The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-26

or the cheerers. Ii was a peculiar change
from the earlier scene of riot and disorder.
on permanent organization reported Gen.
eral Stewart L. Woodford as the perma-
nent chairman and he assumed the chair
THE PLATFORM.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Woodfords
speech there was much applause, after
which he called for the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions. Chairman Lemuel
Quigg, of New York. read the report. and
the platform as adopted by the committee
was indorsed by the convention without de-
bate. The platform follows:
THE Republicans OF New York. in con-
vention assembled. congratulate their fell
low-citiZenS throughout the country upon
the distinctness OF the issue by which In
the present campaign the great political
parties are divided. There is no eQuivoca-
ton in any of the party platforms nor
doubt as 20 what the candidates intend.
The allied Democratic and Popuist parties
say that their success Will lead at once TO
the free coinage of silver. The Republican
party says that the present gold standard
must be maintained and that the way to
recover our lost prosperity Is TO return TO
the wise industrial policy by which, under
Republican rule, prosperity was achieved.
The attempt to MAKE an ounce OF gold
equal in value TO only sixteen ounces OF
silver, when IL is now worth thirty ounces,
is hopeless and absurd. The United States
could neither take nor use the silver that q
free-coinage law would bring to their
mints. This fact is so plain to the world or
commerce and business that the mere an
nouncement of the success of the Demo-
cratic ticket would send gold at once to a
premium, drive debtors into cruel liquida-
tion and cause a further withdrawal of
capital from investment and the further
suspension Of industry. No injury would be
inflicted upon trade and commerce. no
fraud perpetrated upon labor, no shame
visited upon the national reputation more
hurtful than would be the enactment OF q
law compelling the people TO accept, in the
n "A
which they could spend for not more than
half that sum.
ITO allege that our stock of money is not
now sufficient for the transaction of bust
ness is mere assertion, but If Ii were true,
the evil ii implies would not be cured by a
law the first and instantaneous effect of
which would be to drive out OF circulation
our entire supply of gold money. more
than one-third of the whole. The employ
ment of all the minting resources of the
government in the coinage of silver dollars
only could not in a period of fifteen years
make up for the deficiency of the crcula-
tlon that would result from the retirement
or gold. The currency per capita is to-day
greater than it ever has been. The people
can take no more money than they can buy
with their labor and what they buy Is
value and not mere denominations.
!. TO the maintenance OF pure circula-
tion OF dollars of a full and equal value,
the Republican party Is resolutely pledged.
and for the firm establishment of that
policy il asks the support of every citizen
cheated
1t must be constantly borne in mind
that the conditions out of which this agita-
tion for free silver has arisen were created
by the Democratic assault on the country's
manufacturing industries. III there had
been no interruption of the protective
policy there would have been no inter-
ruption of the country's business. no fail
ure of revenue and no lack OF profitable
employment for the people. The increase
which four years of Democratic rule has
compelled, while in some measure due TO
the attacks In Congress upon the public
credit by the pressure of free-silver bills,
had its origin in a tariff act which con-
Verted monthly surplus revenue into q
monthly deficit and exposed domestic pro-
ouctlon to unjust competition. The Re-
publican party is welded TO no set OF rates
or schedules. but its cardinal principle is
the protection of American industry. A
tarin must be enacted which will provide
revenues sufficient 10 meet the ordinary
ana necessary expenses of the govern
ment and so adjusted as TO place American
labor, without the sacrifice of our high
wage system. on at least equal terms in
our own market with the labor of other
lands.
The nomination II William Mckinley
and Garret a. floGart by the Republican
national convention Is received by the Re-
publicans OF New York State with en-
thusiasm and confidence. We indorse the
platform on which they were placed before
the country and assure to them the active
support of every Republican within the
borders of New York.
I'VE commend the wise, dignifed and
| popular administration OF Governor Levi u.
Morton and call attention TO the contrast
| it affords with preceding Democratic ad-
ministra tions in the freedom of every form
| of public scandal"
The record OF the last Legislature was
! indorsed the Raines liquor tax law
! praised making of good roads advocated
| and the enactment OF the greater New
| York bill approved
The committee on resolutions declined to
| incorporate q resolution presented by rep
resentatives OF the A. p. A, and the Ma
| he NJ sri
| can Institutions proposing a sixteenth
amendment TO the Constitution of the
/ United States prohibiting the aiding of sec
uar institutions with funds derived from
| taxes
BALLOTING FOR GOVERNOR.
The chair then called for the nomination
of candidates. The names OF Gen. John
Palmer. the present Secretary of State; Col.
Archibald Baxter of Chemung; Congress
man Frank B. Black. Of Rensselaer,; Con-
| troller James A Roberts, of Erie, and
James w. Wadsworth, OF Genessee were
| presented and elected the usual hearty ap-
plause. When Monroe county was reached
wild applause for George w. Aldridge be-
| gan. and when his name was mentioned a
| demonstration lasting thirteen minutes fol-
| lowed. The presentation of Senator Tim
| othy h. Ellsworths name wrung from Mr..
! Platt his first cheer of the session. Hamil-
ton FiSh's name was then presented amid
great applause, after which Senator Edgar
L. Bracket was named. When Tioga coun-
| ty was reached the galleries shouted
PLAT! Platti' and 1t looked as If there
would be a stampede, but Mr.. Platt re-
| NAMED seated and motioned his friends TO
| sit down.
Gen. Anson Wood placed in nomination
| Charles Il. Saxton. The galleries and his
adherents greeted his name with great ap-
| plause. but the delegates as a whole were
| significantly silent. Despite this. however.
| the demonstration was kept up for fifteen
minutes, and then an Aldridge banner was
| brought upon the scene and the adherents
of the two men shouted at each other for
fiN-n min ho
| taken. as follows:
Name First Second.
| Aldridge ............................. 221
| Fish Observation-Disclosures. 12S
| Roberts ............................ 50 81
| Saxton ............................ y 81
! Baxter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80 81