The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

Forest City served to its guests in huge
tankards five hundred gallons of lemonade
during the convention.
Promptly at 1890 o'clock Chairman Nor
ton. OF the State central committee. called
the convention to order, and Rev. j. w.
Cambell, of Cleveland, invoked the divine
blessing. The Thurmsn Quartet Club. of
Columbus, sang The Welcome Meeting"
after which Chairman Norton formally
opened the convention by a brief address.
Mr.. NoRToN's ADDRESS.
Among other things, Mr.. Norton said:
Sons of Democracy. what contrast you
present to that gathering of the peoples
oppressors that convened In the States Cap
itol but short month ago. Here the me-
chanic, the artisan. the true tillers of the
soil. the business man and the bonored pro-
LESSONS fresh from the people meet to con-
fer and exercise each for himself his indie
pendent Judgment guided by reasbn.
devoid OF passion, jealousy and
tons mounted asr' wired f0 and ND operated s
By the cunning hand OF the political Jug
gler who was seeking only his own personal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and the humiliation of his
political associates. You meet to consider
the peoples interest. They met nnmindfni
of them. You meet to speak the honest
words of hope, truth and soberness to the
toiling thousands. They met wearing an
emblazoned American lie upon British tin
plate. You meet to warn, protect and
save. They met to deceive, defraud and
ruin. Your mission is In the interest and
direction OF happiness and prosperity.
Theirs that of shame. dishonor and devasta-
ton. In almost every State OF the Union
from the fair. tar East to the grand, great
West. the people had but lately placed the
seal of condemnation and the stamp OF dis
honor upon the Mckinley bill. Yet with
the laundering protest of the people still
ringing In their ears they met TO do homage
to and to elevate the author of the bill
To-day you meet TO demand that the
wrongs that the people have suffered for
moro than a quarter of a century shall he
righted and not perpetuated: that the
clutch of the protectionist free boOter shall
be loosened from the throat of the Nation;
that the foot of the oppressor shall be re-
moved from the necks of the laboring
millions, and that in free country under
q free dag the people shall be free from the
despoiling of their homes and impOverish-
ment of their children by law that is
no more to be honored than the levy of the
they say, to emphasize and cOurage0usly
defend the principle of protection That
principle that for twenty-five years and
more has been undermining the life
foundations of our government: a
principle, as applied by them that has al
people by an all-wise and benehcent
Creator: principle that has made the rich
and fertile acres of our husbandmen almost
as worthless to them as the sand desert of
Sahara; principle that has closed the mar
kets of the world to the most productive
and busy country of the earth; principle
that has centralized the wealth of the Ma
ton until it rests IN the vaults of the ar
rOgant mOnopolists, who to-day nix the price
of all our necessities; a principle that is an
4ov 81. h. n1fD f.f yhA
beneficial only to the few; a principle opposed
to reason. justice. intelligence, education
and Christian decency. They say that the
author of this law. that Is the acme of this
principle, Is good man. kind, generous
and gentle. | believe that it is
friend. 1 would to God that his
measure, his law were so good, and harm
less. and gentle, and kind as he. Bat alas.
il is not so. Mckinley may be as the dove,
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
being SO. but his measure Is burglar with
out heart and without mercy, who robs
alike the helpless child. the strong man and
the defenseless woman"
The speaker proceeded in this strain.
claiming that the Constitution. the free
schools and all the guaranteesof rights and
privileges were from Democratic inspira-
tlOn, WQllo the laws OppItSo tDo
poor. exempt the rich. lmpoverish the
farmer, enslave labor. build up trusts. COM
bines and mOnopolies ARE the handiwork
of our opponents. and the Mckinley law is
the GROWING infamy of ALL" He closed
with o eulogy of the Hon. Allen G.. Thur
man, and introduced his sou. Allen w.
Thurman, as temporary chairman.
Mr.. Thurman, on assuming the chair.
thanked the convention for the honor of
being, made presiding officer. and then
launched into an attack OF the Republican
party for it's tariff and other policies. He
thought the thu plate schedule was as in
iquitous a piece of legislation as was ever
put on the statute books. Mr.. Thurman
closed with an appeal tor harmony. which
the convention evidently did not heed.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATIoN.
Following the temporary chairman's
speech. the committee on permanent organ
ization reported that ex-Congressman
Frank LIE Blond. of Mercer county. had been
selected as the permanent chairman of the
convention. The announcement was re-
ceiyed with great applause. and commit
tee was appointed to escort Mr.. LIE Blond
to the chair. Chairman lie Blends speech
was brief and to the point He thanked the
convention for the honor conferred, and
then proceeded to denOunce the last Repub-
lican Congress for what he called Its bad
legislation and It's attempt to pass the in
iquitous force bill and thereby perpetuate
in power the party which, for decade, has
been the representative of the mOnopolies
and the enemies of the people,"
General Arm trong. of Cleveland. moved
that the convention adopt the picture of a
victorious rooster as the device to desIg-
nate the Democratic ticket, the recent bal
lot-reform law requiring the selection of
some device. 81 think" said General Arm
strong. that this convention should adopt
as the emblem of the Democratic party of
Ohio the old game cock. Cheers and ap-
plause.l The Republicans will recognize
that as our symbol. and every man who
ever voted the Democratic ticket can put
his mark under the rooster" Laughter
and applause.
The suggestion struck the convention ia
vorably and General Armstrong; motion
was adopted by reclamation.
The first contest in the convention arose
over the report of the committee on Gre
dentials. The dispute in the Twenty fifth
ward of Cincinnati and Hamilton county
delegation was the subject of the wrangle,
the Hamilton county delegation generally
protesting against the report of the CON-
mittee and supporting a minority report.
Nobody but the Hamilton county dele
gates appeared to fully understand the
points in dispute. and Il. j. Cogan. secre-
tary of the convention, started To make an
explanation.
''Sit down; you are not q delegate, /"
shouted dozen Hamilton county men.
THE Chair decides that the secretary, an
officer of this convention. is entitled TO be
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