The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-10
idenl ana yico-preaident was then two p, m)
commenced,
The name OF Senator Dayard was presented
by George Gray, OF Delaware.
BUULDING A PLATFORNI.

ohlof interest centera IN the work OF tho Com.
mttee on Resolutions. That committee met
lust night NJ eight O'clock IN tho assembly.
room OF tho lrquoia Club, and II was hoseiged
the entire evening by n host or "rolOrmera'
OF all classes and degree, each with speeches,
memorials and petitions On the tariff ques.
ton tho committee Is n6ely balanced. Yet
II contains some of the bost ana brnniest men
In The convention, Following IL the listi
=, Pennsylyania Malcolm liayi Tennessee, A.
Maino, d. II, Hastings Nebraska, j. Sterling
Mortoni South Carolina, Il. II, Yeomans; Ne
ynda ID, 70. MoCarthyi Kansas. II. u.
Eieniloni, Vermont, J. A, hioom' cqnneqt'
Walkeri West Virginia, ex-senator II O.
DaYisi Illinois, william 4, Morrlsoni Mich
igan, y u, rarnseyi California, General =.
], Clunlei Maryland, q, j, NJ, Gwlnnj Ohio,
Toxas u. O. diddngs; New York, Abram B.
Hewltti North Carolina julian >. Carr; Mln-
poaota j. q, Wieei Virginia. T., W, Molienney;
MaHachuaetts, llonjamin y liutlerj Indiana,
senator j. Il. MoPhomon, wisconsin, W. H.
yllasi Florida y, T.; bishops Arkansas, d. T.
Duyali Iowa, y, II, Thayer'
Tho nio0 division OF the committee on tho
tariff sentiment was manifested nj the first
on tho vote Tor Chairman OF tho committee.
Malcolm Hay, OF Ponnsylyanla, was selected
aa Temporary Chairman. n minatlonB being
called Tor for Chairman, Senator MCPHERSON
was suggested. lie declined 10 serve, wherO-
upon W. H. Morrison and George l.. Converse
were named. The voto resulted In Il
me-B for Morrison aud \ for Converse;
Butler and Mr.. Fenlon, OF Kansas. Ryon
they waro divided. General Butler
would have voted Tor Converge ana Fenlon
for Morrison, good dea OF merriment was
oooaalonod whom tho vote was announced.
No further effort was made % elect u Char
mnn.ut the time, but it " understood that this
morning another ballot viii DO taken when
MCCARTHY, Of Nevada, having declared his
Willingness 70 ohnngo hls Yoto from ConvorB3
10 Morrison, the latter VIII be elected, The com
mlttoO having learned that numerous trnde
labor ana revenue reform organizations do
sired 10 be heard, resolved 10 devote tho oven
lnE 10 hearing them Everett !. Wheeler,
representing the Now York State Rovenue
lielOrm Lelgup, presented memorial Ret
ting forth tho Idea that no taxes shall DO i'm
posed for private aud personal onde, but
solely for tho public rovenue and not In OK.
cess Of the ncodsOf the Government, and Nk.
Ing TINT the llOn bo embodied IN the platform
IN the strongest language,
=, Graham MeAdnms, representing tho New
lork Liberal League, presented u similar me
mortal, and backed ltup with q speech, Tho
committee also received u committee repre-
eontlng the Federated Trades OF tho United
btitea lhoy. presented u memorial asklngi
Tho prohibition by law OF the importation
OF forcign or cooll0 labor, under contract for
services 10 starvation pay to compete with
the wages Of American oltizous, whose al
loHnnco ~ their Government forma Us sato.
guard Ia tho houroi peril, Hnd whose earnings
are charged with the burdens OF that Govern.
mont wlioh thoy aro plgdgod 20 support,
~ Iho riga enforcement OF tho National
Elghthout law now on tho statue books but
whose operations have been thwarted by iln-
grant Ofolul nOgloot or opposition.
u The gcnOrl education Of the people by
appropriation or National rovenuo rs tar Gs
ulo uamo may ho neoqsegry TO supply tho do
nolcnoy OF statO or local taxation,
4, To authorize tho existence by charter of
National organizations for the better protoc
uon OF the lntoroels of tho producers OF.
wealth, that they may enjoy the bonohts OF
lQgnll1od mud ngsoclntod hostg equally with
those who Weld the power of Incorporated
capital,
Tho bettcr l,cotoctl1n OF tho health and
lives OF mon who toll In hazardous employ
mont ON lnnd and soa.
o, The Improvement OF the condition OF
womcn uy tho opening % thCn OF new nvo-
cations and bettor compensation for their
work
{. Tho protcotion OF ohlldron from tho oylla
or excessive toll.
