The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-30

Mr. Gable, OF Illinois. offered resolution
shat this convention tender Its profound SYM
pathy to that distinguished American James
G.. Blame, in the many Affections which have
befallen him."
The reading OF the name OF Mr.. blaine was the
signal Cor an ou,burst Of greater enthusiasm
than the convention has known before. The
resolution was adopted without dissent
Mr SWEET, OF Maine, got the floor and briefly
thanked the convention ON b' h If If the Maine
delegation. Suth a..'ic,on as Mr..
Blainc's, he said, levelcd all RANTS Con
hnu1Eg, he referred to the MANY misfortuncs
ana bereavt man:S which had como upon
the distinguished gentleman in tho last few
years, and said that only in democratic con-
vent1on can We extend to him the sympathy
which comes from every section and every state
Mr.. Swctt's remarks were greeted with pro-
longed applause.
SECOND DAY.
CHICAGO, June 23.-At the opcnlnc of the
democratic national convention yesterday morn
ing the committee on permanent organization
reported W lillian L. Wilson, of West Virginia.
as permanent chairman; S. P Shcerin of In
dlan;' for permanent secretary Mr. Wilson,
after bowling his thanks, spoke rs follows:
"GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTIONS: l thank
you most heartily for this honor l shall en-
deavor to meet the duties Of the high position
to which you have called me with the spirit of
fairness and equality that is democracy. This
convention has high and patriotic work to
perform We owe much TO our party; we owe
more to country.
The speaker said the people are no, ignorant
or the meaning Of protection--at least of the
protection which is dolcd out to them in the
Mcklnley bill. They see that meaning written
large today in Frustrated agriculture in a
shackled commerce, in stricken industries, in
the compulsory idleneSS Of labor in law-made
wealth, in the discomfort OF the workngmen and
no lir0 fh0 f.n
experience that protection as a system Of taxa
ton IS but the old crafty scheme by which the
rich compel the poor to pay the expenses Of the
governments They know by hard experience
that protection as system of tribute is but the
old and crafty scheme by which the power OF
taxation OF the people is made the private prop
erty OF a few of the people.
Tariff reform means to readjust this system
Of taxation and to purge away this system of
tribute. 1t means that we have not reached tho.
equality OF true freedom so long as any citizen
is forced by law to pay tribute to any other cit
izen, and until our taxes are proportioned to
the ability and duty of the taxpayer rather
man to his ignorance, his weakness and his pa-
thence.
"Gov. Mckinley declares that the democratic
party Believes in taxing ourselves. am afraid
gentlemen we must admit this charge. What
right or excuse have for taxing ANYBODY
else: with continent for country, with free
NNiAA "'ieA littllocICc DIS inc instruments Tor
It's development, We stand disgraced in the
eyes Of mankind if we cannot and if we do not
support our own government We can throw
That support on other people only by bcggary or
by force. If we use the one we are u pauper
nation; If we use the other we are pirate ma
ton.
1.-THE democratic party does not intend that
we should be either No more docs it intend
that they Shall falsely call it taMng other
people to transfer the expenses OF gov
eminent from the Possessions of those
who own the property of the country to
the bellies and backs of those who do
the work OF the country. 1t believes that
1rugalty is the essential virtue of free govern
mont 1t intends to limit taxation to public
needs and to levy taxes by the plain rule of
justice and equality
1--WE are for the protection that protects and
for the reciprocity that reciprocates We are
IN favor OF protecting every man in the enjoy
noent OF the 1rult or his labor diminished only
oy his proper contribution to the support of The
government, and we are for that reciprocity
that throws no unnecessary obstacle between
the American producer and the market he is
obliged to seek for his products.
'Whatcver can be done to relieve the bur-
dcnS, to restore, broaden and increase the pros
perity of the people and every party of them
within the limits and according to the principles
OF free government that the democratic party
dares to promise that it will do with all it's
might Whatever is beyond this, whatever is
Incompatible with free government and our his
torlc liberty it dares not promise to any one."
Senator Villas, Of isconsin. at the evening
session presented the following report Of the
committee on resolutions:
The representatives of the democratic party
Of the United States in convention assembled
40 reaf11rm their allegiance to the principles of
the party as formulated by Jefferson and exem-
pinned by the long and illus line of his
successors In Democratic leadership from Mad
lson to Cleveland.
We believe the public welfare demands that
these principles be applied to the conduct of the
federal government through the accession to
power OF the party that advocates Them SOL
these fundamental principles of free popular
government, based on home rule and individual
lDerty; was never more urgent than now when
the tendency to centralize all power at the fed
cral capital has become menace to the re-
served rights Of the states that strikes at the
very roots OF our government under the consti-
tuition as framed bv the fathers Of the republic.
we warn the people OF our common country,
Jealous for the preservation Of their free insti-
th IA the policy OF federal control Of
committed itself, is fraught with the greatest
danger, scarcely less momentous than would
result res from revolution practically establish
1t strikes at the north well as the south,
and E.jures the colored citizen even more than
ut every polling place on the federal power, re-
turning boards appointed and controlled by fed
cral authority, the outrage Of the electoral
rights of the people in the several states the
subjugation Of the colored people to the control
OF the party in power. and the reviving of race
sntagonisms now happily abated; OF the utmost
peril to the safety and happiness OF the people
A measure deliberately and Justly described by
. leading republican senator as the most in
famous bill that 'ever crossed the threshold of
the senate"
Such policy if sanctioned by law would
mean the dominance Of q self-perpetuating oil
farchy OF ofiiceholders, and the party who were
Entrusted with It's machinery cOul6 no di,Io
from power only by an appeal to the reserved
right OF the people to resist oppression, which
IS inherent in all selfgoverning Communities.
f1nphatically condemned by the people at the
polls; and in contempt of the verdict the re-
publican party has def1antly declared in Its