Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-25
THACHER is THE MAN
NOMINATED AT BUFFALO FoR Gov
ERNoR BY THE DEMOCRATS.

william ,. bryan Kndorsed--Tho Chicago
Platform upheId-some Details cf the
Couvention-The Platform as Adopted.
Porter For Second Piacs.
BUFFALO, Sept 1a This, in brief, is
the result OF tho Democratic state oonven-
bion In this city:
For Governor-Jobn Boyd Thacher, the
present mayor of Albany, ex-Rtate senator
and New York's Worlds fair commits
sIoner
For Lieutenant Governor-wilbur E.
Porter Of Watertown, ex-oommissloner Of
the court Of claims and political leader In
northern New York for many years
For Judge cf the Cours Of Appeals
Robert @. Titus Of Buffalo, Judge Of the
supreme court and former district attor-
ney OF Erie county.
The Platform. An unequivcoal In
dorsenent Of the Chicago platform and
ticket, an arraignment Of the Republican
Legislature and the Raines liquor law and
planks for she betterment Of the condition
Of labor, good roads and protection Of the
veteran soldier.
The Platform.
The Democrats party Of the state Of New
York, IN convsntion assembled, unreseryediy
MOOIa8o Nne pAnfluEm Nnunpo4 uy Nlo Ddlllu-
cratic party 81 the national convention held in
Chicago on July 2 1904 cordially approves the
nominations thoFe mado, pledges 70 william ].
Bryan and APthar Gewnll I've hearty and active
support end declares - ~ deliberate tudR-
rasnt that nsver y Ne bistOsy cf the DaEao-
cratic party has . platorn beea writtoa
which embodied more cOnpistsiy The Interests
of the whole people - fistinguishs6 feo1
those who esek iesislataoa foe psivnas hnnsat
than that given - the solntgy ~ Ne nattCaa
Democratic convention of iee8
We denounce thoes provisions Of the Aaines
liquor law which deprive municipalities Of the
right to restrict and regulate the liquor trafiO
within reasonable limits prescribed by law;
which divert excise moneys from local trens-
uries, where they properly belong, into the
state treasury in order to make good def
ciencies In state revenues caused by the ex-
travaganoe of Republican legislatures that
otherwise would need to be supplied by addi-
tional direct taxation; which fastens upon the
people gigantic stnte political machine, breed
ing corruption and intimidation, and which
compels the granting Of licenses TO persons or
places OF notoriously bad character. II in
trusted with power we pledge our representa-
tives 10 enact a Just and reasonable excise
law, restoring the principle of local supervi-
sion and regulation, comforting upon each lo-
cality the control and use Of it's own excise
revenue with which TO reduce its local taxa
tion and guaranteeing 70 each municipality
tions within proper hmitatio1s prescribed by
general law.
Governor Morton Assanod.
We arraign the administration Of Governor
Morton and recent Republican legislatures for
their extravagant legislation, whereby the
state taxes have boen largely increased and
the burdens of the people augmented. Instead
OF reforms, which were promised, there have
been fragrant corruption and miarule; instead
Of economy, there has been prodigality; in
stead Of retrenchment there has been increas-
ed expenditure; instead Of legislation for the
people, there have been protection and favor
itism for trusts and monopolies.
We charge that the Office of superintendent
Of public works by the present incumbent has
been notoriously eKtravagant, corrupt re-
gardless of law and defiant of public deoency.
The Republican legislature has multiplied
state commissions, increased salaries, permit
ted unnecessary and ruinous special legisla-
tion almost without limit, suppressed freedom
of legislative debate, held secret sessions In
violation Of the constitution and exhibited the
grossest partisanship, even to the extent of
legislating out Of Office the nonpartisan man
ayers of the state hospitals and Of other char
liable institutions Of the state.
We reaffrm our adherence 10 the principle
of home rule for municipalities. We especial
ly denounoe the Republican policy which sanc-
TONED one kind of legislation for Democratic
cities and another kind for Republican cities,
and we insist upon substantially uniform leg
islation 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 In the
public service to honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors Of the Union army and navy,
whereby, under various pretenses and excuses,
veterans have been removed from positions
without cause In order 10 make room for po-
htical favorites. We demand the strict and