The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-03
THE "RE1ENuE oNLYD PIANk.
Tor, johnson snd Mr.. Neal Proudly Ac-
hnoyiedre That They Wrote IL.

WASHINGTON, July 2-In q recent interview
OK Congressman John r Russell. who repre-
scented Massachusetts, on tho Committee
on Resolutions at the Chicago Convention
said he agreed with the tariff plank In the
Democrat platform.
II certainly do with It's spirit" he continued.
"But II might have Just as we'll been put In
better language. As the platform stands. you
have tho brutal. crude. uncouth words OF tho
West instead Of the accurate phraseology OF
tho East It Is moro like stump speech than
like tho finished declaration Of deliberativo
assomb lage OF the whole Democratic party. 1t
has swagger about II that criticise."
Where did it really como from. MIR.
1iussell?'
IL don't know. Iwish did know absolutely.
IL would be q very interesting question to
SETTLE"
but you know. OF course. the direct source
from which II reached tho Platform Commit
tse2"
81 know only what everybody knows l
know who was managing the Convention"
The correspondent Of THE Sun Is enabled 70
enlighten the ignorance OF Mr. Russell. and to
tell Just where the tariff plank came from.
bit OF history that has not heretofore been
made public. The gentleman from Ohio. Mr..
Lawrence I. Neal who made the minority re-
which tho Convention adopted over tho recon-
mendation of tho majority Of the committee.
was the author Of part OF 1t: me rest Oh IL.
the Est ~ T y %hose
to the Convention. This is his story OF the
II wanted to te on the Committee on lleso;;
lutions myself. but ! was against Brice Snt
or spS and ne he nt
to him and asked that he.urge upon the COM
mittee tho adoption OF a plank drnouHhetthhs s
| fight in the committee. hut was defeated;
| When the com mittee cnmc into the hall that
evening ssoSiint make it. Johnson: they're too
'Wsli. make minority report ,.s a1Sy u !
&hafs tho uso-forty eight or nine to ono
but t Persisted. and while the platform was
being read we organized nurrse avs a nGaired
tar rs @ef you with
prova The expression Of this sentiment de-
Meal t. ak wo thS S He nsS q
platform; presented our views, and you know
,,ss%Ist, part Of tho plank is yours alone Mr.
wrote the fret sentsncs; we r dSponns oi
o as pso for
the benefit OF the few; The word hepnhblisan'
was inserted. / wanted to denoupce the sy y,
orb or By whatever party enforced. but had to &C.
cept thS ntcEpoaion to knock out the SSwi dos
Of the Democratic party that the Federal - Coy y,
has ooa. sST aSs eHSept tho
the Collection Of such taxes shall be limited to
the necessities Of the Government when non
While Neal was speaking IN support OF OF me
delegates to know how may OF tho c3mmtteS o
Of indiana addressed the Chair repeatedly:
trying 10 get chance to .1sk the QUESTION; II
| it had over got before tho Convention fairly
ton OF the substitute. for Neal was alone In its
w am moro than satisfied with the Gasrt
making the fow remarks felt called upon to
ton Of. tho substitute. life was really worth
MIR: Johnsons speech on that occasion; ut It
his assertion that he nopn"sett, pr9{cc saia
"Gentlemen OF the Convention; ! endorse
heartily the amcndment OF my colleague from
oh The or TITS Platform sao
the tariff. and. thank God; i has at last come
and not g miserable addition to that stu mn;
fi Il in in clear. ringing terms. We, ~
stump and in the Democratic press. dcn"un,m
the protective tariff ns ,rnnd Say SO III
| pie. The only trouble has been that tn" lead
right: ,.,,,,.. .,,. NJ. c,,,o,,n, ,o.;ro1
the adoption Of the plank rs reported hy tho
committee I" was a. ed in conclusion.
do rS Mt w0 pr"mI aSH n,
desire Of Messrs. Whi'n"y and Dickinson IAN
others who were rum. ng things. but don
believe it had Mr.. Clcvelnnd's approval at all