The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-01
GOTHAM GOLD MEN.
A Ringing Declaration Adopted by
National Democrats OF New York.

SYRACUSE. N. Y, Aug. 3l-The state
convention of gold Democrats met here today.
temporary chairman. The usual committees
were appointed, after which recess was
taken.
The committee on permanent organization
met during recess and decided on Charles s..
Fairchild for permanent chairman. The fol-
lowing were selected as delegates at large to
the Indianapolis convention: Roswell p.
Flower, of New York; Charles Tracy, Of AL
bany; George MaGee of Corning, and Edward
nj. Sheppard, of Brooklyn.
The platform is:
The Democrats of the state of New York.
assembled in convention at Syracuse, adopt
the following platform: The maintenance of
the constitution in its entirety, the preserva-
ton OF the national credit unimpaired and the
individual to engage in all the pursuits of
life. unhampered by the interference of pa
ternai government, and the right of every
citizen to receive the reward or his labor,
undiminished by debasement of the stand
ard of value, are the fundamental and es-
sential principles of the Democratic party.
We repudiate the Chicago platform and it's
supplement, the Populist platform adopted at
St Louis because both violate and attack
all these Democratic principles.
We repudiate the nomination of the Chicago
stands as much upon the. Populist platform,
with its demand for unlimited paper money,
distributed direct to the people, and it's So
cialistic and antiAmerican demands of the
extension OF paternal government. as he does
upon the platform adopted at Chicago. He
actively sought the Populist nomination.
Having obtained it, he has never rejected it,
and he has never repudiated the declarations
of the POpulist platform.
More than all. we deplore the outburst of
sectional, hate which attended the adoption
of the Chicago platform. the detestable at
tempt to divide a Democratic people, all
standing with equal right and opportunities
before the law. into rich and poor, and un-
der the stimulus of the class prejudice thus
aroused, to treat with reckless contempt the
views of the large and earnest minority in
the convention who sought to confine it's ut
teranceS to a declaration OF Democratic prin-
ciples.
We heartily commend the administration OF
Grover Cleveland. He has been loyal to the
principles of true Democracy. His admin
istration has been efficient. honest and eco
nomical. He deserves the thanks Of the
whole people. and has earned and. will receive
the praise of grateful posterity.
We believe that the federal government
should be entirely divoreedt from the business
of banking. and therefore demand the repeal
Of all laws authorizing the issue of legal ten
| der or treasury notes Blythe government, or
the reissuing of such notes when they have
once been redeemed ins gold. We favor the
! enactment by congress OF such legislation as
| will permit the establishment of a banking
|, currency, ample in volumes for the needs of
| business readily adjusting itself to such
needs, absolutely secure in every contingent
cy and at all times redeemable in gold
We are opposed to Republican protection.
! We recognize in protection, by which the
federal power of taxation on imports is ex-
ercised for the benefit Of a class, the main
stay of trusts, the parent1of monopoly, the
fruitful source of the present political dan
gers which threaten the nation. The silver
agitation began in thea efforts of the pro-
ducers of silver to obtainra higher price for
their products, and they have as much right
to seek the interference Of the government
in their behalf however ffuitless it may be-
as have the manufacturers of steel or cot
| tons.
We believe the enforcement of the civil
| service law is essential to an efficient adj
ministration Of the public business. and we
commend the extension of that law by Presi-
dent Cleveland to the remainder of the un-
classified service.
AS Democrats loyal to the maintenance Of
the constitution and jealous in our support
| of the credit and honor of our country, we
cannot indorse the candidates nominated al
| Chicago or the champion of the Republican
prohtbitory protection nominated at st. Louis
We declare, therefore, that the approaching
convention at Indianapolis should nominate
on Democratic platform, Democratic candi
dates to whom we pledge our hearty support
and we instruct our delegates to that conven.
ton to use every effort 10 bring about such
nomination. ~ ~ $50 7ol asls'se 4 -