The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-20

the buzz of expectation gave place to q
impressive silence as the chairman in
troduced Frank w. Gunsanlus, of Chi
cage, who opened the proceedings wit
prayer. He thanked the Almighty TO
the blessing of Divine protection; re
turned the gratitude of the nation 70
the benefits granted it by Providence
returned thanks tor the history which
came massed here, and expressed III,
recognition of all that God had don,
through the great organization whose
representatives had here assembled
| He prayed that the convention might
be dominated by lofty purposes, in or
der that its work might do much fol
the glory of God and man. In an i'm
pressive manner he invoked Divine pro-
lection on the soldier the captain Of
| the armies who lay so near death.
At the conclusion of the prayer
Chairman Jones announced that the
secretary, Mr.. Fesslnder, of the ma
tional committee, would read the call
| for the convention issued by the
national committee. illusions in the
! call to the position Of the party on the
tariff question, and to the determine
ton of the party to have fair election
and an honest count and other salient
points, were warmly applauded by the
convention.
Upon the conclusion of the reading
of the call,
CHAIRMAN JONES
stepped to the front of the platform
and spoke as follows: 1.-The Republican
party may we'll be congratulated
through it's repr sentatives here assem-
bled upon the suspicious prospects that
lie before it. The will and courageous
act of this convention will surely lead
it to victory in the campaign which we
are about to begin. There can be no
doubt as to which the great Majority of
the votes will fail. Each party is to be
judged by its record. If the grand
achievements of the Republican party
be appreciated, and the utter failure of
the Democratic party be understood,
the two parties are Numerically OPP
posed to each other. One favorS pro-
gression-the other retrogression; one
lifts up the other pulls down. Thanks
to Cleveland and his southern allies.
the Democratic party has thrown off
the disguise in which it has heretofore
fought its battle in the northern States,
and has boldly declared for British free
trade aud against American protection.
The avowal has caused much adulation
in certain sections of this country and
in all England, which from the Begin
ing, has been hostile to the industrial
progress of the United States: but it
has fallen heavily upon the patriotic
portion of the Democratic party. How
ever, we must net expect there
is an end of dishonest pretences
that deceit, fallacles and sophlstry
will again be resorted 10 and
practiced; therefore, we should have a
platform based on true Republican
principles, free from equivocation OF
ambiguity, and should nominate caudi-
dates who are the embodiment of these
principles. The founders of this gov
eminent thought it was absolutely es-
sential for -preserya ion that the
original thirteen 5tate9 should become
united for the pursose Of protection and
defense against alien acts, and in
fuences, as we'll for economical and ei-
fective government One of the first
acts of the general government was 10
provide for revenue, and for
ests of the country. All our Presidents
Il w W JdChoOD,
sive. advocated tariff for revenue and |
for protecting all. The great and pat
riotic statesmen of those days conceded |
N this plan. No man OF note who was |
lover or his country down to Jackson's |
drst term entertained and expressed |
doubts as to the constltutionality or /
policy of protecting the industries of |
the United States against foreign
The tariff question
was not considered IS one en-
0racing chiefly manufacturers in
-erests, but one which broadly
the condition OF the laboring
classes, the mutual interest of all home
PRODUCES IL the home market, and of
he country's real independence. The
British who nov shout free trade pro-
ected thems elves against all competi
ion until they were masters of the
commercial world, and until they real
zed that the United states, with its
;reat advantages, was, by moderate
ise or the same means, becoming q
ormidable rival. 1t was only when
treat Britain perceived the future of her
American rival that she attempted to
egain the control over this country by
n artifice which she was unable to hold
n reclaim by the force OF arms. After
elating the history Of the
ALLEGED ALLIANCE OF THE SOUTH
With English manufactures, the admin
STATIONS of Van Buren,, Polk, Pierce
nd Buchanan, Chairman Jones con-
inued: The Republican party van
uished the Democratic party, passed
ne homestead law. destroyed slavs ~,
levated "mudsills," redeemed credit
the country, and started !
anew on the lines contemplated by &,
ur fathers. To-day. we occupy a much ,
higher plain than any other people on
he face of the earth. The Republican :
arty believes it not nee ssary or right :
hat we should be reduced to the :
ommon level with other nations, but :
hat we should have all the benefits of .
IL our natural advante {ss and a full
njoyment of our glorious heritage. The T
,gical consequences of the theories of =
he Democratic party would have left y
lis country with but fringe of its =
opulation on waterways. Many :
the leading bourbon Demo =
.ats of to day look upon the .
development and grand !,
of the nation, which y
re chrystalized, as natural and whole :,
)me growth, and believe we ought in