The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-06

nights of wrangling, 70 meet an emergency
which the revenue reformers fully reahzsd-
They knew that the domination OF Blaine had
changed the issue OF the campaign from one OK
doctrine 10 one of character. and they entered
the platform conmitte prepared 70 make every
needful sacrifice short OF principle itself They
met there body Of select men who had been
artfully picked for sinele purpose.
and another That single purpose was
the construction Of tarin plank
which they could claim . victory for pro-
lection and defeat for revenue reform; and,
with the aid OF Ben Butler, they did compel the
construction OF . plank which the country
accepted 80 . straddls. They could ask nothing
better % this time than the readoptior OF this
straddle. But its readoption would not only fy
the withdrawal Of the Mills bill q necessity,
abandoning oil the ground We have gained the
last four years. and particularly the last six
months, but it would send every true revenue
reformer home SICK at heart, delight kepeeiic-
ans and disgust ell honest men. 1t Is the tricky
device of . nero corporais guard, composed OF
men largely and personally interested In high
tariff taxes. who are making their last struggle
to obstruet reform
"what sort OF tariff plank would you sug-
eestl'
Il have had no time to consider the phrasing
Of tariff plank, and have put no word on paper.
But am clear In my mind that We should stand
squArely by the President and our friends and
disown the one and TO apologize for the Other
Would you indorse the Mills billT
''Ths Mills bill Is q simple measure. not yet
perfected, and liable to amendment Ofcourse.
document which 10 to lay down fighting lines
for q campaign which 10 TO last nearly six
months could not take 10 for . basis but
should give the princirles OF the message, and
the purpose OF those In Congress who have sup
dorsemsnt We should leave nothing to ooujeos-
ure. We should tolerate no straddisr.
Whether We like 1t or not we shall have TO face
the music Of the Presidents message, and We
who not afraid Of their convictions and have
the courage to maintain them"
The Republic has a double loaded editorial
this morning on the same subject IL says
The real motive of the efforts to prevent the In
corporation of definite aud clearly expressed tariff
reform plank in the Democratic platform s hostility
to President Cleveland OF course. there il genuine
desire the part of halfbreed Democrats who train
with the Republicans 10 prevent any tampering with
the import duties which afford protection the pools.
trusts 'infant industries" and other nonopoleo
under whose exacons the grea. masses of the people
groan and suffer. But these half breeds hostile
TO President Cleveland because of his uncompromis-
ing opposition to the maintenance of the tariff
posed his reorganization They put forward Randall
in Pennsylvania and Hill in New York. When these
sham leaders were overthrow and trsmped upon by
the stalwart Democracy OF those two States the half
breeds changed their tactics and began 70 declare that
Cleveland would decline denomination, because, In
his letter accepting the nrst NOMINATION. ne hao ex-
pressed the conviction that constitutional amend
ment should limit the presidential incumbent 70
term. Ii being settled now that Mr.. Cleveland will
not withhold his name, the insidous plan IL to
NIT the convention TO the adoption of platform
which he will refuse to stand In of such re-
fusal these schemers would the presidential
nominee because their forces would then be the only
ones organized for prompt action. We repeat our
warning. Whatever is done in this matter Of the
platform should be done with eyes wide open to the
consequences and we assert again what we asserted
yesterday that Mr.. Cleveland viii refuse 10 stand
q platform which would proclaim to the country that
his policy Of tariff reform had fssn rspudated BY his
own party.
The committee on resolutions met In secret
session, at o'clock this afternoon. 10 the par.
lors Of the Democratic national comm itiee, at
the Southern Hotel. The committee was called
to order by Hon. Edward Cooper, of New York.
The names Of Hon. Henry Wsttsrson. Of Ken
lucky, and Senator A P. German, of Maryland,
were put in nomination for the chairmauship.
and the result was the election Of the former
upon the first ballot by vote Of y to 20. four
members not voting. At the suggestion of Sua-
ator German, Mr.. Wattersons nomination was
made una nimous. and upon taking she chair,
the latter remarked pleasantly that had the
committee known how nearly in harmony were
the two candidates, the election yc7ld proba-
bly, not have been deemed necessary. The fol-
lowing was the vote by States and Territories: