The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-20
DELEGATES DICTA.
yAs' WORK AT CHICAGO,
correction of Statements In Another
state ,journal-The Tariff Plank too
SarrOw-The Ticket-How Il
Takes iii Wisconsin.

LlrnALD. After adjournment of the
,donal Democratic convention / came
4, this great watering place, expecting
IA 10 return to Texas for several weeks,
1 tbe meantime it is reasonable TO sup
0se that my constituency of the Sixth
ongressional district of Texas, would
H. to learn something of my action in
3eir behalf.
/ Tbe important work to be done by the
Inyention was:
Il First-TO put forth platform of prin-
1nles upon which the approaching Pres
contest must be conducted; and
ISecond-To select the proper candi-
a,es for President and Vice-President,
3~dor whom the great battle must be
Fought. ,. n
iatform was made up by a member
/ am each State. Col. ID. G. Giddings, of
arenham, had been a member of Con-
1ress for several years, was well &C.
NEnainted with leading politicians, and
as. also, sound on the tariff question.
ia was. therefore, unanimously chosen
tvns as our representative on that most
Hanortant committee. After much la
or and long delay, the balloting for
xsndidates in the meantime having been
Np,pendod, that committee reported the
Hhtform, before printed copies had been
i,tributed to the members, and before
Il had an opportunity OF carefully read
&ngit. Col. jfiddings told us that il was
m what he wanted, but that it was the
Iii they could do; that all the commit
u including Morrison, of Illinois, and
PATTERSON, Of Kentucky, had agreed to
except Gen. Butler,of Massachusetts,
#bO would make Il minority report. 1t
true the platform rs reported was
al, but the confusion at the time was
heb that could not get the connection
.lweigh the different parts. | confess
nv great disappointment in the arti-
On the tariff after reading it carefully
next day. our delegation was =
81 in desiring to keep out of the plat
I'm anything fayoring the idea Of pro-
ton. We wanted aclear and unqual-
lid expression in favor Of a tariff for
3yenue only" Upon this point we in
sted that the platform should give no
Uncertain sound. But TO my great sur
4risethe tariilarticle is eXtremely obscure
4nd to my mind, if it means anything,
II goes farther towards protection than
hny platform Of the party heretofore put
Forth. II was, however, evidently too
|ilte 10 make any successful effort for Il
|ehanga after it had been reported as a
TO the convention. AS the
batter now stands, the question OF a
Hluare anti protection tariff is relegatcd
N the next acknowledgements cOnycn-
Hon to be held four years hence.
AS to the selection of candidates for
President and Nice-President, our dele
Z aiiOn were uninstructed by the state
Hey represented. The same was true
Il nearly every other delegation. II
pen became our duty to examine into
-homerits and relative strength OF each
|ominec and TO support the one whose
|annCr would assure victory to the par
a. Success could not he achieved with
Ut carrying New York and two other
|orlhern States, and it was conceded
pat the time had not arrived when any
9pnlhern man could carry those States.
Ter carefully weighing all the facts !
Pine to the conclusion that Grover ClcVo-
|nd, OF Iew York, was the man under
InOm we could best make the fight.
tba sound Democrat, a pure man.
OsseSSln9 iirmnesB, courage and fine
Gecutivo abilities. lie has come up
pom the people, opposed to political
tlgS and tricks, and an advocate of re
Fm and pure government. Around
inall the friends Of good government
'ld tho opponents Of corruption and
fisulle can rally. His record is unas-
'ilable-even rammany had nothing
say against him rs pure man and "a
fmocrat. All that the Tsmmany ring
paid say, was that in their opinion and
4 the opinion of some others he could
|!carry New York. Their opinion IL
pulled to very little weight, when IL is
'rown that they opposed Tilden in 1876
, cn the same grounds,an also favored
4 in. Hancock in 1890 AZ the strongest
ian 10 carry New York, when il turned
|lthey were in error in both instances.
p the other hand stood the fact that
eyoland did carry the State Tor Gov
|fnor by a large majority at late cleo
on, and that Il large majority of the
Pew York delegation, as well as Tilden
tnd Ex-Governor Seymour, of Now
tOrs, urged his name rs certain to- carry
al State, and the other pivotal States
A The North. Ny individual preference
Pas first for Bayard, second for Thur
'ihn-nOhle OLD Romans, who merit the
|ghIs, hOnorS the party can hcStuw;
.N.nWu> evident, that the candidacy
either would hazard the victory when
IelOry We must have. ! became salts
|tdihat with Grover Cleveland as our
candidate, for reasons given above, VIC
'tVlS insured. therefore supported
lnhroughout. The Texas delegation
aIsI were divided in their vote IA was
ease with most of the Oth0r States.
llAslirSt ballot the Texas vote stood
H Cleveland, 10 for Bay2rd, ! for
4au'man and FOR Mcdonald.
u SNOW evident since the smoke OF
4 Wle has cleared away, that Cleveland
'NG Hendricks Is the strongest ticket
baeh could have been made. Here in
Nhconsln the Democratic party are in
zplted with new hopes, and the greatest
flthuSlasm prevails. 1t is confidently
Nalmed that the Germans will vote the
RomoGeraIic ticket, many of whom have
HIelay enlisted under our banner. The
Rrmocrals here enter the fight, feeling
- W aNl"tory in Wisconsin.
ueNlfe To add that the utmost har-
'Mny prevailed among the Texas dele
iuu' Ihey were all in attendance, AZ
IN, aS most Of tho altcrnatos. Itistruc
a ucN uld not vote as II unit for can
n ia'SS ana there were few States who
Ne lhelr views were freely discussed
~'iong themselves, and MS they could
IA "srec' no resort was had to the gang
n ,m, process, but each was
f'hiltcd To vote nrrordinu
Y nlS best Judgment. deny,
a 'sIed by the reporter TO the Calves
Nn news that amy delegate desired to
Nweui ms vote, or sought to avoid n free
X 'u's'on of the merits Of the candi.
a ,; l deny that Gov. Hubbard, MS
49, ~ the. same reporter, sought to
luecal MS vote, or to avoid any discus
Gu Whatever. On the other hand the
%SSshor was ilrBf and open on every
eVsN0n, and all in all reflected honor
n qnhselL our delegation and the state
A ScN% The dcnunciatiou Of the Texas
A 'ffsaA0n, made in the Galveston News
"uly Nth, is without foundation. and
S,NN The least of il is worry unkiud,
WY pains was taken aud no money
Ecu ny tho delegation to property
pEsSont Texas; and | assert, without
lear OF contradiction, that in every
sSSpwt they proved worthy OF tho high
"'ommitted tothem.
j. w. FRRRIs.
--.-..---- -
Al l.. = r..