New-York tribune., 1896-09-01
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REPUDIATING THE ACTION or THE
CHICAGO CONVENTION.

NEw-yoRK sorND-MoNEY DEMOCRATS ADVOCATE
MAINTENANCE OF THE GOLD STANDARD
THE PRESIDENT PRAlsED-NoMINA-
rIox or A THIRD TICKET FAVORED.
Syracuse. Aug 3l-The following is tho platform
adopted by the convention
The Democrats Of the State OF New orK ar
seinblcd in convention at Syracuse adopt the io'-
! lowing platform: .,..., T., i,s in
tegrity: the observation of the National credit
unimpaired and the National honor unsuhe,d; ed
pursuits of life unhampered by the interference .n,
of patcrnal Government. and the Iisha ho %, mi
minished by debased standard OF V't'ue, aiD n lu
damental and essential principles oi the Dc''o-
We repudate the Chicago platform ana its Is, SUP
louis because both violate and attack all these
We repndiate the nominations Of the Chicago
Convention It's candidate for President stands rs Is
such upon the Popust platform WIN iis Srec 10
the people. and its sociastic and anti AmeTSan
demands for the extension Of ,orm adoptsd at
Chicago. He actively sought the Populist noun hoiii e,
ton Having obtained 1t he has M ncv@ Geclar5tions Of
and he has never repudated the uec'ai"'i VI
the Populist platform. 49,. ..,,rs, ., COO
tonaI Mofe te na which M attended the adoption Of the
Chicago PLATFORM. and the detesttIn,e ,h ppouai
rights and opportunities before the law. into % rcn
and poor and under TIE stimulus , oa oackIns tne con-
empt the views of the large and earnest minority
in the Convention who sgngno 70 nrinciples
RRyAN,s INFLAMMATORY SPEECHES.
rh,. ,,o,forr, is accepted by the Presidential
nominee of the Conventio on in the spirit in which
| Il was adopted Every speech he delivers IS hred
with nfammatory appeals to the poor against the
rich In n base, un-American effort TO OBTAIN No'''
BY creating and stimulating q passionate c'onT onr
| hatred among our people we dPPeSl oosiGer
Democratic felow-citzens seriously 10 cousin consine1
this which is the g'lvest feature OF e,G ii insim
elections. How long can our Den,oc % ',,,1 cceed.9
tions endure If this assault upon the snsfi,,fon
The Chicago platform attafnS ,hreaens une to over
come decisions of the supreme Court GspGaSinss nnns
an W % Increase of the number of judges: thus striking
deadly blow at the VITAL I-pdnr The
g,ise Of rescnng Federal interference in local AZ
fairs il impliedly condemns me .Helyle tecutive 70
nrotect the transportation Of the malls. 10 EEtn Eist
freedom compercs among the the Federal syera courts
When resisted by force and riot
| THREATENING REPUTATION.
| In nroposing to open the mints of the Onited
| States to the free coinage OF silver AT tne ~ i
| of l6 /. when the relative market V".ues o w.,
and gold are now In the proportion oil D. 70 uie
| Chicago platform threatens partial repuuiauon
of that public debt the validity of which the con-
stution declares shall not Oe ,naierfcrcnce with
individual rights when it seeks to 9i iorEe us con-
based money upon he M pnoG pnsvmeGt g in any Medium
| more valuable than the deprecated legal tender
| We repudiate the Chicago platform because II
proposes to substitute for our present sanoaFd on U
vnsabl@ mnd DEPRECATED standard which has been
rejected by every CIVILIZED ana ,t s on
mo ctary level with China, Mexico ana other cou"-
The Chicago platform declares against golh
monometalism and advocates leGsiatioh ,,. wnicit II
| advocates monetary system which wouid or, oM'r
| an unlimited field of speculation 10 the capitalist,
| reIu
OF every dollar paid TO the wase-earner anE pun, ~
honSi h' Sypoa Sy nnd drey HE He
| policy II advocates liberal PENSIONS ana al me me
pension paid by tie Government; it condemns the
only method provided for keepins Idv n35e bch msf nf
result in partial eprdaon Of the PHheG hen not
secured by the pledge of Government bonds. and
suggests no substitute therefor except unlimited
ing coin. 1t covertly attacks the existing civil
Service laws upon the preservation ana clemson S
pcnds 1t contemptuously omts all reference 70
this Generation has had the Presidential Office and
whose integrity of purpose and firm determine
| knowledgcd by all classes of his fellow-citzens.
CLEvELAND's ADMINISTRATION PRAISED.
| We heartily commend the Administration of Grow
| or Cleveland. He has been loyal to the principles OF
true Democracy. His Administration has been ef'
6cient honorable and economical. lie deserves the
) thanks of the whole people. and has earned and
| We hold that 1t is the duty of the Government OF
the United States in the exercise Of its Constitu
| tona functions ir respect to coinage ana currency
| TO follow and not force the preferences OF tn,
| people. The god-standard is a monetary fact
| which cannot be changed by act of Congress. III
| the face OF the ong-continued existence of that
sta ndard in the United States and the unmstak bic
worldwide selection Of gold In preference to si' 81
| as q monetary standard any attempt to iampei
with that standard Is vicious In principle disnoncs
in practice destructive of confidence and thoroug H.
| ly undemocratic. We are therefore, III favor or 4
firm and unvarying maintenance Of the present goo
| standard Of value so long as that standard contin
| ues to be a monetary TACT
| We believe that the Federal Government should
be directly divorced from the business OF banking
and heref ore demand the repeal OF all laws author
izng the issue of legal tender or Treasury notes DS
| the Government the reissuing OF such notes
| when they have only been redeemed in gold We
| favor the enactment by Congress of such legiSla
| ion as will permit the establishment OF a baiiklh2
currency ample in volume for the needs OF bu 'ness
| readily adjusting itself TO such needs a'solu'ey So
| cure in every contingency and at all times redeem
! able in gold.
| NOT IN FAVOR OF PROTECTION
We are opposed to Republican Protection We
recognize IN Protection by which thc Federal powe
Of taxation on imports is exercised for he benefit
|