Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-06-08
Colorado Democrats Present the Con-
vention With Solid Silver Gayel.
The Scott-Gorman Truce Declared Of
The German Faction Out-voted.
THE CONNENT TI0N.

ing music IN the hall ceased and the yresi
assembiage suosIded into com pararve
silence. TIE cnalrnan then announced
that "BishUO j. c. Cranberry, of ST. Louis
would open the proceedings with 8
prayer"
Bishop Cranberry came forward and
addressed the throne Of grace as follows
Almighty God our heavenly father, who
art lifted far above all this turmoil and
yet dost stoop to us IN answer to our
prayer, We adore Thee, we praise Thee, we
give Thee thanks for Thy great goodness
10 the sons of men. Thou art God and we
are the people of Thy providence the work
of Thy hand. We thank Thee for the
great country which Thou hast given us
to increase our population and our wealth
and our power for the diffusion of the
knowledge of Thy word, which giveth the
light for the church and for all Christian
institutions, Forgive Us our ingratitude,
our forgetfulnesS of Thee, our disobe-
dlence according to the multitude of Thy
fayors IN Christ. Oh, Lord, save US from
pestilence, famine and war, from section
al strife aud anarchy and disorder, from
reign of vice and crime and impiety.
May the foundations of our prosperity be
led in faith and reverence and righteous
Eess and love, and may favnr of our Goa
be our defense and our glory. We be
8 s,h Thee, Almighty God, that Thou will
bless the president of the United States and
all that are in authority and do Thou
provide for US able mon who fear God,
men of truth aud Righteousness, and may
our people be led by Thy wisdom and
Thy power and goodness from height to
n m at ial int oil
moral development. May these bless
Ings be transmitted from generation to
generation and extend to ali nations tnat
all the earth may see the glory of our
God. These prayers we offer in the name
of the Son, Jesus Christ. Amen"
TEMPORARY OFFICERS.
At the conclusion of prayer, Mr.. Bar
mum said: Gentlemen of the conven-
tlon-By unanimous consent of the ma
tlonal committee, the chair has been
directed to present to this convention as
the list of temporary officers the follow
ing, which the secretary will read" Mr..
Prince then read the list as follows:
Stephen NJ. White, of California, for
chairman; temporary secretary, Fred. O..
Prince, of Massachusetts; assistant score
raries, A. Fred. Orendorff, of Illinois, w.
l.. Scott, of Virginia, L. o. Barrett, of
st. Lolis, Leopold Straus, of Alabama,
q. M. Hall, of Minnesota, John Trinlett,
of Georgia, Il. E. Rowley, of Michigan,
Oliver Newell, of Colorado, L. j. Lingle,
of Missouri, L. r. Merrill, of Nebraska.
Reading secretary, Hon. Thomas Pet
TIT, house of representatives; assistant
reading clerks, M. l.. Scott of Virginia,
L. B. Barrett, of New Jersey, L. o. Walk
e, of Iowa, r. H Henry, of Mississippi,
John w. Kern, of Indiana, j. p. Carr, of
Mo-, E. d. Sawyer, of Ohio, W. A. p.
Bertley, of Missouri; official stenograrh-
er, Edward B. Dick enson, of New York
Sergeant-at arms, Richard j. Bright;
chief door keeper, Daniel Able St. Louis.
The chair-Gentlemen of the conven-
tion, as many of you as affirm the action
of the national committee say oye. The
convention unanimously adopted the list
ae road.
MR.. WHITE INTRODUCED-HIs SPEECH.
Mr.. White was then escorted to the
platform and introduced by Mr.. Barnum,
III the follOHing words: Gentlemen of
he convention. | have the honor to pre-
sent to the convention Hon. Stephen M.
White, of California"
Mr.. White said:
Gentlemen of the ConventiOn:-Pro
foundly grateful for the distinction just
conferred on me, | am nevertheless con
Scious that | have been chosen for this
position because of your appreciation of
that important section of our common
country from whence | come. California
vas acquired under democratic rule. 1t
became commonwealth under DINO
cratic aus Pices. II is therefore fitting
5estowal that the favor should emanate
from an organization whose patriotism
and courage gave her to the American
union and that party should be fret 70
press forward with parental fondnese,
and the children of those who knocked,
and did not knock III vain, for admission
to the privileges of statehood for the first
time For a period covering more than
a quarter of q century, the democratic
convention is heldIwhile the af
fairs of the government are conducted by
a democratic administration. Up to the
late presidential election the republican
party declared that democratic success
meant national ruin, and that whatever
might be said CT the crimes and the
"
yet to no other keeping could the welfare
of the United States be safely confded.
This doctrine was repudiated at the polls,
and the ex experience of almost four years
has demonstrated that those assertions
and charges were uuwarranted and that
the people were right in demanding and
com mpelling radical change.
The platform of principles adopted at
our last national convention prescribed
with accuracy the rules of conduct which
-hould control governmental action.
Grover Cleveland was selected by that
convention as the man whose firmness,
ability, integrity and statesmanliks quail
tics pre- eminently fitted him to under
take carrying out the great reforms thus
suggested by the organization, to whose
cenets he had ever been ready
C yield com pliance. For years it had
beer generally conceded that it was neces
sary to reform the tariff. The existing
law on the subject had been called into
being during the excitement and because
of the eIigencies of the war. The repub-
lican party, while not denying the neces-
sity for reform. had over failed to s7k
gest any remedy and has universally
thwarted the efforts of the democracy 70
afford the needed relief. The present ad-
mistration has realized the premises
ID ade By the democratic convention of
1884. In other words, the democratic ad
has set its utmost eLdeavors
to carry out the platform on which our
great reform victory was achieved. IF the
tariff has not been modified il is because
of republican obstruction.
The existence of an enormous surplus
in the treasury threatens the industries of
the couatry. II is q constant source of
inj Jury 70 commerce and the men of mod
crate means, who find il difficult TO oh
tain monetary assistance because Of the
withdraRsl of large portion Of the cir
euIstirg medium.
The speaker went on 70 say that this
situation was directly at
tributabie TO the policy of the republi
can party, whose aim has ever been to
encourage and enrich monopolies and 70
ignore the interests of the masses.
White went on TO speak of the many
millions of acres of the public domain
which passed into the hands Of corpora
tons and syndicates during the republi
can administrations to the detriment of
real settlers. The speaker said that in