Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-09-13

manufactures and thereby increasing the
amount and profits Of home labor. We be
heve in levying our taxes and duties upon
luxuries and those articles, and those alone.
where manufacture needs protection to save
invested capital and well paid labor To
carry out this policy and that Of administra-
tive reform we have placed at our head one
whose acts in the past whose wisdom, integ-
rity and firmness are all sufficient guaran-
tees for the future, one in whose hands the
business interests, good name and fame Of
the country are safe-Grover Cleveland
tremendous applause) Opposed 70 us is a
party that in its national platform proposes
70 make whisky free, but equalizes that in
its state platform by a proposition TO in
crease the ta1 on the whisky dealer, party
which in It's platform condemns those things
called trusts, organizations which limit pro
duction, fix prices regardless Of cost, dictate
the wages Of labor, crush out small
dealers and straugle composition, while
the embodied spirit OF organized Repub-
hcanism, its "unrrowned king defends these
same trusts and declares them to be private
affairs, with which the government has moth
ing TO do, party which revolzes its declara-
tion Of 1884 that the tariff should be revised.
and now processes 10 believe that the difficult
ties under which we labor can be best i,,-
heved by free whisky, and taxing nacessaries.
TINT believes in paying bounties to a few al
the expense of all; that believes in a re-
stricted market rather than that Of the
world, and erecting a Chinese wall around
American industries-this It calls by the high
sounding but delusive name Of protection to
American labor and saving the home market.
This policy is one which renders possible and
invites monopolies and trusts, increases the
cost of living, enriches few at the expense
OF the many restricts the commerce Of the
country and the field Of American enterprise.
1t is policy Of the past. The candidate, too.
is Of the pasta historic name. While the
American people have a great respect for his
toric Names they do not vote for them The
experiment was tried in this state last fall.
when the bearer Of one Of the grandest names
in American history was taught that govern
mental power and official power do not dc
ssend by inheritance in this country. This is
not a campaign Of sentiment or passion. Our
appeal is TO the sober sense, the brain. the in
telligence Of tho American people The cry
Of free trade and British influence cannot
avail against us The issue we present is
clear and well defined Our leader has tho
courage Of his convictions He is one who
dares TO do what he believes TO be right
With such leader and such an issue, and
with full full faith in the intelligence Of the
people, we enteF upon tho campaign with an
abiding eonfdencs that the Chinese wall
which our enemies have erected around
American commerce and labor for protection
OF monopolies and trusts, and that the bearer
of the historic name viii both 20 down before
the oward march Of q triumphant Denoc.
racy. Great applausel
When Mr.. Herricl1 had concluded his speech
be called for tho report Of the committee on
resolutions, which was submitted by Chair
man Gilroy, Of Tammany Hall, aud read by
the secretary as follows:
THE PLATFORM
First-The Democracy Of the state Of New
York, in convention assembled. heartily m.
prove Of the platform adopted by the national
Democratic convention, held at st. Louis in
June last, and in Grover Cleveland and Allen
G. Thurman we recognize tried and true er-
ponents Of the principles therein expressed.
Mr.. Cleveinnd's letter Of acceptance, by its
statement--"W have entered upon no cru.
sade Of FREQ trade The reform we seek To
maugurate is preiicated on the utmost care
for established industries, a jealous regard
FOR the interests of American labor ana a
sincere desire 70 relieve the country from the
injustice and the danger Of a condition
which threatens evil 70 all the people of the
landn-has truly interpreted the Democratic
platform, and in that letter he has clearly
presented the vital issues pending before the
American people
Second-We hail with patriotic satisfaction
the bold, aggressive and stetesmanliigo mes.
sage Of President Cleveland upon the fisheries
question, vindicating tho rights and proclaim.
ing anew the dignity Of American citizenship
We congratulate our country ia that il has q
president who. knowing this right, dares
maintain it.
Third-We commend the efforts q th,
president to enforce the laws relative to I'M
ported contract labor Such efforts have
revealed their weakness and the insuliiciency
Of our immigration laws so far as applicable
70 criminal paupers and contract isborers
and We therefore recommend a thorough
revision Of the laws ID relation 20 such iinlni
grafton and imported contract labor. so that
our country shall not be made the refuge Of
the dangerous and criminal classes of other
lands, shall not be hurdsned with the support
of slleir paupgrs, end that our WorkingmeS