Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-08-29
The Democrats In Council.

TACOMA, Aug. 26.-Never in the his
tory of Washington has SO large and
distinguished body of representative
Democrats met as is here to-day to at
tend the Democratic corifention, which
commenced at 80 O'Clock this after
noon i'll the Tacoma theatre. Three
hundred and fiity-six delegates are en-
titled to credentials, and but few are
represented by proxy. Fully one
thousand prominent Democrats are in
the city, among them being Judge Jul
MUS Rochester, of Seattle; Hon. J. J. |
Browne and Hon. T. G. Griffith, of |
Spokane Falls; Hon. James b. Reavis,
of North Yakima; Hon. c. II. Warner,
Of Colfax, and Hon. Joseph A. Kuhn, !
of Port Townsend.
The orators, Judge Jefferson Chand-
Ter, OF st. Louis, and Hon. Robt. B.
Smith, of Helena, arrived yesterday by
special train. Seven cars arrived early
this morning, bearing delegates from
Spokane Falls and other cities in the
eastern portion o. the State. The del
egates from Portland and other cities
down the Sound have been arriving by
every train and steamer since yester-
day ';'tcrnoon. The temporary officers
OF the convention are: President, Judge
Junius Rochester, of Seattle; vice-pres-
ident, Hon. J. J. Browne, of Spokane
Falls; secretary, John l.. Sharpstein,
of Walla Walla chief marshal, Ira X.
Bambcr. of Tacoma. There is vice
president fronEfach county. ThecOn.
rention was called to order this after
noon by Col. Nj. Kaufman, president
of the central Democratic cluu OF Pierce
county. His address Of welcome was
as follows:
Gentlemen and fellow Democrats
The city of Tacoma is glad indeed,
to welcome you, and rs our STATE grows
in progress and population, the grand
principles of our political faith will
grow with its growth and progress
We can assure you that i'll our midst
there are enthusiastic workers and
Jealous foemen, whose enthusiasm
never wavers and whose zeal never
tires; they heartily welcome you, and
will endeavor to make your solourn
here so pleasant and delightful that
when the hour of your departure ar
rives, you will look back over the days
on have been with lis as white days
! in the calender of yer experience.
Again. we welcome you to our city, ex-
tendiag to YOU most cordiahy'its free
dom and the warm right hand of fell
lowship."
Secretary Geo. Hazard then read the
general call for the convention, after
which Judge Junius Rochester was in
troduced and spoke rs follows:
"Mr. president, and brother Demo
Gratis: A frequent recurrence to funda-
mental principles is essential to the Sc
curity of individual right and the per-
petuity of free government.
"What has Democracy done"
"First: 1t has given us liberal,
popular government in place of mon
archy.
Second: 10 has prevented the es-
tablishment of class privileges by the
abolition OF primogeniture and entails. !"
"Third: 1t has given us civil liberty,
religious liberty and mental liberty.
Fourth: 1t has increased the ex-
tent OF territory on the Atlantic coast
to domain extending from ocean to
ocean from the lakes to the Gulf. a..
"Fifth: 1t constructed, by means OF
q revenue tariff, n merchant marine,
until Amekcan. commerce dotted with
its sails every port; until we carried,
not only eur own. commerce, but our
fair share of the commerce of other
nations-but the whitening blight of
protection has driven American COM
merce from the highways OF nations,
and the American ship is almost a
stranger in the marts of the world.
"These are some of the results that
Democracy has accomplished in the
past. What does she propose to do in
the future? :.
"The most important current qnes-
ton is the tariff. The government
has no right to compel eleven million
and more Of agricultural and other Ia
borers to contribute Of their earnings
to the support OF less than two million
people engagen in manufacturing.
This is essentially an agricultural
people. More than four-sevenths of
the population are engaged in tilling
the scil-the most enrolling of all
callings. Less than two-sevenths are
engaged in manufacturing, and still
the Republican party says that agri-
culture must be compelled to assist in
the support of the manufacturers.
upon the pretext of sustaining the
wages OF the American laborer by pre-
venting his coming into competition
with the cheap labor of Europe, an
average tariff Of nearly fifty per cent.
on foreign goods is levied at the Amer
lean custom house before they are ad
mitted. And still the American farm
er must carry his produce to London
and compete with the pauper labor of
India and Russia. His wheat must
compete with the serf labor of Russia
His cotton must be sold at the price
fixed by the abject slave labor of India.
His corn. and lis pork, and his beef
must all have their price fixed in free
competition in the markets of the
world, while the man. lfacturer must
be protected. This is wrong"
The appointment of committees and
the reading of tiers of regret followed
Judge Rochestcr's address.