Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-11
EARLY ENTHUSIASM.
Cleveland and Thurman's NOmina
ton Heartily Ratified.
Rock Island Democrats not slow a
Express their Approval OF the Tick
et--saturday Evenings Meeting.

| utih INV hNSp'SN' ~ 49,
ty committee, Saturday evening, was re-
markably successful in point of attend
ance for the first of the campaign. ant
all who attended gave expression to theil
enthusiasm in such a manner that one
would have thought the hall contained
many times the number of throsts 1t did
Bleuers band was present and added en-
livenmen to the occasion. Mr.. j. nj
Buford presided and upon the rostrum
were a number of representative demo-
Gratis. The first speaker was
MAI. CONNOLLY.
Maj Connolly said this was the first
note of the political contest we are
now entering. The great political par
ties of the nation from this time forth
would marshal their legions to secure the
presidential prize in the grand battle in
| November
The national democratic convention
recently assembled in St. Louis was re-
mGrkable for its representation and for
! the unanimity which characterized Its
| deliberations. From the remotest part
| of the east, the extreme west, the farthest
northern and most southern points. from
| the interior, and even from Alaska,
picked men, the flower of the great ma
| tional democratic party, came to join in
selecting a candidate for president and
vice president. Tariff reform was one of
the questions considered. Mr.. Waters
son, of Kentucky, and Senator German,
of Maryland. in committee, represented
.
ment, the other the high tariff element.
The deliberations resulted in adopting
the tariff plank of the convention of
1884, endorsing the Mills bill and the
presidents tariff message to congress
Absolute free trade in this country is
myth-it will never be known. TO meet
expenses the nation must have revenue.
The most feasible process of raising this
is tariff on importations. Under the
workings of our present war tariff we are
receiving large surplus revenue. The
consumers, the people, pay this tribute.
The democratic party is ANXIOUS to re
lieve them OF this exacton, and hence
favors material reduction as represent |
ed in the Mills bill. The people of this |
country have never known an admins, |
tratIon possessing more honesty or a |
have. AT every point possible, expenses
have been reduced and cut off entirely in
some instances. From the president
down to the lowest official every man
works and Is expected to work faithfully
in what he has TODD. The army of clerks
at Washington no longer come and go at
will, doodle their time away, having in
view principally the drawing of their
salaries. Discipline now is the rule in
every branch of government. Millions
of acres of the public domain have been
rescued from the grasp of the iron willed
This vast empire has been
for the occupancy of this and
future generations. In civil service the
president has made grand fight. In de>
lance and against the combinations of I
greedy office seekers, he has resisted like ,
ldamant their entertainments We have =
IN instance of his honesty of purpose in
,ur midst in the Rock Island postotfice Il
No administration since the close of the e
var has been more generous in granting n
pensions to old soldiers. True, the presi-
lent has in some instances used the veto
DoweT, but he has always given a practi-
al reason for so doing. The executive d
biiity displayed by our own gallant e.
len. Black at the head of the pension >,
apartment has been most satisfactory to
Id soldiers Without boasting-he has
uietly but with celebrity passed upon APP G
'lications which have lain dormant in ii
ONE instances for twenty years in his ~
apartment The old soldiers will always
Dve Gen. Black for his kindness and
generosity to them. In the south, long the
ONE of discord and disorder, prosperity
ow smiles upon the people. Its resources q
+ every nature are beng developed and
Is future is of the brightest, Even the
egroes have commenced voting the dem
cratic ticket. Gov. Clayton, of Arkan.
as, a leading republican, now insists that ~
he republican party made great mis- n
AXE when it indiscriminately placed in
he hands of the negro, the ballot.
No scene has ever before occurred on al
his continent such as the one witnessed to
l the St. Louis convention. From the
.tlantic to the Pacific, from the lakes to oe
he gulf, from the palace and the hovel W
ut one demand was made. That was
rover Cleveland for PRESIDENT With te
plendid enthusiasm the man of integrity, -,
ne man of honesty, was nominated by
lat great body of men by reclamation 81
lot dissenting voice. not murmer was Is
lised against Grover Cleveland. And Isl
18th equal enthusiasm, the "Old Roman" d.
9 he is most appropriately termed, was
ndorsed for vice president, At this in
fusion to Mr.. Thurman one enthusiasts di
C democrat arose in the assembly and tn
aved red bandana which was re- ~
sived with wild applause. Yes, con.
nued the speaker, the red bandana is XII
amer around which every democrat in at
he land will rally. We will fling it to m,
le breeze and its folds will be ample
1ough to bring within it democrats of q"
very shade from every cline. With "'
leveland and Thurman on one national ca
cket and Gov. Palmer at the head of hi
ar state ticket no democrat should 10
aver in this fight. 1t is a grand trio q,
'ound whom we can all rally, confident ot
lat victory must come to us in Novem-
sr.
VIM. MENIRY,
,mocratic candidate for states attorney, mt
as then introduced and said ed
We have met here tonight to ratify the AL
ork of our convention assembled in st. mi
Ouis the past week for the purpose of -
q candidate for president and VIZ
ce president on the democratic ticket
as this convention voiced the senti- Sc
ent OF the democrats from ocean to fo
,ean and lakes to gulf by nominating
Ievelsnd and Thurman The voice of
e leading democrats of this nation have
unanimity said "yes." ~
Grover Cleveland, the Jackson of 'SS, r
arless and honest, always ready to per- ~
run the duty of public servant, while cas-
,lding public office, public trust" pr
IS once more been placed before the ers
mericsn people as a candidate for the dc
Oh office of the president of these as
nited States, which be has so faithfully