Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-02
HENRY GEORGE AGAIN
HE Is NOMINATED by DEMOCRATIC
ALLIANCE or NEW YORK.
CHICAGO PLATFORM REARFIRMED.
Tammnny Hauled Over the Goals ms
Gliding Away the National Hammer
OF Democracy" and as "A Body OF
SpOils- -Hcntera.
SpOils-Hrnters,

NEW YORK, October 1.--At the city
nominating convention of the Democratic
Alliance OF the Greater New York. held
tonight, 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 10 the policy of the great
Democratic party. our aim and object
was TO find basis for united action on
the part of all Democrats in the pending
municipal contest. We deemed 1t essen
tial that the Democratic party of Greater
New York should reafiirm the Chicago
platform pledge itself TO the policy of
municipal ownership and operation of
franchises, and TO The principle of direct
employment, instead of the contract sys-
tenn.
1--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.
I'VE took steps at the proper time and
in due form TO apprise the organization
which pretends TO stand for true Democ-
racy of the position taken, ana OF our
firm purpose to maintain it, Patiently,
yet watchfully. we awaited the result
TAMMANY CONVENTION.
THE action of the city convention OF
September 30th is clear to all men. Tam
many and her allies hide away the ma
tional banner of Democracy, and are
ashamed to march under its folds. The
Benedict Arnolds of last fall. who desert
ed to the enemy on the eve of battle are
to be restored TO places OF honor anu
friendship; the franchise-grabbers are 10
sk.-t. 4. ia 50 toh
by Tammany's aid and connvance. Thus
Tammany and her allies separate them
selves in principle and policy from the
great Democratic party of the nation.
and must be looked upon solely as a local
body of lnprincipled spoils-hunters, unnt
to sit In the councils Of the party whose
doctrines they ignore, and whose honor
they have betrayed.
1T now becomes our solemn duty 10
lift up the flag of true Democracy, and
to appeal from faithless and treacherous
leaders to the rank and file of honest
Democracy. In convention assembled we
therefore declare TIE following as our
platform:
'In these times of peril to the welfare
and liberties of the people, the vital
principles at stake are essentially allke
in nation, State and city. In our NUM-
cipality more than anywhere else, un-
scrupulous corporations and corrupt COM
binations override the rights and inte-
poor The corruption reaches from city
councils to senates and its dangerous In
1uence is felt alike in local ard nationai
courts. The law-malSing, as well as the
law-executing, powers serve 10 bolster
up great wrongs, till they are claimed as
vested rights.
CHICAGO PLATFORM.
"Our aim is to correct these evil 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 IL
berty and Justice will reward earnest and
persistent effort. and that whatever good
results we achieve in this great city VIII
benefic ly affect the State and nation.
The platform also declares in favor OF
municipal home rule, municipal owner
ship and operation of franchises. Scent
railway fares, dollar gas, an eight-hour
day. and the prevailing rate of es,
representation of labor in the adm.nis-
trstion and executive branches of the
City Government, free and open-air
places for the holding of public meet
ings. and opposition to government by
injunction.
GEORGE MASS MEETING.
A conference committee was appointed
TO confer with all others in sympathy
with the Henry George movement, and
TO arrange for a mass-meeting. Then
the convention adjourned until next Mon
day night