Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-14
CLEVELAND AND THURMAN.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR
PRESIDENT AND VICE.
PRESIDENT.
The Platform OF Democratic Princi-
piles.
Report of Convention gs.

| the 9Th inst, by Chairman Barnum OF the
national democratic committee. Secretary
! Prince read the names Of the temporary
officers. Senator German. c. 5. Brce of
Ohio, and Dawson Of South Carolina, es
cortcd Chairman White TO the chair. The
California delegation gave three cheers
standing for Chairman White. His re
marks were punctuated with applause and
cries of "Hurrah for California; from the
California delegation.
Mr.. White said:
For the first time for period covering
more than "a quarter of "a century the demo
cratic national convention is held while the
! affairs of government are conducted by a
democratic administration. The republi-
can party declared that democratic success
meant national ruin. This doctrine was
repudiated at the polls and the experience
of almost four years has demonstrated that
those assertions and charges were unwar-
ranted and that the people were right in
demanding and compelling radical
change. No public servant ever responded
| to the call of duty more fully or in better
faith than President Cleveland He has
never failed to apply TO affairs of state
those sound business maXims, the obscrv
ance of which is even more necessary in
public than in private station.
| For years il had been generally conceded
| that il was necessary to reform tho tariff.
| The republican party has ever failed TO
suggest any remedy and has universally
| tnWdfIcu Inc cHOIlS Oh the ueHlOtTdCS 10
| afford the necessary relief.
! During republican dominancy many mil
! lions of acres Of public domain passed into
| the hands of corporate and foreign syndi-
Gates formed for the cIeatiOn of individual
| fortunes The obligations imposed as con
| ditions precedent 10 the !nvestiture
of this were pcrsistently violated by the
| bcncticiaries, and those violations passed
UNDECIDED until the democratic administra-
| ton declared 81 forfeiture. In conformity
with the views of the President, a statute
| has been enacted preventing the acquisition
| of lands by those not citizens of the United
| States, and restricting the power of corpora
tions TO obtain title TO realty in the terri
| tories.
For years universal attention has been
! directed TO the dangers of Chinese imnigra-
! ton The advent of hordes OF pagan slaves
| disciplined 10 starvation and Injured 10 un-
remunerative toll has rightly been consider
ed destructive TO the interests of labor and
| a menace TO the republic. The democracy,
unlike its political adversary, has always
! been with the people in this issue. The ad-
| ministratiOn has entered into treaty with
the Chinese empire which must result in
excluding the Mongolans from our shores.
The republican party is struggling for
! life. IL cannot long survive. It's extended
| incumbency was due To the fears and doubts
succeeding the civil conflict.
These forebodugs have been removed by
|
The speaker paid tribute to Mr.. Tilden's
| memory and concluded as follows
| The nominee of this convention Will he
the choice of the people, and if we do our
! duty, the republican party will hcncefor-
ward be unable 60 rctard the progress of
| our c)untry.
At mention of President Cleveland 5 name
! there was a scene of great excitement, all
| the delegates rising to their feet cheering
and waving hats and canes. There was re
newed cheering at the second reference 20
| thepresidcnt' : name and the New York dele
! CATION rose and led in three cheers for him.
The name of rilden was greeted with APP
plause and cheers.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Whites speech,
a resolution was adopted that the rules Of
! the preceding convention be the rules of the
! present convention, subject to modification.
That i'm voting for candidates for presi-
! dent and vice president no state shall be
| allowed 10 change its vote until rOll-call of
states has been made and every state has
! cast its vote.
The states proceeded to make appoint
mcnts for the several committees.
Mr.. O'Bricn of Minnesota said that as
! there was "a contest in the Dakota delcga-
! ton. the only contest before the convention,
| he would move that the Dakota delegates
be excluded from any participation in the
! conventions proceedings until the report
| OF the credentials committee Is made and
acted upon Adopted.
At = O'Clock the convention adjourned
until the morning of the 9th al 10 o'clock
| II was a little after 10 o'clock on the
morning of the 9Th inst. when Temporary
| Chairman White called the convention TO
| order. After prayer by the Rev II. j.
| Green, the chairman announced that Gre
| dentials had been handed in from "a delega-
| ton from Alaska, this being the first time
that territory had sought admission 10 a
democratic national convention. The Gre
dentials were referred. Several resolu-
| tions were reported and referred to the
committee on resolutions.
The committee on rules and permanent
| organization recommended that the conVen-
| ton should adopt the same rules and order
| of business that prevailed at the Chicago
convention of 1851 with the modification
! that no delegation shall he permitted to
change its vote until after the call of states
| and territories has been completed.
/ For permanent officers the following
names were submitted: Chairman, Hon
Patrick \. Collins Massachusetts; secre
tary, II. Ii. Ingersoll, Tennessee; assistants,
Alfred Orendorff, Illinois; L. f.. Barrett,
Missouri; w. W. Scott, Virginia; O. NJ.
Hall, Minnesota: Leopold Strauss, Ala
bama: l.. G.. Rowley, Michigan; John Trip
lett Georgia; T. j. Lingle, Missouri: o.
Newell, Colorado; Il. j. Merrill, Nebraska;
| chief reading secretary, Hon Thomas
Petit: sergeant'at-arms, r. j. Bright;
chief door keeper, Daniel Abbc, St Louis.
The temporary chairman selected Hon.
| Mr.. Barnum of Connecticut, Roswell Il.
| Flower of New York. and John O'Day of
| Missouri, TO conduct Mr.. Collins TO the
chair. His presence upon the platform
was the signal for long and continued APP
plause, the Massachusetts delegation get
| ting upon its chairs and yelling itself
! hoarsc. The enthusiasm was renewed
when Mr.. White, thanking the convention
for the courtesy extended him, introduced
his successor, and it was continued while
| two of the Tennessee delegates carried up
on the platform framed vignette of the coat
| of arms of that state with pictures of the
| President and Mrs. Cleveland, the whole
surmounted by magnificent floral wreath.
| Quiet was at last restored, and then, while
the convention listened in silence and with
carefulnattenton, the Boston congressman
spoke as follows:
''To stand by your favor in this place, so
often filed by the foremost men in our
great party, is a distinction of the highest
character and honor, for which ] am pro-
foundly grateful. We represent in this
| convention more than 30,000,000 of the
| American people. We bear their commits
/ sion To act for them, and their injunction TO
act with all the wisdom God has given us