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NEW YORK. 



was singularly fitted for the great office to which he 

 was elevated uy the free choice of his fellow-citizens. 

 The opening of hia Administration had won the confi- 

 dence of the country by completing the refunding of 

 the public debt, by exjwsin;,' a vast system of public 

 robbery, and by hMtemng tin' proaeeutfon of the rob- 

 hcrs, l>y it.-, trunk declaration of tin' intention to ask 

 the aid of Coiiirn -s> in ivsti>iv the conduct of the pub- 

 lic business to business principles, and by its trium- 

 phant vindication of the constitutional authority of the 

 executive olh'cc. Suddenly stricken by a mortal blow, 

 he lay face to face with death for eighty days, with 

 Mich sublime serenity of courage, unquailing faith, 

 cheerful patience, and gracious courtesy, that the 

 heart of Christendom beat with sympathy and admira- 

 tion, and brought every nation to our side as friends 

 and brothers. Already his name shines among the 

 world's heroes, and it is written upon American hearts 

 with the names of Washington and Lincoln. Cher- 

 ishing the memory of his brave, simple, manly char- 

 octCTj inspired by his lofty aims and unsullied life, 

 and impressively warned by the circumstances of his 

 assassination, we pledge ourselves anew to the great 

 national objects to which the late President was de- 

 voted, and which are now bequeathed to the party 

 that he so patriotically served, and of whose name and 

 fame he was so justly proud. We respectfully offer 

 to the venerable mother, the devoted wife, and the 

 bereaved children of the late President the assurance 

 of our deep and tender sympathy hi a sorrow which 

 only divine power can console, but which has all the 

 alleviation that the spotless memory of the dead, the 

 tearful gratitude of the country, ana the sincere grief 

 of the world can afford. 



2. That we have entire confidence in the ability, 

 integrity, and patriotic intentions of Chester A. Ar- 

 thur, President of the United States ; that his life- 

 long record gives earnest of his fidelity and devotion 

 to the cause and principles of the Republican party ; 

 and, believing that he will carry out the views ex- 

 pressed by him in his inaugural address, and that his 

 Administration will be in line with that or his lamented 

 predecessor, in accord with the clearly defined prin- 

 ciples and policy of the Republican party, and in har- 

 mony with the just expectations of those who pave 

 him their suffrages for the high and responsible office 

 to which he was elected, we tender to him our entire 

 confidence and cordial support. His manly bearing 

 and sympathetic acts in the time of national affliction 

 command our respect and admiration. 



3. That the triumphs of Kepublican management 

 of the national finances are being constantly main- 

 tained, as shown by the payment of more than $17,- 

 000,000 of public debt during the month of September, 

 and by the reduction of the annual interest to less 

 than 862,000,000, while the surplus revenues justify 

 the reduction of the taxes at an early day : and that 

 this duty Congress should approach with due regard 

 to the protection of American industry, and with the 

 aim to reduce the number of tax-gatherers : and re- 

 move occasion for offensive and costly litigation. 



4. That those who conspire to defraud the Govern- 

 ment are the worst enemies of the party to which they 

 belong, and the Kepublican party has among its strong- 

 est claims to popular gratitude the war which it has 

 waged against the corruption which grew out of the 

 expenditures consequent on the rebellion, the pun- 

 ishment which it has meted out to dishonest officials 

 of whatever rank, and its oersistent vigor in favor of 

 economical and honest administration. The prosecu- 

 tion of the abuses connected with the Star Eoutes in 

 the Post-Office Department redounds to the credit of 

 President Garfield, and, in pressing the prosecution 

 to the full satisfaction of justice, President Arthur 

 may Ixj assured of the hearty approval of the people. 



5. That we pledge President Arthur our earnest 

 support in every effort for the enforcement of civil- 

 service reform, recognizing as we do the fact that 

 abuses hi connection with the dispensation of official 

 patronage may be largely eliminated, if not wholly 



removed, by wise and practicable methods of admin- 

 istration. 



C. That the wisdom, prudence, and economy shown 

 by Governor Alonzo B. Cornell, during his adminis- 

 tration of the affairs of the State, entitle him to the 

 thanks and gratitude of the people. His careful scru- 

 tiny of legislation, his judicious exercise of the veto 

 power, his persistent enforcement of the principles, of 

 retrenchment, and his fearless discharge of all the 

 duties of his office, have, in the development of the 

 best qualities of practical statesmanship, vindicated 

 the wisdom of his election. 



7. That, as the Kepublican party has always been 

 identified with whatever was deemed essential to the 

 maintenance of the commercial supremacy of the State, 

 we are in favor of submitting to the people the ques- 

 tion of making our canals perfectly free. 



8. That we are in favor of an equitable system of 

 taxation that will reach corporations as well as indi- 

 viduals, and that we are opposed to all monopolies 

 that oppress the people or unfairly discriminate against 

 local interests. 



An additional resolution in favor of the es- 

 tablishment of a Board of Railroad Commis- 

 sioners was adopted; also the following: 



Resolved, That we accept the conciliatory spirit that 

 has characterized the proceedings of this body as u 

 harbinger of enduring harmony and permanent suc- 

 cess. The ticket nominated is made up of men of 

 proved integrity and tested patriotism. Thev arc 

 deserving of popular confidence, and will discharge 

 the duties of the several offices for which they are 

 named with conscientious fidelity to the people and to 

 the State. 



An effort to secure a reorganization of the 

 party in New York city under the direction 

 of the State Central Committee was defeated. 

 A new State Committee was chosen, the dele- 

 gates from each district designating its rep- 

 resentative. This placed the control of that 

 body in the hands of the wing of the party 

 which had directed the proceedings of the con- 

 vention. 



The Democratic State Committee held a 

 meeting in New York city on the 7th of Sep- 

 tember, and decided upon the holding of a 

 State Convention at Albany on the llth of 

 October, to be made up of three delegates from 

 each Assembly district. The new organization 

 in the city of New York had been completed, 

 the practical work of the Committee of One 

 Hundred being carried on by a sub-Committee 

 of Twenty- One. Efforts to secure the co-opera- 

 tion of the Tammany Society had failed, and, 

 when it was proposed in behalf of that body 

 that the two organizations combine in sending 

 delegates to the Albany Convention, answer 

 was made by the following resolution, adopted 

 by the General Committee of the County De- 

 mocracy : 



Resolved, That the chairman and secretary of the 

 organization be instructed to reply, in substance, that 

 in this organization no central committee or authority 

 has anything whatever to do with the election of dele- 

 gates to the State Convention ; that the time has hap- 

 pily come when no committee can meet and deal with 

 Tammany Hall, upon this or any kindred subject ; 

 that the Democrats throughout the city will meet ana 

 select delegates to the State Convention at primary 

 meetings under a call as broad as the Democratic 

 party ; and the chairman and secretary are instructed 

 to express the regrets felt by the County Committee 



