The Lamar register., 1892-06-25


80 werr 10 win future victories anu 80
time in power il must be on the sr.a' sr..m N
mental principles of the tarin .-t1i hs !
thr platforms OF recent years And ~ ~.
seen that the tariff issue has oeen us 80
ls.d,nc feature. IL has given the pns
Ru.seiI I'm Massachusetts, fAttsoh ia -,
sylyania Boies in Iowa Nletot9 ,-..-,,- ~ /
Harnp-hlre and Connecticut. anu ko
in Michigan. aud eight electoral 'ts,--
governor and senator In Ml-eohs,n, -
In Nebraska aud in the southern sialeS-
All over the Union IL had given the paS
power ia executive and Legislative es1le9 49,
IL has given Us the great staie ot s'e, -
with that illusirious senator OF tne r'uf
state, David b HIll- II has Aso % ~. -S..,,-T
Campbeli. and in every state vhere Netu'9
has been won tariff reform has been the ls,ug'
N Inc campaicu i fought out on this p'leSl-
ple The country viii be redeemed iIoin nc
publican Misrepresentation and mlsrule-
In conclusion he assured the Convention
that II Cleveland was nominated every Demo
cratic leader would be in the hght and :
great Democratic victory would be sAine'i
When Albeit first mentioned the name ot
Cleveland It was the signal for ten mlAu'es
of great applause A litile later In his sl'ecen
he was reoounting what had been aeeoa.-
pll.hed since Cleveland raised the shieooleth
of tariff reform, aud among other thiuI'
stated that It had given the state OF Nes
York, Senator David b, HilL
This brought the Hill men TO the front win
applause, ard though there were not as many
delegates who applauded, ths aggregate Ap-
pIause Of delegates and spectators oorlhiuod
was far greater and twice A. long as the
Cleveland demonstration
Illinois and Indiana seconded the nonina'
tIon Of Mr.. Cleveland When loNa va,
reached the Hou. John :. Duneolube vas ne
ocnIred. and in nominating Mr Boles- said
To-day. for the first time in The history Of
the American RePublic, the name o, man
whose home Is west Of the Nississipp! r'Ers
will he presented TO a Democratic r.stional
conyeuti0p for numI nation 10 the exalted 20
sltiun of President Of the United state
Heretofore the nothcrn- the southern iiie
eastern, aud the middle states have furnished
all but one Of the presidential NOMINEE, oi "
Democratic party For thirty-nYe years the
Republican party has chosen all bat one oi
IL. candidates from the West, and the eastern
candidate ras dsfeat-t. For thirty-avc years
the Democratic party has chosen All IL can
dIdates from the East. and during that time
only one Democratic President has bcra In
| augurated. For over quarter Of a century
ng man residing outside IN. limits of toe knl-
pire state has bad the honor Of a DcmccTaite
presidential nomination.
| In the land Ees: q the Mississippi + =
state larger than New York. surrounded ey
her elder sisters. Missouri and Illinois aud
| her Younger slsters. Nebra-ks and MinuesUta,
a state. bor,iered on the cast and un the scsi
by the father and mother OF waters state
whose sprin-s and brooks and TivrTs GuH CO
unecasinsiy 70 the southern gulf, emhlomaiic
| Of the eternal love which sh1uld iorvycr bad
ia unity the dwcllcrs In The zrcai NississtpV,
valley. In that state there lives noble son
Of New York, honored By zn election 70 hes
legislature over a third Of eeutury ago
-on worthy and we'll qualified FOE thc highest
honor which this great Intelligent coayrHtiun
eAn place upon him. A son Who, bora aai
reared In poverty, accustomed to hard labor,
has thereby learned 20 sympaihife Elth tle
poor and distressed. with the larhorrrs 81 the
land The name Of that noble 500 % Ncg
York and adopted soa OF loNa 4 Horace
Boic,.
Mr.. Dewitt then took the platform To uo-l-
mate David b HILL lie said:
1--WE believe IN the brotherhood Of man
and 10 all the hearty doctrine 0f equality anl
fraternity which arise frum that fsith. Our
people want \ leader flied with the aspira-
tons, shrewdnes., sssaelty, h0pcs, fcar.. ioys
aud soruoEs which crowd their strtIeEle foF
life and happiness. such man Is David y.
Hil lie never had an allinner vith malcoa-
tents. nor any favor 10 the kepuhliean parry
He s a cavalier rather than a rOuHdheaa Ia
opposition 10 sumptuary Laws IN persistent
advocacy Of freedom Of religions worship,
Aud In Efforts to foster and develop general
liberty appropriate 10 mosirru ciyillzatlua, he
has done more than any pahllc man oi his
time He 4 firm IdherrEt Of the pfiuclpiss
Of frusality aud economy in public aHalrs
and from the beginning Of his public career
he has remained the faithful and untiriu.' scr
want OF the lAboriur clas-cs-
we present him As candidate O, an IN
terrified and Aggressive Democracy. He e1-
perlenoe teaches Us that such Is the way 70
succeed. We love him not merely for the
enemies be has made, but for tho enemies he
has conquered. We have never mi.le,l you
In presenting sterling Democrat To your
favor. The delegates here fayoging the nom
inAtIou Of David b. HIil we're elected hy the
unanimous voice Of our state convention.
regularly called and held. Not a dissenting
voice mArrcd the harmonious action Of thai
body For no earthly reason an organized
attack was made upon this actlou. and a par
eel Oi gentlemen were selected 20 bring that
attack into this convention You have Dis
missed that delegation from your doors and
now you are asked not merely To defeat oar
choice but TO force upon Us a candidate from
our homes hostile 70 our organization. Such
l. not the measure Of courtesy aud friend
ship
John R. Fellows of New York, John W
Daniel OF Virginia, Bourke Cochran Of New
York seconded HIli's nomination, aud J. d.
smedley Of Washington, }. F Martin Of West
Virginia, aud number Of Others, seconded
Cleyeland's nomination. Henry Watterson,
J. T. Herman Of Louisiana. V. X Tiilman Of
South Carolina, and Others, seconded Bolc.'
nomination.
Bourke Cock ran Of New York, then took
the platform, and in the name Of his delega-
ton warned the convention that the nouina-
tlon Of Cleveland would cause the loss Of New
York.
The vote for president commenced at 30
a. M, and resulted as follows: