The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-24


for an agreement. The lieutenant-gov-
enor was right, for young Mr. Weed an
nounced that his efforts had been futile.
The committee having been announced
| at 200 O'Clock the convention took
recess until $50 o'clock.
Chairman Beebe called the afternoon
session to order at 20. The report of the
committee on contested seats favored the
seating of the sitting delegates in the con-
tested cases in Albany and Chautauqua.
The Oswego contest was withdrawn. The
report was adopted. The report OF the
committee on permanent organization was
then presented and adopted.
Gen. Daniel Z. Sickles was then made
permanent chairman and when he
was introduced by Judge Beebe he re-
ceived an ovation. He made brief ad-
dress.
The Platform.
James W. Ridgeway OF Kings county
next handed up the report of the commit
tee on resolutions which was read by Sec
retary De Freest. The paper, constituting
the conventions platform. indorses tariff
reform as expressed In the national plat
forms OF 1876 and 1883 as well as in state
platforms concurrent with the opening of
Governor nlden's and the close of Cover
nor Hills administration. Governor Hills
administration is commended as is also his
position on the tariff and silver questions.
Concerning Governor Hill as the candi-
date of New York before the Chicago con-
vention the platform says:
The democrats of New York with proud
hope, yet with perfect Difference to their
brethren OF other states and cordial estimation
OF their renowned leaders as worthy standard
bearers of e peoples cause. point to the nOmi-
nation of David B. Hill TO the Office of presi-
dent as fit expression of the whole demo-
cratic faith and tradition OF our settled pur-
pose 90 rescue this perverted government from
the clutch of sutocrats and plutOcrats, from
spendthrift administration, odius taxes and
dsbssed money.
In obedience to the mandate of the demo-
cratic voters of New York the delegates Sc
lected by this convention are instructed to
present TO the national democratic convention
the name of David B. Hill as the candidate for
president OF the United States, democrat who
has led his party from victory TO victory for
seven successive years. and who has never
known defeat.
The said delegates are further instructed to
act as unit in all matters intrusted in their
charge, said action to be determined by the
vote OF a majority of delegates.
The platform closes with q cordial in
dorsement of Governor Flowers admins
tration.
When that passage instructing for
David b. Hill was read the air was shaken
by an outburst that made the bunting
quiver, and when the resolutions were
unanimously adopted the cheers broke
forth again and subsided only when Col.
John X. Fellows rose in his place near the
front of the Tammany delegation and
moved that a committee be delegated to
wait upon Senator Hill and request him
TO appear before and address the conven-
tion. While this committee was on its
errand Secretary of State Rice handed up
the report of the committee TO which was
intrusted the preparation of the list of
national delegates and alternates-at-large
and by districts. Next was presented and
read the list of state presidential electors
at large and by districts.
Scarcely had the last name been uttered
| when there came out from under the gal
leries near the doors a confused murmer,
and at length three moving figures were
seen pushing through the crowd at the
| further ends OF the aisle and the bald
head and pale face OF Senator Hill were
| discerned. They came to a standing pO-
sition. Every man on the floor was shout
ing, and many of the ladies in the boxes
were also on their feet waving handker
chiefs. When silence had come on the
| cTutch, introduced Mr.. Hill.
Dir. HIPS Speech.
When the applause had subsided Mr..
Hill thanked the convention for the honor
it had conferred upon him and said that
the reawakening of the democracy all
over the lane was a most auspicious sign
OF the times; it meant an upheaval at the
~ oh Of -
and political reform. The use of political
parties was to promote the expression of
the peoples mandates. The function of
statesman was to frame and execute the
same by just and equal laws. The demo-
cratic party had this proud record. 1t
was swift in its responses to the peoples
needs. 1t made choice of safe and wise
statesmen to the statutory landmarks of
the peoples progress and release their
energies to an even larger liberty. De-
1 mOcracy was progress. Liberty was Its vital
| air. Constitutions and laws were the
| voluntary, seIf-imposed safeguards of
| democracy. He rejoiced to know by
those infallible signs. by the ground swell,
| by the reawakening of the democratic
hosts, by the arousal of high and noble
young ambitions through the land, that
they were advancing to a cordial union
and another overwhelming triumph.
Continuing Mr. Hill said:
The Sherman silver law now transforms the
| federal coinage power of silver and gold into
| an instrument for the gradual expulsion of our
| gold, for the establishment of an exclusive
basis and for the permanent reduction of every
1 American dollar by 30 per cent or more below
| the level OF its true value during the whole
| period of our free bimetallic coinage from 1892
| to 1873. Shall such a law stand? There has
been no such legislation for freemen since
| Cromwell called the law OF England "tortuous
and ungodly jumble."
The demand for repeal of the edicts of
the billion congress had extorted from
republican leaders their published purpose
to refuse repeal. Tariff reform would re-
main and require progressive solution
with the wise and politic method OF
abolishing whenever practicable one after
an other one indefensible tax at a time
where the Mckinley law today replaced
the tariff of 1888. Secretary Manning in
his last report OF 1856 advised congress to
begin practical tariff reform by a single
act, an act for free wool an an act untax-
ing the clothing of about sixty million
people. One year later. in 1887, the sec
retary's report was "writ large" in a
message by the president. Now fiveyears
| lafar ona nj our most apfiOhtanad acOno-