The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-23

0 other dollar so coined. and demanding the re-
dress Of the present shameless inequality.
The Democrats of New York point to the
nomination Of Hill to the Office of president as
TT expression OF Democratic faith and tradi-
ton, and Of our settled purpose to rescue tbs
perverted government from the clutch OF the
autocrats and plutocFsts, from a spendthrii'
administration, from excessive tax and from
debased money.
The delegates selected by this convention are
instructed 10 present TO the national Democratic
convention the name OF David B. Hill, Demo
erat who has led his party from victory TO VIC
tory for seven successive years. and who has
never known defeat, as candidate for president
OF the United states. The delegates are further
instructed TO vote as a unit. The people OF the
state are congratulated upon the auspiclous
opening OF Flowers administration.
When the passage instructing for Hill
was read the air was shaken by a tre-
mendous outburst of applause. and after
the resolutions were unanimously adopted
committee was appointed TO wait upon
Hill and request him to address the con-
ventlon. He soon arrived, and General
Slckles presented him to the audience in
these words: 81 present 10 you, gentlemen
OF the convention, the young hickory ofthe
Democracy, our next presidential candi-
date, David B. Hill" Then came more
cheering, and when the noise finally sub
sided sufficiently Senator Hill spoke at
considerable length. He thanked the gen.
tlemen of the convention for the unani-
nous vote, which made known their ap-
proval to authorize the representatives of
the Democracy of the country, and which
will be recorded in the annals of the ma
tional convention. He continued:
ba - ali
the land is a most auspicious sign of the times
All our troubles, all our dangers at this very
hour, after so many years of Republican rule,
How from the unconstitutional legislation of
the very men who sit in shiyering fits over what
the Democracy will do with power. The Demo-
cratic party is one whose creed has ever been
the strict Interpretation OF the constitution and
the confinement OF government to a few specific
granted powers. commend these CON
trasted facts to my fellow country
men for meditation. The Republican party
neither trusts the people nor obeys them. 1t
now requires anolher upheaval at the ballot box
like that of 1890 TO be convinced that the wicked
work OF the billiOn-dollar congress must be re-
peaied and the peoples will obeyed. We are ad
vaneiDg TO final renewal of the nations
verdict on the insensate reign of autocrats aud
plutocrats whereby their verdict, now scoffed
at, shall have efficient execution in the election
oi both branches OF the federal congress and II
federal executive obedience to the sovereign
peoples will.
The sherman silver law transforms the fed
eral coinage power over silver and gold into an
instrument for the gradual expulsion of our
gold; for the establishment of an exclusive gold
basis and the permanent reduction of every
American dollar by 50 per cent. or more below
the level OF its true value.
Turning attention TO tariff the senator
said:
The cause of tariff reform has lately made
great practical advance. Secretary Manning,
in his report of 1856, advised congress TO begin
practical tariff reform by a single act, an act
for free wool. One year later the secretary's re-
port was "writ large" in the message of the
president Now, five years later, one
OF the most enlightened economists,
David A. Wells, writes to the chairman OF the
ways and means committee that the path of
progress which Secretary Manning bazed first
and alone is the true path. A maxim OF sound
policy is that it is better to win elections than
TO lose them: better to divide iuto chapters the
lessons of a long Campaign of education"
abolish whenever you can one indefensible tax
at time. This is true progress.
The speech was loudly cheered and at
$50 p. IN. the convention adjourned sine
die.
These national delegates at large were
chosen: Roswell p. Flower, Edward
Murphy, General DanielsE. Sickles and
Henry W. Slocum. AIternates: Manton
Marble, John Blgelow, Sidney Webster
and Alfred c. Chaplin.