Year: 1870

which Convention Gen. Woodford was nom-
mated for Governor, and Dewitt G. Little
John for Lietenant- Governor. The resou-
tions were written and reported by Senator
Conklin:


RESOLUTIONS.


The Republicans of the State of New
York, in Convention assembled, report to
the people and present the following reso-
lutions:


Resolced, That the national administration
under President Grant has in all respects
kept faith with the people, and fully estab
lished its title to their confidence and sup
port by reducing the national debt; by the
unparalleled financial achievement of paying
in eighteen months, in addition to all ac-
cruing interest, one hundred and seventy
millions of principal by restoring the ma
tional credit at home and abroad, and with
rapid strides bringing near the restoration
of specie payment; by largely increasing
the revenue of the country under diminished
taxation through the honest enforcement of
the laws, and at the same time greatly de-
creasing the expenses of the Government,
and of the collection of the revenue by pro
viding for the relief of the people from
eighty millions of existing taxation and linn
iting the subjects of revenue as to Tighten
the burdens of all classes of the people by
maintaining honorable peace with all ma
tions, while carefully vindicating our own
rights, and advancing the name and honor
of the American people among the nations
of the earth; by so dealing with the In
dian tribes as to avert the chronic wars
which have hitherto drawn so deeply
from the blood and treasure of the coun-
try; by providing system for fund
ing the national debt, by which its in
terest will be largely diminished and just
portion OF the burden carried over to the
fast growing population of the future; by
encouraging and finally securing the adop-
ton of that constitutional amendment by
which the rights and liberties of ali classes
of citizens, without regard to past condi-
tiohs, are placed by the fundamental law on
footing of universal equality by compile
ting the construction of the rebel States by
measures designed to secure justice to all,
permanent peace to the country; and these
it has done, without display, but with
firm and quiet hand that gives promise by
continued progress in the same direction of
sure prosperity and happiness to the country.





United States of America send congratula-
tions to the United States of Germany, and
heartily Join with our Germen brethren in
rejoicing at the righteous victories of the
fatherland, and fondly trust that the brave
people who have given republic to France
may soon establish free institutions in their
own country


Rssolced, That we hail with unmingled
fbao
-
destruction of usurper's claim to dynastic
power.


Resoloed, That we sincerely sympatize
with the people of Cuba in their struggle
for liberty against a despotic government,
in whose administration they have no share


Resolced. That the Democratic State ad-
minlstration has not shown itself entitled to
the confidence or support of the people of
this State, because it has put itself into the
hands of the close and irresponsible political
corporation which has so long ruled the
City of New York, and made the wealth
and power of that city subserveient only to its
own selfish and corrupt purposes, and is now
seeking to make the State itself wider
field for the same abuses and corruptions;
because it has so mismanaged the canals of
the State, that while the expenses are large
" increased, the revenues are nearly Destroy
ed, and deficits have taken the place OF the
annual surplus of more than. SO, ,000, ,000,wh
the tolls have been reduced with such unjust
discrimination as to confer the chief bene-
fits upon the products of the other States,
while many products of our own State are
unrelieyed; it has burdened the canals with
a host of unnecessary officers it has permit
ted the State claims for damages to be re-
yiyed for the benefit of its partisans, and is
seeking to transfer the debt now charged
upon the revenues of the State to the shoul-
ders of the taxpayers of the State alone,
while other States will reap the chief bene
fits of the change; and because it has up
held with all its power the acknowledged
frauds and crimes upon the ballot-box
through which it has been elevated to pow
er and enabled to misgovern the State.


Rssolced, That the common school system
of the State must be maintained, and that
we condemn all appropriations for the es-
tablishment or maintenance OF sectarlan
schools or institutions as hostile to the spirit
of the constitution and the religious liberty
and equality it secures to sii.


Resotred, That so. long as the people of
towns, villages, and cities have the right by
law to license the sale of intoxicating liquors
in their several localities, they also by ma
jority of votes should have the night to pro-
hibit such sales.


RssolUed, That it is the duty of all honor
able citizens. aud the firm determination of
the Republican party, to preserve the puri-
ty of the ballot-box in such form that the
vote of every lawful elector shall count as it
is cast, and not be nullified by fraud or
crime: that we demand the enforcement of
all laws, and especially such as have been
enacted by Congress, and may be enacted in
the Federal courts, which are designed to
prevent the violation of the naturalization
and election laws OF the country that, lay
ing aside all individual preferences, the Re-
publicans of New York will, with one heart
and one mind, strive to redeem our State
from the rule of those whose power was first
obtained by fraudulent votes, and by a dis
honest count of votes which were never
p1lled.


SPEECH OF GEN. wOODFoRD.


Gen. Woodford, in accepting the nomina,
ton, spoke briefly, as follows:


FELLOW REPUBLICANS With grateful
heart thank you for this generous welcome.
I accept the trust you offer and take the flag
of the old Republican party on the canvass
on which We enter With your sympathy
and help, with the votes and prayers of the
honest and true men of the State, we will
hear that flag to victory in November and
plant it once more where it rightfully be-
iongs-upon the State House at Albany
So often and so long has the honest vote Of
the rural districts been overborne by the
frauds of the two great cities of New York
and Brooklyn, that our friends have natu
rally become discouraged But in the name
of the good men of those cities promise
you to night that we will enforce the laws