The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-21
THE DOORS OPEN.

such as Gresham or no ham," evidenciug
unbounded enthusiasm for Gresham.
THE DOORS OPEN.
CHICAGO, June 19.-There was no indi-
cation in the hall of the great crush out
side while delegates and those who held
seats were being admitted and directed to
their seats. The doors were not opened
until all of the interior arrangements were
completed, and the crowd was kept wait
ing until two large bouquets of flowers
and floral shield were being nailed upon
the chairman's desk, which bears in Greek
letters this inscription:
james A. Garfield was nominated from
this desk in 1880, and James G. Blaine
was nominated from this desk in 1884,"
The air of the hall is delightfully."- cool,
and, although a large number of spectators
as they come in have fans in
their hands, they find no practical use for
them.
Mr.. Thurstop, of Nebraska, arrived with
members of the committee from his
state, and took seat on the stage Just
back of the chairman's desk, which he was
soon to occupy as temporary presiding
officer of the convention.
Mr.. Thurston is a smallish man, who
wears glasses and is dressed in sombre
black.
As General Fremont entered the hall
he was greeted with round of applause,
and the cheers we're the first genuine
demonstration of the morning. He was
escorted to seat on the platform, where
he provoked further outburst of APP
plause by meeting Fred Douglass as he
came to a seat beside him and shook
him by the hand. Carson Lake, of the
national committee, came upon the pat
form just before the convention was called
to order, and brought with him two hand.
some gavels, one Of them merely pol
ished and intended for hard pound.
ing. The other was a more pretentious
affair, intended as agift to the temporary
chairman. 1t was richly chased in gold,
and had engraved upon its several gold
bands the names of Washington, La
fayette, Graut, Lincoln, Garfield and
Logan.
Precisely at 1871 o'clock
THE GAvEL OF CHAIRMAN JONES,
chairman of the national comm ittee,
sounded sharply upon the mahogany
desk, and the republican convention of
1883 was formally opened.
The chairman introduced Rev. Frank
W. Gunsalases, of Plymouth Congrega-
tionsl church, of Chicago, who opened the
proceedings with prayer.
At the conclusion of prayers, Chairman
Jones announced that the secretary, Mr..
Fessenden, of the national committee,
would read the call for the convention
issued by the national committee. Al
lus1ons in the call to the position of the
party upon the tariff question, to the de-
termination of the party to have fair
election and honest count, and to other
salient points, were warmly applauded by
the convention.
Upon the conclusion of the re ading OF
the call, Chairman Jones stepped to the
front of the platform and addressed the
convention.
CHAIRMAN JONES' SPEECH.
The republican party may we'll be con
here assembled, upon the suspicious pros
Cleveland and his southern allies, the
democrat party has thrown off the dis
guise in which it has heretofore fought its
battles in the northern states, and has
boldly declared for British free trade and
against American protection. This
avowal has caused much adulation in GER
tain sections of this country and
ell of England, which has
from the beginning, been
hostile to the industrial progress of the
United States. But it has fallen heavily
upon the ears of the patriotic portion of
the democratic party. However, we must
not expect that this is the end of the dis
honest pretenses. Deceit, fallacies and
hypocrisy will again be resorted to
and practiced. Therefore, we should have
platform based upon true republican
principles, free from equivocation or am
biguity, and should nominate candidates
who are the embodiment of these princi
Piles. The founders of this govern
ment saw that it was absolutely
essential for self preservation
that the original thirteen state;
should become united for the purpose Of
protection and defense against alien acts
and influences, as well as for economy anC
self-government. One of the first acts Of
the federal government was to provide fol
revenue and the protection of the indus
trial interests of the country. All oul
early presidents, from Washington tt
Jackson inclusive, advocated tariff fol
revenue and for protection. All of thu
great and patriotic statesmen of thos'
days coincided in this policy. The tariff
que stion was not considered ont
embracing solely or chiefly manu-
facturers' interests, but on
which broadly embraced the social con
dition of the laboring classes, and thu
mutual interests of all home producers IL
the home market. The British, whC
shouted free trade, protected themselve
against all competition until they wer,
masters of the commercial world, and the.
realized that the United States, with it
great natural advantages, and by tn
moderate use of the same means, was be
coming formidable rival. 1t was onl,
when Great Britain perceived something
of the future of her American rival tina
she attempted to regain that control owe
this country by artifice which she was I'm
able to hold or reclaim by force of arms
After relating the history of the alleged
alliance of the south with English manu-
facturers under the administration of Va
Buren,, Polk, Pierce and Buchanan, Chair
man Jones continued: The republican
party vanquished the democratic party
passed homestead law, destroyed SLAYER!
elevated the "mud sills," restored credit
.I.z-.ad tha countru and started IL M