Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22
ST. LOUIS CONVENTION.
A Summary of the Work Done
by the National Democracy.
Cleveland For President and Thur
man For Vice-President.

ing Congressman Patrick Collins, of Massa-
chusetts, Permanent Chairman. After an
address by the Chairman a resolution of sym
patty for General Sheridan in his illness was
passed Mrs. E. A MeIriwether spoke for a
few minutes on women's rights, and then the
States were called for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for President. Daniel
! DOugherty, of New York, in short speech,
nominated Grover Cleveland, saying that he
gave the convention a name entwined with
! victory"
The Convention broke into the widest en-
thusiasm at the close of Mr.. DOugherty s
| speech Hats were waved and thrown into
the air, bandanas streamed out all over the
| hall, and the delegates jumped on their
| chairs and cheered madly. a picture of
! Cleveland in the White House was uncovered
on the east wall, and the bands PLAYED Hail
| to the Chief" The cheering lasted twenty
| four minutes The nomination was seconded
! by number OF delegates. Upon their mo-
| ton Grover Cleveland was nominated by &C
| clamatiOn, and the Convention adjourned
until the following morning.
/ Soon after the Convention opened on the
| third and last day the Committee on Resolu-
! tions reported with one dissenting voice
that of Edward Cooper, of New York. The
| platform presented by the Committee was
adopted unanimously, and is as follows:
THE PLATFORM.
The Democratic party of the United States
in National Convention assembled, renews
the pledge of its fidelity to Democratic faith
and reaffirms the platform adopted by its
representatives in the Convention of 1884,
dent Cleveland in his last earnest message
to Congress as the correct interpre-
tatiOn of that platform upon the
question of tariff reduction; and also
indorses the efforts of our Democratic repre-
sentatives in Congress to secure a reduction
of excessive taxation Chief among its
principles of party faith are the maintenance
of an indissOluble union of free and indie
its second century of unexampled pro-
gress and renown devotion to a plan
of government regulated by writ
ten constitution strictly specifying
every granted power, and expressly
reserving to the States or people the entire
ungranted residue of power: the encourage
ment of a jealous popular vigilance directed
to all who have been chosen for brief terms
to enact and execute the laws, and are
charged with the duty of preserving peace
ensuring equality and establishing justice.
The Democratic party welcome an exact
ing scrutiny of the administration of the ex-
ecutive power which four years ago was
committed to its trust in the selection Of
Grover Cleveland President of the United
States, and it challenges the most searching
scruting concerning its fidelity and de-
vOtiOn to the pledges which then in
vited the sutfrages of the people. During
most critical period of our financial
the anomalous condition of our currency and
public debt unmatured, it has, by the
adoption of a wise and conservative course,
not only averted disaster, but greatly pro-
NOTED the prosperity of the people. 1t has
reversed the imprOvident and unwiSe policy
If the Republican party touching the
public domain, and has reclaimed from cor
pOratiOnS and SYndica ties, alien and dOmeS-
one hundred millions Of acres of valuable
land to be sacredly held as homesteads for
our citizens While carefully guarding the
interest of the people and conforming
strictly to the principles Of justice and equal
ity, it has paid out more for pensions and
bounties to the soldiers and sailors of the
Republic than was ever paid before during
an equal period.
1t has adopted and consistently pursued
firm and prudent foreign policy, preserving
peace with all nations while scrupulOusly
maintaining all the rights and interests of our
own Government and people at home and
abroad.
The exclusion from our shores of Chinese
laborers has been etfectually secured under
the provisions of treaty, the operation of
which has been postponed by the action of a
Republican ma iority in the Senate.
Honest reform in the civil service has been
inaugurated and maintained by President
Cleveland, and he has brought the public
vice to the highest standard of efficiency, not
only by rule and precept, but by the exam
pie of his own untiring and unselfish adj
ministration of public affairs. In every
branch and department of the Government
under Democratic control, the rights and the
welfare of all the people have been guarded
and defended: every public interest has been
protected, and the equality of all our citizens
before the law, without regard to race or
color, has been steadfastly maintained
Upon its record thus exhibited and upon
the pledge of a continuance to the people of the
benefits of a good Government. the National
Democracy invoke a renewal of popular trust !
by the re-electiOn of a Chief Magistrate who |
has been faithful able, and prudent. They
invoke in addition to that trust the transfer to
the Democracy of the entire legislative power /
The Republican party controlling the SEN /
ate and resisting in both Houses of Congress |
a reformation of un just and unequal tax
war and are now undermining the abund- |
ance of long peace, deny to the people !
equality before the law and the fairness and /
the justice which their right. Thus .
the cry of American labor for a better |
share in the rewards of industry |
is stified with false pretences, enterprise is
fettered and bound down to home markets,
capital is scouraged with doubt, and IN
equal. unjust laws can neither be properly .
amended nor repealed.
The Democratic party will continue with
all the power cOnfided to it to struggle to re-
form these laws in accordance with the
pledges of its last platform, Endorsed at the
ballot box by the SuffrageS of the people.
OF all the industrial freemen of our land,
an immense majority, including every tiller
of the soil, gain no advantage from ex-
cessive tax laws: but the price of nearly
everything they buy is increased by the
favOritism of unequal system of tax legiS-
latiOn. All unnecessary taxation is unjust
taxation. 1t is repugnant to the creed of
Democracy that by such taxation the cost
of the necessaries of life should
be unjustifably increased to all our
DeODle Judged by Democratic DrinciD es