The Lamar register., 1892-06-25

GROVER CLEVELAND.
them on constitutional and equitable basis
but in making reduction IN taxes u = not
proposed to injure any domestic Industries
but rather to promote their healthy growth
From the foundation Of this government taxes
collected at the custom house have been the
chief source OF federal revenue. such they
must continue to DC. Moreover, many Indus
tries have come to rely on legislation for sue
cessful continuance, so that any change OF
law must be at every step reEarttul Of the
labor and capital thus involved. The process
Of reform must be subject in the execution Of
this plan to the dictates OF Justice
In place of this paragraph Mr.. Neal Of Ohio
offered the following;
we.denounee Republican protection as a
fraud The labor Of the great majority OF
the American people for the benefit Of the
few We declare Il To be fundamental
principle OF the Democratic party that the
federal government has no constitutional
power to impose and collect tariff duties eN-
cept for the purpose Of revenue only. and we
demand that the collection Of such taxes shall
be limited to the necessities Of the govern
meut when honestly and economically admin
lstcred.
Henry wattcrsoa took the platform 20 sup
port Of the substitute. and be vas replied TO
by Mr. Villas They indulged In a good uA-
tured sparring contest but the convention
was evidently for the substitute. For some
time afterward pandemouium reiened and the
chairman and sergcants-at-arms found il we'll
nigh impossible to secure order. A large num-
Der OF delegates standing upon their chairs
demanded recognition. hut the chair refused
to recognise anybody until orier Nlts restored
The roll of states was then called aud result
ed as follows: In favor Of Mr. Meals substi-
tute, 564; in favor Of committees plank 3+2,
Mr.. Patterson OF Colorado then secured the
floor and offered an amendment 10 The com
mittee's silver plank, which Is as follows:
We denounce the Republican legislation
known as the sherman act OF 1880 A. a COW
arlly makeshlft. frauEht with possibilities Of
danger In the future which should make all
its supporters, a. well a. It, author anxious
for IT. speedy repeal. We hold TO the use Cf
both gold and silver as the standard money Of
this country, and TO the coinage Of both gold
and silver without discrimination against
either metal or charge for mlntage but the
dollar unit OF both metals must be Of equal in
trinsic and exchangcAble value, or to De ad-
justed by international agreement or by such
safeguards OF Legislation as shall insure the
maintenance OF the parity Of the two metals
and the equal power Of any dollar AZ all times
in the market and in the payment of debts
and we demand that all paper currency shall
be kept at par with and redeemsble iu such
coin. We insist upon this policy a. especially
necessary for the protection of the farmers
and Iaboring classes, the first and most de-
fcuseless Victims of unstable money and 4
fluctuatlng currency.
Mr. Patterson proposed 70 insert the word
free before the words coinage of both
gold and silver" The eonyention manifested
signs of impatience and at the close OF his
speech the amendment was promptly voted
down by a viva voce vote The platform n
whole was then adopted It's chief features
are as follows:
1t opposes the Republican policy Of control
of federal elections; denounces the McKin-
ley law, and calls reciprocity q sham: de-
mands the destruction Of trusts; declares for
civil service reform; opposes the granting Of
public lands to railroads and other corpora
tlons; fayors n navy strong enough for pur-
poses of national defense; objects to pauper
immigration; favors just and liberal pen
sions, the Improvement Of the Mississippi
river, the construction Of the Nicaragua
canal, financial aid to the Worlds Fair, lib
eral appropriations for public schools the
admission of New Mexico and Arizona, and
laws to suppress the sweating system; and
1--WE are opposed to all sumptuary laws as an
interference with the individual rights Of
the citIzens.n
The roll of states was then called for nom
nations for candidates for president.
The name of Alabama being called the
delegation waived their right to speak in fa-
vor of New Jersey, and Governor L. L. Abb
bett stepped to the platform and placed in
nomination Grover Cleveland. In so doing
he said he not only voiced the sentiment of
New Jersey, but of the Democracy Of the
United States. After aIluding to the loyalty
of New Jersey and its services to the Demo
cratic party, ne said he would not present
the name Of any man 10 the party or conyen-
tion whom he did not believe could be elected.
In New Jersey and elsewhere, under his in
spiratlon, the party had won ih 1854 and lssS
andtf he was nominated he would be triumph
antly elected in 1892. There was no doubt in
his mind, he continued, Of the result Of the
national contest of 1892. If there had been
he would not present the illustrious name of
Grover Cleveland to the convention and urge
his nomination. He would not only receive
the support of every loyal Democrat in the
land. -
''In addition, thousands of independent
votes, and If mugwunps want TO help us
elect Democratic president will we drive
hem aways Where had greater success been
Won than by the favorite sous of Democratic
jtates' Why had delegations withdrawn
names of distinguished Democrats from the
'onventioni Had they not withdrawn from
he race because they believed the masses
wanted Grover Cleveland. Was not IL be |
.ause every true Democrat Of every state
owed bis achievements Was if not because
le was the apostle of that great question:
hat question which has permeated and i'm
ressed the politics of every state in the |
lnion-the question Of tariff reforml Was
t not because they believed that he repre-
ented more strongly and clearly than any |
ther man of his time the principles of this
reat issue, The country remembers his
reat message of 1887, In which he enunciated
ne great principles of his time with the fear-I
IS courage of ~ eonyietions. This mcs-I
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