Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-07
CLEVELAND
The Choice Of the St. Louis
Convention.
His Name Ably Presented BY
Daniel DQueherty.
Several Delegates Refuse to to Second the
Nomination.
Chairman Collins Speech Upon Taking
the Chair.
Chairman Collins Speech Upon Taking
the Chair.


to order. Rev. l.. T. Green Of Missouri, de-
Iivered the invocation. "A resolution wal
adopted accepting the silver gavel of Colo
RADIO, and placing it in the custody of the
national committee. Credentials were re-
ceived from Alaska and referred amid laugh.
ter, to the committee.
Mr.. Mallory of Florida, presented q reso
luton endorsing the Presidents tariff mes
sage. 1t was received with cheers and ap-
plause and referred to the committee on res
olutions.
The report of the committee on credentials
was adopted unanimously.
The committee on permanent organization
reported General Patrick A. Collins of Mas
sachusetts, for permanent chairman. His
name was greeted with round after round of
applause. The rules reported and acce pted
were the same rs those Of the last national
convention, modified to prevent any State
changing its vote until the roll call is lin
i-hed.
.Nessrs. Barnum of Connecticut, Flower
of Ne. York, and O'Day of Missouri. were
made a committee to escort General Collins
to the chair.
The Massachusetts delegates greeted Chair.
man Collins With three times three cheers.
He began his speech in rather weak voice.
AMI cries Of ''louder, louder" came from the
rear of the hail. He soon warmed up to his
work, and before many sentences he could
be heard distinctly in all parts of the big
builling He said:
TO stand by your favor in this place. SO
ufIen 1lled by the foremost men in onr great
party. is a distinction OF the highest character
and All honor for which | am profoundly
grateful.
In performing the delicate and difficult
-"rvice to me-. you have assigned me, l can
-earcely hope to justify the wisdom uf your
cnvlce. l shall at all times need q cOntin-
uance of your indulgence and courtesy, as
~ell AZ your full corporation to promote or
der, decorum and good will, until these pro-
ceeIings are brought to happy close.
We represent, in this cOnventiOn, more
than 80 100, 900 Of the American people. We
bear their commission to act for them, and
their injunction to act with all the wisdom
that God has given us to protect and safeguard
the institutions of the republic as the fathers
founded them.
In time when the world was king-ridden
and pauperized by the privileged few, when
men scarcely dared to breathe the word lib
erty EVEN if they understood its meaning
the people scattered along our eastern
oIst, with q sublime heroism never eqalled,
broke from ali traditions, rejected all known
systems, and established, to the amazement
of the world, the political wonder of the
ages, the American Republic. The Ameri-
can Republic, the child of revolution, nursed
by philosophy The hand that framed the
important Declaration of Independence is the
hand that guided the einancipated country to
progress and glory. 1t is the hand that
ia. or,ir atTh q a frpc
and progressive people. The principles up
on which our government can securely rest,
upon which the peace. prosperity and hber-
ties of the people depend, are the principles
of the founder of our party, the apostle of
democracy, Thomas Jefferson.
Our young men, under 80, have heard
more in their time of the clash OF arms and
the echoes of War thaa Of the principles of
government. 1t has been period of passion,
force, impulse and emotional politics. SO
hat we need not wonder that now and then
We hear the question asked and scarcely an
swered, What difference is there between
the two parties?'
Every democrat knows the difference.
The democratic creed was not penned by
Jefferson for q section or = class of the peO-
ple but for all not for a day or generation
but for all time. These principles conserved
and expanded the Republic in all its better
days. A strict adherence to them will pre-
serve it to the end. So the democracy of
today, as in the past, believed with the Jefer-
son in
/. Equal and exact justice to all men of
whate yer state or persuasion, religious or po-
litical.
2. Peace, commerce and honest friend
sh,p with all nations; entangling alliances
with none.
3. Support of the State governments in
all their rights, as the most competent ad-
illustrators Of our domestic concerns, and
the surest bulwarks against anti-republican
tendencies.
4. The preservation of the general gov
ernment in It's whole constitutional vigor,
AS the sheet anchor Of our peace and safety
abroad.
s. A Jealous care of the right of election
by the people. mild and safe corrective Of
abuses, which are Topped of by the sword of
revolution here peaceable means are un-
provided
G. Absolute acquiescence in the decisions
of the majority, the vital principle OF repuo'
lies, from vi hlch is no appeal but TO force,
the vital principle and immediate parent OF
d.spotism.
Z. A well-disciplned militia, our best re
lance in peace and for the first moments III
war.
8. The supremacy of the civil over the
military authority.
8. Economy III the public expenses that
labor may be lightly buriened.
10. The honest payment OF our deots ana
the preservation OF our public faiih.
II. encouragement OF agriculture ana OF
ID han
H. The diffusion o1 information, and ar
r,,,vument of all abuses at the bar Of public
reason.
IS. Freedom Of religion.
a. Freedom of the press.
Is. Freedom OF the person under the
protection of the hobeas corpus.
Ii. Trial by juries impartlally selected
Add to these the golden economic rules
Tint no more taxes should be levied upon the
eople in any way than are necessary to
meet the honest expenses of government,
aud you have body of principles to SIN
against which have been political death to
every party hitherto. to sin against which In
the future will be political suicide.
True to these principles the democratic
marty fought successfully our foreign wars,
protected our citizens in every CLINE, COM
kpeiled the respect Of all nations for our nag
added imperial domain to our territory ant
insured peace, prosperity and happiness to al
our people.
False to these principles the great federal
whle and .sknow nothing" parties went dowt
never 70 rise again. Aud we are here toda,
| re representatives of the party that has survives
ali others, the united democracy, prepared
TO str,ke down forever the last surviving fo'
in November. -.
Our standard must be the raAying poin
now and in the future, for all good cHisen
Who love and cherish republican institutions
| ~. love liberty reQulsted BY the constitu