Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1887 — PENDING POLITICS. [ARTICLE]

PENDING POLITICS.

New York Republicans Nominate Col. Fred Grant For Secretary of St »te Unanimously, and a Full State Ticket—The Platform Verj | llrief—The Proceedings. The New York Republican State convention was heid at Saratoga, Wednesday. Hon. Seih Low was elected temporary chairman and Hon. Warren. Miller permanent chairman. For Secretary of State Hon, Wm. M. Evaits nominated Col. Fred. B. Grant. No other name was presented and Cob Grant was unanimously nominated t by acclamation. A full list of the State officers to be elected was then nominated. _ j.’ The platform begins by stating that the Republican party seeks restoration to power in the Nation and State, and rehearses its record and that of the Democratic party since its accession to power as reasons therefore; claiming for the former “success in war, in pacification and restoration, and in executive legislative and financial achievements,” and charging upon the latter “incapaefty and inefficiency in administration and legislation,” and “the egregious blunders of the executive and the Denrhcratic branch of Congress.” It says on, the tariff and revenue question: We adhere firmly to the American policy, under whose operation unexampled prosperity and thrift have blessed the land, and hold that any changes to be made in the tariff laws should be made by the friends of those laws and in the interest of protection of labor oil our own soil and of home markets, not by or in the interest of free-trade propagandists, nor for the benefit of foreign producers and foreign labor. National taxation should he:so adjust ed as to raise revenue sufficient for an 'economic and wise administration of the government, for the payment of the puhlic debt, for the development of natural resources, an d for national defense; but any /reduction should be so made as not to impair the prosperity of home industries. American markets must be preserved to the products of American labor and capital and protected from foreign encroachments. ‘ It eharg-s President Cleveland andGovernor Hill with hypocrisy and “systematic perversion of the law to partisan .purposes,” and says the “political rights of all persons throughout the land must be established firmly and beyond controversy.” It charges “persecution "Of the workingman in the South aridlffife deniat oi his civil rights,” and declares that “a fair hearing on all public questions, a free ballot in e very citizen’s hand, and an honest count of the vote are just prerogatives of citizenship, to which full respect must be paid to insure the enjoyment of the freeman’s birthright, and the maintenance of Republican Government on a stable foundation.” The veterans of the Union army and navy are entitled to the consideration of the people for all public preferment, and should receive generous care and adequate pensions. The flip- j pant, sneering language of President Cleveland’s votes oh pension bills was insulting to the veterans and degrading to the executive. The “subervierit spirit displayed in My. Cleveland’s illegal order to return rebel battle-flags, the precious triophies of the Union troops, deserves only reprobation and justly excites the resentment of! all loyal peo’ple,” On the question of immigration it says: “Anarchists, dommuqists, Polygamists, paupers, fugitives from justice, and insane, vicious and criminal persons, as also contract labm, should be rigously excluded; but honest, industrious, wellintentioned persons escaping the opresr sions and degradation of Ofd World despotisrris, and the crushing force of free-trade politics are welcome as a

1 desirable element of onr population.” On the liquor question in the State, it says: *“ We heartily Artiom; the purpose of the Republican majority of the ; I.eg’Blaturo in passing the bills to limit ..mi restrict the liquor traffic, and we comb nap the vetoes of the Governor as hostile to that purpose. We recommend comprehensive and efficient legislation 1 fotygoverning local option-bv counties, | towns and cities,and restriction by taxaI tioh in such localities os do not exclude absolutely the traffic.” It arraigns Gov- | ernor Hill for vetoing the State i census I registration and constitutional conven- ; tion bills. It further says: “We ap- ; prove the laws, S ate and National, projhibiting the manufacture and sale of ar- | tides of food made in simulation of bnt- ! ter and cheese, and earnestly favor stub j further legislation as may he necessary for the protection of genuine dairy products.” The last-section-.-reader “The cause of Ireland and the efforts in its behalf by Gladstone, Parnell and their j associates have the earnest sympathy of Republicans and command their cooperation by all peaceful methods to promote an earl} and complete triumph.” A minority report on the liquor question was .defeated by a vote of 515 to 136. It said: “That while the Republican party of the State of New York unalterably opposes and legislation which attempts to prohibit individual freedom of choice of beverages, as well as of food or raiment, it recognizes the right of the people of this State to repress and punish intemperance in any form prejudicial to the welfare of society. It also recognizes the right of the people to compel all traffic in any artides which may tend to produce or increase pauperism or crime to bear the burdens of taxation which, through them,are apposed upon the people. It further said that as the counties containing the large cities paid 80 per cent, of the tax the question of what proportion tlie liquor traffic should bear should be submitted to a popular vote in those counties. If also recognizes local option and advocates itsfextension to cities.”