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The democratic national convention
vas eaIJeI 70 order IN St Louis At i2-sS5
p. n. on the 5th. and the proceedings
were crenel with prarer by Bishop
CRANBERRY, e. follows:
Almighty God, Our Heavenly T sfhss,
Who ant lifted far ADORE All this ,1rss.rJs,
and vet dost stoOp 70 rs ~ stls--sr 10
our TraTer. We adore Thee. We yr.ise
Thee. We giTe Thee thanks feg Tllv eTeat
goodness TO the sons Of nes. TilSs1 art
God, and re are the ne aF.is e Thy proyi-
dence and the work Of Esy hama We
thank Thee for tli.s grett country which
Thou hast gwen us FOE the increase OF
our population and 0uT wealth and our
power; for tie diffusion Of Knowledge,
for Thy VOID which a6veth lig1It for the
church and for al christian Institutions
Forgive rs onr ingrSritndes, sour forget
fulness of Thee, oar diselgsiience, a.
c0rdlng 70 the multitude 81 Thy faFors
IL Christ Oh, Lerd, sage Is from llssti-
leaee, faRsne ard war, nom sectional
strife and anarchy and disorder. fr0r
the reign of vice and crszr e and impiesy-
gday the foundations OF our prosperity
righteousness and lo~a, and mzri4lie
favor of our God be or defense aaa,sar
gIorr We beseech Thee. Almighty
God, that Thou wilt Bless the presis ent
of Tie Unf5ed States and all that re In
authority, and do V.ou provide fer MS
able men who fear God, men Of truth
aEd righteousness, and may car fEeople
be led o. by Thy wisdom and Thy power
and goodness from height 20 height of
InatetssI and Intellectual aBx msral de-
velopn ent. nzy these Hezg&ags he
transmitted from generation 10 geners-
ton end extend ~ all nats3ns. that all
the Earth may sec the glory '5frsnr God
These prayers ~e offer IN tire name OF
Thy Son, jesus Christ, Amen
Stephen n White Of Califsgnia was
chosen Temporary chairman, sHnd upoH
being escorted 10 the plzEforzz said:
Gentlemen of the CUnVetgtion-Pre-
fCundly grateful for the distraction Just
conferred upal me, / SIN nevertheless
conscious that ] have sseenr chosen for
this position because aE ,yozr appKecia-
ton of tkat smportaE5 section of our
! common country from whence / came
California WIS acquired'uHder democrat
&c rule. II became commonwealth
under democratic aEsspiees 1T is there
fore fittiRgahat the kestewaIof this IA
yor slioAidremanate froEn an organize
ton whose patriotism and courage gave
her to tire American H1aien, and that
party sh5Illd be the first to press for
ward, With parental iOntlHess, the chill
dren Of those who knocked and did not
knock IN vain for admission to the priv
ileges OF statehood. Fer the first time
for a period covering more than quar-
ter Of a century q democratic national
convention is held Wlilethe affairs of
the government are conducted by a
democratic administration Up to the
late presidential election the repub-
hcan Berty declared that demo-
cratic success meant national ruin,
and Shat whatever might be
said OF siie crimes and transactions Of
those tAaen in authority, yet TO no other
keeping could the welfare of the United
States he safely e9nfded. This doc
trlne was repudiatedsat the polls, and
the experience of almost four years has
demonstrated that these assertions and
charges were unEaDsanted and that the
people were right nm demanding and
compelling change The platform of
the principles adopted at our last ma
t1onal convention prescribed with accu-
racy the rules of conduct which should
control governmental action. Grover
Cleveland was selected by that conven-
flon as man whose firmness, ability,
integrity and ststesmanlike qualities
em1neRtly fitted him to undertake the
task of carrying out the great reforms
thus suggested by the organization to
whose tenets he had ever been ready TO
yield hrs compliance. For years it has
generally been conceded that it was nee
essary to reform the tariff. The exist
ing law on the subject had been called
INTO being during the excitement and
because OF the engencies of the war.
Ihe republican PARTY, while not DENY
ing the necessity for reform, has ever
Jailed to suggest any remedy. and has
universally thwarted the efforts OF fine
democracy to afford needed relief. The
present administration has realized tLe
promises made by the demo-
cratic convention of 1884. In other
words, the democratic administration
has set Its utmost endeayors to carry
out the platform on which our great re-
form victory was achieved. IL the tariff
mas not been modified it is because of
republican obstruction. The existence
OF an enormous surplus in the treasury
threatens the Industries of the country.
constant source Of injury to conguro.
ers and men of moderate means who
ind 1T difficult TO obtain monetary as
slstance, because of the withdrawal of a
large portion of the circulating medi-
UNI"
The speaker went on to saw that this
unfortunate situation was directly at
trlbutable to the policy Of the repnbIi-
can party, whose aim had been to en-
courage and enrich monopolies. and To
ignore the interests of he masses. He
spoke OF the millions of acres of public |
domain which passed into the hands of |
corporate and foreign syndicates during |
republican administrations TO the detri. |
ment OF real settlers. The speaker said.
Ia conformity with the views of the |
president, statute has been enacted |
preventing the acquisition Of lands by !
those not citizens offhe United States. |
ana restricting the power of CORPORA, |
IONS to obtain title to realty in tile ter
"
Roll emil Of the states followed. and
after arranging for meeting at s p. m. I
OF the three committees permanent or
ganization, platform and credentials
the convention adjourned until 10 a.
N. on the 9th.
n DOUBLE TRAGEDY