St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-05
MICHiGAN,s VOICE
Is Raised for Cleveland With Loud
Acclaim

MUSKEGoN, May 4. - Spencer o..
Fisher, Don NJ. Dickinson. Edward
Ryan and Edward F. Uhl were, as an
ticipated, elected the delegates at large
to the national convention at the state
Democratic convention which ,termi-
mated its proceedings here this evening.
In the platform which was adopted the
delegates were instructed to vote for
Cleveland. Tariff reform was pro-
nounced the OverShadowing issue of the
campaign, and demand was made of
the government to give clear water
way from the Great Lakes to the ocean.
There were couple of little storms
which. though of threatening nature,
ended without serious results. The first
arose over a desire on the part of sec
tiOn TO select yelling 3. Burt for the
honor which was conferred upon Spen-
Ger o. Fisher, and the second over an
attempt 10 introduce free silver reso-t
luton into the report of the platform
committee. The convention, however,
ended in harmony. Following are the.
important planks from the report of the,
committee on resolutions:
Resoluti0ns-The Democracy of Michigan
appreciate the Importance of undoing the
dishonest and ruinous financial legislation
OF the Republican party and all other monop-.
olistic measures by which it has robbed the
many TO enrlcn the few; but realizing the
necessity OF concentrating the presidential
canvass upon one distinct and well under
stood question, we call upon all friends of
good government TO unite in national cam
paign upon the supreme and OvershadoWing.
issue of tariff reform.
We believe that the siege began four years
ago must be continued on the same strong
hold of the enemy, fortified by the spoils Of
an oppressive tariff. and upon the. same
lines OF battle until victory snail crown our
assaults. We think it not wise or safe to
change materially the plan under which that
campaign was fought. We are confident we
were right then, and the right is always be
same. We have full faith in the mind that
conceived and the hands that executed the
details OF that contest. We believe most i'm
plicitly in the wisdom, the honesty and the
heroic courage of him who led us in that
assault; and now refreshed, revived, united
and fearless in our faith, we dema nd to be
led against the enemy again under the lead
ership of the same great captain.
we therefore instruct our delegates to
the national convention this date chosen to
vote in that convention as one man for the
nomination of Grover Cleveland to the presi-
dency of the United States.
The commerce of the great lakes for the
season of navigation of but 225 days exceeds
that entering aud leaving the ports of Lon
don and Liverpool combined for the entire
year, and the saving by our lake navigation
to consumers aud producers in terminal
charges and over-rates by railroad transportar
ton is over Sl30.0G0000 per annum. Terminal
charges and the cost of changing bulk in the
carrying of products of our farms aud manu-
factures to the markets are q tax lpon pro.
duction. The cost of a ship canal from the
lakes 10 the tide water can be saved TO The
Northwest in less than two seasons of navl
cation, and we therefore demand in behalf
of our people at the hands of the national
government free waterway to the ocean,
The report was no sooner fead than
Delegate OBrien Atkinson arose, and
his rising was the signal for furious
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