The record-union., 1892-06-09


his feet to spar for an advantage for Har-
rlson,. and having the advantage of the
fact that Cogswell himself was an Ad-
mlnlstration man.
Spooner asked when the convention
might reasonably expect report.
Cogswell said it was a matter OF per-
sonal opinion, but if the proceedings
were attended with reasonable success he
could not hope to report before to-mor-
row.
A wild scene ensued when E. 9. Lock-
wood OF Idaho of the Committee on Per-
manent Organization presented the name
OF Governor Mckinley of Ohio for Per-
manent Chairman.
fessenden OF Connecticut, Spooner of
wisconsin and Malone of Virginia were
appointed a committee to escort McKin-
ley to the chair.
A magnificent ovation greeted the Gov
form.
!, temporary Chairman Fassett thanked
the convention for its courtesy to him
ana presented Mckinley OF Ohio, while
!ound after round of applause for the re-
tring and incoming Chairman resounded
through the building. Before Mckinley
could say more than Gentlemen of the
convention," some one called "Three
cneers Tor Mckinley" and the building
1airiy shook with the response.
MKINLEY SPEAKS.
when quiet was restored Mckinley
proceeded to deliver brilliant and tell
ing speech, punctuated by enthusiastic
applause as point after point was made.
Among other things he said:
hepuDlican Conventions mean some-
thlng. they have always meant some
thing. Republican Conventions saw what
they mean and mean what they say.
They declare principles and policies and
purposes, and when intrusted with
power, execute and enforce them. The
platform of the first Republican Con-
Ventlon IN Philadelphia, thirty-six years
ago, reads to-day more like the inspira-
non than the affirmation of political
party; th2t every provision of that great
instrument is on the public statutes Of our
country to-day, which cannot be said Of
the piatlorn! OF any other political organ
lZatlon III this or any other country
whenever anything is to be done in this
country, by tins country, for this coun-
Try, the rtepublican party is called upon
to d0 II. This party alone can look back
ward without shame or humiliation and
forward with cheer and exuItation. We
are here to-day to make platform and a
ticket that will commend themselves to
the conscience, intelligence and judgment
OF the American people, and we will do
1t. Whatever is zone by this convention.
either as TO platform or ticket, it will re-
ceiYe the approval of the American peo-
pie in November. This is a Republican
year.
"Rhode Island has spoken. Only YES
terday Oregon spoke, eiecting two Re-
pubhcanS to Congress. When we get
through this convention its conclusions
will be the law for Republican action
and an assurance of Republican victory.
we are Tor protective tariff and reci-
procity."
The speaker continued: "Does any,
body know what tariff reform is? ["No.
no." and laughter.l That is to be the
platform OF our political opponents this
year. What does it mean, Won saw.
study President Cleveland's utterances.
from the first one he made III New York.
when he said he did not know anything
about the tariff, until his last one in
Rhode Island, and you come away igno-
rant and unlnformed as to what tariff re-
form means. Since the war there have
been three great tariff reform bills pro-
posed by the Democratic leaders, none of
them alike, neither OF therf with the
same free list, neither of them with the
same tariff List, neither of them with the
same rates of duty, but all made by the
Democratic party upon the same princi-
pie, TO symbolic and represent tariff re-
form.
I on may go to Mills; you may 90 to
Springer, and you will find they differ
totally, but you may go to the House of
Representatives al Washington, which
was elected distinctively upon what they
call the tariff reform issue, with a two
thirds majority in the House, and what
90 you lind? They have passed three
bills; let me name them:
"First-Free tin-plate, leaving the
sheet-steel, from which it is made, tar
itfed; that is, the finished product free
and the raw material bearing a duty.
''Second-Free wool to the manufact-
urer and fairfield cloth to the consumer.
'Thlrd-Free cotton ties to the cotton
States, and fairfield hoop iron to all the
rest OF the States; that is their idea OF
tariff reform. Gentlemen of the conyen-
ton, how do you like it?
"This contest that we enter upon is for
the maintenance of protection and reci-
procity [applausel, and I want to say
here there is not a line on that tariff bill
that is not American. There is not
passage that is not patriotic. There is
not page that does not represent true
Americanism, and the highest possibili-
ties of American citizenship. lGreat ap-
piause.
1--WE are to declare ourselves upon
another question here to-day. We are to
declare ourselves upon the question Of
free ballot and fair count" [Applause]
The speaker continued at some length
in eulogy of the protective tariff and in
ridicule of tariff reform, as exemplified
in the efforts in that direction by the
Democratic party, and was loudly and
applauded.
At the conclusion of McKinley's speech
Hon. Fred Douglass, the colored orator.
was called for. lie bowed his acknowl-
edgment.
PRELIMINARY WORK.
Hon. Henry Bingham of Pennsylvania
presented report of the Rules Com
mittee making the rules of the Fifty-firs
Congress the rules of the convention.
by acclamation.
Governor Foraker, on behalf of the
Committee on Resolutions, requested
further time, and the extension was
granted.
The roll of States was then called for
the names OF the new National Commit
tee.
When Iowa was called and CIarkson's
name was announced cheer after cheer
from the Blaine delegates. A
similar demonstration greeted the report
of the names of j. III. Manley of Maine
and William Malone of Virginia.
When Missouri was called and the
name of Richard G.. Kerens was pre-
sented, the Harrison delegates made a
grand counter demonstration.
Various resolutions and petitions
which had been sent to the clerks desk
We're referred to the Committee on Reso-
lutons without reading.
Chairman Mckinley then said the next
thing on the list is the nomination of
for the Presidency.
Senator Cullom rose and was greeted
by loud applause, on the supposition tnat
the distinguished Illinoisan had risen to
place some one in nomination. Cullom
said, however, that he arose merely to
question the regularity OF proceeding to
speeches before the adoption
of the reports of the Committees on Gre
dentials and Resolutions. a glance at
the rules showed that nominations could