The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-01
NEW YORK AT CHICAGO.
THE ANTI-HILL WING TO SEND A
CONTEsIING DELEGATION,


form the Battle Cry. .a.
SYRACUSE, N. Y. May S1.-soon after
IL o'clock this morning the Buffalo Cleve-
land democrats. 1000 strong, and the
Tilden Club of jamestown and others
formed in line and with brass bands and
drums and fites paraded the streets Hun
dreds of Syracuse people and county folk
stood upon the sidewalks and IN the store
doors aud windows to watch aud hear.
In the meantime the state committee was
In session at the Vanderbilt house, whore
they were considering the mode Of proceed
ure in the convention.
The parsding delegates finally reached
the Alhambra rink, great hall with a gal
lery along either side and another at the
rear. The chairs for the various delegates
were designated by cards. The narrow side
windows and low skylights admitted little
light, aud at high noon even subdued twi-
light prevailed, The only colors in the hall
were draped over the speakers table and a
big flag was hung at the rear Of the stage
As the noon hour approached brightly at
tired women, for whom 2D5 places had been
reserved on either side of the stage, came
fiuttering into their places and the waving
OF feminine fans began. Delegates too,
came trooping in singly and in bunohes.
Then came the sound of band music. The
parade was nearing the convention hall.
ENTRY OF TUE DELEGATES.
The doors soon after swung wide open
and the musicians marched in and opened
ranks for the delegations in line TO file
through into the hall. The side galleries
were quickly packed with people and a
roaring tramp upon the stairs indicated,
before they could be seen there, that a
crowd with admission tickets were finding
their way to the gallery at the end of the
hall
At 1900 o'clock Charles S. Fairchild,
chairman Of the state committee, called the
convention TO order. At 1912 o'clock Mr..
Fairchild finished his remarks and named
Hon. John ID. Herman as the temporary
chairman Of the convention.
KERNAN's SPEECH.
Mr.. Herman then took the chair and adj
dressed the convention. Following are ex-
tracts from his speech:
This convention is halt on the march to the
democratic national convention at Chicago of
an army Of 100000 New York democrats and of
as many more enlisted sympathizers. They go
to wage war against their distranchisement Ia
that convention by leaders VINO have made
unwse and crafty use of party machinery for
persoual ends, and who have overridden time
honored customs and usages of the Democratic
party.
We admit that the unity and integrity Of the
party demand at all times that our representa-
tlyes in the organization b0 invested with broad
discretion, and that their motives and acts be
Judged with liberation and allowance Captiops
fault-f1nders and disSruntled place-seekers are
OF no use I'm any party; they lack weight for
ballast even; their wall should die uuheard
and never disturb democratic harmony or 10y
atty.
We claim under these rules our right to insist
at Chicago that the call for and manipulation
of the February convention was an abuse Of
trust and violation of democratic rights in
this state; that its proceedings then misrepre-
sented large element Of disfranchised demo
Gratis and now misrepresent an overwhelming
sentiment, which since then has grown TO vast
proportions throughout the state. If our
strength did not lie in the will Of the people, the
sun would shine at midnight before tho loyal
democratic rank and file of this state would don
the Karb Of contestants and give to this cause
its unprecedented growth and its clearly ly-marked
intensity OF purpose. The people, neither DIS
ciplned, led nor organized, are in this move
meut. That is its strength. They have risen
in the might of their sovereign majesty for
weighty reasons to let IL be known that they
rule, that they have no masters. and that they
want their rights as democrats in every con.
vention that undertakes TO represent them
When the peope are in this mood IL is gencr-
ally found that concession to them of the
right Of way Is as prudent as though they were
dynamite.
DEMOCRATS NOT TO BE DRIVEN.
Until their views are thus natured and they
are ready to act in the full sunlight of such
preparation, democrats will not be driven into
caucuses or conventions, especially into those
designed as snaps" The February convention
snned by design TO take advantage of this sit
uation, and by exclusive and high handed meth
DDS of preparation and manipulation sought to
force upon democrats throughout the union the
ambitious desire OF few as the fnal, CON
elusive opinion Of all the brethren in New York
state.
The delegates of that convention go % urge
what the politicians wanted in February; the
delegates OF this convention to state what the
people in New York want now. They will shout
for snam regularity aud the forms, shadows
aud coverings Of things, We will plead that
justice, equity and the substance Of democracy
be recognized as having the better title, They
will suggest that danger OF defeat in November
will darken the pathway which they do not
dictate. We will insist that the assurance of
certain victory viii brighten the road whereon
democrats will march after that convention,
behind it's banner, upon which shall be written
in letters of living light sound democratic prin-
ciples, and the name of candidate sof whom
those principles shall be the bone OF his bone
and flesh of his flesh, whoever he may be.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
striking difference between the Republican
ana tine DemOcratlC party IS LnlS Gho reDuD-
lican press and party sang hymns of praise and
Thanksgiving during the orgies OF the billion
dollar congress, because the policy Of the party
was being carried out, the surplus left by
Cleveland was vanishing, the need for tax re-
duction was disappearing, and the conscience
Of the party approved and was serene When.
however, a democratic congress- takes step in
that direction, the democratic press and it's fol-
lowers growl and call halt.
Such extravaganza goes against the grain of
democracy and is regarded as q sin to be re-
pented of; for this reason it is that the Demo-
cratic party is at heart a treasury guardian
against extravagant tendencies in or out OF it.
self. Hence IL ia that the people want demo-
crat in the white house who has the rugged
strength and ugly honesty to keep expendi-
lures within the rule. tradition and design Of
democracy.
A good preacher once said TO his simple con
gre9ation in q hamlet that the wicked would
be annihilated. " After service discussion arose
as to the meaning OF that big word, and one,
more harmed than the rest, explained that an
initiation meant that 'the wicked would get no
rest" In ike manner the republicans may feel
assured that from the adjournment OF the con-
vention at Chicago until the curfew tolls the
knel Of parting day at the November polls, i'e-
publcans VIII get from united democracy
what the learned brother said the wicked would
get; after the polls close the signs of the times
are that they will have q rest In that vale of
repose aud lamentation where we democrats
have dwelt since 1888.
Let us, then, push our contest, prepared to
abide by the result, and confident that IL was of
the democracy in this campaign that the post
sang when he sald:
''These angry, struggling tides that seem
In wayward, endless course 70 tend
Are but eddies OF that mighty stream
That rolls 70 Its appointed end"