Semi=weekly graphic., 1896-06-27
NETWORK DEMOCRATS
ADOPTED A SOUND MONEY
 PLATFORM.
Senators Hill and Murphy. Ex- Governor Flower and F. R. Coudert Elected DeIe-
 gates-at-Large.

The New York Democratic State convention met at Saratoga yester day and permanent organization was effected by the ele:tion of JohI Boyd Thatcher chairman.
 The report of the platform com mittee was read by Senator Hill After long prelude the platform declares for "sound money us fol lows:
 q. We favor gold and silver as the standard money of the country. We are opposed as q permanent finan- cial policy to gold monometallism on one hand or to silver monometal- ism on the other hand. The pledge contained in the repeal of the Sher- man law, which repeal was passed by a Democratic congress and ap- proved by a Democratic president should be faithfully carried out, wherein it was declared that the efforts of the government should be steadily directed to the establish
  ment of such safe system of bimetal- lism as will maintain at all times the equal power of every dollar coined or issued by the United States in the markets and in the payment of debts.s We believe that such b. metallism to which the nation is solemnly urged can only be se- cured and permanently maintained through the concurrent action of the leading nations of the world Neither this country nor any country inde- pendent and alone is able to main- tain it, and it would be folly to at tempt it. Being su convinced. we are opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of silver in ths. absence of the cooperation of other great na- tions. We declare oHr belief that any attempt on the part of the United States alone 10 enter upon the eX pertinent of free silver coinage would not only prove disastrous to our finances, but woul l retard OF entirely PiTfFi' tit tNldttliSilli.eili pl lllet national cooperation, by which bi- metallism can be secnreti-to which end all our efforts as u government and as people should be in good faith directed-we favor the rigid maintenance of the present gold standard as essential to the preser- vation of our national credit, the re- dempti,'n of our public pledges and the keeping inviolate of our coun- try's honor. We insist that all our paper and silver currency shall be kept absolutely at parity with gold.
 The platform also declares for q tariff for revenue only and instructs delegates to Chicago to vote as q unit.
 Ex-Governor Flower offered the following, which was adopted with applause;
 Whereas, party divisions at Chi cago on the silver question will en- danger Democratic success at the polls; and,
 Whereas, Republican ascendancy in the nation would undoubtedly be followed by another attempt to es tablish minority rule in the Demo- cratic Southern states by means of a force bill; therefore. be it
 Resolved, That the Democrats of 
 New York appeal to the Dem6crats of the south in the name of their po- litiAal liberty and their properties to avert the possibility of force bill by uniting with the Democrats of the east and west in framing a platform upon which all Democrats can stand and the united support of which will lead to a glorious Democratic vie tory''
 A resolution expressing sympathy with the insurgents in Cuba was in- troduc ed by Congressman Sulzer and adopted.
 The following delegates and alter pates-at-large were elected; Dele gates-David B. Hill. Edward Mur- phy, Jr,, Roswell r. Flower and Frederick R. Goudert. Alternates- Robert Earl, smith NJ. Weed, Jacob A. Cantor and Wm Purcell.
 Some routine business having beer transacted the convention adjourned --------------------------------
 Awarded
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