Show republicans RESOLVE he platform of the new york republican state convention by B Wt ern asad free press to the tile SPRINGS sept 19 fol owing lowing is the platform adopted by the tile republican publican le state convention tile Republic republicans ang of new york in state convention hold that the record of the file republican party in the past ast affords the beet beat guarantee of that j purpose and actkin acts in the future tho preservation of national life llie the extension of freedom of full eto embrace all the keeping of the national facts the promotion of the national credit the the public debt the reduction of taxation the protection of home industries the tile elevation of labor the purification of the civil service and an tive policy based upon wise legisla tion that has given unexampled iros prosperity 1 e 1 rity to the country and promoted t atie 1 i e progress pi progress ogress and happiness of the people are achievements that coin mend the republican party to continued popular favor we rejoice in in the tile wisdom loin and success of president arthurs administration of the aal airs of the government nv we 0 approve tile honesty and ani fidelity of the govern merit in ite its expenditures in the reduction of the interest of the public debt and the payment of the debt as rapidly y as may be without unduly burdening ning the people the bringing or of ta taxation kation within the tho fewest lowest practicable limits the reduction of the force foice of public officials to the lowes number consistent with the requirements it commands uniform respect throughout tile country and lias has the confidence and support of the republicans of the state of new york our senators and representatives in congress have our thanks for their part in the reduction to the extent of ept while the national credit is kept unsullied the public debt is is being steadily reduced and ever every practicable means is adopt adopted e th that t will diminish the burdens of taxation we rejoice in unsuccessful inauguration of the civil service reform a result of republican agitation and national progress and insist that the work thus auspiciously began shall be prosecuted to complete success we favor the system of tariff laws under which while revenue for government is provided american producers reducers cers are justly protected american acan labor is elevated and home markets are secured to home pro ducts for the advantage alike of the broduer and laborer we favor the removal of all unjust burdens upon american shipping and the awarding of ocean mail contracts to lowest bidders among the owners of american bessels after open competition we favor the establishment by con gress gres of a national bureau of labor statistics tir cs with the object of promoting the tile industrial social and sanitary londi condition tion odthe of the people we favor the surrounding of of primary meetings as well as popular election with the security of honesty and purity as in indispensable requisite to correct political action the tendency to create monopolies requires checking byad by adequate legislation unjust discrimination should be prohibited and vio violating chartered privileges justifies the intervention of the state to correct the bylls thus engendered taxation should be equalized and its burdens be borne by real and personal property and the policy of taxation of corporations is approved on the text in its rl operation on the free canal policy this state stater has had in practice justified lits its adoption by restoring canals to their usefulness by bringing to the state increase increased i commerce by assuring to it continuance of commercial supremacy W wo approve the plan olf of party re tion in the tile city 0 of new ew york and recommend that it be persis persisted in to the end that it shall embrace all republicans ia in the tile city on equal terms and equal footing we believe eve in buthe the wisdom of the people in deciding all questions pertaining to the public welfare and would accede to the desire of a large body of our citizens to submit to the voters of the tle state a constitutional amendment in regard to the sale of intoxicate intoxicating I 1 liquors democratic incapacity an and ng inability liability to administer government are demonstrated in tile conduct of the late legislature abere a two thirds democratic majority was vas false to its pledges and to public ic interest the reckless partisanship and insatiate greed for office of the democratic party has brought it into public contempt its special legislation to make places for partisans and its increase of the salaried list to reward favorite ites have brought upon it public exe its utter disregard for important public interests and its increase lofstate of state taxation aro are offenses offen sea not to be condoned such a course pursued as its cowardly attempt to the responsibility on the contract labor question ind and toshiro to shirk the issue directly present ed E d in the platform bf the last demo cratic state convention lias has earned ho the distrust of taxpayers and the contempt of the workingman it is the luty of tile people to rescue tho the leg slature from the control odthe detent and faithless and from being of spoils men and place hunters md and to secure tile continuance of an efficient and satisfactory administration of the slate state departments by the election of the ticket or state officers this day placed in in |