Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-07

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 should be taken. Mir. White, of Cali
 fornia, seconded the motion, statin
 that he did so not to prevent tn nomination of any candidate, bu l because the convention must hay I platform carefully and deliberately adopt 1 it would be hard to hold the convention to gether. He knew that gentlemen were anx ious to raise their voices for the same mal l he was in favor of. but he thought it bette that recess should be taken. Before thu
 call of the roll of States on fir. Voorhees
 motion was completed it was evident that il would have large majority and at the sug gestion of the chair the convention by unani I nous consent agreed to suspend the call and agreed to the motion, and the chair at 1:5S announced that the convention stood ad 1 journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
 A STRADDLE ON THE TARIFF. The EquivOeal Plank Of 1884 Adopted By she Committee on Resolutiona and CIeveIand's Wishes Arc Ignored. ST. LOUIS, June 6.EThe committee on res olutions resumed it's session this morning at 1C at the Southern Hotel. The subcommittee ap- pointed to draft platform entered the room afterward, looking exceedingly worn by their
 session of last night. They reported their
 inability to agree, the point at issue being
 the question of reaf6rming the tariff plank in the platform of 1884. The subcommittee had listened to earnest appeals last night in favor of and opposed to the question, but could not agree. MT. German proposed res affirmation of the tariff plank in the 1884 tariff platform ard general indorsement of the policy of reduction as indicated in the Presidents tariff message. Mir. Watterson opposed any allusioa to the 1884 platform, which he deemed equiv ocal and indirect. Mir. German addressed the committee for an hour and emphasized the political expedieney of mod crate tariff policy, and while he considered the prospects of Democratic success ,in New York much better than they were four years ago, he regarded Indiana (and he appealed to Senator Turpie to confirm his .statements), New Jersey and Connecticut as doubtful and he would have no hope of bis party carryingt them upon tariff for revenue only platform. MT. German argued in conclusion that the platform of 1884 was the one upon which MT. Cleveland was elected, that he accepted the nomination upon it, and has MT. German stated) been content to administer the execu- tive office in accordance with it's principles. It has ample latitude, as much as the administration itself deserves, and it would be impolitic at this time to make it more emphatic.
 MT. Watterson responded in an address of about an hours duration. The platform of four years ago was straddle and so accepted by the committee on resolutions in the con- vention of 1884. It's advocates had said, 'tLet us get into power and then we can. frame policy to suit our party views." The issue of that election, said MT. Watterson, did not prove the wisdom of an equivocal policy. It was not policy pleasing to our popular American manhood. It came to be stigmatized straddle and there was an odium attached to it from which it could not be freed. The campaign, fortunately for the Democratic party, by the nomination of MT. Blaine had become one of psrsonali- ties and MT. Cleveland had been elected The result did not prove the strength of the 1884 platform, did not justify the faith of the advocates of strad- ding policy. In his judgment there was no statesmanship in duplicity. It would, he as the Democratic party had been irrevocably committed to the policy of horizontal rsduc- tion by Clsveland's last message and by the utterances of the majority of the Democratic party in the House of Representatives. From that position, said MT. Watterson, there can is known to our opponents and to the people. He believed, moreover, that the bold, manly love of MT. Cleveland's message had happy effect.
 The utmost candor of expression character ized the remarks of both Mir. Watterson and Senator German and perfect good feel ing was maintained throughout. But it soon became evident that their rela- tive positions would be maintained and it became quite as clear that the major ity of the committee had been impressed with Mir. Gorman's statement of the political expediency involved in the question. Through ont the discussion the members of the com- mittee listened with eager attention. At noon general debate was begun upon the question of reafdrming the platform of 1884, ten minutes to be allowed each State and a vote to be had at 1:30. The debate, however, was prolonged till after 3 o'clock. By vote of 25 to 19 the committee agreed to Senator Germans proposition to endorse and reiterate the tariff platform of '84. It is understood that there will be serious divisions upon the other blanks in the platform. The com mittee reassembled tonight at 2 o'clock for eonsideration of the platform by sections. The committee reached a compromise on the tariff plank this evening. MT. Watterson says of the report that will be presented to- morrow: "The substance is this, that we renew our fidelity to the Democratic princi- ples and reafdrm the platform of 1884 and endorse the last annual message of the Prssi- dent and declare it & correct interpretation of the platform, and approve the efforts of our Democratic representatives in Congress to se- cure reduced taxation. In @ separate resolu- ton to be offered to the convention we com mend the Mills bill, urging it's passage at an early day"