The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-01
platform after the words denouncing the
Mckinley act and to substitute the follow

Mckinley oct and to substitute the follow
Ing:
We denounce Republican protection "a a
fraud tcheersl; n robbery OF the great majority
Of the American people for the benefit OF the
few. Loud cheers We declare 70 TO be a
fundamental principle of the Democratic party
that the fedorS government has no constitu
tional power TO enforce and collect tariff duties
except for tho purpose Of revenue only fro
newed and long continued cheering,l and do
mand that the collection Of such taxes shall be
limited to tho necessities of tho government
and honestly and economically administered.
The part Neal wanted struck out began,
"We reiterate the oft repeated" and end
cd, "dictate OF Justice" When the clerk
had finished the reading Mr.. Neal who still
held the platform, made speech In which
he said tho great issue Of the day was tariff
reform and II should be kept in the fore.
ground. lie begged the Democratic party
not to turn its back on that questi2s, but to
express itself so plainly that no Working.
man reading the platform could misunder.
stand It,
Henry Wattersor was then called for, and
before he began his speech had read an ex.
tract from the Democratic platform Of 1876,
which denounced the tariff in unmeasured
terms, and closed with demand that all
custom house taxation shall be for revenue
only.
Mr.. Watterson severely criticised the
tariff plank In the platform just read. He
said:
when listened to the extraordinary
essay we have heard from this desk laugh
ter and cheersl asked myself whether we
are indeed in Democratic convention OF
simply Republican convention [renewed
laughterl revised by James g. Blaine OF
Benjamin +. Butler, for the tariff plank We
have listened to this evening Is almost In
principle with the minority report sub
mitted to the Democratic convention In
1884 by Benjamin +. Butler and voted down
almost unanimously" (Applause.l
Mr.. Watterson further said that the con.
vention should either reject this monstros
ity and adopt the simple, lucid and true
amendment offered [cheersl; or IL it wanted
to take time recommit the whole matter.
Neal's Substitute Adopted.
Mr.. Neal demanded call ON his amend.
mendment. There were cries Of "Good, }" and
n minute later the call OF the roll began.
The Neal plank was substituted for the de
nunciation Of McKinleyism, In the platform,
by vote Of 564 ayes to 342 nays. The re-
suit was looked upon as victory for the
nm .ncn oi'nouBn 'ne so'o was III Nv sV"ss
test vote. dovernor rIower cast ~ aye
votes for New York. When Pennsylvania
was called its vote was cast 81 no. MI.Wal
lace. OF Penpsylyapia, protested in behalf
~ ffteen memhars ~ the dele0ation WIN
wontad to voto ave Attorpev I.onera,
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planned that the ueiegation nsd oeen III
structed by the state convention TO vote II
. unit on all questions, and no had cast the
vote in accordance with the directions Of 9
majority of the delegation.
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next question was the call of the roll OF
.tates for nominations of candidate fo,
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