The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-23

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claims of the metropolitan city, and WAS
greeted with loud applause and cheers. lie
thanked the committee for the kind reccp-
tiuu given New York in his own person.
That city, he said, presented, through her
business men, its political organizations,
and all associations which belonged to that
Democratic stronghold, its earnest request
for the meeting of the Democratic conven-
tion at that place. He presented a COM
munlcation from the Business Mems Com
mittee of New York, setting forth
the accommodations which could be afford
ed the convention in Madison Square Gar
den and making generous offers of hospi-
tallty to the committee and of its conVen-
ionCe to the delegates to the convention.
'AS to transportation, said Mr.. Cox, "New
York would stand on par with any other
city, and as to journalistic and tcegraphic
communication, it was far ahead. All the
roads led TO New York as the industrial,
commercial and imperial emporium, for
the Democracy of New York was an i'm
periai Democracy. He did not say that
New York surpassed her sisters in suburban
comfort and sea breezes. But she was the
peer of other cities, not excepting Constan-
tinople itself. [Laughterl
ST. LOUIS TO THE FRONT.
Mayor Francis, of st. Louis, contended
that the convention should be held in the
same city which had been the scene of the
memorable convention of 1875 which had
broken the long record of Republican sue
cess lApplausel He asked that the con
vention should be held in that city on the
banks of the Mississippi, which within
three short months had tendered TO tho Ma
tional leader of the Democratic party such
an ovation as had never been surpassed in
any country. The national gathering of
Democrats was an honor to any city. but
to st. Louis, with the Democratic admins
tration, it would be an honor indeed and
one for which its citizens would feel deeply
grateful. She would defray the expenses
of every member of the Committee, and her
telegraphic, transportation and hotel facili-
ties were unsurpassed.
Senator Vest of Missouri, in seconding
the claims of st. Louis, said that if there
was anything in the location which would
enable the Democratic party to continue
the present honest administration of the
government, no sort of local or personal
feeling ought to interfere. If one grain Of
dust could be put in the balance which
would influence the issue In the comngcOn-
test, that grain Of dust should be put in the
scale by the location of the convention in
any part of the United States. But he did
of the convention in any one
of the cities named would influence to any
degree the election. Chicago had obtained
the last Democratic convention, but his inn
preston was that Chicago had given the
Same brutal Republican majority. Laugh
ter In course Of his speech he declared
that he belonged to that school of Demo-
Gratis who believed that all the offices of this
country should be filled by competent and
worthy Democrats. Loud and prolonged
applause and cheers and cry Of "Hurrah
for David B. HillWl He believed that un-
less there was such an inequality as to rem
der the decision a crime he would give
preference to an honest Democrat over an
honest Republican.
THE DEMOCRATIC HOTEL THE BEST.
If there were two hotels in city be
found it easy to convince himself that the
Democratic hotel set better table and fur
nished a better bed than the Republican
hotel. [Iaughter.l If there were two lines
of railroad, one oiiicered by Republicans
and one by Democrats, he could easily
satisfy himself that tho Democratic road
was the smoothest and the freest from acci-
dents. [Laughter.l An army that did not
reward its own soldiers would come to grief.
The party which did not stand by its own
mon would share the same fate [Ap-
plause He urged that the conven-
ton should be held in q Democratic
city, and deprecated the practice of feeding
Republican cities on Democratic sponge
cakes Laughter None of the surplus funds
of the Republican party went to a Demo
cratic city, and the reason for the success of
that party in the past and its formidable as
pect at present, was that IL stood by its
political localities. He had little sympathy
with the argument that in the selection Of
convention city, comfort Of the Democrats
should be consulted The Democrats who
could not stand two days of the hottest
weather ever invented In order to secure
some Democratic votes was unworthy of
the name rApplausc.l He had canvassed
for tho party when the thermometer was
103' in the shade, and had fattened
every day. The coming convention
would be a short one. Tho candidate
could easily be named. It's duty would be
TO announce the platform on which TO 60 to
the country with the great leader who
would carry the Democratic party again to
victory. The candidate would come from
New York. Why should the convention go TO
that city instead Of TO the imperial West in
order to announce his name to the people of
the United States? He had no word to say
against the crowned States of the Pacific
slope, which to-day were rushing to un-
equalcd empire amid gold and the sunshine
and flowers; he had not one word TO whisper
against that splendid city Of lakes, whose
progress and wealth were unparalleled in
the annals of the country; but in the coming
canvass the Democratic Parry must stand
by its principles and platform and rely on
the innate strength of the Democracy
alone. II thank God, he said in conclu
sion, "that we are in battle array and ready
for what is to come. Our leader has, and
will have in bis hand banner, not droop-
ing uncertainty and moodily, but floating
wide, fair and definite with the principles
of party emblazoned upon it," IApplause.l ]
SAN FRANcIsco's ADVOCATES.
Horatio King, Of Nevada, spoke In favor
of bolding the convention in San Francisco
that the Democratic party would
be greatly benefited thereby He referred
to the hospitality of the people of that city,
as attested by their recent welcome Of the |
Grand Army of the Republic and regarded |
that as in earnest of what might be expected |
if the convention was given to San Fran |
cisco.
Martin +. Tarpey, of California, sub !
scribed 20 every word that had been uttered |
by Senator Vest. If one grain OF sand |
could be put into the balance in favor Of |
the Democratic party, and the gentleman |
could show that by holding the convention
in Chicago, st. Louis, Cincinnati or New |
York, that the grain Of sand would fructify |
and bring forth Democratic fruit in Novem-
Der, he would not stand here asking that
tho convention should be given TO San
Francisco. The Democrats Of California
and Pacific coast had been Spartans in the
cause, and while they hold forth the hnnd
on fellowship 10 their fellow-DemOorats Of |