New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-08
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
ALLEN G. THURMAN EASILY NOMINATED.
DAY GIVEN UP TO SPEECHES FOR JUDGE
THURMAN, GOVERNOR GRAY AND GENERAL
BLAcK-TuE PLATFORM ADOPTED WITH
LII MEMORY

THURMAN. GOVERNOR GRAY AND GENERAL
BLAcK-TuE PLATFORM ADOPTED WITH
OUT HEsITATIoN-IN MEMORY
OF THE DEAD
ST. Louis. June 7-Ncarly all the delegates
were in their seats at 80 o. m. and Chairman
Collins, after rapping for order, said:
"The Convention will be in order. Gentlemen
will please take their seats. Gentlemen IN tne
aislcs will please take Seats
After waiting several minutes for the gentlemen
TO do es requested Mr.. Collins announced thai
prayer would be offered by the Rev. r. G. Brank'
of st. Louis The Rev. DR. Drank offered the
following prayer:
Almighty and over blessed Cod who art the maker
of all things and tho Father of all our merces we
this daE to remember to Tg @ s SS Thee
tho Cod of providence and as the God Of our save
op Ss s our IN ss G Ss God 0i Of o
Of people We recognize Thy good hand bar b II
n IG and Which Oh Ws for this free
Under which live and for our marvellous poems
s"fS tRe slossnss WSsS and
ruled for good And nov oh God help a US who TO
ve S Resc times and who are heirs Of these
SG Sm gasS Of %H Ss
po% %V political Corruption from sectional strife Make
US ns people truly patriotic and eSp r gan pdO p
! fpiduity people whose God is the Loyl We pray
aS s eS e 'nS
and upon our National and State Legislatures; upon
al wh ana are neesSs s IN ali soas 3
We pray Thy blessing upon this scas enGe1 1rOTn
every quarter OF our great country Q, God, be Thou
in midst this day and do Thou help fhcte men IN
the important matters in which they are engaged DO
Thou guide their thoughts and sway their feelings n
the Of the great and a he bnro
may be entire harmony. so that Thy win be accom-
d acton 5nrGS cn as ha err be for good Of
country for tho advancement OF all It's diversified IN.
forests and for the glory OF Thy grea. name 1hoSc
favors we ask fer Jesus sake Amen.
The CharThe Chair is advised that the Committee NE
on Resolutions Is now ready 70 report present 'i'
Mr.. Watterson, wh> was standing Deslde tho
| Chairman, then said:
Er. Chairman, have the honor to report tho rcso-
| buttons agreed upon unanimously (checrs) by inc
The ChairThc resolutions will be read by the clerk
! Gentlemen, now please give your perfect at'chuon
THE PLATFORM PRESENTED.
| The clerk then read the platform, as follows
The Democratic party of the United states IN ~ s
fidelity democratic faith and reaiirms the platform
adopted by Its IN .ne Sy President
Cleveland in his last earnest message to Congress as
dhs fSToe Of a and also the
efforts of Democratic representative, IN Nonsr0''
10 secure reduction OF excessive taxation tN, ,,o
maintenance Of an lndss0uble union OF free and IN
voon to plan Of government rsgulaed by written ar
and expressly cscyhs 70 The STATES Or people int
entire nganted residue OF power me to III wbo
oen chosen for brief e a4a
| peace ihsuring equality, and establishing justice
The Democratic party Welcomes an cxaetlnG scr1io
tiny Of the alto of ahs 10 Us trusts IN
the election of Grover Cleveland President Of me
6aas R is '4s so s5a S o
pledges which then invited TIE suIases OF t.e peoPc
resulting from overaxaton, the anomalous condition
Of currency, and public debt pnmatuTed II mas ~
the adoption OF wise and conservative policy not only
avorted a disaster but greatly promoted the pros
pery of the people II has reversed no p ,oh
the public domain, and has recia meaIrom corpora,
tons and syndcaes, alien and domestic ana restored
to the people nearly hundred millions OF acres
of valuable land TO be saoredy held as honieSteads
payers and conforming strictly to the principles OF
Justice and equity, 1t has paid ont more for pensions
and bountles to the soldiers dlssBois OF inc re-
public than was ever paid tefors auifns an equai
| period. -, g., 49,,
prudent foreign policy, preserving peai I'm t rn
nations. while sorlpulously ulaintalng All the rghls
home and abroad. The exclusion from our shores of
Chinese laborers has beer efectually secured uhder
the provision Of treaty the operation OF which has
been postponed by the action Of a Republican major
| ity in the Senate l.,
|
augurated and maintained by President Cleveland,
and he has brought the public service to the highest
administration Of public affairs 80 .'..,....-.
Of all the people havo been guarded ard defended
| every public interest has been protected, and the
| equality of all citizens before the law without
regard to race or color has been steadfasty main
| tanned
Upon IT'S record thus exhibited and upon pledge
Of continuance to the people Of these benefits. the
sss ana Snd @ Sv SRS has a sSs to
the entire Legislative power.
Tho Republican party, controlling the Senate anh
resisting In both houses OF Congress reformation OF
| unjust and unequal tax laws which have oatlased
the necessities OF war and now undermining TIE
equality before the law, and the fairness and the
ustlce which ,Iha, are their right Thus the cry Of
industry is stned with false pretences, enterprise is
and bound to home markets taRs
can neither be properly amended nor repealed The
!, R'S VIII sSrtue with a the %
accordance with tho pledges Of its last PLATFORM In
dorsed at the balotbox by the SURFACES of the
or all tho Industrious frccmcn of our land the i'm
mense majority including every icr of the SOIL
price OF nearly everything they buy is Increased by
The favortsm of an unequal system of tax Legislation
ropugnant to the creed Of Democracy that by Such
by s hS to % o peop Gsd
Democratic principles the Interests the people arc
betrayed wben by unnecessary taxation, trusts and
combinations are permitted TO exist which, while I'M
duly enrching the few that combine rob the body "
our citizens by deprivng them of the benefits Of
natural competition Every Democratic rule OF gov.
ornamental action is violated when. through unneces-
ssry taxation, vast SUN OF money. far beyond tho
needs of economical administration. is drawn from
the people and tho channels OF trade and accumulated
as a dcmoralzing surplus In the National Treasury.
The money now lying idle In the Federal Treasury
resulting from supcriuous taxation. amounts to more
than S125 900 900 and the surplus collected is reach
ing tho sum of more than sixty millions annually
bauched by this immense temptation, the remedy
Of the Republican party is 10 meet and
exhaust BY extravagant appropriations and expenses
whether constitutional or not. the accumulation OF
extravagant taxation. Tho Democratic policy IS TO
enforce fngaiy in public expense, and 70 abolish un-
necessary taxation Our established domestic industries
and enterprises should not and need not be endangered
by the reduction and correction of tho burdens OF
taxation On the contrary, fair and careful revision
vit dina al for hc