Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-08

endorses the pr1S ciples OF tariff reform
enurciated by President Cleveland in hi
| fest message to the present. Congress
and 10 tue policy recommended by hin
for tie practical application Of the g "
eminent we give our unqualified snt
universal support.
The mention of Clevelspd's name VS.
the signal for s round Of spplsuss, whicl
again broke ont as the readirg of tn
resolution WAS completed.
! CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE REPORT.
The Chairman OF the cJm mlttee OIL
credentials submitted the report Of tina
committee. In the Dakota contested Gas,
the committee finds In favor OF "
Steele End G. MagIire OF the Cburcl
fsction. The committee also hode IL
favor OF admitting Me-. srs. DuIspey spc
! Gernetl as delegates from Alsska. Thu
report was sgreed to.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The cnairmsn then Called tor the re
port from the committee on organization
and Cassiday, Of Pennsylvania, reported
itbad unanimously agreed ppm PaiTlcl
A. Collins IS permanent chairman.
The announce merit was received viii
| loud applause and cheers.
| q. 81 Ingersoll, CT Tennessee, WIS rec
commended ss secretary, and one dele
| gate from each state SIS vice-presideuts
and one assistant secretary from each
| state. The committee further recon-
| mended that the rules of the previous
convention shall be in force during the
present convention, with the modification
that no state shall change its vote for
President and Vice-President until the
call nf ctafpa m haaD rom nIpfad
CHAIRMAN WHITE RETIRgs.
The report was agreed 10. Chairman
White appointed Chairman Bsrnun OF
The national committee, Roswell P.
Flower Of New YORK, and John O'Dsy OF
Missouri, committee to escort the per-
msuent Chairman of the convention to
tie stage.
Mr.. Collins, srn in arm with Mr.. BSr-
mum and Mr.. Flower, msrched down the
south aisle, and his appearance wae
greeted with storW of cheers, which
was great in volume as he mounted The
steps Of the platform and stood By the
side Of Chairman White, who grssped his
hard.
When something like quiet had been
restored Chairman White said: "Thsak
ing you for the iavors you have extended
to me and your indulgence accorded me
SO fEr IN the proceedings OF this conVen-
ton, take great pleasure in introducing
TO you your permanent presiding off ;ar,
HON. PATRICK A. co LLIHS oE MAssACHU-
SETS.
MIR. White then passed over TO Mr.. Col
Inns the silver gsyeI and retired. There
was another bus. OF applause, and when
1t had subsidized MIR. Collins delivered
quite lengthy speech,
General Collins spoke eloquently. he
said the chsirmsnsDip Of such cnLVen-
ton, post filed by the foremost men OF
the party, was appreciated by him IS
distinction OF the highest character. Thp
young men OF the nation, ne said, had
hesrd more in their time Of the clash q
arms and the echoes Of wsr than Of the
principles of government. So j. was now
often the question is asked, and scsscGly |
answered: "What difference is there
between the two p.rtiss?" TIE speaker !
replied to the qu.ry with 4 pithy sum
mary CT the political creed OF Thomas |
Jefferson,
Tax APOSTLE OF DEMOCRACY.
To this General Collins added the golden |
economic rule thst no more taxes should !
ue levied upon the people in any way |
than are nece sssrY TO meet the honest |
expenses Of the government. True 20 !
their principles. the Democratic psrty |
bsd fought successfully our foreign wars, !
protected oar citizens In every cline, /
compelled the respect Of all nations /
for our fsg, added imperial do |
msin to our territory and insured |
peace, prosperity and happiness TO all |
the people. Ease to these principles the !
great Federal, Wing and Know Nothing !
parties went down never to rise again |
Now here, to-day, were the representa-
lives OF the party that had survived oil |
others. The united, triumphant, Irwin !
chile Democracy, prepared to strike down |
forever the last Surviving foe in N1vem-
Der. THIS country has been the asylum
Tor al good men from over the earth who
lee from want and oppression and mean
to become Americans. Blu: we invite and |
welcome only friends to this ground and /
LIEGEMEN TO TIE REPUBLIC.
Our Institutions cannot cnaDge to meet
hostile wishes, nor be 50 much as sensi-
ply modified even by the peaceful and
deliberate acsion of the mass OF our PEG
pie in accordance with the constitution
II the laws of the land. And the man is
lot true American who, knowing what
We are, will, By word or act, expert
nent or thought, In any way at
.empt to weaken the foundation Of this
splendid political structure, the republic
II the United States. General Collins
and at length euiog Esd the sd
hin is.rstion of President Cleveland IS
having triumphsntly Justified his election
rne Democracy ROW stood en- the edge Of
mother and perhaps greater contest with
relation to ths electors not held for
/ generation, thnt Of the responsibility
o. the great trusts OF the government,
10 longer critics, but criticised. They
we're confronted OF willy. inscriptions
md desperate foe. There would be no blot
IN record thst would not be magnided,
10 circumstances not tortured and mis
represented, TO disappointment not ex- +
into revolt. no class or creed,
would not De sought TO IL f1ence, no
'sssion not attributed to US, no fraud
hat would not
BE WILLINGLY PERFORATED.
But The appeal OF the Democratic party
5 70. to passion or to prejudice, to clsss'l
Y faction, to race or creed, but !
o sound common sense, the in
egrity, the intelligence and patriot :
SIN Of the pc ple,-upon their {
1atchless record for the last four years
nd upon their earnest efforts as yet in. {
omplete to reduce and equalize the bur.
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