New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-17
NEW YORK POPOCRATS MEET
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price. mould restric, corporations within such lin
a., as may he OF benefit and convenience to the
people but IN doing SO we wS 20 en ba ns
% lifetime might be employed for their owner in
VI ome individual business without the necessity OF
Son deadly competition of aggregated millions.
THE sPoILs SYSTEM JUSTIFIED.
We are opposed 10 civil service reform
,r,crnreted and enforced. under which. while pre-
,onding to prescribe no other test than that Of
merit in its present application exacts collegiate
anA technical education as requisite for employ
men, IN the public service. We recognize the fact
mat vast majority of the youth of the country
aye now compelled 10 engage as wage-earners ana
nGTd technical eGucaton and we insist that hon
cstv Of character and the ability 10 discharge the
6uties OF the position for which they apply, to
~hirh they may be appointed. shall be the only
Of fitness TO which they shall be required to sub
In our own beloved Commonwealth the Republican
Organization in It's Identification with monopoly and
is sycophantc suhserviency to the dicaton OF cor
poraie influence has manifested a defiance OF public
and conemB for fSs 1shfs msyr aeq IN
to home rule in our local governments, me RepuD,
when engaged in divestng Democratic officials Of
eeciion and investing Republican officials with
powers which It was never dreamed would be exer-
rlsei by them when they chosen appointed.
= long any inconsistency or outrage could be
defended as committed for partys sake IT would seem
determined upon the reckless and wasteful eXpendi-
qTs 81 rtq f device designed to concsa the
fa extent of their extravaganza public expenditures
demand FOR sirctest economy. and resort was had
10 the enactment OF the Raines Liquor law The true
rurpose Of the act has been universally recognized
Ehe principal features the diversion from the pub
!; 5s license fees Collected from the sale Of mai;
and sQriiuous liquors. and the placing OF the iquor
.ScIe partisan official The only practical resul; OBJ
tanned has been the ruin Of the men OF moderate l.
unable 10 pay the excessive and exiortionaie tax
'W!ih Confidence then may rely upon the intelli-
ssnce and patriotism Of our countrymen TO support
US sx s2'n N a Se bending campaign With courage may
we 20 forth again battle and believe triumph Tor
In william J. Bryan and Arthur sewal we have
candidates Of stainless character comanG,ng h
peoples may safely be intrusted TO their Keep
A resolution named Charles r. De Freest c.
7 Huson George Brewster. r. ". Greene. A.
W Hoyt and Thomas Carroll as secretaries OF
the Convention. John T. Morton, OF Rensselaer,.
moved that the rules Of the State Assembly, as
far as applicable should be made the rules OF
tho Convention. and the motion prevailed
Charles ~ Bulger of Oswego. offered the reso-
lu,ion 70 appoint a committee on CREDENTIALS
Bernard J. York Of Kings County, that Tor
committee on resolutions. and Thomas j. Car
rnody Of Penn Yam that for the committee on
permanent organization. Hosea H. Rockwell OF
Chemung made a motion for a committee TO Sc
lect an electoral ticket, two members at large
and one member from each Of the thirty -four
Congress Districts All were adopted. and the
movers became charmen of the committees
named.
MIR RrDGWAY's RESOLUTION
The resolution which James W. Ridgway Of
fered and which fell so fat in the Convention,
was as follows:
Resolved Tha; the Democracy Of the state tate OF OF
Ru~aio do hereby most heartily indorse AND ap,
Of ,h s R ne GhGasO Sonyenon IN July last
and we hereby unreservedly and unequiyocally rat
ION -WiiIlam Jennings Bryan and Arthur sewal,
and pledge them our earnest ana coro ~ Hemo
racr and Democratic principles
communication from District Assembly No
- Knights II Labor. Of Brooklyn was received
mitch demanded the enforcement of the Anti
rrnst law hy the Attorney General Of this state
and the Attorney-General or the unIten states,
and demanded further that the Dennocrae0
:artv of New-York pledge itself 10 the enacl-
nent Of a law making il a criminal ofence Tor a
corporation to issue stock in excess or the actual
lash rapital Invested by the stockholders in the
cornorot,on Like the Bry an and Sewa resolu-
ZION offered by RdgWay the knights or Labor
nroposition. and several others that followed.
were summary referred 10 the committee on
Platform without debate .
Another scheme presented by Charles n 40
dngton Of East Aurora In behalf OF the Erie
County delegation, which was similarly REFERRED
was follows
The Democratic party favors the enactment NJ ny
the State Legislature Of laws making mortgages
on real estate available for tho purposes OF TAXA
ion and allowing q reduction OF the amount or
such mortgages from the assessed value or snch
incumbcred real estate
Then Senator Guy made himself heard and
proposed a somewhat blind resolution, which
,ook the usual course. favoring modification
=, the laws relating 10 employees and employers
After designating the hours at which the several
nernanent committees were 70 meet TINS even
ing Chairman Grady declared the convention
.6}ourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.