The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-02
HERE IS DEMOCRACY
Chas. Francis Adams Strikes
the Brave Note.
HENRY GEORGE NAMED
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE OF NEW
YORK UNANIMOUS.
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM REAFFIRMED
The Speaker Received With Enthusiastic Ap-
pIause-. Co Nention Adjourned Until Mon
day Night Tammany Roasted For
Hiding Away National Banner,

New York, Oct 1.-At the city NOM
mating convention of the Democratic AL
lance of Greater New York, held to-
night, Henry George was unanimously
nominated for Mayor. The nominating
speech was made by Charles Francis
Adams. The nomination was greeted
with enthusiastic applause
The platform in part follows:
"The Democratic Alliance is a body of
Democrats loyal to the policy of the
great Democratic party. Our aim and
object was to find basis for uni
ted action of all Democrats in the pend
ing municipal contest. We deemed it
! essential that the Democratic party Of
Greater New York should re-affrm the
Chicago platform, pledge itself to the pol
icy of municipal ownership and opera
ton of franchises and to the principle
of direct employment instead of the con-
tract system.
"We insisted that the candidate for
Mayor must be a man whose character
and acts in the past as well as the stand
he took during the last campaign offer
the strongest guarantees for his faithful
adherence to this policy.
| 1--WE took steps at the proper time
and in due form, to apprise the orGani-
zation which pretends to stand for true
| Democracy, of the position taken and of
| our firm purpose to maintain it. Pa
! tiently, yet watchfully we awaited the re-
! suit
1 "'rhe action of the city convention Of
| September so, is clear to all men, Tam
many and her allies hide away tho Ma
! tional banner of Democracy and are
! ashamed to march under its fG,ds. The
I tor A 10 of Iac Fnj WI
/ serted to the enemy on the eve of battle
1 are to be restored to places of honor and
! friendship; the franchise grabbers are
! to retain their clutch on the city's high
/ ways, by Tammany's aid and cOnni-
! vance Thus Tammany and her allies
separate themselves in principle and
/ policy. from the great Democratic party
] of the nation and must be looked upon
/ solely as a local body of un-principled
! spoils hunters, unfit to sit in the councils
of the party whose doctrine they ignore
and whose honor they betray.
at now becomes our solemn duty to
! lift up the flag of true Democracy, and to
appeal from faithless and treacherous
leaders to the rank and file of honest
Democratic voters. In convention as
sembled we therefore declare the follow
ing as our platform:
"In these times of peril to the welfare
and liberties of the people the vital prin-
ciples at stake are essentially alike in
nation State and city. In our munci-
pality, more than anywhere else, un-
scrupulous corporations and combina-
tions override the rights and interests OF
all classes, and victimize the poor Their
corruption reaches from city councils to
Senates; and their dangerous influences
is felt alike in local and national courts.
The law-making as well as the law
executing powers serve to bolster up
great wongs, till they are claimed as
vested rights.
"Onr aim is to correct these civil ten
dencies. We therefore reaffirm the prin-
ciples Of the platform adopted at Chicago
and we shall apply them in the coming
municipal contest, believing that local
liberty and justice will reward earnest
and persistent effort and that whatever
good results we achieve in this great
city will benefcially affect the State and
nation"
The platform also declares in favor Of
| municipal home rule, municipal own
ership and operation of franchise, three
cent railway fares, dollar gas, eight hour
day and prevailing rate of wages, rep
resentation OF labor in administration
and legislative branches of the city gov
ernment, free and open air places for the
holding of public meetings and opposition
to government by injunction.
A conference committee was appointed
| to confer with all others in svmpathv
with the Henry George movement, and
to arrange for mass meeting. Then
the convention adjourned until next Mon
day night.