Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-15

| SaeeiJ touCSiHS LIE future OF the party
and the country. Democracy at least
is one with itself, and thouga
We may sometimes contend smone
ourselves, our contests shsll be those OF
Romans of old, only resulting in more
Romans. lGrest cheers. II is now the
time Of the Republicans to know what Il
Is to have only half country and no
leader at all. Gentlemen and good Dem
ocrats can only; understand one another
thoroughly ana know one another entirely
when they have had some fun together,
and this will be sufficient reason, If res
son were needed, why I should present
y7u Senator German of Maryland. Mr..
Chairman, gentlemen, present to you
Mr.. German"
GoRkAN's SPEECH.
"Mr. President, gentlemen of the con.
Vention and Democrats sill, would be
out OF place were found elsewhere than
in Democratic convention, standing
upon Democratic principles IS written
by j ffsrson and now being ell forced oy
the Democratic party under the lead Of
| Grover Cleveland. Fur years ago, st
Chicsgo, the Democratic party, reststirg
| its declaration Of principles, promising, if
entrusted with power, that sectionsltsm
should be wiped out forever; that the
| finances OF our goVerHm9nt should be so
controlled and its tariff directed not
to impair the brilliant Industries o.!
the land, bu. that extrav.gsrt expendi-
lures should be reduced sntil we would
have 5 government economically admins
tered, and that the var taxes plsced upon
US by the Republican party should be re-
duced according to the requirement of the
! government, but in t1at reductlo1 capital
| Invested In enterprises, and labor EN-.
ployed"
At this point the remarks Of Senator
Gormsn, were interrupted by 8 great
confusion in the rear of the hall
Senator German resumed his remarks
IS follows: Upon the declaration Of
principles thus made at Chicago We went
before the people, and the result was the
election Of Clover Cleveland. In the
matter Of the reduction OF taxation he has
been thus honess aud earnest and
with desire to carry out 10 the letter
the promises Of his party, and when he
declared that we were now to face the
fsct Of reduction OF taxation and wipe
out this hundred million OF surplus it w.s
no longer Q question, nor could it be
controlled
BY CLAPTRAr PHRASES
OF the opposition charging US with free
trade or protection either but taat We
stood as honest men, as honest reform
ers, to reduce this immense taxation Of
800. 000.00 per annum. DIfer ,s
you will about phrases, we have pre-
sented platform in strict accord with
sill Democratic declarations that have
proceeded US. As Mr.. Watterscn has
well said, Il is s platform upon which
every Democrat in this broad land
can stand and IL in discussion
of the great questions where local inter
ests play 80 sharp part, there is during
the campaign and during future cam
psigns some difference there will be
the same spirit Of lerst.on. We will
hold every Democrat to the cardintl
PRINCIPLES Of the party, on. we will give
him liberty CT conscience and action in
unessen!ials. say, with such declara-
tion a2d such candidate, we will 90
forth to battle Egsinst psrty which lie
yet well organized, holding the ed-
vantsges Of Position Of criticising
without making themselves responsible
for any particular measure. We will not
uuderrate them, but l say to you, with
the opportunity that l lave bad Of com
munication with our fellow Democrats in
every state Of the uoion, comparing 1t
with the great contest we had in 1884,
we a better organized, more united AID,
think, more certain OF victory" Zap
plsuse.1
Mr.. Watterson moved that the report
of the committee be edopted, which Was
agreed to by a unanimous vote.
OTHER RESOLUTIONS AID. PIED.
Mr.. Scott of Pennsylvania, under in
structious from the committee on resolu-
tons, offered the following resolution:
That this convention hereby ipdorses
and recommends the passage Of The bill for
the reduction OF the revenue nov pending
in the House OF Representatives. the
resolution W:s adopted amid loud sp-
plouse.
MI. Lehenon Of Iowa offered snd the
convention adopted 8 resolution declar-
iug for the admission Of Washington,
Dakota, MontEns tnd New Mexico into
Union.
On motion Of Mr.. A5oott ct New Jar-
sey the following resolution was sd pied
Resolved 4, that we express our cortial
sympathy with the struggling people OF
all nations in their efforts 10 secure for
themselves The inestimaole blessings OF
self covert ment ard civil and religious
liberty, AMI we especially declare our
sympathy with, the efforts OF those noble
patriots who, led py Gladstone aud Par
nell, have ,oudncted their grans and |
pesceiu contest for home rule in Ireland |
Mr.. B.Eer of Oato asked the u .nimous
consent, as G delegate from state which !
loved and honoIeq Tnomss A. Hendricks, |
20 present and have adopted series CT
in respect to the late Vice
President and regret at his death.
The resolutions were adopted By q |
rising vote, and Hendricks name wss |
cheersd
ONE DIssENTER.
The chair announced that there had |
been slight mistake made in the report |
of the committee on platform In the state
ment that the committee had been unap-
inous in adoption Of the resolutions pre-
sented to the convention.
Mr.. Cooper OF New York hsd dis |
scented. With this exception the commit |
tee WAS unanimous.
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