Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-07-06

THE ISSUE JOINED.
The National Democratic Nominating Col
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THE ISSUE JOINED.
The National Democratic Nominating Con-
vention at St. Louis.
The Democratic National Convention
which met in St. Louis, June Goth, for the
nomination Of candidates for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency, was the largest, and
perhaps the ablest, that the party has ever
held. The place of meeting was the large
hall of the Chamber of Commerce, and the
floral decorations and music pleasantly sug-
gested purity and harmony -
Mr.. Schell, chairman of the national COM
mittee, called the convention to order, and
submitted a few brief remarks upon the
tennial Of national independence we have
met to adopt the means to restore the coun.
try to its ancient prosperity. Nav we not
hope now, alter sixteen years of Republican
misrule, that the Democratic party may re-
sumo sumo it its rishtful supremacy in the govern
He then nominated Hon. Henry Watterson.
Of Kentucky, for temporary Chairman, and
the nomination was agreed to.
Mr.. Watterson was escorted to the platform
and said the convention had met to deter
mine whether all honest governme mt by hon.
est men should be restored to the American
people; every citizen Of the republic, be
sa @ this part, or the the SGher feels na.s and has
Of what are called 'hard times' We look
about us and we see the neglected fields and
vacant houses. The factory is closed. The
furnace door is shut. There are myriads of
idle hands. The happy activity of prosper
Gus life is nowhere to be found. Loyalists fatten
whilst honest men starve; Empty the mart
wrought so great change in this land The
reason of men must answer, partisan misrule
and sectional misdirection. The Republicans,
my friends, are not alone responsible. With
them rest the disgraces, with MS the follies.
These twin. agents of national mischance,
working under the miserable rule OF con-
traries, nave kept the people OF the North
tenance to corruptien.'' The speaker con-
tinued at some length to arraign the party in
power and to point the convention to it's
duty.
After an impressive prayer by Bishop Mar
vim, the rules of the last convention were Or
dered to stand for this until otherwise or
dered.
A delegation from the Woman Suffrage
National Convention asked hearing which
was granted, and Mrs. Phebe Cozzens, Of St..
Louis, assembled the platform.
Mrs. Cozzens said:
''The centennial anniversary OF our national
birthday is also happily centennial leap
year: 1t is in order not only to receive pro-
posals from woman, but to accept them.
courtesy l, as a delegated authority from the
sex, am here not only to reaffirm for them
the principles OF liberty and equality, but to
sue for the hand of those here assembled in
national convention, and the hand, Mr.. Pres
ident, must he neither larger nor smaller
than mans hand. In the good old days OF
our ancestors it was deemed an unpardonable
offense itthe leap year privileges accorded to
women We're not unhesitatingly aqcuiesced
in, and he who would not joyiully say "yes''
died ere yet his race was won, unwept, un-
sung Of woman. So, then, gentlemen, if as a
party you would live long, be prosperous and
happy, give heed to the warning from out
the gates Of paradise. "lt is not good for man
to he alone" and accept for your companion
in the political household, she who blends all
the discordant elements of lie into divine
harmony, sweet natures better half.'
She then read the address of the Woman's
Suffrage Association, and presented resO-
luton pledgjng the Democratic party to Sc.
cure the right of suffrage to woman on equal
terms with the men.
The committee on platform was then an.
nounced. Iowa was represented thereon by
IL. H. Tremble, Minnesota by Daniel Buck
and Wisconsin by Alex. Mitchell.
A recess was then taken until o'clock, al
which hour the
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
was effected, there being no contested seats.
John A. McClernand, of Illinois, was chosen
president of the convention, and one vice
president and a secretary from each State.
In taking the chair Gen. McClernand
thanked the convention TOR the distinguished
honor done him. "You are the delegates OF
tho naO, nj tho xrb n1o IIn;o,, nf thi,fv-
seven States, once unnaturally estranged, but
now forever united in one indivisib!e repub-
lie, brethren of one political family, with the
same heritage of liberty, under equal laws
and heirs Of one destiny. Shall we make
that destiny the most glorious in the history
Of free people? If your deliberations, tel-
low democrats, to-day, shall be wise; ifyoul
country, our politics, shall be Just and sagac-
ious il your sympathy shall be quick with
the hearts of the people, then beyond all per.
adventure we will transmit to our children
our children's children, unimpaired, this
priceless heritage. Incorporate the vital is
sue of reform in candidates and platform, and
the States that have honored Douglas and
Lincoln, the states that to-day honor Hen
bricks and Thurman, Hancock and Parker
Rayard and Tlden-these States, with tllei
vast populations, will rise and follow you t
victory.'
Tie convention then listened to speech
from August Belmont, who presented q res
olution which was referred to the committe.
without reading. The convention then ad
journed to II a. NJ, Wednesday.
SECOND DAY.
President McClernand called the convention
| to order at IL o'clock, and prayer was offered
by Rev. Father Brady.
Several resolutions were offered and re
ferred to the committee, and Mr.. Kelly, o
New York, read a remonstrance signed y,
nomination of Tilden. The chair decided
the proceeding out OF order.
The committee on resolutions was thel
announced and presented the following
rLATF0RM:
We the delegates Of the Democratic party Of the Tn
ted States in National convention assembled do herr
do hereby enon upon the nominees Of this conventio
q a
fellow citizens Of every former political conne'
fe? the Of the whole country
reairm our faith in the permsnencc OF the FEEDER,
Union, our devotion to the constitution OF the Unite
M of ns ss
the civil and here record our steadfast condene
ts n ef
Of the republican the supremacy Of the civil over Il
state r the ake et % and religious
IN the equality Of all citizens before the 3Gst aTs
cation re rising thst they may prsscry
xS a1se his
great charter 81 these our rights It behooves fr'
people to practice also that eternal vigilance which
X Reform M il necessary to rebuild and establish in II
Of the whle peSpie the union slevep years