St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-17
LOUISVILLE DEMOCRATS.
Five Thousand of Them Assembled
Last Evening,
To Ratify the Nominations and Hear Waiter
son Talk.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 16.--The Democrats of
Louisville to the number Of 5000, assembled in
Court place this evening for the purpose Of rati-
flying the Chicago nominations. The speakers
were gentlemen well known politically and their
remarks were enthusiastically received.
Hon. Henry Watterson, speaking Of the tariff
plank said:
''The national committee lost us the election
Of 1880 by running away from the issue of reve-
nue. reform, is now, as it was then, in the hands
of the protectionists. Its power, directed by the
fine Italian hand of Mr.. Randall, was put forth
to pack the platform committee in the
late convention through its agency artfnlly en-
ployed the Democrats of five southern states
were misrepresented on that committee, hence
the disproportion which appeared in congress
between the followers of Mr.. Randall and the
followers of Mr.. Carlisle, and Mr.. Carlisle and
Mr.. Morrison was not maintained in the COM
mittee.
The committee was in point of fact nearly
equally divided, but it is fair to say, and it is true
to say, that after the two extremes had stripped
the question of surplusage and had laid
down without disguise the full measure Of their
desire and extent of their demand, it appeared
that We were not so far apart as we have imagined
we were, and there came about a better feeling,
and along with prospect of agreement. The
result was that the subcommittee of eight
which made the platform, excepting
General Butler, aimed at a final decision
which carried out not merely the judgment but
the hearty approval of each of the parties TO it,.
When the fight came in the general committee,
some feeling arose and sharp contest was had
upon two proposition, the first being to strike out
the word Exclusively from the decaratory
clause, and the second relating to the selection
of a permanent chairman to report the platform
to the convention.
1t was contended by Mr.. Malcolm, of Pennsyl-
him, that the word 'eXclusively'' was synony-
nous with the word s'only.'' Nobody disputed
this, but the friends of revenue reform defended
the tariff planks of 1875 and 1880, accepted the
issue made by the other side, and when the vote
was taken retaining the word Exclusively IS
yeas to 16 nays Its significance was clearly
understood.
The subsequent election of Morrison to
present the report to the convention answers the
sharge that Mr.. Randall had the committee in
the hollow of his hand and got all he ever wanted
or asked for. If he is satisfied, however, that
ends the dispute between him and me. I too,
am satisfied and are Mr.. Carlisle, and Mr..
Morrison, and Mr.. Hewitt, and Mr.. Hurd, and
those who acted with US, who think as we do.
In 1896, false issue of the tariff was pre-
cipitated by the Republicans late in the canvass.
The Democrats ran away and were beaten. In
the coming canvass lines are clearly laid down.
No false issues or no issue can be sprung upon
US, ana we are not gong to run away.
We are going to stand and fight
intelligently and unanimously, and when the battle
is over and won. We are going to reduce war
taxes at least hundred million and revise the
tariff and reduce it to peace basis, under wise
and just application of the principles unfolded
and specified by the platform adopted by the
national convention, which put Cleveland and
Hendricks in the field.
'sConfdent of the platform I am equally con-
fident of the ticket. 1t was not, as l have said,
my first choice. thought it would head west
ward. l was, afraid of the undertow which
seemed to have set in agaidst it, but at no time
could blind myself to its strong points, and
since the adjournment of the convention l am
more and more convinced both of its merits and
advisability. The governor of New
York is brave and honest magis-
He has allied himself with all that is clean and
He is not plumed knight. He is not tattooed
man, He. is not a Legislative prize fighter nor a
diplomatic play actor. He never in his life
wrapped the American flag around him and
marched down the halls of American congress to
throw his shining lance in the face of any
body. He is not an experimentist,
or an adventurer He is plain and solid citizen
who has done his duty always and without any
fuss. lie has the strength and the nerve to
handle the new broom which is to sweep the
public service clean. He has in the person of
Mr.. Hendricks joined to him all that remains to
US of the old ticket, and finally he is lucky
man in the streak of good fortune. My belief is
the ticket will be elected, and for my own part
enter the canvass without one single reserve or
repret