Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-10-08
COLER DEMOCRATS CHOICE
The State Ticket Nominated in Con-
vention at Saratoga, N. Y.
COAL STRIKE MADE AN ISSUE
Tho Public Ownership and Operation Of
Anthracite Mines Advocated After the
Exercise OF the Right OF Eminent Do
main-Dcvery Barred Out Of the Con-
vention-Tho Platform Adopted.


vention-Tho Platform Adopted
Saratoga. \. Y.-The New York Dem
ocratic state ticket iS as follows: For
Governor. Bird S. Coler. OF Brooklyn:
Lieutenant-G Governor. Charles y. Bull
ger. of Oswego; Secretary OF State.
Frank III. Mott of ChautauQua; Con
troller, Charles y. Preston. of Ulster:
State Treasurer, George r. Finch. of
Warren: Attorney General, John Cum
necn, of Erie; State Engineer and Sur.
We. ", Richard W. Sherman. OF Oneida:
.C,sc OF the Court OF Appeals. John
Clinton Gray. OF New York City.
The four striking features OF the con.
Vention We're the wild demonstration
over the unscating or Doyery. the at
tempt of Nathan Straus to persuade
the convention not to nominate Mr..
Colcr, the declaration by William Hep.
burn Russell. the Chairman OF the
Greater New York Democracy. that
Democratic differences in New YORK
City had been buried. and the declara-
tion in the platform in favor or owner
ship and operation OF the anthracite
/ coal mines by the Federal Governments
scenes OF great excitement attended
/ the unseating OF Devcry. The former
/ Chief OF Police or New York City
! forced his way TO the platform and
made speech in which lac demanded
his seat in the convention.
! Finally Devery WAS unscated by vote
/ of the convention. But four counties
voted for his retention lie mad, dire
threats that he would holt the ticket
and stump the State against Hill and
his party. but when hc left for New
York City he addressed 4 crowd OF his
| friends as follows:
| am not prepared 10 say anything
otner thlh mat lam Democrat and will
support the ticket nominated to-day. |
was robbed OF my :eai. but that seems
to he one of the incidents OF the con
vention. Maybe l will have better
luck next time
The platform adopted opposes trusts
that injuriously affect customer and
employer and drive out small manu-.
facturers. and especially condemns the
, so-called Beef and Coal Trusts for
! 'unreasonauiy 3cnriving the people of
necessar!es or me-
Restriction of the amassins OF wealth
is advocated. and the amendment OF
the tariff law by placing the n"cesrn~.
les Of life on the free iist i ueImnnued.
The Dingiey tariff law is condemned rs
a whole. The President is criticisc d
for dilatory conduct. and is accused OF
not wanting TO offend the trusts.
Inc PLATFORM asserts that tho promo.
sltion 10 amend me United States Con
Slltul!on to enable the tcoerGl Govern
h!eht 20 proceed against the trusts is
Il mere SuDtcrlCgc TO get delay: con
demns the neglect of the National and
| state administrations TO enforce the
sherman law; condemns the action of
the Government in its treatment oc the
Philippines; demands justice for Cubo
III the matter OF trade by reducing the
tariH to strictly revenue basis and
demands public ownership Of anthra
cite coal mines by the right OF eminent
DOMAIN. and the payment Of full dam
ages 10 owners. so as TO insure oeace
III The mining regions and relieve tho
consumer.
fhe declaration regarding National
ownership or anthracite mines Is as
| follows:
I'VE advocate The National o,>nor-
snip ana operation OF the anthra cite
coal mines by the exercise OF the right
or eminent domain with just compenso-
ton to owners. Ninety per cent. OF
the anthracite coal deposits of the
world being in the State of Penusyl
vania, National ownership can be but
IN the interest OF the whole people.
fuel, ike water, being q public ne
cesslty, we advocate National owner
snip ana operation OF the mines rs n
solution or problem which will relieve
the country from the sufferiacs which
follow differences between labor and
capital in the anthracite mines This
course Will insure peace in the mining
regions, and remove the cause for dif-
ferences leading not only to suffering.
but oftimes to bloodshed and insurrec.
| tion.
| III VIII relieve the consumers OF coal
not only in this State, but throughout
The whole country; insure steady en-
pioymeht ana ample compensation TO
iabor; transfer children from the mines
10 the SCHOOLS; insure, strengthen and
preserve TIE stability of the business
interests and popular institutions OF
our country. Whatever differences Of
| opinion may exist over other proposj-
tions of public ownership the Droprictv
or that policy as applied TO anthra cite
coal mines must be apparent TO every
| citizen"
/ The platform favors the plan of canal
improvements. which provides for n
barge capacity of 1000 tons for the Erie
| and Oswego canals and adequate and
necessary Improvement OF other canals
OF the State; 1t urges just and equita-
Die Excise law in which the home rule
principle shall be recognized; 1t SYM
pathiZes with the oppressed of the
ihoharchies or Europe, and deplores
ana condemns the Outra geous persccu-
tiOn OF Jews of Roumania and ais.