Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13


 Chairman Barnum called tho conventIc cn to order and introducel Bishop Grandberg, who delivered tho invocation, the delegates standing.
 When the prayer was ended and the de'e. gates had resumed their seats, Chairman Barnum presented the report of the National Committee, naming Lieutenafl..G overnor White, of California, as temporary chair man.
 Inc report was unanimously adopted and Senator German, Marylanl; General Pow ell, Ohio, anl Colonel Dawson. South Caro- lima, were appointed to es ort the temporary chairman to the platform. The California delegat on gave threo cheers
 standing for Chairman White. Mr. White said he was grateful for the honor conferred, because 1t was on apprecia- tion of his section of the country. He as sured the convention that he and his fellow
 delegates from the Pacific slope were pro- foun fly impressed with the first distinction
 of the kind in the history of the Democracy.
 He congratulated the convention at what he termed the encouraging circumstances which
 attended the inauguration of it's proceedings.
 He alluded to the adminis.rato on tv saying
 that for the first tine in twenty-five years a
 National Democratic Convention was being
 held while the affairs of the corn try were conducted by the Democracy. The experience of four years, ne said, has disprovei the assertions and charges that the Democracy could not be trustel with the
 Government of the country. Continuing, Mir. White sail
 'The platform of prime pos alopte
 ,.,.n, at our last last national convention prescribed With great accuracy the
 rules of !u"t which should control gov ernmantal action. Grover Cleveland was
 selected by that convention as a mau who's frmness, ability, integrity and statesnanlke qualities pre- -emineat'y titto him to un lcr- forms thus suggested by the organization to whose tenets he had ever been ready to yield
 compliance"
 Ills laudatory references to President Cleveland drew prolonged applause from the
 convention, and then he proceeded to the tariff question. He said:
 "For years it has been general ly conceded that it was necessary to reform the tariff. Tic existing
 law on the subject had been called iuto be- exigencies of war. The Republican party, while not denying the necessity for reform,
 has over failed to suggest any remedy,
 aud has universally thwarted the efforts
 relief. The present admistration has
 realized the promises made by. the Democratic Convention of 1884. 1t has | sought to reduce taxation anl tighten the
 burdens of the people, and to reduce the re- venue so as to prevent undue accumulation in the Treasury, and has at the same time taken the requisite steps to foster and protect domestic industries"
 The failure of Congress- to establish free trade. he charged, was due to Republican ob- struction. He said:
 "The existence of an enormous surplus in the Treasury threatens the in dustries of the country, and is constant
 source of injury to the consumer and men of moderate means, who find it difficult
 to obtain monetary assistance, because of the withdrawal of large portion of the circu-
 lating medium
 He touched on land grant grabs and Chinese
 fv,,v,, ooI fI, &lo credit of stopping both. He conclu led , bv saying that "the re election of Grover i Cleveland is demanded by the patriotic scnti- ment of the land," and propheSying the sue
 cess of the Democratic ticket in the coming election.
 Upon tho conclusion of MT. Whites speech . resolution of Senator German was adopted,
 ordering the call of the roll to namo the commit e,s
 Govcror Green, of Now Jersey, offered
 resolution maxim tn, Convention suh;e;t to ! the rules of the last Convention. modified So i, as to prevent any State changing it's vote
 until the call O. the States is completed. The <, resolut on was adopted.
 MT. I-atterson, of Colorado. presented a i gavel of Colorado silver to the Chairman. | motion by Senator Morgan of Alabama
 was adopted that each delegation name one member to act as it's member upon the Con-
 mlttee on Credentials, ono member as its mem
 Der on the Committee on Permanent Organi-
 ration, and ono member as its member on the committee on Resolutions, and that all reso- Iutlons relating to the platform of tho Demo-
 .ratic party be referred to the said Commit
 ee an Resolutions without debate i The naming of the delegates from each del-
 egation followed. there being only one con-
 test, from Dakota.
 After a little dispute over the admission
 of outsiders, members of uniformed clubs. to
 the hal, the convention, upon motion of A6fSnn anf2l E1fA ~ IT. f1.n fnll0vwin0 daH. ss