The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-07
A Permanent Organization Effected
this Morning.
The Rules Suspended and Cleveland
Nominated by AcelamatiOn.
The Committee on Platform Tied UI
on the Tariff.
The Convention AdjOurns till 10
O'clock Tomorrow.

platform got together Tor session To-
day. The subcommittee of eleven
which had been in conference until long
after midnight report its inability to
reach conclusion and the committee as
a whole seemed practically where it be-
gan. The question confronting the
members was whether to refer the mat
ter again to the subcommittee or fight it
out themselves in the committee of the
whole or relegate the whole subject for
action to the convention. 1t is freely
predicted in the corridors outside the
convention room that the latter course
would be the upshot and that the con-
vention would have to deal with ma
jortty and minority report from the
committee on platform.
At 1922 the convention was called to
order by the temporary chairman and
prayer was offered by Rev. ]. r. Green
of Missouri, who especially invoked
divine blessing upon the members of
the convention who had been intrusted
by the people of the states of the union
with the performance of an important
duty.
On motion of Mr.. Prince, of Massa-
chussets, a resolution was adopted
rendering the thanks of the conYen-
ton to the Colorado delegation for the
gift of a sill yer gavel, directing that
the same be placed in charge of the
national committee for use in future
democratic conventions.
The chair laid before the convention
credentials of delegates from Alaska
which were referred to the committee
on CREDENTIALS.
Mr.. T. j. Campbell of New York,
sent up to the desk that it might be
read, long preamable and resolution
prepared by himself and signed by a
large number of prominent democrats.
The resolution declared the perputuity
of the republic demands an ca
fOrcement of the Monroe doctrine in
all the length and breadth of that ter
ritorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT by foreign
powers in America be discouraged and
discountenanced by every means in the:
power of the United States govern
ment; that it is highly wise that this
republic should maintain friendly re-
lations with the sister republics OF
Mexico, Central America, South
America and with other home ruled
powers of America; that we should ex-
tend them friendly aid to maintain
themselves and protect themselves
from the acknowledgements from foreign
powers necessary to maintain Supre-
macy on the continent of the republic
of the United States; we should pre-
pareand declare to maintain authority
by every means in the power of great
nation.
Patrick y. Collins of Massachusetts,
has been elected permanent chairman.
General Collins spoke eloquently. He
said the craftsmanship of the conVen-
tion in the past was so filled by the
foremost men of the party that it was
appreciated by himself as a distinction
of the highest character. The young
men of the nation, he said, had heard
more in their time of the clash of arms
and the echoes o. war than of the prin-
ciples of government, so it is no won
der the question is asked and scarcely
there between the two par
| ties?'' The speaker replied to
the query with pithy summary of the
politi al creed of Thomas Jefferson, the
apostle of democracy, and To this Gen
eral Collins added the golden economic
rule that no mOretaXes should be levied
upon the people in any way than are
necessary to meet the honest eXpendi-
ture of the government. True to these
| principles the democratic party had
fought successfully our foreign wars,
protected our citizens in every cline,
| compelled the respect of all nations for
our flag, added imperial domain to our
territory, and insured peace, prosperity
and happiness to all people. False
to these principles the great
federal. wing and know nothing parties
went, down never to rise again, and
now here to-day were representatives
] of the party that had survived all 9TH
ers, a united, triumphant and invinci.
bic democracy, prepared to strike down
forever the last surviving foe, in No
vember. This country has been an
asylum for all good men from over the
earth who flee from want and oppres
sion, who mean to become Americans
but while we invite and welcome Oul
men to the republic, our institutions
cannot change to meet hostile wishes
nor be so much as sensibly modified
save by the peaceful and deliberate &C
ton of the mass of our people, in &C
cordance with the constitution anC
laws of the land, and the man is not /;
true American who, knowing what VI
are, will by word or act, experiment o.
thought, or in any way, attempt Il
weaken the foundations of this splen
did political structure, the republic o
the United States. General Collin
warmly eulogiZed the administration
of President Cleveland, as hayinj
triumphantly justified his election. TIL
democracy now stood on the edge of an
other and perhaps greater contest witt
a relation to electors not held before 70
a generation, that of the responsibility
for great trust of the government
No longer critics but criticised the
were confronted by a wiley, unScrupU
l lous and desperate foe. There woul
be no blot on record that would not b
: magni6ed, no circumstance not tOI
' tured and misrepreSented, no disaI
pointment not exaggerated into revolt
g no class or credit that would not b
h sought to infiame, no passion attempte
y to arouse, no fraud that would not b
willingly perpetrated; but the appeal {
the democratic party is not TO passio
or to prejudice, to class or faction, I
s race or creed, but to sound comma
l. sense interest of intelligence and patT
/, OtiSm of the American people upC
their matchleSs record for tt
Z last four years and upC
2 their earnest efforts as yet incomple
Q to reduce and equaliZe the burdens
IS taxation, the democrats enter the ca
vass. General Collins closed by a
pealing to the patriotic independel
citizens who, four years ago, forsot
k their old allegiance, and who sin
,e that time have nobly sustained the a
II miniStratiOn, to remember that it is
II fatal error to weaken a political orga
h. iZation by which great reforms ha
.h been achieved and risk them in t
n- hands of their known adversaries. T
democratic temple is open to all, and
in council they could not agree in
things, their motto, nevertheless, W;
I'll In essentials, unity; in non-eSsentia
of liberty: in all things, charity.n \
q Collins spoke in voice whit
* although not great in voluu
~. was sufficiently clear and distiI
sr to enable him to be heard in every p
4, ton of the haIl. He was frequently
terrupted with loud applause. His
ference to long and finally success
efforts of democratic party to obti
control of the reins of Govt. being