New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-07


for permanent chairman. (Cheers)
After tho cheers which came with tho announcement
NJ General Colllnss selection had subsdcd, The sec
rotary road the list Of viceprcsdcnts aud tho CON-
,ttscmep of each State and also the following, which
was adopted
The order Of business of tho last National Democratic
Convention shall obtain and the rules oi saiu con
venon shall govern this Win n,n inc ,nr r o
dent or Vice President until the can OIL e'ates mas
been complete. ., command ,h,, a.. no
lV sccrcIa aries reading clerks, official stcnog
ha,s and sergeants. arms of the temporary or
ganzaton hold their rcspccoNo oi'o' u"o0i 'io Po'
manent organization. $3.50, -
The CbaIrman-The Chair Will appoint William H.
Barnum. of Connecticut: the Hon. Roswell. II Flower,
of New. York and the Hon. John oDay, OF MISSOURI
as a committee to escort the Hon. Patrick A Collins
to the chair. ,
.Thts announcement produced uproarous applause
,bropvbout the Convention, which was continued, es
rec,aIv nv tho Massachusetts, delegation whose men,
ber arose and stood upon their chairs and gavo three
times three for their favorite. The gentlemen ap
o,rtod IN escort Mr. Collins 10 the chair proceeded
IN bIs seat and brought him forward. Whcn MI
Collins had mounted tho platform he was greeted by
shake of tho hand by Mr.. White, the temporary chalr
man. after which the charmsn SAID;
Gentlemen of the Convenon THANKING, you Tor
the favor which you have accorded me and for the
great consideration %hh nrc ssS over your dcbcra
lions Is temporary presiding officer, take pleasure
t,tr
ih6 Hon Pasrck A. Collins, OF Massachusetts
r1Is moment was the occasion Of another outburst
- .nnlause. which lasted long that cries OF sls
dawn SIT down wetc heard from different parts Oh
tho hall When order had been mcasurabiy restored
Mr. Collins began his remarks, which arc rcporlea In
full as follows -
Gentlemen Of the Convention: TO stand by your
,,vor In This place so often filed by the foremost
men in our great party, is distinction Oh tne ngnes.
character, and an honor for which am pruiouiuy
onstcnI In performing the delicate and difficult ser
Vice TO which you have assigned me can sGai H
ali times need a continuance of your Indulgence and
courtesy as well as your full cooperation to promote
oler dccorum and good Will, until these proceedings
SV we represent in this Convention moro than
Of the se ana err m Dcd mt to act
with all the wisdom that God has gwen US 10 pro'ec.
In a time when the world was klngrddcn and pat
9srcd to breathe H the word Liberty" il they
dersood its meaning, the people sca'eIru aOms our
eastern coast With sublime beiplsm never cqualcd,
broke from all traditions. rejected all known systems
and established TO tho amaienent of the world, the
the child of revolution nurscd by philosophy.
The hand that framed tho inrm0ris Declaration OF
Independence is tho hand that guided the cmancpated
country TO progress and glory 1t Is the hand that
guides still In our onward march as ree ana pre-
s sS p es curey rs Which the
prosperity and liberties Of the people Depend are me
principles Of tho founder of our party tho apostle OF
Our young men under thirty have heard more IN
than Of the principles Of government 1t has been
period of passion, force impulse and emotional poll
ties So that need not wonder that now and then
we hear the question asked and scarcely answered,
What difference is there between the two parties %
JEFFERsoNIAN DEMOCRACY.
Every Democrat knows the difference. The DEM
ocratic creed not penncd by jefferson for section
or class Of the people, but for all time. These prin
ciples conserved and expanded the Republic in all fits
A ctr IN
serve It to the end the Democracy Of to-day, in
the past, believe with jefferson In:
l. Equal and exact Justice to all men, OF whatever
state or persuasion, religion. political
o Peace, commerce and honest friendship with ell
nations: entangng alliances with mono.
3. Support of the State governments in all their
rights as tho most competent adm Illustrators OF our
domestic concerns, and tho surcst bulwarks against
A. Preservation Of the general government In its
whole Constitutional vig as The sheet anchor Ut our
peace and safety abroad
people a mild and safe corrective Of abuses, which
Topped of by the sword of revolution where peace
able means arc unpTOvldcd.
g. Absolute ACC icscenco In the decisions OF the
majority the vital principle OF repub cs, from which
IS appeal but to force, the vital principle and
immediate parent OF despotism.
Z. A wel-disc.plined militia our best reliance In
peace and for the first moments in war.
9. The supremacy OF the civil over, the military
authority
o. Economy in the public expenses that labor may
TO- The honest payment OF our debts and the prescr
walton Of our public faith.
IL. ENCOURAGEMENT of agriculture and of commerce
10 The diffusion Of information and arragnmen
Of all abuses at the bar OF public reason.
13 Freedom OF religion.
H. Freedom OF the press.
Is Freedom Of the person under the protection of
the habeaS corpus.
Is. Trial by jures imparially selected.
Add to these the golden economic rule that no moro
taxes s should be evod upon the people IN any way
government, and you have body OF principles TO
sin aga INST which has been political death to every
party thero, to sin against which In the future Will
be political suicide
True to these principles, the Democrats party
fought successfully our foreign wars, protected our
citzens In every cline, COMPELLED the spect of ali
nations Tor our flag, added imperial domain to our
territory and insured peace, prosperity and happiness
False to these principles, the great Federal WhIg
anu hnoW-NGthing parties went down. never to rise
ana we are here to-day representatives OF the party
tat mas survived all others, tho united, triumphant
me last SURVIVING foe in November.
IA the future for all good citizens who love and cherish
p institutions, who love liberty regulated by
M en a mot mot for class or for few but government
vi pal az inc people by all tho people and for all the
teopie ms has been the asylum for all good mon
iron, over uae earth who fco rom want and opprcs
Gn an ana mean TO become Americans But we in
Hegemen' to the republic. Our Institutions cannot
ons6 10 modified Gs h saH1 b wishes nor be 50 much
sSi0n OF mo mas Of our people in accordance with
tno CONSTITUTION ana the laws OF the
problems the present has or tho future NAV resent
SO lar as political action can affect them viii bc
aeait with by the American people within the law
Ana In tho future az In the past the people win and
security for their liberty and property encouragemcnt
and protection for their industries, peace and nros
which Will eyer shield them against tho ageress,onS
OF power and monopoly on the one sldo and nm tSo
other the suTgngs of chaos While aIncst III ~. .i'o
rest Of the civilized world is darkened by armies
crushed BY kings or nghtmarc1 by cons piracIes wa
gressve prosperity We owe It to political lhst
tutons, TO democratic teachings at least as much as
to the eXubcrant soil. Tho man Is NOT oood 80 40
lean who knowing what we are, by act or word OK
pertinent or thought, In any way, will attemnt to
weaken the foundation OF this splendid noIt,coi
structure-thc Republic of the United States.
NEW CONDITIONS
We meet to-day under conditions new to tho Demo-
Gratis OF this generation. How often VIC stood I'm ron
ventons in the past when TO Others It seemed "a ~
the shadows Of death closed about us. when tho day
Of victory seemed almost as far away az in. dav q,