Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-07

to name the next president of the United States. New York presents him to the convention, and pledges her electoral vote. Delegations from the thirty-eight states and all the territories are here assembled, without caucus or consultation ready simultaneously to take up the cry and make the vote unanimous. We are here, indeed, not to chose candidate. only to name the one the people have already chosen. He is the man for the people. His career illus trates the.glory of our institutions. Eight years ago unknown, save in his own locality, he for the last four has stood in the gaze of the world dis charging the most exalted duties that can be confded tol a mortal. To-day determines that, not of his own choice but by the mandate of his countrymen and with the sanction of Heaven, he shall fill the presidency for four years more. He has met and mastered every question as if from youth trained to statesmanship The promises of his letter of acceptance and inaugural address have been fulfilled. His fidelity in the past in spires faith in the future. He is not a hope, he is realization.
 Scorning subterfuge, disdaining reelection by concealing convictions, he courageously declares to congress, dropping minor matters. that the supreme issue is reform, revision, reduction of national taxation. That the treasury of the United States, glutted with unneeded gold, op- presses industry, enbarrasses business, endan- gers financial tranquility and breeds extrava- gance centralzation and corruption. That high taxation, vital for the expenditures of an un- paralleled war, is robbery in years of prosperous peace. That the millions that pour into the CIcdSuTy COMc IIOu tuo caTu0u SdVluRS or the American people. That, in violation of equality of rights, the present tariff has created privileged class, who, shaping legislation for personal gain, levy by law contributions for the necessaries of life from every m an, woman and child in the land. That to lower the tariff is not free trade; it is to reduce the unjust profits of monopoists and boss manufacturers, and to allow consumers to retain the rest. The man who asserts that to lower the tariff means free trade insults intelligence. We brand him as A falSar It is fartheSt from tholIpht to inn capital or disturb enterprises. The aim is to up- hold wages and protect the rights of all
 This administration has rescued the public do- main from would be barons and cormorant cor pOratons, faiJhlesS to obligations, and reserved it for free homes for this and coming genera tions. There is no pilfering there jobs under this administration. Public office is pub lie trust. Integrity stands guard at every post of our vast empire. While the president has been the medium through which has flowed the un- dying gratitude of the republic for her soldiers, he has not helirated to withhold approval from special legislation if strictest inquiry revealed want of truth and justice Above all, sectional strife, never before is at end and sixty millions of freemen in the ties of brotherhood are prosperous and happy. These are the achieve ments of this administration.
 Under the same illustrious leader we are re adv l to meet political opponents in high and 1 honorable debate, and stake our triumph on the 1 intelligence, virtue and patriotism of the people; adhering to the constitution in it's every line and l letter, ever remembering that "powerssnot dele 1 gated to the United States by the constitution nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively or to the people," By | the authority of the Democracy of New York, backed by the Democracy of the entire Union, | give you a name entwined with victory. nom- mate Grover Cleveland, of New York.
 At the conclusion of MT. Dougherty's speech the applause was deafening. The l mention of vetoes and reclamation of public | tor forth nd band played sHail to the Chief" :" and the pict- ure of Cleveland in the White House, which hung on the east wall of the hall, was uncov- ered There was considerable enthusiasm Men stood on chairs and waved their hats and yelled themselves hoarsa. The presi- dents bust on the platform was crowned with 8 laurel wreath, and the men who did all this were the n.en who have been swearing in un- dertones at the president for the past three years.
 The nomination was made by exclamation Everybody knew it would be.
 The band played and the shouting lasted for several minutes. The crowd in the gal leries tore the eagles from the decorations and waved them. The delegates grouped all the state banners and waved them high in the air. The chairman rapped for order, but no attention was paid to him. Cheer after cheer was given for Cleveland Then some- body proposed three cheers for Mrs. Cleve- land, and the convention went wild. Ken lucky asked and was granted permission to second the nomination. Delegate Mckenzie
 iumred on chair and seconded the nomna- tion in the following speech:
 Kentucky desires the privilege of seconding the
 nomination of Grover Cleveland for president of the republic.
 Within the broad limits of this great land there is but one more popular Democrat than be- and that is the queenly woman whom he has made his wife, It is a matter of feicitation for every
 uood citizen within the limits of the land that,
 while the historic White House. around which
 cluster so many memories that are dear to every
 natriotic heart, is presided over by man who has the courage to enforce obedience to bad laws
 until they shall be healed, and to recommend the | anactment of good laws until they shall be en-
 acted. at the same time it's social destinies are
 guided by the fair hand of the uncrowned queen
 If our American nation. "In hoo signo vinces." (Iaughtnr and applause)