Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-06-14

Mr.. Prince then read the list: Stephen
M. White, of California, for Chairman;
Temporary Secretary, Fred .. Prince of
Massachusetts; Assistant Secretaries, A.
Fred Orendorlf, of Illinois; W. Il. Scott,
of Virginia, T. o. Karctt, of st Louis,
Leopold Stauss, of Alabama, o. NJ. Hall,
of Minnesota, John Triplctt. of Georgia,
L. E. Rowley. of Michigan, Oliver Newell
of Colorado. L. l.. Merrill of Nebraska;
Reading Secretary, Hon. Thomas Petit,
of the House of Representatives. Assist
ant Reading Clerks, l.. NJ. l.. Scott OF
Virginia, II. f. Barrett of New Jersey,
7. o. Walker Of Iowa, II: III. Henry OF
Mississippi, John w. Kern of Indiana, J.
p. Barr of Missouri, Ed Sawyer of
Ohio, w. A. p. Bently of Missouri;
Official Stenographcr, Edward B. Dick
son, of New York; SCrgeant-atA
Richard J. Bright; Chief door Keeper,
Daniel Able, Of ST. Louis
The Chair-GentIcmen Of the convCn-
ton, as many Of you as affirm the action
of the National Committee say Aye"
The convention unanimously adopted
the list as read, after which Mr.. White
was escorted to the platform and intro
duced by Mr.. Barnum in the following
words:
Gentleman of the Convention: have
the pleasure and honor to introduce to
this convention Hon. Stephen NJ, White,
Of California.
Mr.. White said:
CHAIRMAN WHITES SPEECH.
Gentlemen of the Convention: Profoundly
grateful for the distinction just conferred upon
me, am nevertheless conscious that have
been chosen for this position because of your
appreciation Of that important section Of our
common country from whence ! came Cali
fornia was acquired under Democratic rule. II
became a commonwealth under Democratic
auspices. 1t is, therefore, fitting that the be-
stowal Of this favor should emanate from an
organization whose patriotism and courage
gave her to the American union, and that party
should be first to press forward with parental
fondncss the children Of those who knock and
did not knock In vain for admission to the priv
ileges Of Statehood. For the first time for
period covering more than quarter Of a cen
tury the Democratic National convention 10
held while the affairs of government are con-
Quoted by a Democratic administration. In
to the late Presidential election the Republican
party declared that Democratic success meant
national ruin, and that whatever might be said
OF the crimes and transactions Of those then In
authority, yet to no other keeping could the
welfare Of the United States be safely confined
This doctrine was rCpudiatcd at the polls and
strated that these assertions and charges were
unwarranted and that the people were right In
demanding and compelling radical change.
The platform of principles adopted at our last
National Convention prescribed with accuracy
the rules of conduct which should control gov
ernmental actions. Grover Cleveland was
selected by that convention as the man whose
frmness, ability, integrity and statcsmanlikc
qualities prominently fitted him TO undertake
the task OF carrying out the great reforms thus
suggested by an organization to whose tcnets
he had ever been ready to yield compliance.
For years it has been generally conceded that
II was necessary to reform the tariff. The ex-
isting law on the subject has been called into
being during the excitement and because Of
the cXigiencies of the war. The Republican
party, while not denying the necessity for re-
form, has ever failed to suggest any remedy
and has universally thwartCd the efforts Of the
Democracy to afford the needed relief The
present administration has realized the prom
ises made by the Democratic Convention Of
1884. In other words, the Democratic admin
istration has set its utmost cndeayOrs TO carry
out the platform on which our great reform
victory was achieved. II the tariff has not
been modified it is because Of Republican OBJ
struction. The existence Of enormous surplus
In the treasury threatens the industries of the
country, and Is a constant source Of injury 10
The consumer andmen Of moderate means, who
find 1t difficult to obtain monetary assistance,
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medium. The speaker went on TO say that this
unfortunate situation was directly attributed
TO the policy of the Republican party, whose
aim has ever been to encourage and enrich
monopolies and to ignore the interests of the
masses. He spoke Of the many millions Of
acres Of the public domain which passed into
the hands Of corporate and foreign syudicatcs
during the Republican administration to the
detriment Of real settlers. The speaker said
"ln conformity with the views Of the President,
a statute has been enacted preventing the ac-
QUESTION OF lands by those not citizens OF tho
United States, and restricting corporatOrs to
obtain title to realty in the Territories" Re-
ferring to the Chinese question the speaker
said that after repeated failures by Republicans
TO bring about successful settlement OF that
question, the Democratic Administration had
entered into a treaty with the Chinese Empire
which must result In excluding Mongolians
from our shores and makes 1t possible 10 pre-.
vent the perpetratlon Of frauds upon our im-