Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-28
ARENA OF POLITICS.
THE q CAN STATE coNvEN
90 At SARATOGA.


Thirteen Candidates In the Field For Gov
ernor-Brysn Dimes with HnI and Makes
a Speech ut A1bany-AImost a Panic at
Utica, Caused by Failing Platform.
SARATOGA, Aug. 26.-Ex-Senator Thorn
as @. Platt having positively refused to
allow his name to go before the Republic
an state convention as q candidate for gov
ernor, the field is open for the many aspir-
ants for the nomination. There are 13 OF
these aspirants, the friends of all of whom
are In greater or less degree confident OF
ultimate victory. They are:
George W. Aldridge of Monroe
Hamilton Fish Of Putnam.
James A. Roberts OF Erie.
Charles T. Saxton Of Wayne.
Archibald Baxter of Chemung.
Frank S. Black of Rensselaer,.
James w. Wadsworth of Genesee
Timothy &c. Ellsworth of Niagara
Edward r. Brackets of Saratoga.
J. Sloat Fassett Of Chemung
Clarence Lexow of Rookland
B. b. Odell, Jr., OF Orange
John Palmer of Albany
The Platform.
General Stewart L. Woodford was oho.
sen permanent chairman. The platform
adopted declares in favor of the gold stand
ard and the protective tariff and asserts
that Democratic administration of nation.
al affairs Is responsible for the business de.
preston and Industrial inactivity. Re
garding state issues. the platform says;
We commend the wise, digniied and popular
administration of Governor Levi p. Morton
and call attention TO the contrast II affords
with preceding Democratic administrations N
the freedom of every form Of public scandal.
By the daily performance Of duty in an hon
orable. efficient way, it has won the esteem OF
all the people.
with especial pride and satisfaction we call
attention to the excellent record of the last
legislature and to the splendid vindication Of
its work in results already accomplished.
The Republican party has redeemed 1t.
pledge to enact just measure Of excise re
form. The Raines liquor tax law, passed by
Republican votes as a Republican measure
against the bitter opposition of the Democrat
ic party, has won, as 1t has deserved, the
warm and general approval of public opinion.
Nearly three-fourths of the liquor tax Ger
tiRcates have been granted for only ten
months, and yet the revenues to the state are
more than SO, 100000. The rate of taxation foI
state purposes Is two and sixty y-nine one-hun
dredths of mill, and at this rate the receipts
from the Raines act are equivalent to the plao
ing on the to.x rolls for state taxation the vast
sum Of 81, 800, ,OOO 0OO of taxable property. More
than 81 900, coo, moreover, have been placed by
this law in the local treasures of the cities
and towns, and that Is equivalent at the samt
rate to the placing on the rolls for local tax
alton of the further sum of 81, 800 100000.
The Raines law has reduced the number OF
saloons throughout the state nearly one-third.
II has reduced by nearly one-half the mum
ber Of arrests for offenses proceeding directly
from the liquor traffic, and to that extent II
has reduced the expense Of the people for tht
administration of Justice.
IL has been productive OF public order
throughout the cities and villages Of the state
through the closing Of the saloonson Sunday.
1t has abolished the odious spy system by
doing away with any occasion for its employ
ment
It has emancipated those engaged in the
liquor traffic from the control of political or
ganizations and from position Of dependen'
cy upon the influence of politicians 70 secure
the privilege of conducting the liquor bust
ness. The saloon keeper, we repeat, is no lon
ger the puppet OF ward politician. So long
he is obedient to the law he stands in fear
of no mans displeasure. In every practical
result the Raines act has disappointed its enc
mics and gratifled its friends. II is a monu-
T. ment to the good faith sagacity and courage
of the legislature by which it was enacted
The Democratic party would not dare TO re-
peal 1t II they could. 1t is a law In the inter
est of the taxpayer and equally to the interest
of morality, temperance and good government.
In the interest of communication between
the counties Of the state, we favor the i'm
provement Of highways and the construction
Of good roads.
In obedience TO the public will, expressed in
q majority Of about AZ, 900 in a vote of the poo
pie concerned, the last legislature established
the municipality Of greater New York. The
Republican party does not fail to appreciate
the serious problem of the government that
has thus been imposed upon the Legislature
succeeding. In order that 1t might have the
advantage Of the best suggestions, greater
New York commission was created and is now
at work providing a charter for the new mu-
nicipality, to be hereafter submitted TO the
lawmaling power. These steps have been care
fully taken in the interest Of the prudent, CON
servahve and well considered action. The Re
publican party, which established the principle
of home rule in the state constitution, reaf-
firms its faith in that principle and its pur.
pose to confer upon the people of greater New
York all the rights of self government that
are consistent with the dignity and safety OF
the state. Il is the manifest destiny of this
new municipality to become the metropolis OF
the world and to Justify the act Of its crea-
tion by Incompatible achievement.
The Ballots.
The speeches placing the candidates in
nomination were above the average in
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