Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-08

the. same time, securing to him steady and
remunerative employment. ttN
Upon this question OF tariff reform 80 closely
concerning every phase OF our National he,
aud upon every question involved in the
problem Of good Government, this Democratic
the Intelligent suifrages VI the American
people. Ati
wArrERsoN SPEAKS.
Upon the completion OF the reading Of
the platform. Hon. Henry Watterson
arose to speak in it's support. He was
greeted with round after round OF ap-
plause. When order was finally restored,
Watterson said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW DEMocRATs-we
bring to you platform upon which tne Demo
Gratis may stand. without feeling they are away
| from home Laughter and applause. II EN-
| braces a declaration of principles to which the
| Democracy may subscribe without looking
around the corner. Laughter and cheers. IL
| embodies statement of facts, incontrovertible.
| [Cheers. II delocalizes the cause of reform,
and gives to ita language which may be spoken
| alike In New Jersey and Iowa. CHEERS and cries
Of good. good) in Massachusetts, and in Texas.
| Renewed cheeringl II faces in the right di
rection and It's eyes look upon the rising, not
| the setting sun. Loud outburst of applause
Gentlemen, the Language of agitation is one
thing, (applause) thanks to Grover Cleveland
ohsg ons io s e Haa T 5
real sins instead az OF It tho imaginary evils
honceforward hsf S the pe%oeratio sss % party, which
| had been the voice will become the hands OF
the people. but Its hands viii be the hands Of
| builder. not destroyer, and ii will remove the
| occupants before 1t takes the roof off the house
| Fellow Democrats, be OF gaod cheer touching
| the future OF the party and the country. Demo
| cracy is at least one with itself, and though we
| may sometimes contend among ourselves, our
| contests shall be those of the Romans Of old,
| only resulting in more Romans. [Great cheers.
1t is now time for the Republicans TO know
| what it is tn have only half the country, and no
| leader at all. Cheers Gentlemen, two good
Democrats can only understand one another
thoroughly, and love one another entirely
| when they have had some fun together (laugn-
ter and cheers), and this will be sufficient reh
son, If any reason were needed, why should
| present to you Mr.. German, Of Maryland.
Chairman-GentemeD present to you Mr.
| German. Loud cheers.
REMARKS OF SENATOR soRMAN.
| Mr.. PRESIDENT, GENTLEMEN OF THE CoNyEN.
| TIoN AND DEMOCRATS ALL would be out Of
| place were / found elsewhere than in q Demo
| crstic Convention and standing upon the Dem
ocratic principles, as written by Jefferson, and
| now being enforced by the Democratic party,
under the lead of Grover Cleveland. lCheers
| and cries of "LOuder."I Well, that is impos-
sible. Four years ago at Chicago, the Democratic
party, restating its declaration Of principles
| promised. If entrusted with power that section
alism should be wiped out forever; that the
| finances of your Government should be SO con-
trolied and its tariifdirected as not to impair
the brilliant industries of the land, but that ex
| travagant expenditures should be reduced
| ally administered. and that the war taxes
| placed upon us by the Republican party should
be reduced according to the. requirements OF
the Government. but that in @ednction the
capital invested in enterprise and the labor
| employed should not be impaired. Upon that
declaration OF principles thus made at Chicago,
suit was the election OF Grover Cleveland.
| Applause. In the matter OF reduction OF
taxation. he has been thus far honest and
! earnest, and with desire to carry out to the
| letter the promises Of his party, he declared we
| were now facing the fact of reduction OF
taxation 10 wipe out this hundred million. Of
| surplus. 1t was no longer q question. Nor
| could it be coniended by the claptrap phrase Of
| politicians. charging us with Free Trade or
mem, as honest o reformers, 10 reduce the helm. im
| mense taxation hundred million per annum.
| Differ as you will about the phrases we have
| presented, the platform Is in strict accord with
| all the Democratic declarations that have pre-
| ceded u.s. Mr. Watterson has well said 1t Is a
| platform upon which every Democrat in this
| discussion of the great que .tion, where local
interest plays SO sharp part, there Is some dill.
| ference in opinions during this campaign, aud
spTe Of %i hoa Ss
| Democrat by the cardinal principles of the
party. We will give him liberty Of conscience
| and action cd unessential points. / say with
| such declaration and such candidate. we
| will go forth to battle against party which is
yet well 0Fgspi5ed hoains the sdya1tags sa s o.
| selves responsible for Q particular measure
| We will not underrate them .>but.I say to you
Union, comparing it with the great contest we
had In 1884, we are bettBr organized and
united, and 1 think mofe certain Of victory.
IApplause.
PLATFORM AccEPTED--oTHER RESOLUTIONS.
/ Watterson then moved the adoption of
the report of the Platform Committee.
The question was putsand the report
unanimously adopted.
- t{o< Dr.
olutions, Scott, of. Pennsylvania, pre-
sented the following resolution:
Resolved. That this Convention hereby en-
dorses and recommends the early passage of
the bill for the reduction of the revenue, now
pending in the House Of Representatives.
lCheers and applause.l
1t was adopted without dissenting
voice.
Frederick Lehman, of Iowa, then
presented the following resolution, which
was adopted without opposition
Resolued, That just and liberal policy should
be pursued in reference TO the Territories. That
the right of self-government is inherent In the
people. and guaranteed under the Constitution
That the Territories of Washing gton, Dakota
Montana and New Mexico are, by virtue of
population and development, entitled to ad
mission into the Union as States, and we un-
| qualifiedly condemn the course of the Repubh-
can party in refusing Statehood and self-gov
ernment to their people.
Henry Watterson introduced ex- Gov
ernor Albeit, of New Jersey, who
was loudly cheered by the Convention
and the audience.
Governor Albeit said--Mr. President;
present for passage resolution unani-
mously adopted by the Committee on
Resolutions, calling for passage by this
great political organization, voicing not
only its sentiments, but, as / believe, the
sentiments Of all true Americans.
| Resolved, That we express our sympathy with
| the struggling people of all nations in their
| efforts to secure for themselves the inestimable
| blessing of self-government and civil and
RELIGIOUS liberty tapplause); and we especially
declare our sympathy with the efforts OF those
noble patriots, who, led by Gladstone (applarise)
and Parneil (applanse), are conducting their
na ireland in' EnsRusiastic Rssn % applause % W 'u's
Unanimously adopted.
G. W. Baker of Ohio-Mr. President,
| in memory Of Thomas A. Hendricks, and
in the name OF Ohio, l ask unanimous
consent to offer these resolutions Of
respect:
The Democracy of the Nation in Convention
assembled, remembers with pride and merit the
distinguished services of Hon. Thomas A..
Hendricks great applausel to his party and to
| tinguished statesman and pure patriot. In
the administration of all public trusts he acted
| with honor and with fidelity. We tender to
Mrs. Hendricks in her bereavement, the aifec-
| tionate respect and sympathy of the Democracy
| of the United States IApplause.l
The resolution was unanimously
adopted. y
The Uhair-The Chair desires to state
that the Chairman OF the Committee on
Resolutions announces there was slight
mistake in saying the Committee were
unanimous, because from at least a
part of the platform, the Convention is
informed, Mr.. Cooper, of New York, dis
sents. With that exception there was
perfect unanimity in the Committee.
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