Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-05-04

corner. Laughter and chesrsl 1t embodies
q statement OF facts incontrovertibls.
tCheers) 1t deiocalizes the cause of reform.
ana gives TO 1t a language which may Be
spoken alike in New Jersey ana Iowa
Cheers az. cries Of 'goodD; in Massachu-
setts and Texas renewed cheering; Its lace
is set III the right direction. and lis eyes LOOK
upon the rising, not the setting sun. "a iouo
outburst OF spplauss.) Gentlemen. ths Ian
guage OF agitation 10 ons thing applause,
the hands OF construction another thing.
(Applause.l Thanks to Grover Cleveland
CHEERS, the attention or tns country, "ooed
by others long in vain, IS fixed at last
tcries OF good upon a remedy Of real instead
OF imaginary evils. arising ont OF state OF
war; and henceforvard the Democratic
party, which Las been the voice, VII! te-
come me rand OF the people.
But its hands viii DC the hands OF the
builder. nc. The destroyer, and 1t will re-
move The occupants before IL taxes the roof
OF the house. Great APPLAUSE
Fellow Democrats, l bid you be OF cheer
touching tic future Of the party and the
country. Democracy at least Is one with
Itself, AMI though We may sometimes con-
tend anon. ourselves, our contests shall lie
those OF the Romans of old, only resulting
in more Romans. tCheers.l 1t is now the
time for the Republicans to know what II 10
to nave only bait the country. and no leader
a. al. Cheers Gentlemen, two good
Democrats can only understand ono another
thoroughly and love one another entirely
when they have some fun together daughter
snd cDeersI, and this will De suihcien- reason,
If any reason were needed, why l should
present you Senator German, of Maryland
The characterization, | present TO
you Mr.. German. loud cheering)
SENATOR GoRMAN's SPEECH.
Senator German spoke as follows,
of ba
ton. and Democrats. ALL would be out OF
place were found elsewhere than in Dem-
oCraric Convention ,cries Of Good and ap-
p ausel, sanding upon tho Democratic prin-
ciples IS written by Jefferson, snd now being
enforced by the Democratic party, under
the lead of Grover Cleveland. Cheers and
cries of Louder. Well. that is impossible.
Four years ago. at Chicago. the Democratic
party, restatlng its declaration of prirci-
pies, promising, il intrusted with power.
that sectionalism should be wiped out for
ever; that the finances of our government
should be controlled and its tariff SO directed
as not to impair the industries of the land.
but that extravagant expenditures should DO
reduced until we should have Government
economically administered; that the war
taxes placed upon US by the Republican
party should be reduced according to the re-
| Quirements of the Government, but that in
| thar reduction the capital invested in enter
SHALL BE DULY CONSIDERED.
"Upon that declaration OF principles the
party went before the people and secured The
| election of Grover Cleveland.
In the matter Of the reduction Of taxation
he has been honest and earnest in his desire
| to carry out 20 the letter the promises of his
| party: ana when he declared that we were
| now to face the fact of the reduction OF tax
| alton and wipe out this hundred millions OF
| surplus, it was no longer q question, nor
| could it be controlled by claptrap phrases Of
! the opposition, charging US with free trade
| or protection either, but that We stood a.
honest men, as honest reformers, to reduce
this immense taxation ono hundred millions
| per annum. Differ a. you will about the
| phrases. We have presented q statement in
| strict accord with all the Democratic dec
larations that have preceded US.
las Mr.. Watterson well said, IL 10 plat
| form upon which every Democrat in this
broad land can stand. lApplauss.) And il,
where local interests play SO sharp . part,
there is, during the campaign, and during
ths future campaigns, some difference there
will 10 tine same spirit Of tolerance. We will
hold every Democrat to the cardinal princi-
pies of the party, but We will give him lib
erty Of conscience and action on the unes-
sentials. say with such . declaration, and
such a candidate. we will go forth TO battle
against party WHICH is yet well organized.
holding . vantage Of position, of criticising
without making Themselves rssponsibls for
any particular measure. We will not under
tate them; but say to you. with an oppor-
tunity that I have had of communication
the Union, comparing it with the great con-
test We had in 1854, We are better organized.
better united, and think more certain Of
victory" {Applauss)