Evening journal., 1892-06-23

desire to announce that the minority ex-
poets TO bo heard tcheersl and to present It's
report before the previous question shall be
putt
Mr. jonas closed by asking Mr.. Villas, Of
| Wisconsin, to read the platform Mr.. Villas
began TO do so in his magnificent, sonorous
voice and most impressive style.
cieveiand's Name Wildly Cheered.
The FIRST mention Of Cleveland's name in
the convention was when Mr.. Villas in the
first paragraph Of the platform read "From
Madison to Cleveland It called out the
pentup enthusiasm of the delegates. The
Syracuse mon led the cheering as the Cleve-
land delegates, and the Cleveland men in
the galleries sprang TO their feet waving
hats, handkerchieis and fans The noise
grew and grow until a Michigan delegate
rushed into the hall holding aloft the white
and gold banner of his state with picture
Of Cleveland pinned across It's face. Don
NJ. Dickinson climbed on n chair and all the
Michiganders followed him. while delegates
and spectators shrielled and yelled Then
down the aisle came Iowas banner bearer
holding aloft the picture of Boies The
cheering was renewed Michigan rallied
round the Cleveland banner, and two or
three delegates took il from Dicldnson's
hands and swung II in the face OF New
lorS's seventy-two. Then they passed it
on to Minnesota.
The Boies banner, in the meantime, had
been retired 10 the comparative obscurity
of the side aisle where the Iowa delegation
sat. just as the band struck up yankee
Doodle the staff of the Cleveland banner
broke, but its bearers quickly spliced Il aud
started up the aisle As IL passed one dele.
CATION after another, led the storm of cheers
in its honor. The cheering showed no signs
OF diminishing as the banner was borne
down the center aisle. The Boies men took
heart again and started 20 meet IL. They
waved It over the head OF Chairman Muir
ply, of the Now York delegation, as the
chair brought his gavel down for order.
The demonstration had continued for thir-
teen minutes, but the enthusiasts We're in no
mood to stop. Again the banner started on
It's triumphal tour, whilo the Hl mon, who
could just DO heard over the weakest voices
Of their opponents, hissed loudly. IL wQ
twenty minutes after the shouting began
before Mr.. Villas could bring his big voice TO
bear ron the convention again. When the read.
ing Of the platform was completed Chair
man Jones moved its adoption This was
met by cries of mo- Mr.. Neal, OF Ohio,
moved TO strike out an that section of the
platform after tho words denouncrg the
Mckinley act and 20 substitute the follow
ing
We dononnce Republican protection a.
fraud Icheorsl; robbery of the great majority
Of tho American people for tho benefit Of tho
few. loud cheers We declare u TO be a
fundamental principle OF tho Democratic party
that tho federal government has no consttu.
tonal power TO enforce and collect tariff duties
except Tor tho purpose Of revenue only ire
newod and long continued checrngl and dc.
u & III. III..
limited 90 tho necessities of the government
and honestly and economically administered.
The part Neal wanted struck out began,
awe roiieiate the oft respected and end.
ed, dictate of Justice When the clerk
had finished the reading Mr.. Neal, who still
held the platform, made a speech in which
he said the great issue Of the day was tariff
reform and IL should be kept in the fore
| ground. He begged tho Democratic party
not 10 turn its back on that question, but tl
express itself so plainly that no working
man reading the platform could not misun
derstand t.
Henry Wattcrson was then called for and
before he began his speech had read an ex
4 tract from the Democratic platform Of 1876
e which denounced the tariff ia unmeasured
; terms, and closed with a demand that al
custom house taxation shall be for revenue
3 only.
d Mr. Watterson severely criticised th,
{ tarin plank in the platform just read Hl
y said:
y "When / listened 70 the extraordinai,
essay we have heard from this desk laugh
!. ter and cheerel ! asked myself whether ",
B, are indeed in a Democratic convention o
5. simply Republican convention frenewe,
g laughtorl revised by James @. Blaine 0
. Benjamin j. Butler, for the tariff plank W.
y have listened 20 this evening is almost II
u principle with the minority report sub
mitted to the Democratic convention il
a 1854 by Benjamin r Butler and voted dowi
/. almost unanimously [Applause.l
I, Mr. Watterson further said that the con
I. vention should either reject this monstros
b ity and adopt the simple lucid and trul
T. amendment offered loheorsl; or If It wanted
r. to take time recommit the whole matter.
e Meals Substitute Adopted.
4 Mr. Neal demanded a call on his amend
:. mendment There were cries Of Good - an,
a minute later tho call Of the roll began
J. The Neal plank was substituted for the de
IA nunciation of McKinleysm, in the platform
/. by vote Of 50i ayes 20 Si2 nays. The re
s suit was looked upon as a victory for Tn
Hill men, although the vote was in no sens
Z a test vote. Governor Flower cast ~ ay
= votes for New York. When pennsylvani
q was called its vote was cast "a no Nh Wa
"a lace, Of Pennsylvania, protested in behal
d Of fifteen members of the delegation VIII
Z wanted to vote aye. Attorney Genera
] Hensel, chairman Of the delegation, ez
y planned that the delegation had been in
structed by the state convention 10 vote a
l.. a unit on all questions, and he bad cast tn
4 vote in accordance with the directions Of
u majority Of the delegation.
n A free silver plank offered as a substitut
u was defeated.
y The platform as amended was adopted
As originally presented it reads;
The Platform.
Section I. The representatives Of the Demo
= cratic party of the United States IN nationi
a convention assembled do reafirm their ALI
% glance 20 the principles Of the party as form
NJ lated by jefferson and exomplifed by the lon
e. and illustrious line of his successors in Deml
& cratic leadership from Madison 10 Cleveland
n We believe the public welfare demands tha
these principles bo applied TO the conduct
= the federal government through accession I
- power Of tho party that votes them; and "
20 solemnly declare that the need of q return
s. these fundamental principles OF free popula
% government based ON home rule and individu
al liberty, never more urgent than nov
when the tendency 10 centralize all power
the federal rauifaI has harou1a a n1anQra 10 ~