Excerpt from History of the State of New York, Political and Governmental, Vol. 6: National Party PlatformsIn a republic the established principles and policies of government are determined by the people. In the United States, since 1832 when government by political parties had become firmly established, such determina tions have been made upon issues presented to the electors by two dominant political parties through declarations of principles or platforms adopted and promulgated by their chosen representatives acting at conventions. The official records of these conventions constitute the original sources of information relative to the issues presented for determination.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.