The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-06

has all cur good old State hal risen ln the
majesty Of her I~,juyena,ion aud after
hurting her plunderero and spoilsmen from
off ;iai power had made our State a fit
place for the abode Of even Mr.. Hale. He
would have known too that while North
Carolina, our good old mother, extends a
welcome to ali her sons, however recreant
they may have been 10 the past, the
prod,yatS Oeicome must not be miscon-
stIued as a license to ignore all the other
children and drive them from the banquet
hall into the kitchen. Mr.. Haie must vote
at the ballot box ut least once with Us be-
fore he may expect to be called on to seize
the reins Of government and dictate party
policy.
Mr.. Hale says his plank on the ~taritfin
the State platform "was approved by Gen.
Scales, who declared that both Randall
and Morrison could stand upon it" and he
evidently claims a patent right Tor his IL
Ueattos. 1t is to be sincerely hoped that
the platform on which Mr.. Randall and
VIZ. Morrison now stand together, which
The convention adopted and presented to
the country, is not an intringameHt. Mr..
Hale says; Stripped of the ampIifca-
ton OF details tie tariff plank OF the ma
tlonal platform is almost identical with
that Of North Carolina"
| would very modestly suggest there
fore to Mr.. Hale to quit sulking about 1t
then. When therefore Mr.. Cleveland
shall publish his letter Of acceptance
which be is expected to do just as soon
as ne has fully considered and digested
what Mr.. Hale, the Eau hor of the so!u-
Ton, has written and published on the
tariff in the Fayetteville O6seruer) if
having Mr.. Hale prominently II his mind,
eye and looking at the millions OF voters
at a distance III the background, somewhat
obscured however by MIR. Hale's shadow,
he should write ''The Chicago platform is
a good one, mr.. hale" would it not be
about the same as If he should adopt
another form Of expression and write
MISTER HALE, tie Chicago platform
IS a good Que"
Doubtless, if Mr.. Hale had been on the
platform committee at Chicago, as | was,
he might have poured a flood of light upon
this already much discussed question and
the committee would have been like the
boys and the village schooI-master
They gazed and gazed and still the won
der grew,
That one small head could hold all that he
knew"
As to my vote for Mr.. Converse for
cha man OF the platform committee. MIR.
Hale, oy way Of apology for me, says:
at must not be supposed however that
the action of North Cardinals representa-
live in the matter Of this vote, represented
his W or his States views OF the con-
structiou which the States tariff plank
was intended to bear. For a delegate vas
scat to call his attention to the inconslst-
ency of his vote and to point out the ne
cessity of a change to Morrison. Ex-
p.aining that he was not aware of Mr..
ConVerse's record, he quickly changed his
vote 70 Morrison and the position OF the
State Was set right"
Now, in these three sentei ces, there axe
three errors. As to my vote for Mr..
Converse | will not plead igaorance, but
on the contrary | did it with malice
sforethought," deliberately and it is a vote
OF which | am proud, because in doing SO
| believed | represented the wishes of the
people Of North Carolina, regardless, OF
party.
The Democratic party of his State has
Tor years been demanding a repeal OF the
internal revenue laws and the PEOPLE, re
gardiess OF party, are now SO unanimously
for It in this State, that the Republican
party this year, revenue officers and al,
are as loud In demanding 1t as the Demo
Gratis, II not SO sincere.
Il Is well knowu that upon this branch
OF Federal taxation, which more directly
aud Intimately concerns US in North Car
DINA, Mr.. Converse is 1oith US and MIR.
Morrison, his competitor on the commit
tee, Is veil known to be against us. Dur
lug my intercourse with the committee
(sad Mr.. Morrison views on this sub sct
are So well known to the country it is no
breach of confidence to publish them) Mr..
Morrison remarked TO me, 81 Will sweai
that me national platform shall never ad-
socate the abolition OF the internal reve-
aua taxes SO long AS the government owes
one dollar OF war debt, II | can exert iDtlu-
elce enough TO prevent 1t. The Internal
rovenu; was a war measure and should
i've until the last dollar OF the war debt IL
paid"
Knowing then, as | lid, the record IF
tom gentlemen on the tariff and internal
revenue laws Notwithstanding Nj. Halo's
assertion LII Volunteering to excuse me- |
voted tor Mr.. Converse ia preference TO
A.r. Morrison, aud fortunately for tie
county my vote produced q ste" \
second ballot was aiken with the same re-
suit and then 1t became apparent to every
body that If the committee sh )uld ever
agree and harmonlz3 conflicting opinions
upon the matters OF which MIR. Converse
aud Mr.. Morrison were respectively the
representatives, then mutual concessions
would have to be made and the principle
OF -'gjve and take" be adopted. With
The express understanding that the cleo
ton ot a permanent chairman might be
called up at any time, the necessity OF
having a presiding OH being, OF course,
apparent to every body, Mr.. Hay, Of Penn
5yiv41ia, was by universal consent called
to the chair as temporary chairman.
This occurred on the first day of the ses-
sion of the committee and was our ues.y
JjrSt Official act. The committee then
ven to work in the spirit OF mutual co..
cesslon to draft a platform, and after the
platform had been completed and was
se-dy to be presented by the committee to
The convention, the motion 10 elect a per-
mdReat chairman for the purpose oil pre-