Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-11
AT CHICAGO LAST NIGHT.
LOT.
Cleveland I'm the Lend. with 3al vose~

CONVENTION IN SAlcaSo yesterday, there was large
attendance.
AT sos the convention was called to order and a
resolution was offered by Mr. Henry. of Mississippi.
expressing the regret and intense admiration OF the
convention at reading the statesmanlike patriotic
letter OF SAMUEL. T1lden, IN which he made known
the overpowering and providential necessity which
constrained him TO decline the nomination to the
presidency; condemning the fraud and violence by
Wnlcn 1llden ana Hendricks were cheated out of
Their Offices IN 1876; expressing regret that the ma
tlon has been deprived OF the lofty patriotism and
splendid executive and administrative ability OF
MI lllden. and appointing committee 10 convey
these sentiments TO that gentleman. Adopted.
ON motion OF Mr.. Cleveland OF New Jersey. IL was
ordered that the states ana territories he called
Tor the names OF members OF the national demo-
cratic committee. report was made by the COM
mlttee on resolutions Ia favor OF the proposition To
permit the national committee TO choose A chair
adopted
The National Committee.
On the call OF states the following were an
nounced as members OF the national committee:
Alabama, Henry c. Semple; Arkansas, : w For
dyce California NJ. F. Tarpey; Colorado. VI. :. Wal
Ter Connecticut. w. II. Barnum: Florida, samuel
Judd; Indiana, Austin H. Brown; Iowa. NJ. NJ. Ham:
kansas, &. w. Blair Kentucky. Henry V. McHenr,:
louisiana, b. F. Jonas; Maine, Edmund Wilson;
Mary land. A. P. Gorman Michigan, Don NJ. Dickin-
son; Minnesota, II. Ii. Kelly; Missouri. John u.
Prather; Mississippi. C. A. johnson; Nebraska, Jas
f. Boyd; Nevada, Dennis E. Mccarthy; New Hamp-
shire, A. w. Galloway: North Carolina NJ. W. Ran
SON. OHIO, W. w. Armstrong Rhode Island. j. X.
Barnaoy; south Carolina, Francis W. Dawson Ten
hessee, ROBERT 5. Looney: Texas. q. 1. Holt: Yer
mont, b. B. Smalley; Virginia. John A. Barbour;
West virginia, Louis Baker: Wisconsin. William +.
Villas; Arizona, w. h. Meade District OF Columbia,
Nm VIM. dickson; Idaho, John Haley; Dakota. N. II.
Day; Utah, j. B. Roseborough; Montana, VIM Me
Sorinick; Washington Territory. J. A. Kuhn; New
Mexico, not announced: Wyoming. VIM. Z. Post.
committee OF one from each state ami terri
Tory 10 Inform the candidates OF their nomination
The call OF states having been cor,n,eted tho
committee on resolutions reported resolution au-
thorlzing the national democratic committee TO
lect Chairman outside OF its own members which
was unanimously adopted.
THE Two-THIRD RULE SUSTAINED
Mr. WI Terry Ark. )ofered a resolution that here
after the two-thirds rule In national democratic
conventions shall be abrogated. and that majority
vote shall hereafter prevail This as met by cries
or mo" A vote by states was demanded on this
dered.
scheme as revolutionary measure. lie moved 10
lay the resolution on the table A scene OF con-
fusion followed, Gov. Albeit, OF New Jersey moved
10 postpone the resolutions consideration indef-
niteiy. A call OF states was ordered on the uues-
uon OF an indefinite postponeinent. A motion TO
dispense with the call OF the roll OF states was car
leu, ana SO no action against the two-thirds rule
was taken.
The Platform.
