The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-10
THE pLATtORx.
iho Sammiticc Hears Arguments an,
5s- Then G1fS Down 10 Work.


Then 0etn Down TO Work,
CHICAGO. July 9.-Tha C:mmfttee m
plasiorm alter sitting ill Q O'Clock This
morning reeumed its Resgious at l O'Clock
and heard number Of delegations asking
ior iEsertionso Of plsnke for special Interests,
among thcn the wool growers on VIII; So he.
hall ior an increase oi,ke tariifon wool The
committee Listened to General Fsu!krer
oil Nsw York, Mr.. Covden, Of Ohio and
Mr.. ssockdale, Of Pennsylvania In add.
ton TO the arguments they presented II
demands Of the Wool Gfowsye' Natiop.l
Convention adopted he:s laa. Msy. A
delegation of inventors presented ,ba
claims oi that clasa Of cil,s4as Tor law
Tor their better protection IS az. forth
in tho National Convention Of inventor.
feid here two or three months ago. How.
ard L, Smith, colored, Of b ,ston, on behalf
Of the Sumner National Indepepden,a of
Boston, presented through General Batler
their rtquts's for recognition in Tho nlat.
form q idii civil rights 10 the colore,l race
ss set iorth in the Democratic platform oi
lSL2, deprecating special legislation in do.
pning citizenship, Es such legislation de.
preciales the mnniy sts,us Of he particnisr
nationality 1t llsc,s, and asking The omar.
ahtee e' a ffsu exercise Of the elective Iran.
chlse IN every State in the Union, ]
4 rLArFona spD,poN4lrfrr.
h~S.
AlierheafluS these claims ior recognition
the e'mml!tcs proceeded 10 choo.s a sub-
committee 10 draft q platform. The iolloS.
Jog gentlemen were eisg.td :aAbrsm S,
Hewitt, OF New York; j. F. Ba,lcr, Of
Massachusetts,. J: Sterling Morton, o!
Nebrasks; Il. G, Davis, OF Yves. yireinip;
Major Batke, ot>L,uisians; W,,R. Mo,,;.
son, OF lllinoit; lISary Ws,terson. Of. Ken,
tnsx!; and George D, C,nversa, Of Ohio.
IN. fapTlilsep tIen adlonrusi tili A
o'clock lhts eyuning, and The snb.com mir.
toe began ia work. Becsu,e of a
wide divergence in tie yiews .be.Seen ~ n
the membcrs Of the. sub.commi:.
tee on tho tsyiE ases,icn ain"n.t W..
every shaas ol opinions, from sIrco trade
70 protection being represented, tbc
Tofk Of formulating p'aiorm will prob.
ao'y he long Que, and the opinion is px.
pressed mat two, possibly three, platforms
VIII ne presented to- the full committee.
snould this be the result, the gesaion al the
man eonmittes also win p.obably be I,
long one, and lit.lS hopo Ia exprcssed,by
the members that tho report will be ready
ior presentation to the convention Gsiore
tomorrow, and pcssibly not then.
ras Etsnr wqEa.
AT midnight: the Committee on Platform
bad not completed Its work, having been i
in uession thlr.y.six honls on the satjsc.
o! istiE. A great variety oil propositions
were made lGte this afternoon. Mesry.
Hewitt, Watterson and Burke copslrucse d
out f:hess proPosi!loas tariff pis1k.s Th'a
was tAFen ss c hspls ior d'scussion and i,
Was finally ehsprd 60 a. 10 meet ths an,
proyal Of all the members OF ths rui,.ron,.
iaH.ee, except Duslcr. The plank ss re-.
ported 70 the general committee and
sdopted BY It declared in substsnce as fol.
lows; a ~ = = : -. -
tuht tne netu ol q cnRpge in our larjl
system is made mani!est by exceBaiye re-.
venue that since tho foundation otrtho
government Custom House duties have
ir;niahed 1t its mnin source Of revenue,
this sysstm must 5, continue under 1 Il.
Many, industries have sprung into exist.
ence which depended Tor their continuous
prosperity upon the faith OF the Govern.
ment; that change from bad System 10
q good system ahould not be made precipi.
lately or in any manner likely to iujurs
these great inteieats, but rather 10 promote
their healthy growth. Enough revenue
can be collected from an excise duty upon
distilled spirits and malt liquors and Gus.
toni hpNso duties upon fewer ariluica TO
support the Governipent, psy pensions
and discharge the interest and prilclpsl o!
the public debt, but fortunately tbs ieduc,
tion' 'ol taxation uan be had without hurt tc
tho wages OF labor, ,3Is f;TIl
hi1 plank In tho platform closes by dc
s.-:-s .4at all taxation shall be exclusive
ly tos the public purposss and that n.
more iaIes shall be collected than ,re re
quired to support the, Government econ
omicaily administered. This Is The. ont,
plank In The platform yet adopted Nj
~ #H ~ ~