The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-07
THE CONVENTION OF 1884.
Cleveland and Hendricks Named
es the Winning Ticket at Last.

Cleveland and Hendricks Named
as the Winning Ticket at Last.
From the ST. Louis Republic.
The Democratic national convention OF
1854 met at Chicago on July S. In the
preliminary canvass in the several states
The names of Samuel j. Tilden, Thomas
F. Bayard, Joseph E. Mcdonald, Thomas
A. Hendricks, Samuel j. Randall, allen G
Thurman, John G. Carlisle and Grover
Cleveland were mentioned in connection
with the administration. The admirers
of Mr.. Tilden we're numerous, but few
weeks before the meeting of the conven-
ton he positively announced that the state
of his health would not permit of his &C
ceptance of the nomination. The New
York state convention for the election OF
delegates to the national convention in
structed the delegation from that state tC
support Grover Cleveland and to vote as
unit. When the convent n met the
delegates representing Tammany hal
were opposed to Cleveland, but, under the
operation of the unit rule, they were
forced to vote for him. Elk
Governor Richard B. Hubbard, of Texas
was the temporary chairman of the ma
tional convention, and William F. Villas
of Wisconsin, was the permanent chair
man. George Gray, of Delaware, pre-
scented the name of Thomas F. Bayard tt
the convention. Thomas A. Hendrick
nominated Joseph E, Mcdonald. Johl
W. Breckenridge, of California, nominated
Allen G. Thurman. j. A. Mckenzie, o
Kentucky, nominated John G. Carlisle
Daniel j. Lockwood, of New York, nomi
mated Grover Cleveland. Thomas F
Grady, of New York, speaking for tn
Tammany delegates, opposed Mr.. Cleve
land, saying that the Irishmen, Catholic
and laboring men of New York were op
posed to him. Thomas E. Powell o
Ohio, nominated George Hoadly, thel
governor of Ohio, now a resident of NeV
York. VIM. A. Wallace, of Pennsylvania
nominated Samuel j. Randall. A numbe
of speeches were made seconding tn
nominations, and on the evening of tn
third day, when the platform was re
ported, new contest was iuaugurated lie
by Benjamin F. Butler on behalf of hig
tariff, and VIM. R. Morrison in favor of
revenue tariff.
THE PLATFORM,
as reported by William R. Morrison, chail
man of the committee, contained anon
other things the following:
THE democratic party pledges itself t
purify the administration from corrup
ton, to restore economy, to revive re
spect for law and to reduce taxation t
the lowest limit consistent with due re
gard to the preservation of the faith G
the nation to its creditors and pensioner
Knowing full well, however, that legisla
ton affecting the operations of th
people should be cautious and conserve
tive in method, not in advance of publ
opinion, but responsive to its demand
the democratic party is pledged to re
wise the tariff in spirit of fairness to a
interests. But, in making reduction
taxes, it is not proposed to iniure any dc
nestle industries, but rather to promo
their healthy growth. From the POUNDS
tion of this government taxes collecte
at the custom house have been tt
chief source of federal revenue. Sue
they must continue to be. Moreove
many industries have come to rely upo
| ltRlSldIlOu lOE buCCOSblul
that any change of law must be at ever
step regardful of the labor and capt.
thus involved. The process of the reforl
must be subject in the execution to tn
plain dictate of justice. All taxation sha
be limited to the requirements of econC
mical government. The necessary redu
ton in taxation can and must be effecte
without depriving American labor of Il
ability to compete successfully wit
foreign labor, and without imposing low
"a ties of duty than will be ample to Gov
any increased cost OF production whic
may exist in consequence of the high
rate of wages prevailing in this cOuntr
Sufficient revenue to pay all the expens
of the federal government economical
administered, including pensions, intere
and principal of the public debt, can
got under our present system of taxatiC
from custom house taxes on fewer il
ported articles, bearing heaviest {
articles of luxury and bearing lightest @
articles of necessity. We therefore d
nounce the abuses of the existing tart
and, subject to the preceding Limitation
we demand that federal taxation shall
exclusively for public purposes, and sht
not exceed the needs of governme
economically administered.
The system of direct taxation, know
as the "internsl revenue" is a war ts
and, so long as the law continues, t
money derived therefrom should
sacredIy devoted to the relief of the pc
pie from the remaining burdens of t
war; and be made fund to defray the e
pense of the care ard comfort of wort
soldiers, disabled in line of duty in t
wars of the republic, and for the payne
of such pensions rs congress may fro
) time to time grant to such soldiers, Ii
fund for the sailors having been alrea
provided, and any surplus should be pa
} into the treasury.
We believe in honest money, the &c
and silver coinage of the constitution, a.
circulating medium convertible in
such money without loss.
We oppose sumptuary laws which v
the citizen and interfere with individu
liberty.
We favor honest civil service refor
and the compensation of all United Stat
officers by fixed salaries; the separate
of church and state, and the diffusion
free education by common schools,