Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-09-24


Robert @. Titus.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 1.-THE New
York Democratic State Convention
concluded its work this afternoon by
the nomination of a ticket and then
adjourned sine die. John Boyd Thach-
er's and William Sulzer's names were
both presented as candidate for Gov
ernor. But ONE ballot was had, re-
sulting in Thacher's nomination, the
vote standing: Thacher, 333; Sulzer,
90; Porter, 20. The remainder OF the
ticket was quickly named and adjourn
ment followed.
The platform indorses Bryan and
Sewall and the Chicago platform.
The Populist committee, who came
here looking for fusion on electors
and congressman, have made no pro-
gress. They will wait until the con-
vention completes its work, as some
unauthorized person has assured them
that Democrats would be dropped off
the list of electors to make way for
Populists and perhaps one or two con-
gressmen will be thrown in.
HERE is THE PLATFORM.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 1.-THE fol-
lowing is the platform submitted by
the committee on resolutions to the
conventions:
"The Democracy of the State of
New York, in convention assembled,
unreservedly indorse the platform
adopted by the Democratic party at
the National Convention held In Chi
cago on July 8, 1896, cordially ap-
proves the nomination there made,
pledges to William ]. Bryan and Ar
thur E. Sewall its active and hearty
support, and declares as its deliberate
judgment that never in the history of
the Democratic party has platform
been written which embodies more
completely the interests Of the whole
people as distinguished from those
who seek legislation for private BEN
eft, than that given to the country by
the national Democratic Convention
of 1896.
eve denounce those provisions oi
the Raines liquor law which deprive
municipalities of the right to restrict
and regulate the liquor traffic within
reasonable limits prescribed by law,
which divert excise moneys from local
treasures, where they properly be-
long, into the state treasury, in order
to make good deficiencies in state
revenues, caused by the extravaganza
of Republican legislatures that other
wise would need to be supplied by ad-
ditionai direct taxation which fastens
upon the people a gigantic state po-
itical machine, breeding corruption
and intimidation, and which compels
the granting of licenses to persons or
places of notoriously bad character.
If entrusted with power we pledge our
representatives to enact just and
reasonable excise law, restoring the
principle of local supervision and con-
troll, conterring on each locality the
control and use of its own excise rev.
enue with which to reduce its local
taxation and guaranteeing to each
municipality the determination of its
own excise regulations within proper
limitations prescribed by general law.
"We arraign the administration OF
Governor Morton and recent Repub-
lican legislators for their extra eagant
legislation, whereby the State taxes
have been largely increased and the
burdens of the people augmented.
Instead of reforms which were prom
ised there have been fiagrant corrup-
tion and misrule. Instead OF economy
there has been prodigality. Instead
of retrenchment there has been in
creased expenditure. Instead of leg
islation for the people there have
been protection and favoritism for
trusts and monopolies. We charge
that the administration of the office of
superintendent of public works by the
present Incumbent has been motor
iously extravagant, corrupt, regard
less of law, and defiant of public de-
cency.
"Tbe Republican legislature has
multiplied state commissions, in
creased salaries, permitted unneces-
sary and ruinous special legislation
almost without limit, suppressed free
dom of legislative debate, held secret
sessions In violation of the constitu-
tion and exhibited the grossest par
tisanship even to the extent of iegis-
iating out Of office non-partisan man
ayers of the state hospitals and other
charitable Institutions of this state.
ssWe reafirm our adherence to the
principles of homo rule for municipal
tiles. We especially denounce the
Republican policy which sanctioned
one kind OF legislation for Democratic
cities and another kind for Repubn-
can cities, and we insist upon substan-
tally uniform legislation for all cities
regardless of partisan considerations.
"we protest against the repeated
violation by Republican state officials
of the constitution and laws which
guarantee preference I'm the public
service TO honorabiy discharged SOL
diers and sailors of the Union army
and navy, whereby and by various
pretenses and excuses veterans have
been removed from positions withou.
cause, in order 10 make room for po-
liticaI favorites. We demand the strict
and honest enforcement Of the laws In
their behalf.
"We recommend the building and
maintenance OF q uniform system Of
good roads throughout the State, the
expense thereof to be equitably di-
vfded between the State and the re-
spective localities.
1--WE recommend such modification
and revision OF the employees liability
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