8 That the public domaln-tho heritage OF
the .poopo-be reserved for actual bonn.nd0
settlers only and that all monopoly OF tho
epmc,who l0r by forolgn or home corpora.
tone, bo dIscount0nanGol aud prohibited.
y, The enforcement Of tho forfeiture OF
lands hlthcrlO granted TO yallroad corpora.
llona, y winch they have now no further right
In equity or law
10, Tho strict onforcomopl of tho law pro-
hlhltlng the importation Of thincso labor
Tho National Labor party was also repre-.
soniod By, q momorlal OF similar import
Alexander Sullivan, President OF the Irish
National League OF America, ROv. Charles
QRcilly, D.. ID, OF Michigan; Thomns oRcll-
~, NJ, w., OF Missouri, William NJ. Collins, OF
kontuoky and James Reynolds, OF Conneotl-
out, forming the Executive Committee OF tho
League, presented an important manifesto
rotating 10 absentee landlords IN the United
Rtntoa, The munlcstO rcctcs that whom tho
National domain was created the supreme
condition was that II should bo forever for tho
use ANA bonCnt OF tho olti0n, of tho United
htatoe, nnd u was expressly stipulated that
tho lands should never be disposed Of i" fog
any Other purpose whptrvOr" No law tO bo
found on The statute book of the Republic
authorizes the alienation OF hor soil 10 those
Who hy failing 10 become hor oltllons romaln
mo subject OF poweu when may constitute
thcn her onoinlaA Thomas Jefferson, In his
lottcr 10 Gus Mlnhtor TO franoe oonoorning
The purchase OF Louisiana, oxproesod his Hb-
horcnco OF u Foreign On0uly Invested with pro
prlctry rights on AmeriCnn soil. Tho nnmo
Niowa wcrp cntortal nod by Andrew Jackson. He
assorted thnt"tho oSpulBion from the cont.
mont OF British armies aud British pOwor was
70 thom = barron roQueel, II through the ool.
lslona OF the redeemed Statce tho Individual
rights Tor which they fought should booomo
w prey OF petty military yrranlca oslab.
llahod NJ homo,' Thoro are already g00O0,OOO
ncrcs OF the public domain IN the possession
OF forolgn aud NONRESIDENT lund ords who arc
iNFNhN w wv Hlll'lllih uhh N'TINhHlll uI HlO
American l,opublo Land ownorahip
OF such magnitude led 10 the groat
fnmlnoa OF Europe aud Asia In
which millions Of lyos woro aoorlood Tho
uHhRor likely 10 nrlBo from great foreign
land monopoly In the United States IA not AN
Ideal or sentimental ono, National prudence
domandn that tho Constitution be amondod 10
guard against y monaco which tlroatena tho
post IN .orosW OF tho Government, aud which
IL constantly growing 20 more formidable pro.
portions Upon those grounds tho Executive
committee OF the Longuo directed hAo alton.
ton or thp committee TO the, QAy'pi anti
OF lhcso y,a,rIcms mcmWials and fdrcsscs o6'
fGc committee thcntooE up,SSo resolution
Delegates from tho III Toyritoti, % SAID % scaIand \
vote, Discussion OF this ms-,gJr occupied tho
time OF the committee for X thor hour, when
an Adjournment was tikcN until 300 thla
morninr u WIS not believed l9at night that
the tnrln plank, Tho general impression was
that the committee would pgreo on eouo-
thing Ike the ohio platform, aud upon that
no huiorc the country
Tho committee reaaaomblod nj eleven
O'Clock this morning. Tho roIl-onll showed
about twothlrde OF tho monbors of the com.
lnltloc present The Chairman announced
that representatives from tho Inventors AS
ISOLATION tho. American FREQ Trade Tongue,
the National W,OlGrowors' Association and
The .oolorod mon wore present IN waiting, aud
GU 70 no nuWlUs bn mOlOn thofp repre-
aonlatlyOa wore given fvo minutes eaoh to
present their grievances
Mn Cummings, u representative OF tho Chi
1nRo Inventors Association, was thon intro.
luoed aud ,prosontcd q plank for the plat
form demanding protection foi Tho interests
Df the inventors OF the United states.
0onoral fnulknor of Now York, appeared
FOR The National Woo.urowofe' Association,
ind roulled tho condition of tho wool lntctS
iata ol the country chnrging the depression
jf the wool trade To the present tariff, aud do. !
nundlng that the committee should apculn. !
iully present plank IN this Convention which
viii promise protection TO this Industry by nn
noronsn gf tnrlil on wool, lie throaone ed tho
lurty with positive dcrcnt IN The state of New |
YORK unless this was d0nu, no mater who |
nltht DO selected us Presidential and Woo |
Residential candidates uonuru Faulkner |
lshed for u specific statement OF tho purtys |
Iigndlng upon the wool question
delegation from the Now York Frco Trade
loag,o thnn prosecuted the View OF tho lonauo
u 10 the du,y OF tho DomOofptlo party Ia this
emergency advocating absolute FREQ ttpdo as
he only bnsls upon which the party should
inter tho coming campaign.
A representative Of Tho ooorod mon then
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