, 1888-06-07

happy. nese are the achievements OF
this administration. Under the same il
lustrious leader We are ready to meet
our political opponents in high and
honorable debate and stake our
triumph On the intelligence, vir-
tue and patriotism of the people
adhering to the constitution, its every
line and letter, remembering hat powers
not delegated to the United States by the
constitution nor prohibited by it to the
states, are reserved to tho states respec-
lively or to the people. By authority of
the Democracy of New York, backed by
the Democracy of the entire Union, |
give you a name entwined with victory.
| nominate Grover Cleveland of New
York"
EIGHTEEN MINUTES
of unadulterated bedlam seemed to be
enough to suit the delegates and they sank
back into their seats, but the audience
were not satisfied with this allotment Of
time and continued the uproar two min
utes longer, when they were finally brought
to order.
Mackenzie OF Kentucky then took the
platform and addressed the convention as
follows:
MackenzIe's Speech.
1t must be, Mr.. Chairman, said MIR.
Mackenzie, a matter of felicitation to
every good citizen within the limits of
our land that the historic white house,
around which cluster so many memories
that are dear to every patriotic heart, is
presided over by a man who has the cour-
age to enforce obedience to bad laws until
they be repealed, and recommend the
enactment of good ones until they shall be
enacted. Applause. At the same
time its social duties are guided by the
fair hand of the uncrowned queen of our
American w%omanhood. | never intend
to let Mrs. Cleveland
OUT OF THIS CANVASS.
IN hoe Signo uiinces. 1t was said, gentle
men OF the jury laughter, in our last
national convention hat Grover Cleveland
was loved for the enemies he had made.
Later it has been said that he was loved
for the rascals he had turned out. Still
later it has been said that he was loved
for the message be had written.
Kentucky loves him for the fight there
is In him and for his splendid racing quail
tiles. He is as
GAME AS A LEXINGTON
and as speedy as a Tenbroeck. In his
early form he won the Buffalo mayoralty
stake hands down, and he won the New
York handicap. He was then entered
against the Florentine Mosaiac from Maine
and won the national Derby by a neck.
1t does not matter, gentlemen of the
Democratic jury, it does not matter how
this national sweepstakes shall be made
up, whether it be fitted out by Hyperbar
i%cicles, Florentine Mosaics or dark horses.
When the race is run through the bulle-
tin boards shall eclipse the first balance
not placed.
Gentlemen of the co~nvention-In 1884
the public career of Grover Cleveland was
confined to the limits of a great state,
which proudly claimed HIM as her son.
To-day, in 1888, his name and fame and
career is only bounded by the horizon of
every civilized country upon
THE FACE OF GODS EARTH.
He was pledged to the people of the
United States in 1884 by those who knew
his courage, his ability and his patriotism,
and he has redeemed that pledge. Thank
God no further pledge is necessary to in
sure a continuance of that heroic devotion
to a duty which has been exempliied by a
matchless, unsullicd and splendid admin
istration.
II. D. D. Twiggs of Georgia also Sec
onded Cleveland's nomination. He said
the great state of Georgia was proud to
second the name of Grover Cleveland.
Monopoly has said to the South, You
are poor, build up your industries; pro-
lection has made us rich. it will also make
you rich" Georgia has sent back her
answer from a million spindlers: I'VE
say we do not care to get rich by making
the poor of the nation poorer" This
convention will be but a ratification meet
ing to spread the sentiments Of a sovereign
people who have already spoken, and we
come here to place before the country the
already chosen standard bearer-Grover
Cleveland. He has reclaimed those
pledges of the past and no new ones are
necessary now.
The chair at l:5S announced that the
convention stood adjourned until 10
o'clock to morrow morning.
The Platform.
The committee on resolutions resumed
its session at 10 o'clock this morning at
the Southern hotel. The sub committee
appointed to draft the platform entered
soon afterwards, looking exceedingly worn
by their long session of last night. They
reported their inability to agree, the point
at issue being the question of reassuming
the tariff plank in the platform of 1884.
The general debate was prolonged until
after 3 O'Clock, when, by a vote Of 25 to
30, the committee agreed on Senator Cor
mans proposition to endorse the tariff
plank of 1884.
As the evening session of the committee
on resolutions was about to begin it was
stated upon very high authority that there
was to be an additional paragraph added
to the re affirmation to the 1884 tariff
plank, explaining more fully its scope and
relieving it Of the ambiguity which Wat
terson had characterized as a '~straddle,"
and making it conform with the principles
enunciated in the presidents message.
German and Scott had Just held long SON
ference upon this subject.
Thurman's Nomination Sure.
No doubt now remains in anybody's
mind that Thurman will be nominated on
the first ballot by reclamation. Governor
Gray's supporters admit that he Thur
man has more than two-thirds, and it is
not likely that Gray will be placed in
nomination at all.
The convention is expected to finish its
labofs In an hours time Tomorrow morn