The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-28
Terrible Arrangement Of the Admin.
blralIon by General McCler-
nard Against Belmont.
Speeches by Schell, Watterson,
Miss COu2ens, McClernard
and Belmont.
Rules and Regulations of the National
Democratic Convention 1872 Adopted
This Carries the Two.ihird
Rule for Hendricks.

ST. LOUIS, June H.--'lhe Gonven-
ton assembled in the large and beau
tiful hall Of the st, Louis Chamber OF
Commerce. 1t was decorated with
g4rIands Vi leaves and State coats Of
arms, flowers, etc. The weather is
very warm ana slltry, with heavy
thunder storms.
The delegates were promptly in their
place but it was 1920 before the Con-
vention was called to order by MIR. Au-
gustus Schell, Chairman of the Ma
tional Dem Committee. In the
meantime, the military band, perched
in the rear of the chairman's desk,
kept the assemblage interested 10y REM
dering various lively airs.
MR. sCHELLs ADDRESS.
GENTLEMEN-A chairman of the
National Democratic Committee, the
duty has been assigned to me to call
this Convention TO order according to
the usages of the Democratic party.
This large body of representative men,
coming from every section OF the
Union, have assembled for the purpose
of nominating for the Democratic
party candidates for President and
Vice President of the United States,
whose election will make a change III
the administration of the government
aud stay the corruption which is now
destroying it. Applause,l The mo-
mentous issue before the country ~
outlined and clear III distinct form ana
proportion. 1t cannot he overlooked,
under estimated or avoided. Admin
istrative reform is demanded 10y
the American people of every
class applause and OF all
parties. The corruption, which now
exist, in the Government when
is suffering from it, must be puriiied
and elevated, and the question IL III
whose hands shall be committed the
duty of clearing and raising it. Shalt
il he 10 those whose unclean hands
have spoiled it? No; in TINS hour
when the national honor, public VIZ
ture and the moral sentiment OF man
kind demand reform, the duty must
and shall he assigned to the Demo
cratic party. [Applause.l The people
will not support this idea that the
thing to be reformed can be reformed
by itself. This vii! answer Ill the case
of an individual who Is answ erapie 10
his conscience, but not in the case
of pubIic officials who have
abused their power, violate their ooil'
pati0ns and their Oaths. The people,
generous, coniiding and honest, may
be slow in arriving at remedy ou'
they are intelligent ana sagac'0us'
thew comprehend their rights ana ID
tarcst and these rights have been TOO
fearflIlly violated, and these interests
too shamefnlly neglected to ever aga III
trnst the administration of their goV-
ernment to the Republican party
There ia also another issue when com
mends itself to the consideration o.
| the country, and that u the cul'ene v
issue The Democratic parry Ia, mas
from its origin and through al tne
,tna of lis existence been what Il
pnnwn as the hard money party VI
the country, Tapplausel and the su9sl'
AND adroit effort on the part OF the Ike.
publican party to charge upon n,' .p'
Democratic party the present w. Uo thn,
NON of affairs and to lhsisI Una. , ."i !,
nortv ia now the soft money party Il
ppntiTely incorrect; for let met ASK ~
What mage Of the statute, on VIVA. az ~,
Wn"' npm6Iic authority, in whlel
o. .ho Pamocrats have had the poWe
and control, is there written h,o Tn G ba
bond, one line, one law wi wiz non mu
nroduced or caused the present Coh tEi
Kan If things. All the acts Oh VII
7 Government recognizing the ISSUE ISSUE, "
: Ssner money, authorizing theit USE 81 "
= ! ieegal tender, the actions OF the 81
I ies Courts in declaring the law cor
lptitutiouaI under which these a nn
}. were authorized, were al uo ,,oo on "n
Q REFORMED during the exisIehc1w a."
. power of the Republican party w WI, IL
ppof heen the effect of it? Commercse,
naralized, the manufacturing inter- nc
aimosf destroyed in the country, p.
ailnv bHs disappeared and wa
+, perry per taken its place. How Is it to ;,
! ,,np +? The Democratic t,d par \
With its instincts, will see Ina' ~ y
remedy is applied by iraSai red a.
=, nonmomical government ana reu.
y go .son oftayation. 1t cannot De orou .s
oHont NV forced contraction lappLlH!us
no ohonid not be assisted by ADDITION
;nfation. But we take t me c ora caIl
il stands. [AppIanse.l Wv we are renee om.'
upon to apply, VII, wSicb CO.