Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-08

I "that as partlsans Of MT. Gray this morning I we are now and henceforth apostles of Thur man and Cleveland" Tumultuous applause ) l The motion that Mir. Thurman be nominated | by exclamation was put and the convention rose and shouted forth long, loud I and unanimous aye. MT. Thurman was | declared nominated and there was loud 1 cheering. A resolution was adopted deplor- l ing the death of General Hancock and ex- l tending sympathy to Mrs. Hancock. On motion of Mir. Prince, of Massachusetts, Con- gressman Collins, president, and Thomas s. Petit, clerk, were made honorary members of the committee on notification. A resolu- | tion was adopted ''that the National commit tee are empowered and directed te fix the time and place for holding the next national convention and that the basis of representa- 1 tion be the same as for this convention" :" Mir. Dawson, of South Carolina, offered the following, which was unanimously adopted: vResolved, That the thanks of the national Dem ed to the Hon F. Q. Prince, of Massachusetts. who
 PeFl9e of S f Yeas has I and distinguished ability as the secretary of the National Democratic committee.
 Colonel Fellows, of New York, presented g resolution expressing the loss the party had sustained in the deaths of TiIden, Seymour, Mcclellan and Hancock, which was adopted. The thanks of the convention were extended to the officers of its temporary and perma- nent organization. and then on motion of ex- Governor Abbott, the gathering adjourned Ito meet at the polls next November" Press Opinions of the Platform.
 BosTeN, June 7.-Following are comments
 in brief of morning papers on the St. Louis
 platform:
 The Herald Ind. (-The Democratic con-
 vention as a whole has met public expecta-
 tions with regard to it.
 ir oil
 their actions. They have not taken an ex-
 treme step in it. They have acted exactly
 as if they meant to omit nothing in the way
 Of precaution that should aid them to victory.
 If the Republicans profit by their example
 and add to it 8 little precautionary progress they will be wise.
 The Advertiser Rep.) Ut is idle to call the
 Democratic tariff plank compromise. It is
 simply bungling effort to deceive and to
 capture protectionist votes for the purpose
 of inaugurating a free trade policy.
 The Journal Rep.)eThe tariff plank is the
 customary Democratic straddle. with lean
 ing little more pronounced toward the Kentucky side. As
 to the remainder of the platform it is for the
 most part glittering generalities or boasts and afdrmations of a nature so obviously unsub stantial that it is not worth while to refute them. The civil service plank, however, has the merit of being explicit.
 NEW YORK, June 7.-The Herald says of the St. Louis platform: "It is as good plat form as was ever adopted by convention clear, straightforward, without quibble or double dealing.
 The Sun says: "In this declaration the whole elaborate reasoning of President Cleve- lands message against any reduction of the internal revenue is pitched overheard" SPRINGFIELD, June 7.-Commenting on publican will say in the morning: 'If the Presidents message is the correct interpreta- ton of the plank of 1884, then we know ex- actly what that many faced enigma means. It is explicit It defines the issue in a way not to be mistaken and for that reason it gives the party good start on solid ground. But the rigmarole that follows is dull and circuitous State paper of Buchanan's. X In 1884 the Democracy claimed to favor "honest civil service re- form" Now they say we have had it. And so they indorse the Presidents early fidelity and more recent lack of fidelity to that re- form, and we can well believe from the tenn per of the delegates that the endorsement weighs heavier on the lack than on the ful- illment Here is the opportunity of the Re- publicans.
 The Globe Dem. )-Tne platform is well worthy of the splendid ticket nominated and words of praise could go no further. In all it's parts it is Democratic and judicious. x reform to the masthead. The Republican party, whatever its platform expresses, will stake it's political existence upon the mainte- nance of burdensome and unneeded taxes up on the peoples neeessaries. The issue is fairly joined and cannot be evaded.