Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-06-30


CHscseo. JAM =-wh~n ths convention ~
assembled. tae zinosphsre was almost unlcar-
abl@.
The blni hudiux DIXIE an popular In the
morning tr.s-l that cir ever again SsvrrAi times
IN a uaeli-y - oth-r tuEsss AMI each time drew
cat answering v-lis
Chairman wE~1n took his ga, - Is. ba.
simply Tor tn purro-- - enabling Secretary
Bel 20 anrouBre t-~b~gramsf er I-k-zate@ whsrh
b. dsi IN eharart-rtssic fashtrn winning M with
the invitation tome All get en-. g-ntism.a:
my psE~ Is OK
few minutes later the new znc SavcI raped
% orf-r
Order wss slow IN eouine. ami ~ was hu~i-
hess II waS fully twenty uninutrs hcfare thu
convention was calt~i urn1 10 listen to any
thing else except the hani
An Innovation in the usHal rur4s % rra-
c~~~iinEs vas made y tse ehas-raaa caiIlax
apps another reverend eentk,tnaa fnr a =e.-ani
payer in the zane DAYS Frure-finxa The
S~ntkmsn sosectsl fr thu -~rvsr. VS. r.
Tho q q r~vu- q CEDAR RApas< "A H.wr~
the fail black q th~ Epi-cupal church He =
a tah mar With fan trimmed Z hlarS bari
He Spoke with a reastfsfh1a that shruIi b. th-
eavY % some Of th- orators who have as44-rS-sf
th> convention He pray@t that they mi-ht
ehoase a man ~of elan haasis rnd pure hart
ons Who - shovs al -elaSh ambition. ous
whose aim VII ~ hts country All sfz Gcl~
At the chairman a~annunrssi q The IN
rstusnt coavsntsou that the PLATFORM va ready
AMI Nouli l. PrusszsSi by Sir. Jones. the
Chairman
Nj Jones fro-u the PLATFORM. anil cries q
'ko1der. WASH grow n intensity. SAIL!
Ms CWkfRskx kSn GENTLEMEN % ryr Cox-
VESrtnS ! rrssuule that this cvulnsis-ee n it,
Feaslans 70 re eoayenfton prs-ents a ca-e Of
nowsv-r. n b~haif q mr. colleagues that any
t~t1T 70 Shr-h vau have b-en subjected Wa
dae 10 nslark % aaisene~ ar industry On thar
WawT -
Let tbs s~e~retary reAL
M Joae~. n yva vii h. 9 Hstle aule,sr
p~rha7s tssr~ vii be m difficulty IN bearing
! am Instructed By the committee on re.alu-
tons p pre~ent 70 You a. the report Of the
COMMITTEES The following resolutions ami 70
ask thsiF s~loPtbo1- In order that voa NAV
mors distinctly hear what the COMMITTEES ha<
prepared intend 70 ask sae g~sn.Ienan who Is
tAntlnr vita the Phrs>soiogy 70 rad them for
ne ant A. -ecn a. they are read. I shall move
sae previous question Spa the siogtEa Of the
Platform
Mr. Jeass elosel BY asking Mr.. Was. q Wis
cousin. 70 rad the platform
Mr. Villas begza to DO - in his magnificent
senarou. votes azi NEST impressive <tyla.
Ths first uen;in1 q Ctrv-'anf'= Earas IN the
cuuventhpn Vas when Ir- Villas. IN the Art
paragraph q tn platform. re1l from NtaiSsn
70 Saevelant~ Il caIi@t oat The inint enthasi-
s-m q the delsga.e@L The Syracuse men Ia
AEEA - al EHA
Cleveland mn IN the galleries. spranx 10 their
feet wSvisg hats. kandkerrhiefs AMI faz<
II was twenty minutes after the shouting b.
gan betore Mr. Vlas eoukf bring kfx * voac~
70 bar On the convention again. ant even then
x had tn run brief c~oanp-ttfla with a nnrsnur
81 suppressed euthustlsEn thai caaffaae.a u
run through the saaieare.
The Further reading q the aecameat was At
times runctaat~d with applause: ha. is ex-
IRENE length SEEMED 20 diminish IL interest
When the silver plank was r-arh-i th~re waSa
stroezer outbreak Of approval thaa AZ any For-
tioa Il the platform
The familiar phrase. .publle cere~ y a pubic
trus; which followed vas promptly rvrox
ntzSi and brought cut another but very brsaf
Cleveland REORGANIZATION
The civil service plank called out more hi-S@x
than cheers. The galleries applauaed the con
veutiou- Very few demonstrations were made
~ the delegates themselves AZ any point. Not
counting Interruptions thu platform orruui-f
tnfrty i've minutes IN the reading. It's eonelu-
ssoa was obviously weloomS NJ As a r.lisg.
Mr. Jones. az the close % the reading. All.
On oehafo OF the On resolutions I
move the adoption OF the Platform a. read
This was met ~ cries Of Ne Mr. Neal. Of
ohio. took the stand and said: As a rrrreSeu-
tAtive from the .tstAof oato. appointed on the
COMMITTEES on rssoluttors. I gave notfee % nv
intenton TO present TO this convention an
aN~1aD~ot 70 TIE eectinn OF TIE platform rein
tive % the tariff have b=en unable eoascieu-
saoasly 10 agree with the majority Of my fellow
members upon that section Of this platform. I
therefore gave notice to the Unit that I
would Eove in open convention to strike out
all that section NJ the platform after the words
denounsng the Mckinley act. and to submit
the following.
We espounce the republican protection as a
fraud tcheersl. a ro5bs-y % the great ma
Ior1ty OF the American people. for the benefit
OF tue few tioud cheers We declare II to b,
a fundamental principle Of the democrats
party that tbs feisrAi gorerament has no
consctuthonai power 20 enforce AMI collect
tarlf duties exeept for TIE parposs OF rsvsnu.
only treoewed Gn5 long continued chserinsl.
and demand that the collection Of such taxes
shall be limited 70 IT, necessities % the GOV
srnEe-f honesty and ecsaon:ealy aa-
mustered
Mr.. Cochran asked tia. the repor. Of ~.
minority be read again by the clerk for infor-
nation This was ordered and the clerk seaia
read the report slowly and distinctly.
Adeiegate than asked to hse- ths Part TO he
struck cut When she clerk hal flashed tbs
rea9ing. Mr. Neal. wis still hrli the platform.
said: The history Of our country demonstrates
the fact that the American people viii coaStl.r
aud determine bu, one great pnblic question e
= time. Many questions in : government ike
ours with . variety Of Interests will nse~s-
sArty attract soIre share Of pebble attention ~
oes s1d tEs sane tine: tas Is II ao1s Tia sss
we taa5 r2De eB= eaestoa vii e~vvrs6adsx