The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-29

chair the name of lite member of the plat |
form committee. There being no objection |
IL was so ordered
The chairman said that delegates from
the national womans suffrage association
were present asking a hearing. Cries OF
"hear them. There being no objection
the chair announced that they would DO
heard.
MIR. Weed of New York, and MIR. Small
Icy Of Vermont, were appointed commit
toe to escort the ladies to the platform,
The chair announced that lady had the
floor and refused to hear any proposition.
Miss Phpbc Cozzens, of ST. Louis, took
the platform and addressed the convention
with self-pOesession, but her voice was too
weak to be heard many feet distant. She
referred to this centennial leap year and
said it was In order not only for woman to
make proposals, but to have them accept
ed If the democratic party wanted to live
long she warned them TO hear small
prayer, to heed the voice of inspiration
which says ''it is not good for man to be
alone" and take women into their political
organization, as n matter of justice and
sound policy She concluded by present
ing the resolutions of the woman's suffrage
association, which, on motion Of Mr.. Nc
Clearnand. were referred TO the commit ee
on resolutions for respectful consldera-
ton.
A motion for recess was rejected
Mr.. Birdsall made the point of order
that there could be nocommittee on resou-
tons until after n permanent organization.
The chair said the convention had power
to decide this question for itself.
The New England members of the com
mittee on resolutions are James Ii. Will
liains, Vermont ID. K. Hasens, Maine !;
A. c. Ellis, New Hampshire Edward
Avery, Massachusetts Malcolm Hay,
Rhode Island X. d. Hubbard, Connect
| cut
| Various resolutions were sent up and re-
| fcrred under the rule, without reading.
RECESS.
At minutes before the convention
look recess.
The convention reassembled at 5 20.
After calling it to order, the chairman au-
nOunced that the first business before the
convention was the report of the commit
| tee on credentials
Mr.. Eagllsh OF California, chairman,
sent to the clerks desk and had read the
| following:
Your COMMITTEES on credentials would
respectfully report that there are no CON
tested seats :; applausel and the states are
| fully represented, renewed applause and
that the delegates reported by the chair
man of the respective delegations as the
delegates to the convention, are entitled to
seats in this convention as delegates from
their respective states.
MIR. Finch, of Iowa, offered resolution
to give the territories a representation in
the convention of states.
a delegate from Maryland moved to
amend the report, 80 as to give the district
of Columbia representative in the con.
vention, without the right to vote. THIS
was made to include the territories and the
report was then adopted.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. Hanna of Missouri, from the CON-
mittee ON permanent organization, made
the following report
For permanent president, Gen. John A.
McClernand of Illinois for vice-presi
dents and secretaries, one from each state
The temporary secretaries, with Mr.. Prince
of Boston as chief, were continued az
working secretaries, and Sergeant-at- arm.
Able was also reappointed.
The committee on organization also rec
commended that the rules and regulations
of the national democratic convention O.
1872 be adopted by this convention for the
government of proceedings. This wa!
agreed to and the report adopted. Tn,
chairman then appointed ID. w. Noor
bees Of Indiana, ThOs w. Bocock of Vir
GINA, and Nlanton Marble of New York
a committee TO escort MIR. McClernand t
tre chair
PRESIDENT M'oLERNAND's SPEECH.
On taking The chair, Gen McClernand
spoke eXtemporaneously as follows:
Gentlemen of the national democratic
convention Il thank you for the distin
guiahed honor which you have dom
me in selecting me to preside over your dc
ljbciations. You are delegates of the de
mocracy of the whole Union of thirty-seve
states, vurv uuuaiuraliy estrangCd, but nov
forever united in one indivisable republic
Brethren Of one political family, with tn
sane heritage OF liberty under an equa
law, and heirs OF one destiny shall we pre-
,erve and transmit, that great heritage
shall we make that destiny most gloriou
| in the history OF free people. If your de
llberat'ons, fellow democrats. to-day, shall
be wise, If your perception of the necessi
Ties Of our time, our country, our politics
D shall BE- just and sagacious, If your sym
|! pathy shall be quick with the hearts of
! great people, then beyond all peradventur
we will transmit TO our children and on
} childrens children unimpared this price
less heritage. Yours will be better re
nown than tho renown most priced by tn
Romans c0aditOre emperi0ritm. Far create
than the founders of empires are the prC
servers Of republics. There are no eneme
} Of the Union to-day in this continent, ex
cept that administration centralism whic
/, congestlng at the capital the vital cur
: rents which ought to flow out throug
every part, giving life to thu forlhest c,
remities of the body polite and energy t
: all it's members. Centraism and corrupt
ion have imposed upon ten states the raps
7 cous tyrannies of carpet bag rule, and sine
peace, have added $500 900 600 to the
1 debts. They have Infected the government
IT our northern states aud northern cite
With the same disease of extravaganza an
D fraud. They have debauched the FEEDER,
{ government itself, and made the names {
4 scores of Its high officers and public me
: our public scandal, cur open shame. A
: ibis record of horrible ncapacity, venality
+ waste, fraud and party, which has bee
I poweiless to hold down and trample unde
! foot its corruptonists, with stupendous a
I trontery pledging itself to q reform {
E which it has become incapable. So th,
party pledged itself to restore specie pay
+ nepts. Every year it is taking us furtht
, from specie payments. So 1t pledged /
!, self to civil service reform, and the
h dropped and Knocked its reformers. So
{ pledged itself to protect American labo
! and with its mousrous custom house ia,
alton on over 5000 articles, it has impo,
{ erished American labor A few score {
S monopOlsts, q few thousand corruption
= lists have been enriched, but capt.,
= in the hands Of those that earned
1 by industry and saved it by frugality
Q is everywhere distrustful, and rusts III
c used, while honest labor goes about tn
c streets begging bread. Is this, then, til
: final outcome of century of republics
self-government? Forbid it, gracor
y God! But we have wandered from tn
right paths. We must return to constit,
, tional principles, frugal expenditures an
the administrative purity of the founder
of the republic. This is the first, most in
perious of our day and nation. This is tn
appeal we have to make TO our fellow cit