Mr.. William r. Morrison. OF Illinois, was then re-
cognized TO present the report the committee on
1OooAoIoHc, AlCu read:
The platform declares for the Old democratic
prlnclples-the preservation OF personal rights
equality OF citizens before the law and the reserva
on OF the rights OF states, with the supremacy OF
the federal government within the limits OF the
consitution;and declares that frequent change OF
administration is necessary as a constant recur-
renee to the popular Will. Ii denomnates the re-
publican party a "reminiscences, and accuses them
or fraud and 10bbery. IL refers to the "fraud OF
70" and the use OF money In the election or 1850
"a In y,,aI.f
failures, and declares in detail that each promise
therein has been Systematically violated by the
parry since Its accession to power. Their plat
lorm," II says. "pronerS pledge TO correct the
Irregularities OF our tariff: 1t created and has con-
tinued them; Its own tariff commission confessed
the need OF more than twenty per cent reduction:
Its congress gave reduction OF less than four per
cent. 1t processes the protection OF American man
ufacturers; 1t has subjected them TO an lncreasnr,
hood OF manufactured goods and a hopeless compe-
tltlon with manufacturing nations, not one OF which
taxes raw materials" Ii claims that the surplus
strates the necessity OF a change; and denounces
republican party for not relieving the people OF
the "cruShing war taxes"
THE TARIFF PLANK
1t says: The democracy pledges itself to purify
the administration from corruption to restore econo
my, to revive respect for law and reduce taxation
to the lowest limit consistent with due regard TO
the preservation OF the faith OF the nation to IT,
ever, that legislation afIectng the OCCUPATIONS of
the people should be cautious and conservative In
method, not In advance OF public opinion, but re-
spons!ve to its demands, the democratic party is
pledged to revise the tariff In spirit OF fairness to
all interests But In making reduction In taxes r.
Is not proposed to in1ure any domestic industry,
1t declares that from the foundation OF the gov
eminent the taxes collected at the custom houses
Such they must continue to be: and that, as MANY
industrious have learned to rely upon legislator
must be at every step of t tha OF a%
capital thus far involved. The process Of reform
tate OF justice.
All taxation shall be limited to the requirements
or economical government The necessary reiuc- |
ton In taxation can and must be effected without
deprivlng American labor Of the ability TO compete
successfully with foreign labor, and without I'm
posing lower rates OF duty than will be ample TO
exist in consequence OF the higher rate OF wages
prevailing In thi, country.
Sufficient revenue to pay all the expenses OF the
FEDERAL government economically administered
Including pensions, interest and principal OF the |
puollc debt-can be got under our present system |
OF taxation from custom house taxes on fewer i'm
ported articles bearing heaviest on articles of lux
ury and bearing lighteSt articles OF necessity
We therefore denounce the abuses OF the existing
tarl, and, subject TO the preceding limitations we
demand that federal taxation Shall be exclusively
for public purposes and shall not exceed the needs
OF the government economically administered
THE INTERNAL REVENUE TAX.
1t declares that the system or direct taxation
known as the 'internal revenue" is war tax and
so long as the law continues the money derived
therefrom should be Sacredy devoted to the relief
OF the people from the remaining burdens OF the
war, and be made fund TO defray the expense OF
the care and comfort OF worthy soldiers disabled In
the line OF duty in the wars OF the republic, and
Tor the payment OF such pensions as Congress may
from time TO time grant to such soldiers, like fund
for the sailors having been already provided; and
any surplus should be paid into the Treasury.
FOREIGN POLICY, LABOR INTERESTS, ETC
1t favors an American continental policy, based
upon more intimate commercial and political rela-
tons with the fifteen republics OF North, Central
and South America, without engaging In any
entanglements; declares for "honest money" the
gold and silver coinage OF the Constitution and
circulating medium convertible into such money
without loss; denounces the Importation OF seryile
labor; and declares that the democratic party
Insists that II IS the duty OF the government to pro-
tect with equal fidelity and vigilance the rights OF
its citizens native and naturalized, at home and
abroad, and to efficiently protect all the rights Of
persons and property OF every American citizen in
foreign lands and demand and enforce full repara-
ton for any Invasion thereof Ii calls an American
foreign policy, declaring that there has been none
under republican rule; and dwellS at length and |
repeatedly upon the treatment OF the IabOrlng |
men by the republican party with relation TO tax
alton.
TRIBUTE TO r1LpEN. |
1t closes with glowing tribute to Samuel J. |
T1lden. |
GEN. BUFFERS PLATFORM.
There was but one descending voice in the COM |
mittee upon the adoption OF the platform and that
came from Ben. Butler, who introduced as a sub |
st1tute platform OF his own. His platform was |
short. Its principal planks are: "That no taxes |
direct, or indirect can be rghtfully imposed upon