The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-09

know what tariff reform ISL Cries OF
"No' "No," and Laughter. And that
IL 10 be the platform Of our political
onponents this year. What does it
mean? Yousay study President Cleve-
land's utterances from the first one he
made in Now York, when he said he did
NOT know anything about the tariff,
until his last one in Rhode Island and
YOU come away ignorant and unintormed
rs 10 what tariff reform means.
TARIFF REFoRM(?)
Since the war there have been three
great tariff reform bills proposedby the
Democratic leaders, none OF themalike;
neither Of them with the same free list,
Dejtber OF them with the same tariff
list neither OF them with the samo rates
Of duty; but all made by the Democrats
| ic party on the same principles as at
present symbolic tariff reform, You
may 20 to Springer, and you will find
they differ totally; but you may 60 TO
| the house OF representatives, at WASH
ington, which was elected dlstinctively
upon what they call tariff reformissue,
with two-thirds majority, and which do
YOU find2 They pass three bills. Let
me name them. The first OF the three
is tin plate, leaving out sheet steel,
which It'll made tarlfied. That ls the
finished product free and the raw ma
tefiaI bearing duty. Second, free wool
TO the manufacturer and Starltfed cloth
to the consumer. Third, free cotton
ties to the cotton states and fairfield
hoop iron to all the rest of the states.
That is their idea Of tariff reform. Gen.
tleinen OF the convention how do you
like It, This contest that we enter upon
is for the maintenance Of protection and
reciprocity. [Applauso.
ALL AMERICAN.
And want to say here that there is
not line in that tariff bill that is not
American; there is not passage that
Is not patriotic; there is not page
that does not represent true American
ism and the highest possibilities OF
American citizenship (Great ap-
plause).
We are to declare ourselves upon
other questions here to-day, upon tho
question of q free ballot and fair
count. (Applause).
| No platform should ever be made
that does not reiterate that great con-
stitutional guarantee; no, Republican
speech should ever be made that does
not insist firmly and resolutely that
that great constitutional guaranty shall
be living birthright; not cold'torm-
ality OF constitutional enactment buta
living thing which the poorest and
humblest may confidently enjoy, and
which the richest and most powerful
dare not deny. [Applause. We can
well leave to the committee on resolu-
| tions the duty OF making platform
that shall represent tho best thoughts
and the best ideas and the best wisdom
OF the Republican party. When wego
out OF this convention upon true Re.
publican platform We 20 out marching
TO victory, no matter what name may
carry the banner. [Greatapplause.
AT the conclusion OF Governor Nc.
Kinley's address there were, loud cries
for Fred Douglass and in response the
chairman led Mir. Douglass to the front
of the platform where he responded to
the call with bow.
The chair announced the next order
Of business to be the report OF the com.
mittee on rules and order of business.
RULES OF THE CONVENTION.
Gen. H. II. bingham, Of Pennsylvania:
"0Ir. President, l am directed by your
committee on rules and order Of busi-
ness to submit the rules for the govern
ment Of tho convention. The report
adopted names the rules OF the house
Of representatives OF the Fitty-trst
Congress for the government OF the
convention, and after its other details
provided the following order OF busi-
ness:
First, report of tho committee on
credentials.
Second, report of the committee on
permanent organization.
Third, report OF the committee on
resolutions.
Fourth, naming of members of ma,
tional committee.
Fifth, presentation OF candidates for
President,
Sixth, balloting.
Seventh, presentation OF candidates
for Vice President.
Eighth, balloting.
General Blngham-Your committee
would report that the rules submitted
are with two exceptions those of the
convention OF 1880 and 1884. These
rules were found to work smoothly and
with an amendment adopting tho rules
Of the house OF representatives OF the
Fifty-frst Congress aud now rule in-
serted proposing that motion to table
an amendment shall carry with it or
prejudice the pending measure. 1t iS
believed they will be satisfactory to the
convention. Your committee doomed
it proper to recognize specifically the
rules Of the last Republican house OF
representatives [applausel, under which
action progress aGd results were moro
possible, as against the rules Of the pres
sent house which permit indefinite fill
clustering obstruction and non.action,
except when report from the commit
teeofrulesispresented, "a tyranny hither-
to unknown in American history. With
the new rule proposed by which an
amendment be separated from the
pending measure and tabled II
such be the wish OF the
convention without carrying with it
or prejudicing such measure is tho
present rule OF the United States senate
and is in harmony with advanced par
liamcntary practice since the Forty
eighth Congress. This has been rule
Of the senate and as we have present
with us to-day large number OF sena-
tors in delegate representative capacity,
should discussion be determined upon,