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pulses, we arraign the dominant forces of the Demo- 

 cratic party as a constant disturber of public tran- 

 quillitv and confidence ; as the wanton foe of public 

 security in its persistent assaults upon the authority 

 and stability of the established Government ; as at- 

 tempting to weaken the nation by crippling the army 

 in a time of uncertainty and danger; as guilty of 

 false pretenses in claiming for the Democratic House 

 a reduction in public expenditures, whose fraudulent 

 character is proved by the necessity for a heavy de- 

 tkiency bill ; as dependent on a solid South, and 

 thereby subservient to all its demands ; as aggra- 

 vating the troubles of the country by mischievous 

 agitation throughout the period of its supremacy in 

 the House of Representatives ; as faithless to the 

 obligations of national honor, and the chief support 

 of wild schemes of inflation, repudiation, and other 

 financial disorders, which imperil public credit and 

 business security ; and its further or greater success 

 would be a national calamity. 



9. An emergency in the history of the country 

 second only to the great struggle for its existence 

 now confronts us. As then the Republican party 

 was the sole organized political protection against 

 national disruption, and patriotic men of whatever 

 party names rallied under its standard for the defense 

 of the Union, so now the Republican organization 

 is the only efficient bulwark against national repu- 

 diation and disgrace ; and it again invites all good 

 citizens^ of whatever previous political ties, to unite 

 with it in preserving the national honor. To all Re- 

 publicans this great exigency especially appeals to 

 rise to its high obligations, and join heart and hand 

 for the triumph of these vital principles, upon which 

 the security and welfare of the republic depend. 



The Democratic State Convention assembled 

 at Syracuse on September 25th, and was or- 

 ganized by the appointment of Erastus Brooks 

 as President. The only nomination was that 

 of George B. Bradley for Judge of the Court 

 of Appeals. The following platform was adopt- 

 ed: 



The Democratic party of the State of New York 

 reaffirms the following principles set forth in the 

 platform adopted in 1874 and 1877, and endorsed by 

 a large majority of the people of this State : 



Gold and silver, and paper convertible into coin at 

 the will of the holder,the only currency of the country. 



Steady steps toward specie payments, honest pay- 

 ment of the public debt. We congratulate the State 

 and country upon the practical relative value of the 

 greenback currency of the Government with gold 

 and silver. 



The preservation of the public faith. 



Tariff for revenue. 



No Government partnership with protected mo- 

 nopolies ! 



Home rule, to limit and localize most jealously the 

 powers intrusted to public servants, whether muni- 

 cipal, State, or Federal 1 No centralization. 



Equal and exact justice to all men. No political 

 legislation. 



No partial taxation. 

 )fficial accountability rigidly enforced by all civil 



ncl criminal remedies. No private use of public 

 funds by public officers. 



Corporations chartered by the State always subject 

 to State supervision in the interest of the people. 



ie party m power is responsible for all legis- 

 lation while in power. 



Economy in public expense, that labor may be 

 work enc " and thc toborer fully paid for his 



, That the provisions of the State Consti- 

 tution are mandatory in regard to the apportionment 

 of members of the Senate and Assembly, and the 

 ure of the Republican party for three successive 

 r the taking of the census to apportion the 



State is a grave crime against the people, and a dis- 

 honest, infamous refusal to obey the plain directions 

 of the fundamental law. 



Resolved, That by the infamous conspiracy of force 

 and fraud the high officials and unrepudiated leaders 

 of the Republican party annulled and reversed the 

 nation's choice for the Presidency, put the defeated 

 candidate in the chair of Washington, and cheated 

 the people of that reform of the Federal Government 

 which their ballots had demanded and ordained; 

 and it is the stern resolve of the American people 

 that such fraud has been perpetrated for the last time. 



Resolved, That we point with pride to the honest, 

 just, and economical administration of Governor Rob- 

 inson and our other Democratic State officers ; and, 

 in the name of the Democratic party of the State of 

 New York, we cordially and earnestly approve and 

 endorse the same. 



The election held on November 5th was for 

 the choice of Judge of the Court of Appeals, 

 members of Congress, and members of the 

 State Legislature. The result for Judge was 

 as follows: Danforth, Repub., 391,112; Brad- 

 ley, Dem., 356,451 ; Tucker, Nat., 75,133 ; Van 

 Cott, Pro., 4,294. For members of Congress 

 the result was as follows: First District Otis, 

 Eepub., 11,798; Covert, Dem., 13,809 ; Crooks, 

 Nat., 1,430. Second O'Reilly, Repub. and 

 Ind. Dem., 13,138; Litchfield, Dem., 9,881; 

 Bennett, Nat., 765. Third Chittenden, Repub., 

 16,667; Huntley, Dem., 10,017; Steele, Nat. 

 and Ind. Dem., 856. Fourth Lyon, Repub., 

 8,742 ; Bliss, Dem., 13,020 ; Huson, Nat., 726. 

 Fifth Bourke, Ind. Dem., 8,327; Muller, 

 Dem., 9,166 ; Blair, Nat., 281. Sixth DeVrees, 

 Ind. Dem., 6,327 ; Cox, Dem., 10,908 ; Benntt, 

 Socialist, 234. Seventh Einstein, Repub., 

 7,617; Eickhoff, Dem., 7,162; Jahelka, Nat., 

 803. Eighth McCook, Repub., 12,854; Je- 

 rome, Dem., 7,512 ; Averill, Ind. Dem., 779. 

 Ninth Berryman, Repub., 5,726 ; Wood, 

 Dem., 7,277; Hardy, Ind. Dem., 6,480. Tenth 

 O'Brien, Ind. Dem., 11,319; Potter, Dem., 

 9,046 ; Neagle, Nat., 211. Eleventh Morton, 

 Repub., 14,078 ; Willis, Dem., 7,060 ; Bryant, 

 Ind. Dem., 254. Twelfth Smith, Repub., 11,- 

 338; Cobb, Dem., 9,083; N. Smith, Nat., 

 2,421. Thirteenth Ketcham, Repub., 18,240; 

 Baker, Dem., 9,700 ; Doty, Nat., 792. Four- 

 teenth Ferdon, Repub,, 11,861 ; Beebe, Dem., 

 11,323; Voorhis, Nat., 3,261. Fifteenth 

 Nichols, Repub., 11,442 ; Lounsberry, Dem., 

 13,680; Enkson, Nat., 3,524. Sixteenth- 

 Bailey, Repub., 12,199; Woods, Dem., 12,004; 

 Hilton, Nat., 5,455. Seventeenth Wood, Re- 

 pub., 16,771; Patterson, Dem., 9,655; Fer- 

 guson, Nat., 3,878. Eighteenth Hammond, 

 Repub., 10,650 ; Ross, Dem., 5,765 ; McDon- 

 ald, Nat., 3,005. Nineteenth James, Repub., 

 12,133; Hasbrouck, Dem., 5,056. Twentieth 

 Starin, Repub., 17,738; Thompson, Dem., 

 10,889 ; Wendell, Nat., 2,588. Twenty-first 

 Wilber, Repub., 15,377; Scofield, Dem., 10.- 

 180; Cone, Nat., 6,017. Twenty-second 

 Miller, Repub., 14,855 ; Brown, Dem., 11,688: 

 Lewis, Nat., 2,102. Twenty-third Prescott, 

 Repub., 9,762 ; Spriggs, Dem"!, 8,730 ; Mitchell, 

 Nat., 3,787. Twenty-fourth Mason, Repub., 

 12,043 ; Duffy, Dem. and Nat., 11,307; Smyth, 



