The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-07

the great federal, whig and know nothing
parties went down never TO rise again, and
now here to-day were the representatives of
the party that had survived all others, the
united, triumphant, invmcibe democracy,
prepared to strike down forever the last
surviving foe III November. This
country has been tho asylum for
all good men from all over tho earth who
tlee from want and oppression and mean TO
become Americans, but we invite aud wei
come only friends to this government and
liegemen to tho republic. Our Institutions
cannot change TO meet hostile wishes,
nor be SO much as sensibly
modified, save by the peaceful and deliber-
ate action of the mass of our people in nc
cordance with the constitution or laws OF
the land, and not many true Americans,
who, knowing what we are, will 10y
word, or an experiment or thought IN any
way attempt to weaken the foundations of
the splendid political structure, the republic
of tho United States.
EULoGIZING THE ADMINISTRATION.
Gen. Collins warmly and at length eulo-
Slzed the administration of President
Cleveland as having triumphantly justified
his reelection. The dem ctacv now stood
on the edge of another and, perhaps, greater
contest with relation To the electors than
any held before for a generation, that of
iOSF'OilSiblLb1 iOl Ilt X eau biuSJ Oh uut gov
ernment, no longer critics but criticized.
They were confronted by willy, unscrupu-
lous and desperate foe There would be no
blur on Iecord that would not be magnfled
into blot; no circumstances not tortured
on misrepresented, no disappointment not
exaggerated into revolt no class nor creed
that it would not be sought to in1ame, no
passion not attempt to rouse,
no fraud but would be willingly perpe-
tratcI h1t tha anpaa1 # fba ti,,
party is not to passion or to prejudice, TO
class or faction or race or creed, but to the
sound common sonse, interest, intelligence
and patriotism of the American people,
Upon their matchless record for the last
four years, and upon their earnest efforts,
as yet incomplete, to reduce and equalize
the burdens of taxation, the democrats en-
ter the canvass Gen. Collins closed by
appealing TO the patriotic in
dependent citizens, who four years ago
forsook their old allegiance, and who since
that time have noblv sustained the admin
istration, to remember that it is a fatal
error TO weaken the political organization
by which great reforms have been achieved
and risk them in the hands
Of their known adversaries. The
democratic temple is open to all, and il in
council they could not agreo in all things,
their motto nevertheless was, I'm essentials
unity, in essentials liberty, in all things
charity"
CHEERS FOR CLEVELAND.
References to the name of President
Cleveland provoked enthusiasm whenever
they occurred in the chairman's remarks
At the conclusion of his speech, Gen
Collins was again roundlv and warmly
greeted The gentlemen selected to repre-
sent the various states as vice presidents
then proceeded TO take seats upon the plat
form, while the band played an inspiring
air
The chairman stated that he had been in
formed by the chairman Of the committee
ON resolutions that that committee would
be unable to report before o'clock.