The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-07-13
The St, Louis Convention,
TILDEN AND HENDRICKS.
Detailed Report Of the Ma
tional Democratic
Convention.


leaves, state coats-of-ams, flowers, ctt,
The delegates were promptly in their
places, but it was twenty minutes past
twelve before the convention was called
to order by Hon. Aueustus Schell,
chairman OF the national democratic COM
mittee,
Mr.. Schell, in calling order, said
GENT LEMEN. AS chairman Of the nation.
al democratic convention, the duty has been
assigned to me to call this convention 10 or.
der According to the usagus OF tho 1rmo.
cratic party, this large body VI representa-.
tiyes, coming from every section of the
union, have assembled for the purpo7c 0f
nominating for the dcmocratn party candi.
dates for president and wise president of the
United States. whose election viii make
change in the administration Of the govern.
ment, and stay the corruption which is now
destroying it, Applause The moment
ouS issue before the country is outlined and
clear, in Il distinct form And proportion, and
it cannot I've overlooked, underestmated or
avoided Administrative reform is demand
rd Ny the American people, Of every class,
Applause and of all parties. The cofrup'
ton which now exists in the government
which is suffering from it must be purified
and elevated, and the question TO whose
hands shall be committed the duty OF cleorJ
ing and raising it; shall it he committed to
these whose unClean hands have spoiled it?
No; in this hour, when the national honor
public virtue, and the moral sentiment of
mankind demand reform, the duty mist and
shall be assigned to the democratic party
TGreat applause. The people will not sup
port this that the thing to be reformed can
be reformed by itself. They will answer 1t
is necessary in the ease OF an individual who
is answerablC to his conscience aud TO his
God for his sins but What Is to become OF
pnblic o0icial'b integrity II men TO whom is
assiynet the performance of public trusts
shall abuse their power, violate their ohIlga-
tons and their Oaths? The people are gcner-
oNs aud confding, and are honest They
may be slow, but in the end they are intcIli-
gent and sagacious The people well com
prehend their rights and their Interests.
Their rights have been fcarlully violated, and
their interests too sh0tucfllly neglected to
ever again trust the administration Of their
government to the republican party. Great
applause.l There is also another issue which
commands the consideration of the country,
and that is the currency issue. The demo
cratic party haa from its origin and through
all the time OF its existence, been what Is
| known as the hard money patty VI the coun
! try [applauscl, and the subtle and adroit
! elicrt on the part of the republican party to
| charge uron the democratic party the pre-
| sent condition of affairs, and to insist Una
that party is now the soft-mOney party, Is
entirely incorrcctj for, let me ask, on what
page of the Statutes on what act ol puDlt
authority, in which democrats have had the
mower and the control, is there written one
word, one line, one law, which has provided
or caused the present condition of things
| All the acts OF this government recognize
and the issue of paper money authorizing
their use as a legal.tendcr, and the action o
the supreme court in declaring the law con
stitutional under which these acts were au
thorized, were all done and performed dur,
ing the existence and power of the republl
can party. What has been the effect OF 1t
Commerce is paraly2ed; the manufacturing
interest almost destroyed in the country
prosperity has disappeared, and want ha
taken its place. How is it to be remedied
The democratic party with its interests vii
see that the remedy is applied OF frugal an'
economical government, and dlmlnutlon o
taxation 1t cannot be brought about b
forced contraction. Applause. 1t ShouI'
not be assisted by additional initiation, bu
take the country as it stands, applause
We are called upon to apply the remedy, an
one remedy whlch cohllhchnS l'Se,l I" GNti
honest man and to every reasonapie "e'i'
crat is to demand the repeal OF the reSu'nl
ton act. [ApplauseI. / repeat, that a'
nut the government in the power of the den
ocratic party, and let them pursue the cour'
which they will pursue, OF an economical az
ministrati0n OF that government ana !
sure you the time is not lar diStln' "he
specie payment VIII ne resumed, t'e pr
perty of the country he restored, anu VI
whole American people be haPPy once n'"i =,
Gentlemen, the tide is anSpiclonS "Ilu u
occasion Il suggestive one. one huhGre
years ago the hrSt deinocrat'c asse''e'''is ~
met in Phladelphla, representatives. VI -
colonies OF the Atlantic shore "l th'S COY
: try. AppiauseI. lhey were uh't'i u
, guide OF that sage, that Patr'o,, t''t "%' r
ever to be revered, lhoInas JcheISoii !"
plausel who lana the l9uhda'ion vi .n"I 1'I
p and religious liberty Willch our .a'"oa"
, and which we now ENJOY ou 'his oo'"o,o
This centennial year the dehlocr"''c pau
has assembled in convention once more " :
that which our fathers ulh that ~ W S"s1
proclaim the course ana TO adopV 'lle ,"'" a.
| WHICH sll'th 'c i''''5'''
ancient prosperity. lapplauSeI. DuI,nS
t the time that the power OF the SoVeriile
: has been in the hands OF the ueinocrn.' n ,o =,
i ty, during all that time prosperity n, mas a. a.
e erncd our county %countr{ Du, tho ""I nIynncrs Of rem
: mas peen unopIru prru: ' amJ shame have be,
y ,,cn" nrr cdpndition p"Mti, 1AppIausei. May we IL
. % Iore now. after sixteen years Of republics
q nower that the democratic party may
a sumo its rightful position before the countl
V Applausel shall not atteinplh 10 nortor ,orGv.
the action oil TINS coHte5'i4i !. m called upon
n ance oa 'nv nthar "u IN the nomination Of pre-
e ddont mr. yice.president of the United Stat
II or in the adoption OF its platform. Inc Inc, ru
d by which TINS c co"Tvn',"" tba domination Of sol