Show hills speech I 1 know of no more appropriate place in which to open the present campaign than before the united democracy of onondaga county although large y in tile the minority you have never been dismayed by local defeats nor discouraged by adverse circumstances nor in intimidated billil by the waste boasts 0 of 1 our stivers ad versa arle alen but with a firm adherence to the true 0 of government in which you iceley I cereY believed you have tor for years maintained your party organization intact and are ever really ready for the contest with the common enemy lt it is with pleasure nat I 1 recall my first nomination for state mee which occurred in ill the city of syracuse a and nd th thit Lt during all my political career the tha democracy ot of this city lime havo hem been among aming my earnest supporters from the time of my candidacy candi dicy for the lieuten ant governorship in 1831 through rai the vicissitudes of politics politico zip up to this hour bour and while many or of you have had olac baer preferences slid and have frankly expressed thern which iou had a perfect right to do I 1 am gratified 10 say your opposition has always been manly and honorable and within party lines I 1 recognize the right of ev every ry democrat prior to the final nomination nomina nomination tiou of it fi candidate to oppose criticism criticise critic ise and dereal defeat such cand candidacy dacy and such privilege ge or no isie propriety of its exercise jn in any instance has haa never been questioned by me I 1 am also reminded that this ibis county was waa the birthplace of it that and sterling democrat and sra rZ irmAn horatio ceymour appa applause from whose I 1 first learned the lessons of true democracy slid and that H L was also the iho boyhood home for many years of 0 the tnt democratic president of the states graver cleveland loud cloud apt applause causel ebere struggling with honest poverty ho he acquired those habits un and d principles of economy which have always been distinguishing features 0 of liis ilia official administrations administration a state and national and recognizing aa a 1 l these or clr cume cum lances stances it was deemed most lifting the first words in behalf of democratic principles bould be uttered upon this the s aall 11 interesting by such pleasant memories in III EL a coin liy like ours which Is 13 gov cov ei einera nad by political alucs and not by roval fa families milks the istance cx of oc at least two breut greut parties is essential to the general there must lie aie cesa arlly be differences of opinion on some me pu public bile questions and such it allner flere 1 ceil honesty furnish no excuse for coarse a buse abuse or bitter per I 1 propose propone to io conduct A creditably CANVASS in behalf of my iny party which has honored red me with its leadership so that mat at it its con conclusion elusion whatever the th result may be I 1 shall be able to retain at least my own self respect and I 1 hope as wel the persona respect vt of my od ad vers Ver sarlos arl vats kats and ants are the weapons which I 1 shall invoke rather than eliji flot flex tion lon and vituperation in great political poc pac contests c measures and not men tild be essentially the controlling factors lor for the distinguished and venerable gentleman whom the republican party parly ba ditc itc as my opponent in tola this camcam eam palen or more accurately speaking the geltEl ealan whom mr platt a lecter and whose selection ele olon the colv convention 21 subsequently ratified I 1 havo have nothing thin 9 but the kindl icat feeling and the most profound personal respect I 1 acknowledge his bis many excellent qualities and am indebted to blyn alm for many courtesies while he was presiding meer or of the senate 0 of genial disposition of con cedil business ability arid and of large larg means he be naturally rAlly attracts friends friend and iia lil candidacy tor for any position which he be may co covet v et becomes roost most formidable and dangerous vorn born in the state of vernant prohibition bi hibi birlon tion vermont lot let me lite observe tho stute whose republicanism Is I 1 most extreme t and liberal in its character he afterwards rt removed noved to new III shire and it ft Is a do peculiar far ind and m cast tact fact not without special interi in ail this ihla that all the w ihlia t it ir ilanon 21 lived ini in new and until as lite late as tile ibe year sear the coll constitution tn of that t state slate was ivas most moat v prescriptive in its terms and actually prohibited any person not of too tad protestant roll irion lon from being governor or it member of either cither house of ane and its ais bill ot of rights nights then provided slid and still provides that on only Prote tint teachers tr chera ot of pit cloty t y re rell irlon land and morality try may a y be in maintained a intel tied at t the public e expense x pen or cc the res respective towns of tile the state 80 it Is not impossible that the early narrow of vermont and tile lie P r c 5 0 menti sentiments ments of 0 new hamp r ar e which surrounded mr JT I 1 orion which inuring h his 3 r red esden nc ca in those state kiy hive have influx influenced priced his it convict convictions lons upon pon certain pub putli le questions and ed to his selection in 1 ha pecullar peculiar crisis every boly bo ly knows kiowa th ill real republican candidate for G governor 0 vernor Is not mr morion iron but mr tr plait ihmsen ihm hm sef it I 1 Is the voice ot of levi but the hi hind n d of 0 the deapo of the state especially ally thoughtful republicans have n nt t forg alen the llie ia t that tor for every of ociee nee wila mr air morion had allred to ho he his has been pushed forward by mr platt when the republicans of the state decided to send williaim st evarts to the united states senate hla his candidacy was opposed by mr platt who forced mr ir morton into the contest against him when warner MII ers term as senator expired a and n d h he by y the the s or bi ahli party parly wai c n e to 0 i e bic tion mr plait made mr morton a candidate and sueze succeeded eded in detesting defeating mr miller by flina ly throwing the morton votes voles to mr hancock mr Mor mortona tons nomination to the aloo pirl denicy denay was waa secured scoured for him by mr patt pat who controlled the new york delsa del galon aon androw and cow this same very veril D A as NO 0 VE VENERABLE gentleman at the ase age at 7 71 yeas yeam was 5 