Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-08
KENTUCKY's DEMOCRACY.
Carlisle Recommend for President-Ed.
itOr Watterson Cheered.


itOr Watterson Cheered
LOUISVILLE, KY, May THE Demo-
cratic State Convention to select delegates
to the Chicago Convention met here to-
day. Chas. Offut, of Bourbon, was chosen
temporary Chairman, and Thos. P. Ca
ruthers, of Newport, Secretary. Boyd
Winchester, of Louisville, was chosen
permanent Chairman. The following reso-
lutions were adopted:
The Democracy OF Kentucky, in convention
assembled declare:
First. We pledge ourselves anew to the
constitutional doctrines and traditions of the
Democratic party as is illustrated by the
teachings and example of a long line of Demo-
cratic statesmen and patriots as embodied in
the platforms Of the National Democratic
Conventions of 1876 and 1890
Second. We do especially renew W our decIara-
tions of hostility to Capitalization, as that
dangerous spirit of eneroachment which tends
to consolidate the powers of the government,
and thus to create whatever form real despot-
ism, with all subsidies to corporations and
grants without consideration OF public prop
erty, ana we again express our conviction of
the urgent necessity of a general and thOrouph
reform OF the civil service; and,
Third. We do especially deny the right of
the government to surrender its taxing power
TO corporations or individuals, which is the
result both of the theory and practice of the
Republican party, and we denOunce the pres
ent tarlt, which burdens the people with ex-
cessive war taxes in time of peace as a mas
terplece OF injustice, inequality and false pre-
tences. We arraign the Republican party as
the creator and defender of the system which
has impoverished many industries to subsi-
die the few, which has prohibited imports
that 1t might purchase the products of Ameri-
can labor and degrade American commerce
from the first to an inferior rank, on the
high seas, which has cut down the sales of
American manufacturers at home and abroad,
q Fnf fur from
agriculture, an industry followed bv half our
people. 1t costs the tax PAYERS five times
more than it yields to the Treasury. 1t pro-
notes frauds, fosters smuggling. cOrruDts Off
clals, enfiches the few by forcing bounties
from the many, and favors dishonest bank
rupt merchants above honest ones. We assert
the doctrine OF the constitution, that all taxa
ton snail be exclusively for revenue, and de-
mand that no more revenue shall be collected
than g required to meet the expenses and OBJ
legations OF the government economically ad-
Fourth. Believing that no geographical lines
should exist in this country as a test of eligi-
bility to any office in the gift of the whole peo-
pie, but that the standard of honesty CONNIE
potency, fidelity and constitutional citizen
snip alone should prevail Kentucky recon-
mends ty the Democracy of the Union for the
Presidency of the United States him whose
elevation to the third office in the nation was
the first step to the obliteration of the strife
OF the late civ war, who was first to lead his
party back to its own national platform of
steauy approach toward removal of the OBJ
structions to trade, the foremost exponent of
all living Democratic principles Of to-day,
Hon. John G. Carlisle.
Henry Watterson was appointed Chair
man of the Committee on Resolutions.
He was loudly called for by the conven-
ton, and when he appeared on the plat
form with the resolutions in his hand the
House rose and cheered him vOciferouslv.
He made brief speech, cOngratulatinp
the Kentucky Democrats on their wis
dom and courage. He reviewed the situa
tion in few eloquent sentences, and then
read the resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted amid great applause.