Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-07

tue Ouurcn factlOn IN DakOta, ana re-
porting no other contests, and saying al
though they understood Alaska had a
regularly elected delegate, no official in
formation had reached them. The names
OF the Alaska delegates then having been
announced, the portion OF the report re-
ferring to that Territory was stricken out.
The question was put. and the report
adopted.
Chairman-Next in the order of busi-
ness is the reception of the report Of the
Committee on Permanent Organization.
Cassidy, of Pennsylvania am in
structed by the Committee to report that
they have unanimously agreed upon
General Patrick A. Collins, of Massa-
chussets, for Permanent Chairman.
After the cheers which came with the
announcement had subsidized, the Secre-
tary read the list Of Vice presidents and
representatives OF eacht State TO notify
the nominees of the result OF the Con-
vention. The report further stated that
the order OF business of the last Ma
tipnal Democratic Convention shall gov
ern this Convention, with the moditica-
| ton, viz: That no State shall change
IFS vote for President or e-President
until the call of States has been COM
RiOtCus 1ut NOHlliitltt lQftntI I6COui-
mends that the recording secretary,
reading clerks, official stenographers and
sergeants.at-arm at the temporary or
ganization hold their respective Offices
under permanent organization. The
report was unanimously adopted.
| Chairman-The Chair will appoint w.
| II. Barnum, of Connecticut; Roswell r.
| Flower, Of New York, and Hon. John
| nJTlou rf Mseoo,rrt NO fa. f<,
escort Hon. Patrick A. Collins to the
chair.
This produced uproarous applause in
| tinued. The gentlemen appointed to es-
to his seat and brought him forward.
When Mr.. Collins mounted the platform
he was greeted by shake of the hand
by Mr.. White, Temporary Chairman,
after which Mr.. White said:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CoNvENTIoS-Tha
you for the favor which you have accorded me.
and for the great consideration which has been
extended to me during the timo have presided
over your deliberations as temporary presiding
officer, take pleasure in Introducing to you
your permanent presiding officer, Hon.
PstrickA Collins. of MASSACHUSETTS,.
This was the occasion for another out
burst of applause. When order had
been measurably restored Mr.. Collins
began his remarks.
CHAIRMAN COLLINS SPEECH.
General Collins spoke eloquently. He
said that the craftsmanship of the Con-
vention, post filled by the foremost
men of the party, was appreciated by
him as distinction Of the highest char
acter. The young men Of the nation, he
said, heard more in their time of the
clash of arms and the throes OF war than
of any principle of government. So it
was no wonder that the question was
often asked and scarcely ever answered,
"What difference is there between the
| two parties ?" The speaker replied to
the query with pitby summary of the
political creed Of Thomes Jefferson,
the apostle OF Democracy. To this
General Collins added the golden
economic rule that no more taxes
should be levied on the people in any
way than is necessary to meet the honest
expenses of government. True to these
principles the Democratic party fought
successfully our foreign wars, protected
our citizens in every cline, compelled
respect Of all nations for our flag, added
imperial domain to our territory and in
sured peace, prosperity and happiness to
all the people. False to these principles,
| the great Federal, Wing aud Know
Nothing parties went down never to rise
again. And now here to-day were the
representatives of the party that had
survived all the others--the united, tri-
umphant, invincible Democracy, pre-
pared to strike down forever the last sur
| viving foe in November This country
has been and is the sasylum for al
the men of the earth who flee from
want and oppression and mean te
become Americans, butwe invite ant
welcome only those whooare friends t<
the Republic. Our institutions canno
change to meet hostile wishes nor bs
modified save by the peaceful and delib
crate action of the mass of the people ir
accordance with the constitution or lawi
of the land, and no man is a true Amer
ican who, knowing what we are, will by
| word or action, experiment or thought
| in any way attempt to weaken the foun'
dation of this splendid political structure
the Republic Of the United States.
General Collins warmly and at length
eulogized the administration of President
| Cleveland as having triumphantly just
| fed his election. The Democracy now
stood on the edge Of another and perhaps
greater contest, with regard to the cleo
ton, than held before for generations
1t was confronted by willy, unscrupu-
lous and desperate foe. There would be
no blot on record that would not be mag
nifed; no circumstance not tortured and
misrepresented no disappointment not
exaggerated into a revolt; no class OF
creed that would not be sought TO in
| fame; no passion not attempted to
rouse; no fraud that would not
be willingly portrayed. But the ap-
| peal of the Democratic party is
not to passions or to prejudice, to class
or to faction, to race or to creed; but to
| sound common sense, the interest, the
intelligence and patriotism of the Ameri-
can people; upon their stainless record
| for the Last four years and upon their
earnest efforts, as yet incomplete, to re-
duce and equalize the burdens of taxa
ton. Thus the Democrats enter the
| canvass.
General Collins closed by appealing to
the patriotic independent citizens, who
four years ago forsook their old afleg.
lance, and who since that time have
I nobly sustained the administration to re-
member that it is fatal error to weaken
tine political organization, by which great
reforms have been achieved, and risl
them in the hands of their known adver
saries. The Democratic temple is open
| to all, and if in council they could moi
agree in all things, their motto, neverthe
less, was: "In essentials, unity; in nor
essentials, liberty; in all things, char
ity."
Upon the invitation of the Chairman
all the delegates named as Vice Presi
dents took their seats upon the plat
| form.
Chairman-G Gentlemen of the Conven-
ton, l have been advised by the Chair
| man of the Committee ON Resolutions
that it will not be possible for them to re-
port to the Convention until O'Clock this