Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-06
Getting Ready to Nominate
Cleveland and Thurman.
Temporary Chairman White Addresses the
National Democratic Convention.
Wrangle in the Committee Room Over
the Full Endorsement OF the
Administration.

ST. Louis, June 5.
/ The democratic national convention as
sembled at noon. Chairman Barnum, after
calling to order, introduced the chaplain
Bishop Granbury.
Temporary Chairman White of CalifOr.
mia, was then announced. Senators German
of Mary land, and Dawson of South Carolina,
were appointed TO escort Chairman White to
the chair. The California delegation gave
three cheers. standing, for White. His re-
marks were punc;uated with applause and
cries of "Hurrah for California" from the
California delegation. He spoke as follows
Gentlemen Of the Convention Profound
ly grateful for the distinction just conferred
upon me, am nevertheless conscious that
have been chosen for this position because ot
your appreciation of that important section
of our common country whence | came.
Can assure you that those VIII ,m l III part
r present, will regard with satisfaction the
| recognition which they have just received,
not because vt any uncommon ability or i'll
| fueLce of mine, but for the reason that this
| Is the only time i'll the history Of our nati0n-
al convention ON which the Pacific slope has
/ been accorded such all honor
/ California was acquired under democratic
rule. 1t became commonwealth uAder
democratic auspices. 1t is, therefore, fitting
| that the best OF this favor should emInatt
| from an organization whose patriotism and
courage gave her to the American Union,
AID that party should be first to press for
ward with parental fondness the children oi
! those who Knocked and Gid not knock IN vain,
for admission of privileges to statehood
| congratulate you hot merely as demo-
Gratis, but as American citizens Oh the eh-
couraging circumstances which attend the
ausuration of our proceedings. For the
first tine for period covering more tha4
| Il quarter of Il century, a democraIlc national
convention is held while the affairs OF gov
ernnIent are conducted by II democrat C ad-
minstratlon. Up to the late presidential
election, the republican party declared that
democratic success meant national ruin, and
that, whatever might be said of the crimes
aud transactions of those then i'll auth Jrity,
yet to no other keeping could the welfare of
the United States be safely c0ntided This
doctrine was repudiated at the polls and the
experience of almost four years has demon
stIated that those assertions and charges were
UNIV arranted and that the people were right
Ia demanding and compelling radical
| change.
The platform of principles adopted at cur
last national convention prescr. bed with ac-
curacy the rules of conduct which shouli
control government action. Grover Cleve-
land was selected by that convention as the
man whose trmness, ability, Integrity and
statesmau-like qualities enabled him to un-
dertake the task of carrying out the great re-
forms thus suggested by the organization to
whose tenets he had ever been ready TO yield
compliance. No public servant ever re-
sponded to the call of duty more fully or in
better faith than our honoted President.
IN, t.I IL
the necessity for reform has failed to sug-
gest any remedy and has universally thwart-
ed the efforts of the democracy To afford
needed relief. The present administration
has realized the promises made by the dem
ucratic convention of 1854. 1t has sought TO
reduce taxation and tighten the burdens of
! the people and to reduce the revenues SO a.
to prevent undue accumulation in the treas
ury. 1t has at the same time taken the re-
quisite steps to foster and protect domestic
industries. Ii has discouraged the central
izatiun of wealth aud has enabled, SO far
as circumstances would permit, those i'll
the less favored circumstances of life to ell
Joy the benefits of their exertions. In other
words the democratic administration has set
its utmost endeavOrs to carry out the plat
form on which our great reform victory was
achieved. If the tariff has not been modi
fed it is because of republican OBJ tructh
The existence of an enormous surplus IN
the treasury threatens the industry of tie
country, and is a constant source of injury
to the consumer and men of moderate means
who find it difficult to obtain monetary as
sisrauce, because of the withdrawal of a
large portion Of the circulating medium.
| This unfortunate situation is directly attrlb-
utoble to the policy of the republican party,
whose ain. has ever been to encourage and
enrich monopoies and to ignore the interests
| of the masses.
| During republican dominance many mil
lions OF acres of the public domain passed
iuto the hands o: corporate AMI fo. eigu syn
dicates, formed for the creation of indiyid-
ual fortunes. In conformity with the views
OF the President, a statute has been enacted
preventing the acquisition of lanls by those
not citizens of the United States, aud re-
strlcliug the power of corporations TO obtain
IA title to reality in Territories. If the pre-
ceding republican administration had adopt
ed the present democratic policy there would
have been preserved as homes tor settlers
locating in good faith immense tracts Ut fer
tile sol now IN the hands OF corporations and
| foreign spectators.
| Universal AT. eut.on has been directed to
the Chinese immigration. The advent of
| herds of pagan slaves has rightly been con-
siiered destructive TO the interests of Labor
and n.Lac. to the republic. The DENT c.
racy, utl.ke its political adversary. has al
Ways been with the people ON this issue.
| This administration has entered into treaty
with the Chinese-eml,re, whCh must result
| in excluding the mongrels from our shores.
1hus, alter repeated republican failures,
we reach successful settlement of the ques-
! zion.
Suffice it to say that the reelection of Gro
yer Cleveland is demanied by the patriotic
sent ment OF the land. The republ.ca part,
! Is struggling for lite. 1t cannot l.. u
vive. It, extended incumbenc, was Due To
the fears and doubts succeeding the civ,I
conflict. Those forbodihgs have been re-
moved by time and thought, and honest opil-
ION, in spite of illegal force openly used. not
w,thstan iing crimual efforts IN defeating the
public will. as expressed at the ballot o =
! mas driven unworthy seiv wants from Offc' a'1
has summoned to power an administration to
which no stain or suspicion has ever been at
tached. This was done when the world
doubted whether free government could be
maintained here and whether our citizens
were struug enough to control the agents OF
their own selection who defed the pa"er OF
thue from whom their authority proceeied
IL was accomplished, despite the perpetua
ton OF crlme against the electoral fran
chise, which deprived the democracy of tbs
fruits of victory, and the whole people o.
the services of that great statesman and trut
American, Samuel }. Til1en.
Unable to reins,ate themselves on any mer
itorious issue, these corrupt politicians, wht
see that their transgressions have driver
them from office, seek restoration to au
thority by endeavoring to reanimate the bur
led issue of a past generation. But thes
unseemly efforts must fail. Those who par
ticipated in the struggle are not anxious Z
renew it. The agitators Of today were IL
most instances non-combatants. new gen
Grafton has come up on the scene, who, Will
, they glory in their fathers heroic deeds, ye
believe that unkind words and exaggerate
references to the past, are not promotive o
, present harmy.
> The honest, intelligent elector, who's
5 Judgment is not warped BY prejudice, Is pre-