The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-07
The Platform Not Yet Given
to the Convention.
CHEER UPON CHEER
The Great Hall Swept by a
WhirIWind Of Enthusiasm.

ST. LOUIS, June 6.-The tariff plank has
been agreed upon by the committee on reso-
lutions and harmony seems to reign again.
As finally agreed upon, it reaffirms the
tariff plank of 1884, indorses the Presidents
message as an Interpretation Of it, says
that his tariff policy is in accordance with
it, and approves the efforts of the demo-
Gratis in the house ''to reduce taxation" as
in accordance with it. 1t does not differ
materially from the tariff plank agreed
upon by Messrs German and Scott and ap-
proved, as they state, by the President. 1t
has now, however, the approval of Messrs.
Watterson and Morrison as Mr.. Morrison
says; at indorseS me, for it puts my con-
struction upon the tariff plank of 1884
which reported, and approves it. 1t in
dorses the Presidents action in accordance
with any Interpretation of that tariff
plank"
INDoRsEs THE REFoRMERs.
It indorses the action of the revenue re-
formers of the house of representatives in
carrying out the Presidents recommenda-
ton on the line marked out by the tariff
plank of 1884, correctly construed, but
while it has the approval of Messrs. Waiter
son and Morrison, it isnot as radical as they
tried to make it, They wanted the tariff
plank of 1854 left behind. They contended
that whether properly or improperly inter
preted, it was four years old, and
that the new tariff plank ought
to be laid flush with the year 1888.
They favored a strong but simple declara-
ton in favor of the Presidents tariff re-
form policy, and the efforts of the revenue
reformers in congress to execute it in prac-
tical legislation
SIMPLY GRowLED.
So when they found that Mr.. Scott, act
ing for the administration, had made an
agreement with Mr.. German, acting for
the protectionists, under which the tariff
plank of 1884 was to be reafIirmed, with
some additions" as Mr. German said, they
simply growled and proceeded to carry out
their ideas regardless of Mr.. Scott. They
p@ptured the organization of the
eommmittee, and might have got
the tariff plank Incorporated in
the platform to be reported by it
had it not been for Mr.. Scott. Mr.. Scott
wants Mr.. Barnum to continue as chairman
Of the national committee, and he wants
Mr.. German to continue as chairman of the
executive committee He wanted tariff
plank reported which would be satisfactory
to thems as well as to the administration,
and the tariff reformers. Mr.. German
found last evening that Mr.. Watterson had
captured the craftsmanship of the COM
mittee on resolutions, and was likely to get
from the committee just such report as he
and Mr.. Morrison desired.
THREATENED TO sULK
He announced that in the event of the
adoption of such a bold and naked resolu-
ton be and his friend would be unable, if
not unwilling, to take any very active part
IN the coming campaign-a campaign whi ch
he predicted would be much more strenuous
and severe than was generally thought by
The Democrats, and in which the assist
ance of himself and his friends
might prove especially valuable. The
committee on resolutions also agreed to
report supplemental resolution indorsing
The Mills bill to be presented to the conven-
ton after the regular platform. Mr.. Cor
man objected seriously to this, although he
terms it unnecessary" Mr.. German says
lie is satisfied with the outcome. MIR. Wat
terson approves it very much. as Mr.. Nor
rson does. The tariff plank and the sup
plemental Mills bill resolution will both be
adopted by the convention tomorrow en-
thusiastically.
WHAT THEY DEMANDED.
conservative tariff declaration was the
demand which Mr. German and his friends
On the committee made. They even reaf-
hrmed the tariff plank Of 1884 as their ulti-
matum. II was not strange, therefore, that
une subcommittee appointed by the COM
Hittee talked until three o'clock this morn
ing without bringing the parallel lines to-
gether. When they had reported to the
committee this morning that they had only
agreed to disagree they began again at the
ueglnning and talked It all over again.
Meanwhile Mr.. Scott had seen the differ
eht members of the committee and
rad impressed upon them, first,
mat the President approved the
Tariff plank which Mr.. German had
agreed TO; second, that it was necessary to
Keep Mr.. German and Mr.. Barnum where
..ney were in the management of the party.
Al Consequence Mr.. Watterson first lost his