The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-14

in the federal treasury, resulting fror
BupernuOus taxation, amounts to NOR
than one hundred and twenty-five nail
lions, and the surplus collected is reach
ing the sum of more than sixty mil
lions annually. Debauci1ed by thi
immense temptation, the remedy o
the republican party Is to meet ant
exhaust by extravagant appropriation
and expenses, whether constitutions
or not, the accumulation Of extrava
policy Is to enforce frugality in publil
expense and abolish unnecessary tax
alton. Our established domestic in.
dustries and enterprises should moi
and need not be endangered by the re
ductiOn and correction Of the burdens
Of taxation. On the contrary a fail
| and careful revision of our tax laws
with a due allowance for the difference
between the wages of American and
foreign labor must promote and en-
courage every branch OF such in.
dustries and enterprises by giving
them assurance of an extended market
and steady continuous operations.
In the interests Of American labor,
which shotild IL no event be neglected
the revision of our tax laws
contemplated by the democratic party
should promote the advantage of such
labor by cheapening the cost of the
necessaries Of life in the home of every
working man, and at the same time
securing him steady and remunerative
employment. Upon this question OF
tariff reform, 80 closely concerning ev-
cry phase of our national life, and up
on every question involved in the prob
lem Of good government, the demo
cratic party submits its principles and
professions to the intelligent suffEages
Of the American people.
AT the conclusion of the reading of
the platform Mr.. Watterson addressed
the convention. Fellow democrats, -
he said, 1--WE bring You platform on
which democrats may stand without
feeling that they are away from home.
declaration of principles to which
democrats may subscribe without look
ing around corner. Applause and
laughter.) 1t embodies a statement of
facts incontroVeTtible. Its face is set
in the right direction and its eyes look
over a rising, not setting sun. Zap
plause.) Henceforward the democratic
party, which has been the voice of the
people, will become its hands.
But it will be the hands of construction,
not the hands of destruction, and it
will remove the occupants from the
house before it has taken of the roof.
(Applause.) In conclusion he said, two
good democrats can never know one
another wholly, or love one another
entirely until they have had some fun
with each other, and this will furnish
a reason if any reason is needed, why /
should present Senator German of
Maryland.
MI. German received a fattering re-
ception. An impatient crowd, howev-
er, admitted from the street, was al
lowed to make rush for couple of
hundred empty seats in the hall. This
came near causing panic. The confu-
sion which resulted was not quieted for
several minutes. When quiet was re-
stored German said that he would be
put out of place in democratic coll
ventiOn If he were not supporting the
principles of democracy enunciated by
Jefferson and upheld and practiced by
Grover Cleveland. The democrats had
made pledges of reform and tax reduc-
ton four years ago and we have kept
these pledges. We have now to face
fact that the reduction of taxation is
imperative and we must wipe out $780,
O0O, 900 Of surplus. 1They charge US with
free trade, but we stand here as honest
men lighting to reduce this immense
surplus. We have presented a platform
in strict accordance with all demo-
cratic doctrine. AS Mr.. Watterson
has we'll said, it is one on which all can
stand. If, during the campaign, we
perfectly recognize these principles,
we can well be successful. With such
a candidate and such a declaration, we
will go forth to battle with the con-
seriousness that we are better organ
lied and more certain of victory than
ever heretofore.
MIR. Watterson moved that the re-
port of the committee be adopted,
which was agreed to by unanimous
vote.
Mr. Scott of Pennsylvania, under in
structions from the committee on res
olutiOns, offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That this convention here
by endorses and recommends an early
passage of the bill for q reduction of
revenue now pending in the house of
representatives. The resolution was
adopted amid loud applause.
Mr.. Lehman, of Iowa, offered, and the
convention adopted, resolution de-
claring for admission Washington,
Dakota, Montana and New Mexico
into the Union.
A resolution of sympathy with the
cause of home rule was adopted as was
one of respect to the memory of the
late Vice-PreSident Hendricks.
The chair announced that there had
been slight mistake in the report of
the committee on platform in the state
ment that the committee had been
unanimous in its adoption of the reso-
luton presented to the committee. Mr..
Cooper, of New York, dissented; with
this exception, the committee was
unanimous.
The convention then proceeded tt
the nomination of candidate for vice
president.
When California was called in the
/ list of states Mr.. Tarpey was intro
duced and proceeded to nominate
Allan G. Thurman of Ohio. WheI
in the course of Tarpey's speech he
said that it was admitted that there
was but one man to nominate who
would sweep the country like a tida
wave, there was a mighty response o.
Gray and for some minutes tn,
crater was unable to proceed.
When Colorado was called Mr.. Pat
terson addressed the convention, stat
ing that he had been selected to pre-
/ sent the name of Pension COMMISSIONS
Black for the vice presidency, but Mr.
Blacks withdrawal left him nothing
to do but leave the question of the vic
presidency in the hands of the cOnven
ton, with Blacks defamation in it
possession.
Mr.. Piggott of Connecticut seconded
| Thurman's nomination on behalf OF hi
state and then Indiana was called.
Senator voorhees, responded and wa
received with cheers. The historian
of Europe he said described Belgium
as the Dattle ground of all the grea
wars that transpired between Euro
pean Nations. He came from tn
political battlefield of the Unite'
States, the stateof Indiana Applause.
Who would inquire how went the bat
tie in any state except in Ind
ana and a couple of northern
states. Who would ask how went III
inois or Ohio. That was pre-determ
ined. Who would ask how ragged tn
battle except to inquire how large tn
republican majority was. The inquir
would be, How went the battle in In
diana, New York, New Jersey an
Connecticut? Indiana. asked nomine
on the ticket, and rendered to the dem
ocratic party fifteen electoral votes
Grover Cleveland would be re-electe