Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-06-23

our opponents must be measured by their
deeds and not by their professions The Fifty
first congress, wrote the hackest page In our
legislative history ana became a thing Of the
past II challenged the approval Of the people
anu they responded In tones so portcntous that
1t showed the voice Of God. with unauimity
that finds no parallel In the history Of popular
government they determined that billion dol.
lars was far too much 10 pay for such a museum
Of freaks. II we but permit II, they will stand
by their verdict
That our cause may triumph let us work in
kindness. In the heat Of contention let US not
forget that our political brothers may be Just
as honest and perhaps better informed I'm.
PEELED by one purpose, the public good we will
free ourselves from the chickering's and heart
burnings that characterized the republican
party when Its Marshal Ncy went down at
Minneapolis before the mailed lcgons of the
bread and butter brigade
At the close upon motion of Dele
gate White, of California, the roll
was called for the committees on
credentials, on rules, order of bust
ness, on permanent organization, each
state to name one member of each com
mittee. All resolutions and commune
cations TO the convention were or
dered referred to the resolutions com
mittec.
W. II. English, of Indiana, moved
a resolution providing that cx-union
soldiers be admitted TO many vacant
seats in the galleries, but W.
A. Collier, of Tennessee, held that
democrats on the ground should be adj
mitted, and j, w, Orr of Kansas, moved
to amend so that visiting democratic
organizations should he admitted to the
vacant seats, but the entire subject was
referred on motion of the resolutions
committee.
Delegate Holman, of Oregon, an
nounced that he had just received Il
telegram from Portland, Ore, that
that stronghold of Republicanism
had given 1000 Democratic ma
jority instead of 1000 republican ma
jority, which had previously been the
case.
Delegate Cable, of Illinois, then
offered this;
Resolved, That this convention tender It's
profound sympathy to that distinguished
American, james O. Blaine In the heavy annie
tion which has bofallen him
The reading was interrupted by the
loudest applause up to that moment
When the reading was finished it was
adopted unanimously,
Il. C. Sweet, of the Maine delega-
tion, in behalf of the democracy of
Maine, thanked the delegates for the
sympathy extended TO the distin-
guished resident of their state. God
forbid, he said, that the democracy of
Maine or Of any other state should hest
tate TO tender their sympathy in the
presence of that grim tyrant who
wiped out all political lines and leveled
all ranks, From the misfortunes and
bereavements which had come upon the
distinguished gentleman In the past
two years 1t might be said that one
woe did tread upon another's heel, so
fast they followed
only in democratic national con-
vention can we, said he in conclusion,
extend 10 him that sympathy which
we bring from every section and every
state"
An invitation from President Baker,
Of the Worlds Columbian exposition,
was read inviting the delegates TO
visit the grounds of the exposition,
and on motion of Delegate Bragg,
If Wisconsin. the convention then. at