Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-25
Tho Work Of the Convention.

Tho Work of the Convention.
The largest democratic convention
ever held in Ohio and one Of the most
Cleveland on the 18th inst. From the
.irst arrival Of advance delegates 1t was
fOregone conclusion that Governor
Campbell would be renominated, with a
plenty Of votes to spare, but upon the
arrival Of the Hamilton county delega-
ion from Cincinnati it was nothing
daunted and each member OF It proceeded
10 make himself committee OF one 10
defeat the denomination OF the govern
lr. This Cincinnati opposition created
considerable confusion but accom-
plished nothing as will be seen by the
result.
The convention was called TO order
BY Chairman Norton OF the state CEN
trail committee, with Il stirring address.
Among other things he said:
Sons of democracy, what contrast
you present 10 that gathering OF the
peoples oppressors that convened in
The states capitol but short month
ago. Here the mechanic the artisan,
The true tiller Of the SOIL the business
man aud the honored professions fresh
from the people meet to confer and eX-
ercise each for himself his independent
Judgment. guided by reason, devoid Of
passion, jealousy and revenge. There,
were the automatons, mounted, wired
and operated by the cunning hand OF
the political juggler who was seeking
only his own personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and the humiliation of his political as
ociateS. You meet to consider the
peoples interests. They met unmind-
iul of them. You meet to speak the
honest words of hope. truth and So
berncss 70 the toiling thousands. They
mot wearing an emblazoned American
lie upon British tinplate. You meet
TO protect and save. They meet to de-
celve, through fraud and ruin. Your
mission is in the interest and direction
" happiness and prosperity; theirs,
hat OF shame, dishonor and devasta-
ion. In almost every state OF the
union from the fair far east to the
rrand great west, the people had but
latelyl placed the seal OF condemnation
and the stamp of dishonor upon the
Mckinley bill. Yet, with the thunder
GUS protests OF the people still ringing
in their ears, they met to do homage TO
and to elevate the author OF that bill
To-day we meet to demand that the
wrongs the people have suffered for
more than quarter OF century shall be
righted and rot perpetuated; that the
clutch OF the protectionist freebooter
shall be loosened from the throat OF the
nation: that the foot OF the oppressor
,hall be removed from the necks OF the
laboring millions and that in free
COUNTRY under free flag the people
,hall be free from the despoliation Of
,heir homes and the impQyerishment Of
.ht ir children by law that is no more
u be honored than the levy OF the ban
dit and buccaneers. They met, as they
.ay. to emphasize and couragoously
,lefend the principle of protection"
that principle that for twenty-five years
and more has been undermining the
life foundations Of our government; the
principle that, applied by them has al
most nullified the good vouchsated to
the people by an all wise and benefcent
Creator; q principle that has made the
rich and fertile acres Of our husband
men almost as worthless as the sand
desert OF Sahara; q principle that has
closed the markets OF the world to the
most productive and busy country OF
The earth; a principle that has central
lied the wealth OF the nation until 1t
rests in the vaults OF the arrogant
monopollsts who to-day fix the price OF
all our necessities; principle that is
antagonistic to the interests Of the mil
lions, beneficial only to the few; q prin-
ciple opposed to reason, justice. inteli-
gence, education and christian decency.
'They say that the author OF this law
that is the acme Of this principle is a
good man. kind, generous and gentle,
I believe that it is so. More than that,
no is my friend. would to God that
his measure, his law, were so good and
harmless and gentle and kind as he.
But, alas, 1t Is not so. Mckinley may
be as the dove, or even as the bird OF
paradise, but this law is as the hawk,
the vulture and the coyote. They say
Mckinley is an honest man; grant
that he is, and all honor to him for be-
ing 80, but this measure Is q burglar
without heart and without mercy, who
robs alike the helpless child, the strong
man and the defenseless woman
Ex-Congressman Frank Le Bond, OF
Mercer county, was chosen for perma'
nent chairman. He thanked the com
mittee for tie honor.
Major Armstrong, OF Cleveland,
moved that the convention adopt the
picture OF victorious rooster as Q de-
vice to designate the democratic TICKET,
the recent ballot reform law requiring
the selection of some device.
81 think, said Major Armstrong, that
this convention should adopt as an EN-
blem Of the democratic party OF Ohio,
an old gamecock rooster. The repub,
licans viii recognize that as our symool
and every man who ever voted the dem
ocratic ticket can put his mark under
the rooster" The suggestion struck
the convention favOraoly and was
adopted.
Chairman Finly OF the committee on
resolutions presented the majority re-
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