Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-08

K Republican party is 10 meet and exhsus;
0y extrsvsg.nt appropriation, whether
constitutional or not, the accumulation
OF exsrsvagant tsxstion. The Democratic
policy is to enforce ugsIity in public
expenses and abolish unnecessary tsx.-
ton. Our established domestic industries
snd enterprises should not and need not
be endangered bya correct reduction OF
the burdens Of t.xstion. On the con.
trary, fair and careful revision OF our
tax laws, with due allowance for the diff
ference between the wages Of American
snd foreign labor must promote and en-
courage every branch OF such industries
and enterprises by giving them assurance
of an extended market and. steady con-
tinuous operations. In the interests Of
American labor, which should in no event
he neglected, the revision Of our tax
laws contemplated by the Democratic
party should promote the advantage Of
such labor by chespening the cost of the
necessities Of life In the home OF every
workipgman and at the same time secur-
ing to him steady and remunerative EN-.
plovment.
Upon the question CT tariff reform Sc
closely conforming to every phase CT oul
nstiCnsl life and upon every question in
volyed in the problem of good govern
mcpt the Democratic party submit its
principles and professions to the intelli
gent SURFACES Of the American pee pie.
Secretary Thomas S Petit of the con-
vention during the reading of the report
OF the committee on resolutions was fire.
quently compelled to stop for several sec
onds while the convention appIauded the
significant passages in the platform
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when the opening sentence which reaf-
trmed the utteranCes Of the tariff plank
! In the platform OF 1884 WAS read, Blu,
when that which followed, endorsing the
| Presidents mess sge and declaring that It
correctly Inter- reted that plank, wa
read, the COZ ven'io fairly rose to It's feet
and cheered wi!cly for few moments.
| Upon the completion Of me reading CT
the platform Mr.. Wstterson said: "Mr.
Chairman and Fellow DemocrRts-We
bring TO you the platform upon which
| Democrats may stand without feeling
/ away from home. 1t embraces the declR-
ration Of the principles to which Demo-
Gratis may subscribe without looking
around the corner. 1t embodies state
ment OF facts lncontroveruble. 1t de-
! loCslizas the cause of reform and gives to
! it language which may be spoken alike in
New Jersey sEd lows; In Massachusetts
and Texas. Is face Is set in the rig1t
direction and i s eyes look upon the rising
not the setting sun.
"GeDtlemen, the language Of ngi stion
is one thing tie hands of Construction
is another. Thanks to Grover Cleveland
the attention Of the country, wooed by
others so long il vain, Is fixed st last tC
the remedy OF the real instead OF the
imaginary evils arising out of state Of
war; aud heEceiorth the Democratic party.
which has been the voice, will become
the hand Of the people; but Its hands will
be the hand of builder, not destroyer;
and it will remove the occupants before
1t takes the ro OF f the house.
| democrats. | bid you be OF good
cheer, toachn the future Of the party
and the country. Democracy st least
is one u tn itself, and though
we msy 81 sometimes contend among
ourselves, or contests shall be those Of
Romena Of Id, only resulting in more
Romans. Great cheers 1t is now the
time OF the Republicans TO know what #
| is to have My half 8 country and no
leader ct all. Gentlemen and GOOD Dem
oCrats can only, understand one another
thoroughly ana know one another entirely
when they have had some fun together,
and this will be 81 I'll Gent reason, If res
son were ne eded, why I should present
u Senator German Of Maryland. Mr
Chairman, gentlemen, present to you
Mr.. Gormsu."
GoRMAN's SPEECH.
| "Mr. President, gentlemen OF the con
vention ard Democrats all, would be
! out Of place We're | found elsewhere than
in Democratic convention, standing
upon Democratic principles ss written
BY j. f rson and DOW being Ell forced Oy
the Democratic party under the lead OF
Grover Cleveland Fur years ago, at
Chicago, the Democratic psrty, reststine
Its declaration OF principles, promising, il
entrusted with power, that seCtionsllsm
should be wiped out forever; that the
finances Of our government should be SO
controlled and it's tariff directed not
to impair the brilliant industries OF
the land, but that extraysgsnt expendi-
lures should be reduced until we would
have government economically admins
tered, and that the war taxes placed upon
US by the Republican party should be re-
drced according to the requirement of the
government, but in tast reduction capital
invested In enterprises, snd labor en-
ployed"
At this point the remarks of Senator
Gormsn, were interrupted by great
confusion in the rear Of the hall
Senator German resumed his remarks
ss follows: "Upon the declaration Of
principles thus made at Chicago we went
before the people, and the result was the
election Of Cover Cleveland. In the
matter OF the reduction OF taxation he has
been thus honest and earnest and
with desire to carry out 10 the letter
the promises Of his party, and when he
declared that we we're now to fsce the
fact Of s reduction OF taxation and wipe
out this hundred million of surplus it was
no longer 3 question, nor could it be
controlled
BY CLAPTRAP PHRASES
OF the opposition cbarg ng us with free
trade or protection either but that we
stood IS honest men, as honest reform
ers, to reduce this immense taxation Of
500, 100000 per nnnum. Dlf-r SIS
you will about phrases, we have pre-
sensed platform in strict accord with
all Democratic declarations that have
proceeded us. As Mr.. Wstterson has
| we'll esid n ia rlatform unoo uhich