St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-09

wrong anu INJURY OF perjury anu cl
fraud, and they are grander to-day in the i
defeat, than men who wear the power at the eX
pense of justice and right TCheers. Thus we
have succeeded in the face of federal power. We
would have succeeded in 1880 but for federal
gold and federal greenbacks, fresh and uncut
from Washington Applause and laughterl, money
earned and held by star route contractors and the
loving friends of venal administration. They
bought the presidency. Fellow democrats, we
want reform, God knows, not only in
the personel in the men, as-well .as in the meas
ures of the government as it is. GCheers. We
want men there whose very lives and whose very
names would be platform to this people. We
want men there who shall in all the departments
OF the government, in its departments of justice,
in its postal affairs, its interior departments,
everywhere shall follow its servants with the eye
of the ministers of justice, and see that every
cent that belongs to the government shall remain
with the government. Cheers. No tribute
shall be demanded, except the tribute that is due
the government; that no assessments upon 100,
600 office holders paid one hundred millions an
nually, five millions to go into
A CORRUPT POLITICAL FUND.
These, we thank God. will be corrected when
the Democratic party shall get into power once
4AAOAS' l@APPAoUS0.J VIC WANT
REAL REFORM,
A reform, my countrymen, that shall mean what
it says and that will say what it means. Cheers,
Moreover, l shall briefly close, fellow citizens it
is not my business, as your presiding officer to-
day,t enuneate anything that shall be embodied
| in your platform, but l wish 10 say one thing
in this great assemblage of free men to your
committee OF. platform, that you will endeavor to
unite upon the basis of principles which we have
advocated for the six years that arc gone, and
! that you will have delphic oracle speaking
with double tongue on the platform, which shall
be named by you. Loud applause. Let the
committee say in our noble vernacular what they
mean, SO that the wayfaring man, though fool,
need noterr in reading it. In doing this we will
declare against the corruptions of the govern
ment that is, we will declare against the enormi-
ties of its system of civil service, its departments
of so-called justc, its postal service, that
ROBBERY IN HIGH PLACES.
by the men in power. It will say moreover that
! the burdens OF the government shall be placed
alike equally and equitably upon all classes of
our countrymen having respect for the greatest
good to the greatest numbers that the hundred
millions of surplus revenue shall not be allowed
to accumulate as a corrupt fund Applause and
:
duction in the taxes as well as the methods of
taxation in country. Applause. But, fell
low citizens, let me say that harmony and con-
citation should rule your councils. There never
was a time in the history of the Democratic
party, when the enemy invites the victory as
now.
The Democratic party, while it may have its
local differences, when the onset Of the charge
/ T,iH ba FOO and rhO ms
nominate, of all the great and good names that
are before you, from the east to the west from
the north to the south. He who stands back in
the hour of peril forsooth his own state, or him
self shall not have received the choice. YEA the
choice of his heart is less than good Democrat,
and hardly patriot in this, country's hour
of peril. The Democratic party is loyal to the
Union. The
BLOODY SHIRT,
in the vulgar parrance of the times, has at each
recurring election been TAINTED in the face of
southern Democrats, and in yonr own face. With
! Logan on the ticket | pre-
sumo it will be again. Blaine hardly afford it.
! ILaug hter. Had he INDUCED much in that
unpeasantness, daughter and appause) they
will endeavor to stir up the bad blood Of the past
! My countrymeu, the war is over fora quarter of
a century and they know it. Why, our boys have
married the young maidens of the north land,
and children have been born to them since those
days applause and laughter.) They viii CON
tinue to 90 to the altar and side by side at dying
! beds they viii talk of that bourne whence no
traveller returns, will lie down and be buried to-
! gethcr Why the boys in blue and the boys in
! gray have slept together for a quarter Of cen.
fury, upon thousand fields of common glory.
Let their bones alone, they are representing the
best blood Of the land, and though differing in
the days that should be forgotten the good men
| of all parties in our country, to-day, thank God,
have united in the great common progress of
our race, to forget the war memories OF the war
| times.
| thank you, fellow citizens, for your aten-
ton, trusting that your forbearauce will be ex-
tended to me What mistakes l shall make
doubtless you will treat lightly and kindly with
corrective head, hoping that success may crown
| your efforts, that you may send ticket to our
country upon whom all may unite, is the wish Of
him whom you have honored with your SURFACES
this day. Long and continued applause.
The Observation-Disclosures Of the Convention {:
There is a further report from the national COM
mittee which will now be submitted for the at
ton of this body. The secretary, Mr.. Prince of
Massachusetts, of the national Democratic con
vention makes the following report on temper
airy organization :nFor temporary chairman, Hon
Richard r.. Hubbard, of Texas; for secretary
Fred A. Prince, of Massachusetts; assistan,
secretary, f. l.. Merrill, OF Illinois, Geo o. Guth
rie, of Pennsylvania, c. L. johnson, of Iowa,
Robt NJ. Bashford, Of Wisconsin, Chas
II. yalandingham, Of Missouri, H. j.
Lynn, of Tennessee, Michael D. Barrett,
Of New Jersey. Reading clerks, 7. o. walker
of Iowa, Thomas $. Petit of Washington, D.
c., n. II. Bell, Of Missouri James b. Morrison,
of New York, II. l.. Bryant, of Delaware. OIL
cial stenographer, Edwin P. Dickinson, of New
York. Sergeant alarms, II. B. Bright, of In
diana.
The Chah-'The question is, gentlemen OF the
convention, upon the adoption of the report of
the national committee, upon the question of
temporary organization, as many of you as are
in favor OF the adoption Of the report viii say
aye, those opposed, no. The motion is unani-
mousy adopted.
Mr.. smalley, of Vermont was instructed by
the national committee to make this report in the
form Of a resolution, the resolution which will
now send to the chair. The clerk read as
follows:
Resolcsd, That the rules of the last Demo
| cratic convention govern this body until other
wise ordered, subject to the following modifca-
ton; That in voting for candidates for pyesi-
dent and vice president no state shall be allowed
to change its vote until the roll of the states has
been called and every state has cast its vote.
Mr.. Grady, Of New York-Mr. chairman, I
offer the following amendment TO the resolution
of the gentleman from New Xork: When the
vote of u state is announced by the chairman of
the delegation from each state IS challenged by
any member OF the delegation, then the secre-
tary shall call the names OF the individual dele
gates from the state, and their individual prefer
ences as expressed shall be recorded as the vote
OF such state. Applause.