selected oy by mr platt months before the convention conven convened ad as aa his candidate lor for governor when wen ille the nomination by right and ao according cording to precedent belonged to others whom the pa party 1 would have delighted to nr a and n tine bac people of the state smie aro are asked to ratify his personal per aanAl resection it Is to be said in favor of mr morton that iw he has always seen ocen grateful to bi hla bene taj tor and haj alhaj never antagonized his schemes or an pans n 3 of parta policy lie he always thin as s mr M pla platt t thinks think when mr pis ella SI t aa aspired aired tl ta the high and responsible position of secretary odthe of the r treasury Prea sury in president administration he hid the elie warm support of ills bis and friend mr morton morion do not misunderstand me I 1 do not fall to appreciate the business qualifications cat loat ions lons the elte ellem character and un questioned po ability of mr platt I 1 differ from him politically but bat as a citizen and gentleman pent leman I 1 have nothing to my eay against him and decline to be one of ilia his traducers traduce rs he gras bias a perfect right to be ambit mt and to aspire to the governorship of tills this state stait but I 1 10 to lo insist he be should be a candidate in person and not by proxy anere Is as no demand or place pace for a warwick k in n this state or this tree free country ills 1119 party should have nominated him Ins instead of bi him nl to drag his perennial candidate fro from rn his covek cove led d Teti retirement rement to attempt to assume it elected elio arduous and ex b duties of ch chief ef executive of this otate Rt ate the onerous duties of 0 which would largely have to be performed by mr platt plat himself we ne should not permit our opponents w obscure rhe fhe real issues involved in this el e botlon wo we decline to belittle the important questions that divI dethe two great parties by entering upon the discussion of abuses to 0 the tic uce department of or as alnee singe city as though the correctness of budh aoh abuses could cou d be nude made a party question the D democratic tic party of the stale will iiii not sanction antion or Demo democratic cralle whether Hh echer discovered in dmn dam or republican municipalities and it Is 49 an lasut to the th people ti 0 assume otherwise we refuse to be placed upon the tha defensive upon false issues the plain truth Is tile the police department 0 of new york city is a non san or rather a bl pirt san depart merit governed corned sor ned by civil service san lee rules and that the irregularities irrea abuses recently exposed haw have already implicated C ate d more republican than demo bralo pollee police oMI amias om clala as and that such exposures been followed toll owed by PROMPT dismissals from the force and prompt prosecutions at a t ella instance of zealous democratic DemocrAt lc olty city and county it Is idle to think AL a state election can be made to turn upon such purely local matters it has not escaped public at tendon thit that the part partisan isan committee has u uit nt it sought to discover police abuses in any of the republican cities ot of the state and with tn ir fair tion the peaple will not tolerate any attempt to make partisan e capital out of the of tonly only a investigation neither do they to permit say any other issues entirely dla poised of to engross our attention 1 tn a tills campaign the question ques llon whether tee ehe democrats properly or improperly regularly resul arly or irregularly secured control of the mie senate in 1891 Is powder already burned I 1 do not intend to thresh oj od straw over again but I 1 desire simpy simply to suggest that the democrats had tilliy the state ticket in 1891 by majority arid and no na legal quit bl bli no bechn iball ties and no harsh har sh constructions st of jul judicial cal enemies shou d hive been permitted to deprive them of the control of the legislature to which under such circumstances circumstanced the dominant ras bas bailly failly entitled and whether any law was 8 trained strained or not did in fla prevail the republicans last fill fil accidentally obtained control of tho the constitutional convention ail anil have love proceeded to in an apportionment at 0 senate and ase assembly embly districts in their Cons titu illonal amendments to lo be submitted to the peonie at this athla elos llon ane control of athla em venton was obtained by tito tio republican delegates in several cities so cited support not as aa but ni as reformers and prom laced non netlon action the elenson alei floii last at fal in this stale sial was itself aimed as a reform rather than a republican triumph but no sooner the convention z convene than 3 all L 11 disguises disguise wore were thrown 0 fr and re x publican became becane rampant the the partisanship the absolute in justice of the r proposed apportionment portion ment admits of n no 0 arni ment pa purpose was openly rive avowed ived on an the flor floar of too the conven convention Elon to secure fr all the future the control of the lolila ture lure of the state to republicans and no one ona dollies denies fluch will be its elect every Der member of thu the con convention vatch the and art thereafter issued art an address to tile the peole e giving in det detail all their reasons suit such euch ad drees IS 1 worthy of the careful consideration or of lae f eded men inen of all parties its facts la 18 figures lt it cocu coit u hive have not been and canic be ba sac cess rully refuted ra it Is 13 absolutely un alisa crib e I 1 cannot abter des describe oribe the he maeme to TITO TITE of tae ivae state stale than by reading nar to you what our representatives in that convention aa lion 0 0 truth auly and tersely wd eald c it 11 in toe the address tho 1 7 illicitly majority has haa incorporated r V in ahr ll 11 a pina of nii ap 7 1 which lo lates the ital rulo of popular representation this pi plan I 1 prevents util u any til new apportionment n ury until it I 1 liter arter IF 15 it t fo rInses the iho future by impossible condl eions clorn even to the of ic libe it desire den the proportion of it four to one hv be mcern tho the and tile the which lift an pulst e 1 since V Z L it crop rodga rot to Ga a fifteen district I 1 h a Pu lAtion ffrost r tan hall flinn districts bv it I 1 1 a 1 alj I 1 n tion in dem bem rac I 1 ll carlets of 0 1117 it over 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