The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-09


to-day more like an inspiration than the affirma-
aSn,.r.o 0n OF EvoI political %Iovs,Pa party Great
great instrument made by the fathers of
our party are on the public statutes of our
country to-day. LApplause.] kvery one OF them
have been embodied into the public law and
that cannot be said of the platform OF any
olher political organization In this or any other
country of the world. CHEERS Whenever
there is anything to be done in this country and
by this country, and for this country, the Re-
publican party is called upon to do it. There
is one thing that can be said about our organiza.
ton that cannot be said about any other. 10
can look backward without shame or humila-
tion, and it can look forward, with
That cannot be said or any political organiza-
tion other than ours in the United States. Thus,
gentlemen of the convention, we are here to-
day to make platform and ticket that tFlll
commend themselves to the conscience and in-
telligence and judgment OF the American peo-
pie, prolonged applausel, and we will do lt,
lCheersl Whatever is done by this convention.
either as to the platform or as to the ticket, will
receive the approval of the American people in
November of this year, tGreat applause We
have already heard some of the notes
or victory. for this is republican year
Rhode Island has spoken. Applause only
yesterday Oregon spoke, electing three repre-
sentatives, three republican representatives, to
the congress OF the United States, and when we
get through with this convention its conclusions
will be the law of republican action as they will
be assurance of republican victory. Jap
plause.
THE TARIFF.
We are for q protective tariff and
for reciprocity. [Great applauseJ We
propose to take no Backward step
upon either one Of these great repub-
lean principles. [Applausel We stand
resents the American home, the American fire
side, the American family, the American girl,
the American boy, and the highest possibilities
OF American citizenship. lAppausel We pro
pose to raise our money for public expenses by
taxing the products of other nations rather
than by taxing the products Of our own. The
Democratic party believes In direct taxation,
that is. in taxing ourselves; but we do not
believe In that principle 80 long as we can find
anybody else to tax. Our protective tariff not
only does everything which a revenue tariff is
doing, raising oil the needed revenues, but the
protective tariff does more, The protective
tariff encourages and stimulates American in
dustres and gives the widest possibilities to
American genius and American effort. Does
anybody know what tariff reform is? T''No,
NO, and laughter. And that is to be the plat
form OF our political opponents this year. What
does it mean You say study President Cleve
lands utterances from the first one he made in
New York, when he said he did not know any
thing about the tariff, until his last one In
Rhode Island and you come away ignorant and
uniformed as to what tariff reform means.
Since the war there have been three great tariff
reform bills proposed by democratic leaders,
none of them alike, neither of them with the
same free list neither OF them with tine same
tariff list, neither Of them with the same rates
OF duty but all made by the Democratic PARTY
upon the same principle to symbolic and re-
present the tariff reform. You NAV 20 to Mr..
Mills, you may go TO Mr.. Springer, and you will
find they differ totally. You may so to the
House OF Representatives at Wa ;hington, which
was elected distiuctively upon what they call the
tariff reform issue, with q two-thirds
majority in the House, and what
do you find? They pass three
bills. Let me name them: First free tnpate,
leaving sheet steel. from which it is made,
tariffed. That is, the finished product free and
the raw material bearing duty; second, free
wool TO the manufacturer and fairfield cloth 10
the consumer; third. free cotton ties to the
cotton states and tariffed hoop iron TO all the
rest of the states. That is their idea OF tariff
reform. Gentlemen of the convention, how do
you like it? This contest that we enter upon is
for the maintainence of protection and recip-
rocity [Applause. |! And want TO say here that
there is not line in that tariff bill that is not
American; there is not passage that is not
patriotic; there is not q page that does not
represent true Americanism and the highest
possibilities of American citizenship. Great
We are to declare ourselves upon other ques-
tions here to-day. We are to declare ourselves
upon tue question of free ballot and fair
count. LApplausel No platform should ever
be made that does not reterate that great con-
stitutional guarantee; no republican speech
should ever be made that does not insist firmly
and resolutely that that great constitutional
guarantee shall be living birthrlght. not a cold
formality of constitutional enactment,
but living thing which the poor
est and humblest may confidently enjoy
and which the richest and most powerful
dare not deny. [Applause.l We can well leave
to the committee on resolutions the duties of
making platform that shall represent the best
thoughts and best ideas and best wisdom of
the Republican party. When we 20 out OF this
convention upon q true republican platform we
go out marching to victory, no matter what
name may carry the banner" [Great applause
At the conclusion of Gov. McKinley's
speech, calls for Hon. Fred Douglass (col-
ored) elicited simply bow of acknowledge
ment.
Hon. Henry Bingham of Pennsylvania
presented the report Of the committee on
rules, and it was adopted by acclamation.
Ex-Gov. Foraker arose in response to the
call for the committee on resolutions and
the convention burst into applause that
continued for some time. When the COM
mittee requested further time to consider
the resolutions. an extension of time was
granted and the roll OF states was called for
the names Of the new national committee.
When Iowa was called and the reelection
of Chairman Clarkson, the Blaine leader,
was announced, cheer after cheer followed
from the Blaine delegates.
A similar demonstration crested the re-
port Of the names of j. Fl. Manley of Maine
and Gen. William Malone OF Virginia. and
when Missouri was called and William
w pIGSsuLcu Lno udL1lo VI -.
Keerins, the Harrison delegates made
grand counter demonstration.
Various resolutions and petitions which
had been introduced and sent to the clerks
desk were read by title and referred to the
committee on resolutions.
"The next thing on the list is the nomina-
tion Of candidates for the presidency said
Chairman Mckinley.
Senator Cullom Of Illinois arose to uues-
tion the regularity of this order of business,
but the convention. supposing he had arisen
to place some one in nomination. compli-
mented the distinguished Illinoisan
with prolonged applause. The sem
ator was slightly embarrassed, but
quickly recovering he stated that ne
arose to question the regularity Of the pro-
ceedIng to make nominating speeches before
the adoption of the reports of the COM
mittees on credentials and resolutions, A
glance at the rules showed that nominations
could not be made until the reports of the
committees had been received, and on
motion Of Mr.. DeYoung Of California the
convention adjourned until IL o'clock to-
morrow morning.
ALGHR HOLDS THE BALANCE.