, 1888-06-08

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honest and earnest and with the desire to
carry out to the letter the
PROMISES OF HIS PARTY,
and when he declared that we were now
to face the fact of reduction of taxation
and wipe QUO this hundred million of sur
plus, it was no longer a question, nor
could not be controlled by the clap trap
phrases of the opposition. charging us
with free trade or protection either, but
that we stood as honest men, as honest
retormers. to reduce this immense taxa
ton of one hundred million per annum.
Differ as o will about the phrases, we
have presented the platform in strict ac-
cord with all Democratic declarations that
have preceded us. As Mr.. Watterson has
well said, 1t is a platform upon which ev-
cry Democrat in this broad land can stand
applause and if in the discussion of
great questions. where local interests play
SO sharp a part, there is during the cam
paign, and during future campaigns, some
difference, there will be
SOME sPIRT OF ToLERATIoN.
We will hold every Democrat to the car
dinal principles of the party, but we will
give him the liberty of conscience and ac-
ton on unessential points. | say with
such a declaration and such candidates we
will go forth to battle against a party
which is yet well organized. holding the
advantage OF position and criticising with
out making themselves responsible for
any particular measure. We will not I'M
derrate them, but | say to you, with an
opportunity, that l had no communica-
ton with our fellow Democrats in every
state of the Union. In comparing it
with the great contest we had in 1884 we
are better organized, united, and. l think,
MORE CERTAIN OF VICTORY.
Watterson then moved the adoption of
the report of the platform committee.
The question was put and the report was
unanimously adopted.
BY direction of the committee on reso-
l%utions, Scott of Pennsylvania then pre-
sented the following resolution:
ReSOfUed, That this convention hereby
endorses and recommends the early pass
age of the bill for the reduction of rev.
enue now pending in the house of repre-
sentatives.
The committee on resolutions an
nounced that there was a slight mistake
In saying the committee were unanimous,
because from at least a part of the plat
form the convention is informed that Mr..
Cooper of New York dissents. With
that exception there was perfect unanimi-
ty in the committee.
O'Brieu of Minnesota here made vio-
lent efforts to attract the attention of the
chair, calling at the top of his voice ''Mr.
Chairman The only notice given him
was the following, delivered by the chair
in a very loud one of voice:
There is nothing in order now except
ing to proceed to nominate for the office
of vice president"
White of California moved that the roll
of states be called and that each state as
its name is called suggest its choice.
H CAL OF STATES
was then proceeded with by the secretary
calling Delaware, Florida, Georgia and
Illinois without e~llciting any response.
The call of Indiana was responded to by
Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees,. He came
forward to the platform and spoke as fol-
lows:
Voorhees, Speech.
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen OF the
convention. Historians of Europe de-
scribe Belgium as the battle ground in all
the great wars that t%ranspired between
European nations. | come from the po-
litical battle ground of the United States
the state of Indiana. Cheers and ap-
plause. While great wars take place in
other countries and empires and dynastles
are overthrown or re-established, so in
Indiana are questions of mightier i'm
port determined for the whole country by
her attitude either of victory or defeat at
presidential elections. Who will inquire
''How GOES THE BATTLE"
in any other bat one or two northern
states except in Indiana? You gentlemen
in the South, with everything in periI,
will not ask how goes Illinois in our West,
for you know how she will go. You will
not ask how goes the battle in Ohio. 1t
is already determined what the result will
be there. Nor will you ask how the bat
tie RACES in Pennsylvania. except to inquire
how great the majority against us will be.
There will be no inquiry made except how
is the shock of battle sustained in Indi-
ana, and In the state of New York, in the
state OF New jersey, and sometimes with
an inquiry as to New York.
Gentlemen of the convention, we come
before you not as mendlcants or sup
plants but as representing a power We
ask you to honor this ticket and we
TENDER YOU A VICTORY
with the other hand. We ask a name on
this ticket and we tender you fifteen elect
oral votes in your college, making election
sure.
| am not here to say that we cannot
win without him, but | am here to say if
you want to take the bond of fate, to re-
duce it to absolute certainty on fifteen
electoral votes of Indiana before you
leave this hall, nominate Isaac P. Gray
with Grover Cleveland and the work will
be done. | thank you. gentlemen.
ALBERT II. cox
of Georgia was next accorded the
floor and ina brief speech he warmly sec
onded the nomination of Gray, using the
same arguments advanced by Senator
Voorhees,. Iowa ond Kansas were then
called, but made no response. When
Kentucky was called Evan L. Settle came
forward and said:
MIR. Chairman and gentlemen of the
conventional am charged with the
pleasing duty on behalf of that great COM
pany of upwashed and unterrifed Demo-
Gratis whom | left behind me in the great
state of Kentucky of saying to this CON
v~enfiOn that she heartily apdoruoo tbo