Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-06-13

ed silver to the monetary plane from whic
it was degraded through the republlca
congressional conspiracy OF 1873, and thu
has ever since remained its conslster
champion. May the announcement 3
made to the civilized world through il
silvery tones of the second unanimous non
ination of the peoples choice for Presider
Grover Cleveland" [Great applaust.]
The Chairman. of the Cor
vention: If there is no objection. and l al
sumo that there will be none, this preser
will be deemed accepted. 1t is solid silvel
and as far as gavel can do it, you wi
have to be ruled by silver" lGreat az
plause.]
RESOLUTION By SENATOR GoRMAN.
Senator German, of Maryland, passed u
the following resolution, which was read b
the secretary:
"I2ssolred, That the roll of States an,
Territories be now called, and that eac
delegation name one member to act as
member of committee on credentials, on
member on the committee on permanen
organization, and one member on the com
mittee on resolutions, and that all resolu
6ns in relation to the platform of the demo
party be referred to said committee wlthou
debate"
The resolution was adopted, after whiel
the secretary called the roll of States, ant
as each State was called the chairman o.
the delegation responded with the namel
of members of the committee on resolutions
permanent organization and credentials, al
decided upon by the various States before
the convention met.
The announcement of Henry Watterson
and of Mr.. Germ an as on the committee OF
resolutions was cheered. After the an
nouncement of the committees, motions
were submitted to throw open the hall
during the recess for the inspection Of visit
ing clubs, and also that seats be provided
during the sessions of the convention fol
all clubs whose members are IN uniform.
This latter motion caused quite q discus
sion, and it was clearly shown to be impras
ticable to carry 1t out. Mr.. Albeit, ol
New Jersey, made the very good point that
non-unifor;ned democrats were as much
entitled to admission as uniformed demo.
Gratis, and the troublesome subject was dis
posed of by referring it to the national
committee. The convention then adjourn.
ed until 10 A. N. Wednesday.
SECOND DAY,-WEDNESDAY.
1t was twenty-five minutes after ten
Wednesday morning when Chairman White
stepped to the desk in the convention hall,
and after looking for moment over the
mass of human beings packed in the hall,
banged the desk with the solid silver gavel
which was presented to the convention the
day before, and said 'sThe convention
will come to order. Take your seats as rap
idly as possible" The convention was
opened with prayer by Rev. J. B. Green,
of Missouri.
Hon. Frederick O. Prince then offered
the following resolution, which was adopt
ed
Resoleed, That the thanks of the con-
vention be presented to the delegation of
Colorado for its gift of the silver gavel, and
that the same be placed in charge of the
national committee for use at future demo-
cratic conventions. Applause.
Business was at once proceeded with, and
a number of resolutions presented relating
to the definition of principles, which were
all read and at once referred to the commit
tee on resolutions. Those which pertained
to tariff reform were heartily applauded.
The report of the committee on credentials
was presented and adopted, and by the re-
port the delegates from Alaska were ad-
mittch. The report of the mittee on
permanent organization was submitted and
adopted and the permanent officers took the
places vacated by those serving under the
temporary organization. Mr.. P. Collins
accession to the chair was the signal CT the
first great outburst of the day, the Massachu-
setts delegates rising and leading in the dem
onstration. Mr.. Collins's address was lis
tened to closely. His voice, while not
nearly so strong as that of Mr.. White, is
clear and his enunciation distinct. His re-
view of the political history of the country
prior to the accession to power of the dem
Ooratic party was concise and we'll stated.
His eulogy of the Cleveland administra-
tion and his expose of the acts and purpo-
ses of the republican party were applauded
at almost every point. His manner and
tone were solemn when, in concluding, he
warned the hearers not to underrate the
strength of their enemies and the disposi-
lion of the opposition. His words were
well chosen, and met the unqualified ap-
proval of the old heads. The element of
The young democracy, which is very strong
in the convention, is deeply imbued with
;he idea that this campaign is to be walk
over, and it was not ill-timed for Mr.. Collins
10 remind them that the coming campaign
will be the hardest-fougnt battle of all.
We regret that we have not the space to
publish the whole address of Mr.. Collins.
We give the concluding portion as follows !:
"The administration of President Cleve-
and has triumphantly justified his election.
1t compels the respect, confidence and ap-
proval of the country. The prophets of
evil and disaster are dumb. What the peo-
pie see is the government of the Union re-
stored to its ancient footing of Justice, peace,
honesty and impartial enforcement of the
law. They see the demands of labor and
agriculture met, so far as government can
meet them, by the legislative enactments
for their encouragement and protection.
They see the veterans of the civil war gran
ted pensions long due them to the amount
of more than twice In number and nearly
three times in value of those granted under
any previous administration. They see
more than thirty-two million acres of land,
and illegally held by the grantees
of the corrupt republican regime, restored
to the public domain for the benefit of hon.
est settlers. They see the negro, whose
fears of democratic rule were played upon
by the demagogues four years ago, not only
more fully protected than by his pretended
friends, but honored as his race was never
honored before. They see financial poll
oy under which reckless speculation has
practically ceased, and capital freed from
distrust. They see for the first time an
honest observance of the law governing the
civil establishment, and the employees of
the people rid, at last, of the political high
waymen with demand for tribute in one
hand and letter of dismissal in the other.
They see useless offices abolished, and the
expenses of administration reduced, while
improved methods have lifted the public
service to high efficiency. They see trau-
qaility, order, security and equal justice re-
stored in the land, watchful, steady, safe
and patriotic administration-the solemn
promises made by the democracy faithfully
kept. 1t is an honest government by hon.
est men. If this record seems prosaic. if il
lacks the blood thrilling element, if it is not
lit with lurid fires, if it cannot be illustrated
by pyrotechnlc display, if it is merely the
plain record of "a constitutional party in q
time of peace engaged in administrative re
forms, it is because the people of the coun-
try four years ago elected not to trust SEN
sation and experiment, however brilliant
and alluring, but preferred to place the
helm in steady hand with fearless, trust
worthy man behind it. Upon that record
and upon our earnest efforts, as yet incom
plete, to reduce and equalize the burdens
Of taxation, we enter the canvass and go tt
the polls confident that the free and lntelli-
gent people of this country will say: "Wel
done, good and faithful servants"