Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-18


| LOUISVILLE, KY, July 49, The
Democrats of Louisville to the num-
Der of 5000, assembled on Court place
this evening for the purpose of ratify-
ing the Chicago nomination. The
speakers were gentlemen, well-known
politicians, aud their remarks were
enthusiastically received. Hon. Henry
| Watterson, speaking of the tariff
plank, said the national committee
which lost us the election of 1880
by running away from the issue Of
revenue reform, is now as it
was then in the hands of
the protectionists. Its power directed
by the fine Italian hand of Mr.. Ran
dali, was put forth to pack the plat
form committee in the late convention.
Through its agency, artfully employ
ed, the Democrats of five southern
states were misrepresented ON that
committee. Hence the disproportion
Ahich appeared in congress between
the followers of Mr.. Randall and
the followers of Mr.. Carlisle and MIR.
Morrison was not maintained in the
committee. The committee was in
point of fact nearly equally divided,
but it Is fair to say and it is true to
say that after the two extremes had
stripped the question of surlpusage.
and had laid down without dis
guise the full measure of their desire
and extent of their demand, it appear
ed that we were not SO far
apart US we had imagined we were,
and there came about a better feeling
and along with il prospect of an
agreement. The result was that the
sub-cOmmltte of eight which made the
PLATFORM, excepting Gen. Butler, ar
rived at final decision which barred
not merely the judge but the hearty
approval Of each of the par
ties to it, When the fight
came in the general committee some
feeling arose and sharp contest was
had upon two propositions, the first
being TO strike our the word "exclu-
sively" from the declaration clause
and The second relating to the the Sc
lection of Il permanent chairman to re-
port the platform to the committee.
II was contended by Mr.. Malcolm HAY
of Pennsylvania, and other protection
lists who supported him that the
word exclusively" was synonymous
with the word ''only." Nobody dis
puted this, but the friends of revenue
reform defended the tariff plank Of
1876 and 1880 and accepted the issue
made by the other side. When tire
vote was taken on retaining the word
Exclusively" it resulted 1877 yeas to l6
nays. Its significance was clearly de-
fined. The subsequent election of Mr..
Morrison to present the report
to the convention ans wcrs the charge
that Mr. Randall had the committee in
the hollow of his hand and got all he
ever wanted or asked for. If he is
satisfied, however, that ends the dis
pute between him aud me. |, too, am
Satisfied. and so are Carlisle, Morrison.
Hewitt. Hurd, Moreland and
those who acted with MS and who
think rs we do. In 1880 false issue
as TO the tariff was precipitaled by the
Republicans late in the canvass. The
Democrats ran away and were
beaten in the coming canvass.
The lines are clearly laid
down. No false issue or new
issue can be sprung upon
us and we are not going to run away,
We are going to stand and fight intel
li9cntly and unanimously and when
the battle is over and won we are 90
ing to reduce war taxes at least $780,
COO, 600, and revise the tariff and re-
duce it to peace basis, under wise
and just application of the prin ciples
unfolded and specified by the platform
adopted by the national convention.