The Dickinson press., 1884-07-19

After opening prayer the call of states was
continued, MI Mansur of Missouri seconded
the nomination of Thurman of Ohio. Mr..
Powell of Ohio presented tho name of Gov.
Hoadly, VIM. A. Wallace of Pa. presented the
namo of Speaker Randall. A great many
speeches were mad for and against
read the list of candidates in nom
nation, and as it was to have been OK
pected, Cleveland's name met the
highest response, where applause was Law
ishly given to all except Hoadly. Tennessee
renewed the motion to adjourn till s p. M, and
a substitute which instructed the committee on
resolutions to report at that time being accepted,
was adopted without dissent. the convention
having been in session for three hours and q
quarter.
In the evening, Col. Morrison, the commit
tee presented the platform as follows.
THE PLATFORM.
Morrison of Illinois, chairman Of the commit
tee on resolutions, stepped to the platform to
present the report of that committee. His ap-
pearance was greeted with cheers. The platform
was read by one of the reading clerks as follows:
The Democratic party OF the Union through
sembled, recognizes that, as the nation grows
older new issues are born OF time and progress,
and old issues perish; but the fundamental
united voice of the people remain and will ever
remain as the best and only security for the con-
tinuance Of free government. The preservation
OF personal rights, the equality Of all citizens be-
fore the law, the reserved rights of the states,
and the supremacy of the federal government
within the limits of the constitution will ever
form the true basis of our liberties, and can
never be surrendered without destroying that
balance of rights and powers which enables a
continent TO DC developed IN peace and social
order to be maintained by means Of loyal self
government, but it is indispensable for the prac-
tical application and enforcement Of these fun
damental principles that the govern
me ona should pnIitio not n always Frc be y fon tbansa
of administration is necessary as constant
recurrence to the popular will. Otherwise
abuses grow, and the government: instead of
being carried on for the general welfare, becomes
an instrumentality for imposing heavy burdens
on the many who are governed for the benefit
Of the few who govern. Public servants thus be-
of the country. Hence a change is demanded.
The Republican party, so far as principle is con-
cerned is q Renaissance. In practice 1t is an
machinery. The frauds and jobbery which have
been brought to light in every depart
ment Of the : government I'VE 1nIt arc are sufficient
party, vet those in authority, made reckless by
the long possession of power, have succumbed to
Its Gopra9pti ! f,c influence nas;est and %ni have ths PLACED ;nSeaoh IN
dent portion Of the party are in open revolt.
Therefore a change is demanded. Such a change
people was then defeated by a fraud which can
| never be forgotten nor cOndoDed. Again in 1880
the change demanded blythe people was defeated
by the lavish use of money contributed by UNI
scrupulous contractors and shameless jobbers
who had bargaincd for unlawful profits, or for
high office.
The Republican party, during its illegal, its
stolen and its bought tenures Of power, has
steadily decaycd in morality, character, and po-
litical capacity. It's platform promises are now
a list OF its present failures. 1t demands the
restoration of our navy; it has squandercd hun
dreds of millions to create a navy that does not
exist. 1t calls upon congress to remove the
been depressed: it imposes and has continued
those burdens. 1t proposes the policy Of reserv-
ing the public lands for small holding by actual
till now o few railroads and nonresident aliens
individual and corporate, possess o larger area
than that Of all our farmers between the two