home rule in excise, as
we'll as in other matters within rea-
sopable Limitations established to
protect the interests of temperance
and morality and an amendment of
the excise and other laws by the leg
islature of the State which shall per-
nit each municipality expressing its
sentiments by popular vote of a
majority of its citizens TO determine
within such proper legislative re-
str;c.ions as shall be required by the
interests OF the entire State which
may best suit its necessities and con-
ditiors
5. The attempts of prominent re-
publican politicians in the large
cities of the State to repudiate their
own platform are renewed evidence
of their hypocrisy and dishonesty on
the excise question and of their de-
sire to deceive the people.
6. Equal taxation; no unjust dis
elimination no favored interests !;
mo partial legislation.
I. Individual liberty the right
of all citizens to equal opportunities
before the law +; equal and exact JUS
tice to all men.
8. Honest elections compulsory
accounting of expenditures by po-
iitical committees as we'll as candi
dates personal registration of
voters as safeguard against fraud
g. Practical and honest reform in
the civil service
10 Intelligent and liberal promo
tion of agriculture
IL. Improved highways of travel
throughout the State in the interest
of our citizens and particularly Of
the farmers and bicycle riders
y. Beneficial and needed !egis-
lation in the interest of labor
13 Federal taxation for revenue
only; 10 government partnership
with protected mopopoies no med
ding will, the present reform tariff to
the injury and unsettlirg of business
and industries.
IA. Souad money gold and sill.
yer the only legal tender; 30 cur
rency inconvcrtible with coin grad
ual retirement and extinction of the
greenback currency no free and un-
limited coinage Of silver.
Is. Strict construction of the fed
eral constitution rigid maintenance
Of the reserved rights of the States;
no force bills.
16. No entangling alliances with
foreign nations; the vigorous en-
forcement of the Monroe doctrine ;
no iingoism. We reafirm the Demo
cratic national platform of 1892 aud
congratulate the people that Demo.
cratic legislation and administration
has successfully brought the country
out of the disastrous financial and
industrial condition inte which it was
plunged by the ill-conceived acts of
the Republican party.