The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-02
THE HENRY GEORGE PLATFORM.
Thrce-Cept Fares, No Property Qualification
for Jurors. AmonE Its Pinnks.

The platform of the Democratic Alliance has
n preamble setting forth that Tanlmany had
been notified in advance OF the purposes of the
Bryan men. Tho preamble says:
The action of the City Convention of Sept.
80 is clear and plain TO all men. Tammany
and her allies hide away the national banner
OF Democracy and are ashamed TO march under
its folds; the Benedict Arnolds Of last fall, who
deserted to the enemy on the eve of battle, are
to be restored to places of honor and leader
ship; the franchise grabbers are to retain their
clutch on tho city's highways by Tammany's
aid and connivance. Thus Tammany and her
allies separate themselves in principle and
policy from the great Democratic party Of the
nation and must be looked upon simply us a To-
cal body Of unprinCiplcd spoils hunters, unit to
sit in the councils OF the party whose doctrine
they ignore and whose honor they betray. 1t
now becomes our solemn duty to lift up the
glorious flag OF true Democracy and to appeal
from faithlcss, and trcacherous leaders 10 the
rank and file of honest Democratic voters
PLATFORM.
In these times of peril to the welfare and
liberties of the people, the vital principles at
stake are essentially alike in nation. state and
city. In our municipality, more than any
where else; interruptions corporations and cor
tcrcsts of all classes and vicuInize the poor.
Their corruption reaches from City Councils to
%ScnatGs. and their dangerous infiuenGe Is felt
alike in local and national courts. The law
making as well AS the uw-cxecuting powers
serve to bolster up great wrongs, till they are
claimed rs vested rights.
Our aim is TO correct these evil tendencies.
We therefore rcafiirm the principles of the
| platform OF the Democratic party adopted at
Chicago, and we shall apply them in the COM
ing municipal, contest, bcnoyinE that local lib
erty and justice will reward earnest and per-
sistcnt effort, and that Whatever good results
we achieve in this, great city will bonefcially
affect the state and nation.
i. Municipal home rule. We demand homo
rule in municipal Affairs The new excise laws
Tor the benefit of the rural communities and
Cypress us in many ways. The state machine
S q. e EiasS 7 ,mnsry ,SSv A Is e eyen sfeS M;,b t aSrt
talnty or political, subserviency insured. 1t
should be abolished. And our rights of home
purely local character are freed from State
control or interference.
franchises. We believe that all sources OF
wealth, which are natural or spring from pop
Whole people and should not he held As ins,ru:
Inents OF private gain or profit. We, therefore
drniHnd not only Ln1niGlpai owneTsnip OF an
municipal government under a popular sys.
TEN Of civil service. u.
rality should compel the CORPORATIONS holding
them TO render the best service ut the lowest
rates. To this end We demand:
q, The reduction OF fares ON surface lines
and on the IL roads TO 3 cents or less.
G., The reduction OF the price OF gas TO 81
or less per thousand feet.
8. Direct employment by the CITY. we be-
lieye that the sv stcin of direct employment by
the city should be extended 10 all our munich
pal departments and that work for the city
under competitive contract should he abolished.
The municipality should be a model employees
and give no recognition to the sweating" Of
labor by middlcincn.
4. Eight-hour day and prevailing wage. We
demand the strict enforcement OF the eight
rate OF wages in al! municipal work.
=. Representation of labor. We demand the
representation of labor by laboring men in the
| administrative md lpivislatiyp branches nf the
municipal government.
q. Sufficient schools; manual md industrial
training. We demand that the public school
accommodations DO made fully adequate to
supply the wants of every child. And, as u
radical improvement in our school system, we
demand the general introduction OF manual
and industrial training.
Z. Free forums for the people,. We maintain
the right of the people pcaCcahly to assemble
in opcn-air public. places 10 exercise the right
OF free speech; and Ia this end W. demand that
the municipal authorities designate numerous
hold meetings without applying for permits;
We also demand that our COurthouscs and
schools be opened in the evening for free use
by the people for political and educational pur-
poses.
<. The excess OF jurisdiction by our courts,
involved in the growing practice of assisting
the opprcSsUr- Of labor to invade the right Of
jury trial and 10 usIrp the police powers Of the
obedience of injunction orders, Is II wicked and
REASONABLE disregard OF constitutional limita-
tons, and We condemn II AS contrary, both in
theory and practice, To the genius OF American
institutions and the common law OF the land.
D. To the end that indictment and trial shall
truly BIO indictment and trial by the peers of
qualifications for grand and petit jurors con.
nected with the machinery OF criminal pro-
cedure in the city of New York, and the due
representation Of all classes upon such bodies.